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ANGLESEY QUARTER SESSIONS.…
ANGLESEY QUARTER SESSIONS. fn Wednesday, the Easter Quarter Ses- gyus for the county of Anglesey were held 8' the Holyhead Police Court. MAGISTRATES. Sir R. H. W. Bulkeley, Bart. (chairman), Col. R. ap H. Williams, Col. Hampton Lewis, Dr John Roberts, H. Bulkeley Price, Esq., G. J. Roberts, Esq., J. R. Davies, Esq., H. Clegg, Esq., Captain F. M. Morganti H. Roberts, Esq., Thomas Owen, Esq., J. Lewis, Esq., H. Edwards, Esq., Williaul Jones, Esq., Dr E. P. Edwards, Dr E. Wil- liams, T. Williams Jones, Esq., Col. T. E. J. Lloyd, J. Roberts, Esq., Sir Thomad Neave, J. Mathews, Esq., T. Forcer Evans, 1 Esq., Samuel Hughes, Esq., David Roberts" Esq., Robert Jones, Esq., — Rayner, Esq., Hon. Claud Vivian, J. H. Burton, Esq. Mr Lewis Hughes, the chairman of the. Anglesey County Council, qualified' as a magistrate, and afterwards took his seat. m aal6 :=> THE GRAXD JURY, of which Mr Thomas L. Griffith, Henllyd Fawr, Abe-rffraw, was appointed as foreman, returned a true bill against John Browi, 4, Stanley-row, Holyhead, for an indecent as- sault on Jare Jones, 2, Albert Court, Holy- head. ,T STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE. Twelve members were appointed on the StajidinLf Joint Committee of the quarter sessions and County Council, several of the old committee being re-appointed. COMMITMENT IN SMALL CASES. Colonel Robert ap Hugh Williams moved that a representation be made by the court to the Secretary of State of the Home De- partment begging him to take into his con- sideration the advisability of amending the. Sununarv Jurisdiction Act, dealing with tho question" of obtaining money or goods by on -1 false pretences to an amount not exceeding for- ty shillings. He said lie had known of a young girl who had obtained a few shillings and was tried at the quarter sessions, and sub- eequentlv oil a similar charge at the assizes. It was af case in which the two small cff enoes, could have been disposed of at the petty ses- sions where the charges were first heard, 0iuy for the existing law. He had called the at- tention of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to i., and he had recom- mended the present ccnirse; and, if the judges offer no opposition, 111 ,lus thl reform could be carried out.Mr Thomas Jones, Menai Bridge, seconded the motion, and said that he was strongly of opinion that trivial cases of that sort should be dealt with at petty sessions, as they occupied a deal of the time of jurymen needlessly.—The motion was carried nem. con. DASTARDLY. ASSAULT. John Brown, sailor, 4, Stanley-row, Holyhead, was charged with having ommitted1 an assault for an unlawful purpose on Jane Jones, 2, Albert-place.—Mr E. G. Roberts prosecuted for the police. Mr Garter defended.—Jane Jones, 2, Albert- place, off Cvhi- irei't. sworn, said that she was a widow since 17 yeavs ago. was over 60 ytars of age. 1a the evening of the assault, the prisoner came to her house, and con- tinued hammering at il.-c door for some time. She rad been confined to bed for some days past, suffering from influenza, but finally got up, and opened the door. Brown, whom she had not previously «no«n, rushe-i .:1:(' 1 house, closing the rtDcr behind ^lin* atl(* asking for a Mrs Roberts. He then com- menetd assaulting her inost outrageously. She struggled iitli Ijm for ihrie quarters of an hour, and firvallv managed to call the it- tention of 'Mrs Roberts and a Mrs Jones, re- siding at 20, Mill-street, who was in the neighbourhood. She was very much ex- .aust': in of the struggle. Sarah Jane Roberts, 3, Albert-place, testi- fied tl,k she was a Blrrl m woman, and that the prisoner had railed twice en the even-tig of the assault at her house. She had de- clined to have anything to do with him, in- forming him that she did not drink. After liearing the knocking at the window next door, she had seen Brown using violence to- wards Mrs Jones, and on entering the house with Mrs Jones, 20, Mill-street, the accused commenced making 'm proper advances to- wards her. On Mrs Jones asking him if he was not ashamed of having abused an eld woman in the way he had done, he swore at her.—Mrs Jones, 20, Mill-street, also gave similar evidence. P.C. Evan Williams, sworn, said that on Saturday, about 2 30 p.m., he received information respecting this •case, and on Monday obtained a warrant f,)r Brown's arrest. Prisoner said that he had never been in the house before, and was under the influence of drink.-Tllo charge .was reduced to common assault, and the prisoner having been found guilty, was sent to gaol for two months.
