The Weekly News and Visitors' Chronicle for Colwyn Bay Colwyn Llandrillo Conway Deganwy and Neighbourhood

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Cowlyd Water Board. COLWYN BAY'S DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL PIPES. A special meefting of the Conway and Colwyni Bay Joint Water Supply Board was held in the Council Chamber, Conway Road, CollWYTh Bay, on Thursday afternoon. In the absence of the Chairman (Dr R. Arthur-Prichard, of Conway),- Alderman Hugh Hughes (Conway) presided. Among the others present were Councillors Joseph Dicken, George Bevan, Hugh Hughes, and Hammersley Heenan (Colwyn Bay), and Messrs John Williams, J. W. Rayneis, Hugh Owen, and Dr Morgan; together with the Clerk Mr T. E. Parry), the Engineer (Mr T. B. Far- rington), the Waterman (Mr Whalley), Mr Wil- liam Jones (Engineer to the Colwyin Bay Coun- cil), Mr Delamoitte (Borough Engineer, Conway), &c. ENGINEER'S REPORT. The Engineer reported that the rainfall for the month ot bep.tiemlDer was 2 inches, agamst 4.10 inches in the corresponding month of last year, being a decrease of 2.10 inches. The rainfall to the end of September was 56.80 inches, against 49.60 for the same period rin 1905, being an increase of 7.20 inches. The lake was below overflow level during the whole of the month, the lowest being 9 inches on the 27th. Rain fell on 2 days, against 9 days in the same month of 1905. The rainfall for the month of October was 13.60 inches, againist 9:80 inches in the cor- responding month of last year, being an increase of 3.90 inches. Thte rainfall to the end of Octo- ber was 70.40 inches, against 59.40 inches for the same period of last year, being an increase of II inches. The lake was below overflow level during the first 16 days, the lowest being 11 inches on the 2nd and 4th; for the remainder of the month it was overflowing, the greatest being 8 inches on the 29th. Rain fell on 22 days against 16 days in the same month of 1905. During- the month of September there had been a decrease of 9,300 gallons, and in October 18,100 in the quantity of water registered as con- sumed in the district. Mr Farrington exhibited a quantity of oxide of iron nodules taken from the inteTÏior of a portion of the twelve-inch main. These he produced to indicate to the Boiardl the nature of the errosibn1 in the pipe, which was steadily reducing its die. livery capacity. It was now, he thought, equal only to a ten-inch main. The Waterman (Mr Whalley) ,stated: that be had received no complaints of shortage: of water. The pumping stations for the supply of the Col- wyn Bay high level district and of the upper part of Lilysfaein were both in operation. The real object of the meeting was for the purpose of consulting Messrs R. S. Chamberlain and James Amphlett with respect to the Board's powers at thle Cowlyd Lake. It is hoped to effect a settlement with the North Wales Power Com- pany, who are the owners1 of certain rights in the stream fed by the lake,, but, as the matter is under negotiation it was deemed wise to discuss it in committee.

The Penmaenmawr Burglary. To THE EDITOR OF THE Weekly News. Sir,—Regarding the report of the breaking- into my house which appeared in your issue for last week, allow me to rectify two items therein. The amount stolen wals neither wholly nor partly a gift; nor was it intended by me for a holiday purpose. It was simply savings saved and put by for extra and immediate payments. Thank- ing you in anticipation for letting this paragraph appear, sincerely yours, C. WILLIAMS. Horeb, Pemmaemmawrr, 10th December, 1906.