MERIONETHSHIRE JOINT POLICE…
MERIONETHSHIRE JOINT POLICE COMMITTEE. A meeting "f tho Merionethshire Joint Police Committee was held at the County Hall, Bala, on Tuesday, when Dr Edward Jones, J.P., Dolgelley, was unanimously re- peated chairman on the motion of Mr R H. Jonathan, seconded by Mr J a,rrett.A letter was read from the Home Secretary, calling the attention of the committee to the faofc that the wall around the Bala Court-house was too low, and that prisoners could com- municate with people outside. The Home Secretary desired tli3 committee to raise the wall at once.—The Clerk was instructed to reply stating that the wall had been raised six years ago (laughter).—Major T. W. Best submitted his report for the quarter, and said that the number of vagrants relieved was 929, as compared with 1414 during the cor- responding period of last year, showing a decrease of 485. During the quarter, 39 vagrants had been convicted, as against 77 in the corresponding period of last year. Fifty-two persons had been convicted of drunkenness, as compared with 41 in the corresponding period of last year. The force was complete in strength, and the police stations in fair repair except at Festifoiog, where the cells were damp. The number of crimes committed in the county during the «uarter was 17, as against five, the number apprehended and summoned was 210, as compared with 192, and the number con- victed was 166, as compared with 161. The value of property stolen amounted to J,2 8s 8d, as compared with ±>1 «a. xne report having been adopted, Major Best re- commended the appointing of an honorary sergeant at Dolgelley to assist the superin- tendent, who was often called away. If the committee would accept his recommendation, he intended* promoting P.C. Breeze, a very able officer, to the position.-It was resolved that the chief-constable's recommendation be arirl+pri —Mr Morris Thomas (Corris) called attention to the fact that the only cases of Sunday drunkenness in the county had been traced to tho club at Festiniog and he pro- posed "That this committee, taking into con- sideration the number of offences resulting from the formation of drinking clubs m the county, aro of opinion that- a bill ought to be passed to give the police control over these drinking clubs, and ask our member to do his utmost to assist in bringing this about, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mr T. E. Ellis. MT E. H. Jonathan, in seconding, said that it was a notorious shame that clubs of this kind should be allowed to exist without, the police having the slightest control over them. Of the two evils he thought a public-house was far less than a club.—A complaint was submitted to the effect that the police cells at J pstiriiog were very damp.—Mr E. H. Jonathan said that he had obtained medical evidence as to the state of the cells; and the medical gen- tlemen agreed that it was "inhuman, cruel, and a danger to the health of prisoners" to let them remain in the cells.—A discussion arose as to the advisability of erecting a police court in Blaenau Festiniog, and it was eventuallv decided to appoint a committee to xeport fully upon the matter.
CARNARVONSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS.…
CARNARVONSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS. The Eastor Quarter Sessions for this coun- ty were held on Thursday, at the County Hall, Carnarvon, the Lord-lieutenant (J. E. Greaves, Esq.) presiding. The other magi- strates present were J. B. Roberts, Esq., M.P., Capt. Wvnn Griffith, Col. W. E. Sack- vine West, Capt. y. P. Stewart, Hon. Hen- p rv Moscvn, G. Farren, Esq., J. E. Roberts, Esq., T. Roberts, Esq., iII. Clegg, Esq., J. Hughes, E-sq., J. Allanson Pioton, Esq., H. Kneeshaw, lEsq., J. Issard Davies, Esq., J. T. Jones, Esq., W. A. 'Darbishire, Esq., C. H. Darbishire, Esq., D. P. Williams, 'Esq., J. O. Hughes, Esq., J. Menzies, Esq., R. Thomas, Esq., Colonel R. ap Hugh Wlliams, Llovd W. G. Hughes, Esq., and Owen Row- lands, Esq. iNlEW JUSTICES. Mr Edward Jones, Conway (chairman of the Carnarvon County Council), and Mr W. Lowsoii, Dolfriog, Beddgelert, qualified as magistrates for the county. GRAD JUiRY. The following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury: —Messrs T. Harwood, Car- narvon (foreman); Huzh Davies, Caerhun; W. Jones, IBodaden; W- Davies, Ll«ng»lyn- in; R. Davies, Pentir; Thomas Jones, South- para d e, Llandudno; John, Kitto, ditto; Owen Jones, Bodfan; O. T. Owen, Conwav; Elias Pritehard, Clynsog; R. W. Pritchard, Pentir; Robert Thomas, ditto; Robert Trevor, Dwygyfylchi; Shaw Thewlis, Llandudno; J. G. Tuxford, ditto; A. W. S. Williams, Brynaerau; and Frank Woodhead, Llangystenin. THE OHARIGE TO THE GiRAND JURY. THE CHAIRMAN AIND CRIMINAL STATISTICS. The Chairman, in his charge to the grand jury, observed that the calendar tOO be .pre- sented to them was of a nominal character, there being four prisoners charged with tJir^e offences. They were all larceny cases, and comparatively unimportant. The Blue Book giving criminal statistics for the year 1895 had just been issued, and contained interest- ing statistics as to the crime of the countrv. The information which it contained tended to show that there had been a steady de- crease :n crime. The number of crimes com- mitted Was nearly stationary, notwithstanding a very large increase in the population of the country. Perhaps the most interesting fea- ture of the statistics was that juvenile crime showed a most remarkable decrease in 1895, and it was to be hoped that the various agen- cies which were at work would bring about a still more desirable state of things. He found also from this book that while in 1876 as many as 12,281 cases were tried in this country at quarter sessions, the number had come down in 1895 to 7400; and 4he mere fact that more cases were now tried sum- marily than formerly was not in itself enough to account for the decrease which had taken place. He was glad to think that the county of Carnarvon came out exceedingly well, being close to the top of the list, and it would 'be more advanced were it not that drunkenness seemeid to be very (prevalent in the country. As regards drunkenness, the county appeared fortieth on the list, .and he thought this showed there was a screw loose somewhere. He then referred to the three cases that were to be tried. STANMNG JOINT POLICE COMMITTEE On the motion Of Bllr J. E. (Roberts, se- conded by Mr H. Clegg, the following magi- strates were re-elected members of the stand- ing joint police committee:—Lord Penrhyn, Mr J. E. GTeaves, Ron F. G. Wynn, Mr H. Kneeshw, Cjolonel Wynn Finch, Oolonel Sackville West, Captain Stewart, Sir Llew- elyn Turner, Messrs H. J. Ellis Nannev, O. Lloyd Evans, W. A. Daibishire, John Hughes, C. H. Darbishire, J. Menzies, and Jonathan Davies. THE QUEEN'S IRElCORD REIGN. The Lord-lieutenant jproposed that the court present to her iMajesty the Queen an address of congratulation on the completion of her sixtieth year's reign.—This was se- conded by Mr J. Bryn Roberts, M.P., and unanimously agreed to. THE TIME OF ASSEMBLING. Mr John Hughes called attention to the inconvenience to jurors who came from Ll&n- dudno, &c., by train, owing to the hour of holding quarter sessionis being fixed at ten, as trains were almost always late. He sug- gested that the court should assemble at 10.30 a. m.This was seconded by Mr George Farren. —> However, after some discussion, the question was adjourned to the next quar- ter sessions, Mr Hughes stating that he would give notice to bring it forward then. TRIAL OF PRISONERS. LARCENY. John Atherbon and George Hughes, Maes- du, Llandudno, labourers, were charged with stealing one case of icorned beef, of the value of j52 8.s, the property of the London and 'North-Western' Railway Company, on the 23rd January last; and they were fur- ther charged with being in, possession of the goods on the same day, knowing them t<s I be st.olen.IMT Fenna iproseexted on behalf of the railway company, and Mr E. Owen Roberts (instructed by Mr W. J. Rudland, Miyl) defended.—It appears that two boxes «f corned beef had been delivered to the rail- way authorities at Liverpool for transit to Mr R. H. [Brown, grocer, &c., Llandudno. On the morning in question, one box was missed from the waggon, and from information re- ceived was found in a field about 80 yards away, opened, and four of the tins missing.— A large number of witnesses were called to prove that the goods were seen in the com- pany's trucks, and two little boys from Llan- dudno deposed to finding the broken box with eight tine of corned beef in a field ad- joining the railway goods shed.—For the de- fence, counsel set up an alibi. He contended that prisoner Atherton was at the time the alleged theft was committed with his work on Conway shore, and during all that morn- ing was in the company of his fellow-work- men.—A number of witnesses were called to corroborate that view, and also to prove that George Hughes had no knowledge whatever of the occurrence, only the simple fact that he buried a tin can which he thoeght con- tained bad meat out of sight.—The jury re- tired, and after an absence of 20 minutes, returned a verdict of "Guilty" of being in illegal possession of the cans against Ather- tOR, and a verdict of "Not guilty" against Rugh,er, -Atherton was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labeur. Hughes was discharged. lBUIRGLAThYAT CJAfRNARYON. William Williams (18), pleaded guilty that he, on the lBfch day of February, 1897, at PenTgelli Bank, Carnarvon, did break and enter the dwelling-house and premises there situate, of Henry Owen, Carnarvon, and steal one ipair of (boots, one pair of trousers, and one jersey, of the value of 10s or there- abouts, the property of one Robert Jones and one pair of boots, value 2s 6d or there- abouts, the property of Owen Davies.—Pri- soner was sentenced to six months' imprison- meat with hard labour. T LAIRCOBTNIY. John Pierce (40), labourer, was charged with stealing two ship's davits, with one pulley-bloc attached, of the goods of one Morgan Jones, at Portmadoc, on the 2nd of March.—^Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.
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MERIONETHSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS.
MERIONETHSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS. The Easter Quarter Sessions of the county of Merioneth were opened at the Shire Hall, B)ala, on Tuesday, A. OsmSond Williams, Esq., J.P., presiding, over a bench of 30 magistrates.—The Chairman, in the course of his charge to the grand jury, expressed his 'regret at the absence -of the chairman and the deputy-chairman of the quarter sessions, each of whom had been detained on account of illness. Mr W. R. (M. Wynne had been forced to seek a warmer clime, whilst Mr Pope was laid up in London. He had also to express his deep regret that Merioneth had not upheld its fair fame for immunity from crime, but although they had rather a heavy calendar there was no serious crime, and he believed the grand jury would find no difficulty in bringing in a true bill in eacff case. The most difficult perhaps would be two cases from the neighbourhood of Towyn, but in those cases tney would have the help of Eminent counsel so that really no great difficulty would have to be contended with. NENV MAGISTRATES. The following gentlemen took the oath and their seats as county magistrates, namely, Mr Robert Roberts, Dolawel, Festiniog; Mr W. Mills Davies, Cae rblaidd, Festiniog; Mr William Jones, chemist, Corwen; and Dr Griffith J. Roberts, Festiniog. LARCENY. William, Richards, a tramp, was indicted on a charge df larceny, to wit having stolen a flat iron and bridle, the property of Robert Lloyd Jones, on the 9t'h of March. The prosecutor said that the defendant was in his employ on the 8th of March, and re- mained with him for some days. After he left, the witness lost the bridle. The wife of the last witness identified the flat iron, which also was missed, when the prisoner left.-Owen Jones, Cross Foxes, Bala, said that the prisoner left a parcel at his house oil the 12th of March.—Inspector Roberts, Bala, said a parcel was given to him by the witness, Owen Jones, and on Monday he charged the prisoner. He denied the charge. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and made a statement to the effect that he had obtained possession of the goods at Liverpool.—Grif- fith Ellis, boots at the White Lion, Bala, was called for the defence, but the witness said he knew nothing of the matter.—The jury returned a verdict df "Guilty," and prev- ious convictions having been proven, &he prisoner was sentenced to eight months' im- prisonment, and to a .'further term of four months for stealing a blanket from the Bala Workhouse, to which offence he pleaded guilty. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Margaret Roberts, Blaenau Festiniog, plead- ed guilty to having attempted to commit sui- cide on Feb. 9th.—Mr R. 0. Jones, who ap- peared for the prosecution, made an applica- tion to the court to deal leniently with the defendant, as she had been mentally affected and addicted to drink. Several ladies had in- terested themselves in the prisoner, and ;had obtained a home for her, where she would be kept for twelve months.—She was sen- tenced to one day's imprisonment. BURGLARY AT FESTINIOG. John Roberts, Festiniog, was charged with burglariously entering the warehouse of Mar- garet Lloyd Jones, Festiniog, and stealing therefrom four bottles of ale.