Bettws-y-Coed Police Court. MAGISTRATES DISAGREE IN POACHING CASE. EXTRAORDINARY CONFLICT OF EVIDENCE. AN EXPENSIVE LLANRHYCHWYN PHEASANT. Bettws-y-Coed Petty Sessions were held on Saturday, before Colonel Johnstone (Chairman), Mr. L. W. Jelf Petitt, and the Rev. John Gower. DRUNK IN CHARGE OF HORSE AND CART. William Williams, Maes y Castell, Llanbedtr, was charged with being drunk whilst in change of a horse and cart in the, village of Trefriw on the 12th November. P.C. Jones proved the case, and a fine of 5s. and costs was1 imposed. A CAPEL CURIG EXCUSE. An old man named Mosasi Thomas, Cwm Isa', was charged with being drunk and disorderly in the village of Bettws on 22,nid, November. Sergeant Breeze said that on the day in quels- lion, at about a quarter tlo ten, he Íiaund: defend. ant o-ni the street drunk andl wanting to go into the Glian Aber Hotel. When he (the officer) went to him, defendant became disorderly and used strong language, and insisted upon going into the hotel for a pint. As he would not desist he was locked up in, the cell. In answer to. the charge, defendant said! he was not drunk, but he might havesaid something that he shmrld not have said. A fine of 21s. 6d. and costs was imposed. POACHING. Richard Evans, Back Chaster House, Llanrwst, was charged with trespassing in pursuit of game in the parish of Llanrhychwyn on, November 27th. Mr. A. Lloyd-Griffith was. for the prosecution. The defendant did not a"oear. Mr. Griffith said that on the afternoon of the 27th of last month., William McGregor, the keeper, was feed- ing his! pheasants near Ty'n Twll, when he notic- ed a dead, pheasant in a, spring trap. He com- oealed himself and. waited for some time. De- fendant came up, lookedl aroumidl him, and picked up the trap, whereupon the keeper came out of htis hidiAig place and charged him with setting the trap. William McGregor, gamekeeper, in the employ of Mr. Aneurin Evans, corroborated, and a fine of 20s. and costs, and! 10s. 6d. advocate's fee was imposed. ALLEGED NIGHT POACHING. Ellis Thomas amdi Michael Thomas, the former of Bryn Ivor, Pemnac'hno, and the latter of GlaJn y Pwll, Penmacihno, were charged by William Damont with night poaching on land belonging to Lord. Penrhyn. Michael Thomas had ,since gone away, and his whereabouts were unknown. Mr. C'. T. Allardl appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. R. O. Davies defended. Mr. Allard .said that on the morning of Fridlay, November 30, about 12.30 a.m., the complainant and another keeper were watching, and heard a shot, and1 then they heard four more shots. They proceeded in the direction of where they had heard the shots and saw the defendants in the scrub, one carrying a gun and the other a sack. Defendants, when they. saw the keepers immedi- ately -made off. William Lamornt, gamekeeper in the employ of Lord Penrhyn, said he was in company with two other keepers named! Edwards and Tansley, at Dylasa Isa', when he heard a shot fired. He went in that direction andl they heard,.four more. Before, they reached there they came to a hedlgie, and saw Ellis and Michael Thomas and a lurcher dog. Ellis had a gun and Michael a sack, which appeared bulky. The accused, on seeing the keepers, fled, and although the latter searched the bushes they failed to tinod. them. They then, proceeded1 to Penmaabruo', and with the constable proceeded to the defendant's home. They stopped there until five a.m., but isaw nothing of defend- ants. They again came there aibout i p.m. with the Conistaile, and! saw Michael, who came: out on to the public road, andl immediately he saw them hie went back to the house. They found Ellis Thomas inside the building outside of the house. The, officer went there and told him and another chap named to come out. He noticed spots of blood on Ellis Thomas's trousers. There were two lurcher do.gsi in; the building, one of which looked very tired,. They charged the men through the Constable, and one of them said!: "Nny do you always come here whensever there iis any poaching done?" Davies, who was not charged, said:, "Never mind, Ellis, I'll clear you of this." Cross-examined by Mr. R. O. Davies He would swear that this wais tihe main he was onlv four yards away. He had seen, defendant several times. He was not aware that Ellis Thomas did not live at Glan y Pwll. When charged' Ellis did. not speak. Henry Edwards corroborated the evidence of the last witness, and in; answer to Mr. R. O. Davies, said defendant never made any reply to the charge. He heard: the Constable say to Ellis that they suspected! them, but he never heard any reply. P.C. Davieis, Penmachno, also gave evidence that keepers knocked him up, and he accompani- edi them to Glan y Pwll. This closed the case for the prosecution. THE DEFENCE. Mr. R .0. Davies said the defence was an alibi. The defendant was not there. Eiliisi Thomas, the defendant, said he used to live ait Glan y Pwll, buit left there three weeks ago and went to lodge with. David Davies, Bryn Ivor. He was at Davies'si house at 9 p.m. on the night in question, and at 9.15 went with a girl named Annie Jones, whom he accompanied home, returning about 10.30, Owen Williams be- ing there at the time. Williams was the father of David Davies's' wife. He salt down for a while, and then went to the bed which he shared with David Davieis, getting to bed about 11 p.m. On his oath, he was not on this land that night. He remained, in bed until he went to work. Hoe heard the evridenlOe of the keepers. He went to work that day and' came back about 11.30 a.m. He had been chopping sticks, and, that accounted for the blood on his trousers, he having cut his finger. When he was- charged with being on this land he told the Constable that he had nothing to do with it. He had! not seen his brother from the time he took the young girl home until he went there next day. Cross-examined, by Mr. Allard: He did not know anything about his brother's movements. He went to the isibed to feed, his doig. He had no gun, and had, not carried one for a long time. David Davies, Bryn Ivor, said Ellis Thomas slept with him. He heard him come to bed, but he could not say what time it was. Annie Jones isaid that Ellis Thomas; kept com- pany with her, and was in her company that night until after ten o'clock. Owen Williams also spoke of Ellis Thomas coming in about 10.30. Mrs. Davies, the landlady, said that when Ellis Thomas came in she went to the butcher and re- turned about eleven o'clock. In feeling for the candle in the kitcihrenl she tumbled over Ellis Thomas's boots. She went into the bedroom where her husband and defendant slept, as she wanted the matches!. She saw defendant and her husband and. littlei boy in bed, and she com- plained, to them that they were laying in the bed rather untidily. This was about 11 p.m. Mr. R. 0. Davies submitted that the defence in this case; was well established. He would not for anything say that the two keepers! would come and swear false evidence, but they had made a mistake. It was very significant that Michael was missing, but regarding the movements of the defendant, they had had them from 9 p.m. even to seeing him in bed. He did not appear for Michael, who might have been the guilty party. It was true that the defendant kept a dbg, and the keepers, knew that and were suspicious be- cause they had seen him with dtogs. He only suggested that they had not recognised these men. There was no evidence only that of the two I keepers as to identification. He was sure the Bench would accept the evidence that this man was dsn .bed .until eleven or twelve, and he was sure that they would not think for a moment that Mrs. Davies had come there to perjure herself. Wouldlishe concoct that istory? It was unreason- able to suppose it. She said she stumbled across his boots in looking for the candle, and if they accepted that statement and that he was in bed, it was impossible that he was three and a half miles away at twelve o'clock with a bulky sack, which must have taken some time to fill. David Davies said the lodger was in bed with him at eleven, and was there next morning when he .got up. Did they think he could come out of bed without being heard? Owen; Williams also said that he saw 'him go to bed about eleven thirty. He appealed to them to say that despite the fact that this man did carry a gun at one time and kept dogs, that the case brought forward that day was not proved. On this evidence, he was sure if sent before a jury the defendant would at once be acquitted, and he believed the Magis- trates would agree with him and discharge this man at once. The Bench, retired for a few seconds, and on their return, the Chairman said the majority of the Court were of ,opinion that the case ITad not "een proved, and it would therefore be dismissed by a majority.

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