—Mr R. O. Jones appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Ellis Jones Griffith' defended.—The facts of the case were that the man had suffered from an epileptic stroke, and was not quite re- sponsible for his action.-A petition had also been signed by his neighbours, in which they pleaded to their worships for lenieney. —This was the first offence brought against the prisoner, who -had been in prison for four weeks awaiting trial.—The court took this into consideration, and passed a sentence of one week's imprisonment with hard labour. EAUSE PRETEiNOES AT BARMOUTH. Agnes Eileen Greatorex (27), of good edu- cation, was indicted for having at Barmouth obtained board and lodging from Hugh Bar- row Evans, with intent to defraud.-Prison- er, who pleaded guilty, was defended by Mr Ellis Jones Griffith.Afr Samuel Moss (in- structed by Mr W. R. Davies, Dolgelley) ap- peared to prosecute.—Margaret Barrow Ev- ans, Richmond House. Barmouth, said the prisoner, on the 8th of February last, came to her house, and said she had gone to see mines at Machynlleth and Towyn, and had driven in her dogcart to Barmouth) Junc- tion with two gentlemen, but the spring had broken, and she had been obliged to walk to Barmouth. The witness believed her statement, and consented to allow her to re- main in the house for the night. She was very wet. She remained at Richmond House for 16 days, and gave her name as "Grey," saying she was the "Co." in Bacon and Co., 4 Manchester. She also 'saidj that she had mines in South America, for which she had been offered 220,000. On the 20th, witness was going tb Liverpool, and prisoner asked for her bill, saying she would be back in a short time. She did not return. Witness saw her in the station, and told her she was vexed at her deay. Witness asked the pri- soner for money, but she received none. When witness returned from Liverpool. on the 23rd, the prisoner had gone.—Hugh Bar- row Evans said that Mrs Evans took pitv on .the woman when she said that the dogcart had broken down. Witness was satisfied also, and allowed her to remain. She told him also that she had refused JB20,000 for her gold mines in America. They allowed her to re- main in the house in consequence of her re- presentations.—Supt. Jones said tie could find no trace of the alleged dogcart, and there was no truth in the story that a dogcart had got overturned on the day in question.— Sergeant Williams proved arresting defendant in Dublin. She was destitute, and made no reply when the warrant ,was red out.—The jury brought in a verdict of "iNot guilty," and the prisoner was discharged. THE TOWYN POACHING CASE. Edward Parry, gamekeeper, amd James Griffin, river watcher, were indicted on a charge of unlawfully and maliciously inflicting on Robert Hughes, Edward Owen Hughes, John Williams, David Jones, (Rowland Whit- tington, William Pugh, and David Owen, cer- tain grievous bodily harm at Pennal on the 12th of January last.Nir Samuel Moss pro- secuted the keepers, being instructed on be- half of the poachers by Mr Arthur Hughes, Aberystwyth, and on behalf Of the police by Mr W. R. Davies, solicitor, Dolgelley. Mr Allis Volles 'Griffith, M.P., clefended.-Li the course of his opening speech, Mr Moss dealt with the evidence, and said that if Parry had been five yards nearer the men when he shot at them, he would undoubtedly have killed them, and the prisoners were ex- ceptionally lucky that they were not charged with the capital offence at Dolgelley Assizes. If the story of the men was to be believed, to the effect that Griffin had not produced his warrant, then Griffin had acted illegally. The first conflict took place between Griffin and Robert Owen Hughes, and after that, Griffin struck John Williams and then shout- ed to Parry, "Shoot, Parry, shoot." Parry shot several shots, and the poor men were struck in the back, one of them in'deed going home with 93 shots in his back. But even after this. Griffin followed the men, and struck Williams again, and the poachers must have shown great self-restraint, because it should be remembered that the men had spears with them, and being nine to three, they could easily have put an end to the keepers'" existence, had they scodesirecl%,Froin first to last, the men had acted on the defen- sive, and all through they tried to get away. John Williams was; the first witnesSi called, and he said that. he wa,9 out poaching on the night of the 11th of January. They were met by Griffin, who shouted at them, and struck witness on the head with a stone- He was also struck on the side with a stick. He did not hear Griffin my anything to Parry when he shot at. the men from the far end of Abergairfan field. He knew that] Parry had a gun and it was; a gun which was fired. Witness received 93 shots in all. All the men were going towards home when they were shot. C, The witness could not exactly say how many shots' were fired but his impression was that there were three shots and a warning shot. The men had torches with them. Parry was not far away and a lad named Shaw stood near.—Cross- examined lie said that he was first struck by Griffin before he struck Griffin. Rowland Whittingta.1 said that Griffin came up to them, and he (witness) told him. to stand back but he came forwaid and struck E. O. Hughes with a stick on the right side of the head causing him to fall. Griffin then picked up a stone and struck John Williams with it. Parry and the other man w 0re some distance away. He noticed Parry shooting with the gun turned skywards. After that the witness was struck several times with shots, and got altogether 43 shots in his body.—Cross-examined He broke the handle of the spear and gave a piece to Hughes to defend himself. He tried to strike Griffin over the hedge with the handle of the spear, the witness: had taken away the spear. The court at this stage adjourned fcr the evening. WEDNESDAY'S SITTIXG. The court resumed its sitting shortly after ten on Wednesday morning and the interest in the case had GO greatly increased that the room was filled to its utmost limits' and the police had to close the doors to prevent a crush.-The firsd witness called was William Pugh, Garneddwen, Aberllefenni, who said that Grifiin was the first to approach the men though the others were not far behind. He heard Griffin shouting "Come on, boys come on, boys." He also said something in English which lie did not understand. Grifiin did not mention a word about a warrant. before they went over the fence from the Abergarfan field to Doldderwen, Griffin struck E. O. Hughes with a stick on the side of the head, so that he fell down. The nicea crossed the fence before one of the keepers were touched, but as soon as they were over Griffin struck John Williams with a. stone. John Williams attempted to strike Griffin back. When they were in the middle of Abergarfan field Parry shot into the air. There were several shots fired: and John Williams was struck by the second. Witness was shot in his hands and back. A struggle took place in the Abergarfan field, and John Williams retaliated with a spear. Williams had then been shot, and Griffin was struck with a spear in the back so that he fell down. This witness pro- ceeded to say that he saw the fire from the gun when the third shot was fired, and when the fourth went off the witness was near the gate leading to the railway, and he was struck. The torch was lit at this time. He visited the place afterwards with the police, where he showed them the place where he was shot. At this stage pieces of wood were produced into which shots had entered and produced a is^nse/tion.—Croas-exairiined by Mr Ellis Jones Griffith, the witness ad- mitted having carried the torch. He was not prepared to say that Griffin did not say "Hallo, lads," but he was certain that Griffin did not produce his warrant. The torches produced in court were similar to those the poachers had and he identified the spear as one which was carried by John Williams. Griffin struck Edward Owen Hughes without a word of warning. He saw Griffin struck orce, but nctl with a lighted torch. He had been surprised to find that Griffin's face had been burnt. He did not hear Grifiin say, "For God's sake, fire PkfT/' hut he shoutedj "Firet, Partry." Griffin wae struck between the second and third shots, but Griffin did not lie down and fail to get up.-Edward Owen Hughes gave evidence of a similar character, and said that he had been shot in the lower part of his body and the back. His shirt and drawers were produced and created a great sensation for they were riddled with short holes. In cross-examination, the witness swore that. he was e-ertaiii. that Griffin did not shout, "For God's sake, Parry, fire. They aire killing me. Robert Hughes said he was shot in the hands and the side of 'the leg. He was certain That the fifist blo-a-s were given by Griffin and not by the men. He was in bed for a week, 76 shots having entered his legs. This witness also admitted having been dis- charged at Towyn, where he was summoned for poaching1, and the grand jury at the sessions had thrown out the bill against him and eight others of unlawfully wounding. David Jones, Garneddwen, was next called, and having corroborated the previous witness in many particulars, sacd he was shot by Parry when crossing the gate. There were shot holes in the coat he pro- duced. He received shote in the left side of the face, his right hand, and his legs. There were marks of shot in the gate.— Cross-examined, he said that one of the two last shots struck him. He saw Griffin fall, but did not see Williams strike him. Griffin struck witness gteo with a stone. Tine poachers did not warn Griffin not to follow them. He admitted having struck Griffin with a lighted torch, but the grand jury had thrown out the bill. David Jones, Taiucha, also gave corrobora- tive evidence, and said he had been shot m the head.—John Jones, Glanyrafon, and David Owen, Garneddwen, gave similar evi- dence.—Mary Thomas, Abergarfan, said she was disturbed in the middle of her sleep on the night in question by the shooting. She heard four or five shots altogether.—William Thomas, Abergarfan, said he also was awakened by the shots, and on going to the window he saw the keepers in the field. There were only three men there and he identified one, namely Edward Parry, who had a gun in one hand and a lighted torch in the other. Supt. Jones, deputy-chief-constable of Merioneth, said he went to the field wiiil two officers on the 19th of January, and cut some twigs from the hedge. There were shot marks on them and also in the gateposts.— Cross-examined Witness saw priffin on the 15th, and noticed that the hair on his face were singed. The men who had been shob made no complaint to the police.—Sergeant Hughea, Towyn, said that the twigB and the clothing had been in his possession since the time they were first produced.—iP.C. Parry, Corrisi, said that he first saw the men on the Thursday following the affray. Dr J. T. Jones, Corris, said that he at- tended the men. Edward Owen Hughes had -3 scalp wound on the right sidie of the head. He was &hot in the thighs and lower part of the body, but he had no shote in the front. The shots were mostly superficial but. the clothing were oloodstained. This man had 50 shots and had to remain at home for a fortnight. Robert Hughes had been shot, in his leg, shine, and thighs. Whitting- ton had rn.><>"ll shot in the left of the face, the eyelid, and generally on the left side of the body. John Williams had been shot. in the face and neck and the back generally. This man had 93 shot.?, and had a severe bruise between the shoulders which might have been caused by a stone. He had also a, lacerated wound in the forehead. Witness advised four not to work and kept two in bed. I David Jones had been shot in the eyebrow, finger, and side, and William Pugh in the right hand. The shots must have been fired at a distince of about 30 yards, and wit- ness tested it by means of dummy sheep skin turned inside out. It penetrated the skin at 30 yards, and at 25 yards it went right through into the matting he placed inside. ■—Cross-examined He used a breech-loader with a No. 6 cartridge. He concluded that at five yards nearer it would have made a. very different C;1.e. for the shots would have gene through th-e body. Frank Shaw, called for the defence, said he was a:i underkeeper in the employ of Col. Morris. On the night in question he met Griffin and Parry and went with Griffin. They overtook the men, who were coming up the river. Griffin said ",Hallo, lads." The j men faced round and told him to stand back. Griffin produced the warrant and refused to stand back, but the men advanced and Grifiin retreated. The men then went to Abergar- fan field. Griffin again followed, and was struck by a torch. Griffin retaliated with a blow and took away the torch. He then caught hold of a sack and was again struck b a by a torch. Griffin then pointed to one of the men and said, "I know you." The man replied "I know you too, and if you come across here we will kill you." He saw stones thrown on both sides after which the men went. Griffin and witness followed, and Parry caught them up. The three followed the men, who turned round and say "We will give you something." The fight took place at the end of the field. Griffin and Parry were thrown down. Parry came out and Griffin shouted "For God's sake, Parry, shoot, they are killing me." Parry ran away to flftch the gun and shouted that lie would fire unless they went a-way. The men took no notice, and Parry shot twice into the air. After the fourth shot the men went away. Parry went up to Griffin and lit the torch. Griffin was 'on the ground. His face was black, and blood ran down his forehead. Parry asked if he had been badly injured. Griffita did not repjy. Witness assisted Griffin to Parry's house, where he was sup- plied with water. Witness then took him home. The following morning he found the spears in the field. Cross-ex- amined: He lived near Machyn- lleth, when the row took place, not far from Parry. The Ffridd Bridge would be about 300 yards from the place he lived. The keepers did not go to the men the first time. they saw them. Griffin and the witness did not go to the river together. The witness was in Abergarfan Field and Griffin in the Doldderwen so that he might 'be in front of the men and Griffin behind. Griffin came up to the men and witness joined him in the Doldderwen Field. The men must have seen Griffin coming down the field. Witness did not go to the men, but went around them to join -Griffin. The men were standing. He had been told to go to the Abergarfan Field. He could not say whether the poachers had seen him or not. He was within 15 yards of them and Griffin was close by. He had got into the Doldderwen Field and had joined Griffin, when the latter showed his warrant. He took the warrant from his outside pocket and held it out. The men must have all seen it He had also a stick in his hand at the time. The men made for him after he showed the warrant. The first blow given to Griffin was with an unlit torch. There was no scuffle at the time when Griffin was first struck. Griffin gave back the blow, and this was before he piSkei up his cap. He did not hear the men ask Griffin to allow them to go home. The men tried to strike at Griffin over the fence. 'He believed that Parry was on the other side of the river. He joined them when they went to the Abergarfan Field. He swore that no shot was fired whilst Parry was in the Doldderwen Field, and he heard no shot near the fence. The first shot was fired about the middle of the Abergarfan meadow. The men were going away, and the three men followed. The men were not running. They were walking, and so were the keepere. The men turned round and he fight began. He had put the gun down before they went to the men. Witness did not strike the men, but he saw that Parry and Griffin were having the worst of it, but he did nothing but look on. He did not shout for help, although he knew there was a house close by. The struggle only lasted a few moments. Witness was standing 14 yards away from the men and about 50 yards from the spot where the gun had been put down by Parry. Griffin and Parry were knocked down, but he could not say how Parry got away. Parry had gone fiftoen yards before Griffin shouted. The men did not folloir Parry, and did not touch the witness. The nine men set upon Griffin. Parry and the witness stopped with the gun, the men at the time were beam- ing Griffin. (Parry fired two warning shots, but the men were still in the conflict when he fired. The men went away after the fourth shot. Griffin and the witness stopped in Parry's house for about ten minutes after the men had gbne, but no conversation took place about the affray. Bvidenoe having been given as to the measurements of the field, Dr A. O. Davies I swore as to the injuries inflicted by the men on Griffin, who suffered from bruises and burns on face. His eyebrows and whiskers had been singed, and there were discoloura- tions of the shoulder and arms. Parry had also been badly knocked about. and had several bruises and swellings about the neck and arm. He believed that blows with the spear handles and torches would produce the marks lie had described. Griffin made a statement to the effect that Parry told him that a gang of poachers were on the river. They went with Frank Shaw towards the river. He turned to the men and said "Hallo, lads," and Whittington said "Stand back." The men came on in a threatening attitude after he had produced his warrant. He tried to get a spear from Wil- liams, and Edward Owen Hughes struck Griffin with a torchlight. Grifftn turned upon him and knocked him down. Rowland Whittington, next struck him with a lit torch and said he would kill him, Griffin. He tried to get at him, but Williams struck him with the spear and he (Griffin) fell on one knee. Whittington and Williams kept on striking him. He had a stick in his hand, and whilst defending himself the stick was broken. The men continued the assault and Williams broke the spear haildle on the rails. Griffin then threw a stone at John Williams. Williams threw back the stone, but it did not strike Griffin. [Parry next came on with a gun. The three followed the men up Aber- garfan field and twice whilst going up that field the men turned round and said they would give the keepers something. Later on the men attacked the keepers. He (Griffin) was badly treated, but was at last struck by Jehn Williams and by others, with the re- sult that he became unconscious. He did not remember anything else until he awoke later in the day. Then they went to the field to- gether and after that he visited the doctor, who made a thorough examination of him. He produced also his coat and cap, both of which were burnt and black. Parry next made a statement saying that he was out with his gun on the night in question, and was alarmed by an unusual light, which was carried by a number of men. He went up towards the river Dulas and noticed that the men were fishing for salmon. He went up home, and then towards the river. He watched the men as they pro- ceeded up the river and gave instructions; for Shaw to meet him on the bridge whilst he went for Griffin. They separated and when the men came to Doldderwen field there was a good deal of shouting. He could see there was a fight taking place. He then crossed the river and bj that time the fight was over and the men were on the Abergarfan hayfield. Shaw and Griffin, were on the other side and Griffin called out "Come on, Parry." He joined them and noticed that the men turned round two or three times and threat- ened the keeper. He tried to identify them and put down his gun. He went closer to the men and they turned upon him and Griffin attacked them. They defended themselves as best they could, but the poach- ers got the best of them. Parry then ran out of the crowd and heard Griffin shouting that he was being killed. Shaw said the same thing. He shouted to the men to leave Griffin alone and sent up a warning shot. He shouted th^second time that unless they went away he would fire. He fired two warning ehots and the third in the direction of the men. After the fourth they left Griffin and went towards the railway. Parry then went up to Griffin, and saw he was in a very bad state. He could not give a reply. He had been burnt on the face and blood ran from his forehead and the crown of his head. Parry took him up and led him homewards, but Griffin did not speak until he came to the house, where he asked for water. He then, took Griffin home and ¡ told Mrs Griffinto put him to bed. ■Mr Ellis Jones-Griffith, M.P., then ad- dressed the jury on behalf of the prisoners at the bar. He dwelt at length upoci the dis- crepancies in the evidence of the poachers, and stated that it was evident the men were determined that night to resist any and every interference on the part cf the keepers, for their faces were"blackened to prevent identi- fication, and they were well armed and pre- pared against any attack. That the prisoners had used every caution was evident from the fa.c.t. that Parry fired two warning shots; and he honestly believed that his friend, Griffin, was in danger cf his life when he fired at the men. The men, on the other hand, had with the exception of one of them denied emphatically that Griffin had been injured, and were greatly surprised to find that ho was bruised and burnt. One of them, David Janes, who had given his, evidence in a straightforward manner, admitted having struck Grilfin with a lighted torch. Were the jury g'dng to believe that not one of the other eight had seen that blow ? Surely, they must have seen it, though they denied it in evidence. As regards the witness Shaw, who had been called for the defence, he had given his evidence in a very straightforward man- ner, and had not been at all shaken in cro>&- examination, as the evidence of nearly all the witnesses for the prosecution had been. Taking all these circumstances, lie had no hesitation in asking the jury to find a ver- dict of not guilty.—The Chairman next ad- dressed the jury, and told them that they had the power to reduce the charge to one of common assault. He discredited much of the evidence of the men, acid believed that Griffin had produced his warrant. Most of the witnesses for the prosecution had spoken ci £ an object he held in hie left- hand, and this, in hiar opinion, corroborated what had l>een said by Shaw, and he (the chairman) believed that was the ease in which Griffin kept his warrant. Then it was evident that the mfn had assumed a threatening attitude, for Whittingroii had told the keepers to stand back. What else he might have said or meant could be inferred. Griffin refused to stated back, and the scuffle took place. It was for the jury to take all the circumstances into consideration, and -bring in a verdict ac- cordingly.—The jury Tetired for about half- an-hatur, arwf returned to icoujrfc at nine o'clock, bringing in a verdict of "Guilty as e-liarf,ed." Mr Ellis Jones-Griffith offered to produce evidence of good character, but the bench considered that unnecessary, and re- tired. After an absence of a quarter of an hour, they returned into court, and fiffied Griffin and Parry ES each, and bound them over to be of good behaviour for twelve months, in the sum of L50 each, and two sureties for J525. The sentence was received with ill-concealed surprise in court: and was I much commented upon outside. The men, it should be stated, were fined at Towyn at the first 'hearing C5 and 17s 6d costs for poaching.
CARNARVON BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
CARNARVON BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The ordinary meeting of the Carnarvon Board of Guardians was held on Saturday, Mr C. A. Jones presiding. STATISTIC&-The master reported that there were 96 in the house, as compared with 77 the corresponding week of last year. During the past fortnight 22 tramps had been relieved.—It was also reported that Miss Wynne Jones had treated the children with toys.—A vote of thanks was passed to that generous lady.—The Local Government Board approved of the salary given to the collector of Iratos, Mr Thomas Thomas, namely £210 as collector for Llanbeblig, and jB35 for the portion of Waenfawr.—The Clerk reported that the balance in favour of the union was £1833, and that there were three parishes in arrear, namely Llandwrog, £ 247; Llanddeiniolen, £ 214; and Llanberis, 9101. The cheques payable that day amounted' to £ 700. THE CULURM.AN'S IRAIR, PLAY.—A comuiittee having been appointed to deal with the boarding out system, a lively in- cident occurred. Two people had come for- ward before the guardians to appeal on be- half of a poor man from Llanberis, and some considerable time was taken up in consider- ing the matter, when. Mr Menzies, who was evidently anxious to proceed with the busi- ness, called out to the chairman "Let us go on; we are wasting valuable time. "'The Chairman If I cannot cctiduct the business of the chair properly, lam willing to vacate it.—Mr Menzies: Really. Mr Chairman, I do not think you are justified in making that remark. Nobody referred to the way in which you Pondueted the business, bwt I have been looking at the clock and The Chairman I am not going to rush the business on in a slovenly manner. We are here to do justice to the poor people; and we should know the business of these men, who have come here all the way from Llan- beris, and waited all the morning. If I was here for anothe-r. hour I will give them fair I play.—Mr Menzies: You are not justified, Mr Chairman, in taking for granted that I meant any disrespect.—The Chairman We are here as guardians and are bound to give every consideration to the matter. These poor people deserved a heaa-iiig.-Tliis, ended the incident. THE MEDICAL DISTRICTS.—'The re- port of the oommiitt-ee appointed to consider the rearrangement of the medical districts was submitted, and, with a few modifications, carried. The new arrangement provides for the division of Carnarvon No. 1 district, in- cluding Llanbeblig and Llanfaglan, into two, each medical officer to receive R50 a year in salary. Bettws Garmon and Waenfawr com- prise the No. 2 Carnarvon District, the medical officer to reside at Waenfawr and be paid E12 per annum. Llandwrog No. 1 District, comprising Clvnnog, Llanllyfni, and the Upper Ward of Llandwrog, will have a doctor at Penygroes, at a salary of S45 and the No. 2 District, including the remain- der of Llandwrog and Llanwnda, will have a, doctor at Rhostryfan, with a salary of RM. Llanrug No. 1 District will comprise Llan- fairisgaier and the Bethel and Rliiwlas Wards of Liailddeiniolen, with a doctor at Port- dinorwio or Bethel at a salarv of £23; and the No. 2 District will comprise the remain- der of the parish of Llanddemfolen with Llanberis and Llanrug with a doctor at L- beris. enjoving a salary of JB60. A COMPLAINT.—Certain allegations with respect to a charge made by a medical man were referred to a. committee.—We under- stand that the medical man referred to has a perfect answer to the allegations.
HOMOCEA " TOUCHES THE SPOT…
HOMOCEA TOUCHES THE SPOT and soothes j the aching part. Use for Chaps and Chilblains, Sore Throat, Face Ache, all Aches and Painp, (1) Piles and Eczema. a240alt SUDDE DEATH OF A RECTOR- • On Monday morning the Rev John idavies, Tector of Llanddulas, was found dead in bed. The reverend gentleman, who on Sunday preached at all the services in his cnuroa, retired to rest at night apparently in his usual health. About nine o'clock on Monday morning his daughter called him tobreakfast, but receiving no answer she entered the room and found her father dead. Dr Morris was called in, and the coroner for the district communicated with, but it is not thought that an inquest will be held, as the medical gen- tleman called in is option that Mr Davie's died of sudden failure of tne heart's action. Mr Davies was educated at Jesus College, Oxford, matriculated m 1850, and took his li. A in 1852; was ordained deacon in 1850, and priest in 1851. and was .appointed to the rectory-of Llanddulas in 1865. 'LINSEED COMPOUND,' a demulcsnt anodyne xpectorant forJCoughs and Colds, 9id, md, of Chemists only. c815rl92w
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REMARKABLE A TT 12,' CARNARVONSHIRE. The other day (writes a representative of the North Wales Observer and "), I was deputed to make independent inquiries into what was stated to be a case that had excited considerable local attention ia this neighbourhood. My destination was Beddgelert, which translated into English means" Gelert's Hrave, a typically Welsh village, which tradition has made famous. I called upon Mr Jenkins, a well-known local chemist, from whom I ascertained that the name and address of the young lady who was said to have hid so marvolloti,, an experience was Miss Williams, Shop Newydd (New Shop), Beddgelert, and he informed me thai the lady was at one time a helpless cripple, but had been restored in a wonderful and simple manner to her usual health, and was able to go about without her crutches. Mr Jenkins added that he thought it was an excellent case for investigation, and he advised that I should obtain full particulars from the young lady herself. In this I fully concurred, and I thereupon hired a con- veyance, and was driven to Beddgelert, a distance of eight miles from Portmadoc. Whilst seated by the side of the driver I inquired if he knew the young lady, whom I wanted to see. He replied that he did, and he bore out the statements I had already heard so much of, regarding her illness and wonderful recovery. Miss Williams. I Having inquired where Miss Williams lived, I wended my way according to instruc- tions to a small shop. Judging from outside appearance, I came to the conclusion that all manner of useful articles were to be had inside. I entered, and an old lady made her appearance. Speaking in Welsh, I asked: Do they call this Shop NewyJd (New Shop) ?" "Yes," she replied with a smile, but it is in reality one of the oldest shops in the place." Does Miss Williams live here ? was my next query. Yes," was the simple answer. I found that the old lady was eyeing me with some curiosity, and she seemed very anxious to know what my business was. I told her in as few words as possible the object of my visit, adding that I had heard that Miss Williams had had a miraculous cure after a painful illness. Mrs Williams, for I then understood that she was the mother of the young lady, nodded assent to all I said, and she asked me to take a seat in the clean and tidy little shop. She thereupon called her daughter, to whom I was introduced. Having heard so much of the terrible suffering she had endured I naturally expected to see a sickly person, but I was agreeably surprised when I found Miss Williams walking into the shop quite unaided and appearing in excellent health. Her cheeks were rosy, and a pleasant smile played upon her lips. She was altogether a young lady of no ordinary appearance. I repeated to her what I said to her mother, and without the slightest hasitation she related the following facts of her wonder- ful recovery:— Three years next April my knee became bat!. I tried embrocation, but it gave me no relief. After suffering great pains for two months a very able and learned medical man was summoned. He said that the knee joint was ulcerated, and suggested that it would be better for me to go to an hospital to undergo operation. But I refused. I had become quite nervous, and my stomach was disordered. However, the doctor did his best for me. I remained for 10 weeks on a sofa upstairs, and for seven months I was unable to walk at all. Subsequently I was able to walk with crutches for one year and seven months, but was unable to put any weight on the bad leg, as the muscles had become weak, and it gave way under me. Then a friend informed me of the wonderful recovery of a young lady she knew. whose case was similar to that of mine, by taking Dr WiHiams' Pink Pills for Pale People. Previously I had read in the Genedl" and other Welsh newspapers of the marvellous cures effected by the Pills, which naturally interested me, the discoverer of the pills being a physician of Welsh lineage and a namesake of my own, Dr Williams. I purchased a box of Dr Williams' Pink Pills, and soon felt that they did me good. I per- severed with them, and am now able to walk about without the crutches or any kind of support. My appetite is good, and my nerves are as strong as they were before my illness. The neighbours are surprised at my recovery, for they all thought that I should be always walking with the crutches." Mrs Williams, who had listened to the foregoing statement, corroborated it in every detail and added that previous to taking Dr Williams' Pink Pills all kinds of remedies were tried, but no change was to be observed in the condition of her daughter, who had now ceased to take medicine of any kind for about a month, and she felt no further need for any, and was permanently cured. Mrs Williams had been in great anxiety as to whether her daughter would soon be able to walk, and she thought that Dr Williams' Pink Pills deserved to be made widely known so that others who might be suffering should obtain relief.| I took my leave fully convinced that a wonderful cure had been wrought by Dr Williams' Pink Pills. However, before bidding adieu to the village, I turned into the house of a neighbour named Mrs Evans, who it seems had been attending upon Miss Williams during her illness, and she stated that the young lady could not move without feeling intense pain. Mrs Evans spoke in an enthusiastic manner of the efficacy of Dr Williams' Pink Pills, which, she felt con- vinced, had brought about such a marvellous change in the condition of Miss Williams.
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