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Ton-Pentne Police Court. Mondav.—Before the Stipendiary (Mr. D. Lleufer Thomas/Messrs. T. P. Jenkins, J. D. Williams, W. T. Jones, R. b. Griffiths, Aldermen E. H. Davies, Richd. Lewis and Wm. Morgan. CHANCE OR SKILL? The adjourned case of John Gazzi, refreshment-house keeper, Treherbert, who was charged with allowing; a game. of chance tohe played on his premises, was again brought up. Mr. Millw'ard, the defending solicitor, quoted a similar case which hau. been tried before a London magistrate, when the defendant had been found not guilty and contested tiiat it was a game 01 skill and not chance. The Bench, in imposing a fane ot said that they were quite satisfied that it was a game of chance and not of skill, as. the defence contested. SEQUEL TO A GAME OF "TIP-IT." Rowland Hughes, C'lydach Vale, for- merly. of Giliach Goch, summoned la I. Williams, Giiiach Goch, for assault. Mr. James Phillips, Pontypridd, appeared for the complainant, and Mr. T. MiJlwarci, Pentre, for the defendant. Complainant said that on the 2nd April, between 7 and 8 o'clock, he was in the Six Bells Hotel, Gilfach Gocli, when the defendant came to him and asked him to have a o-ame of "tip-it." They played two games, the both of which witness lost, and defendant wanted to play 'J31- other game, but witness refused. I he defendant got very excited, and started "rowing," but the landlord interfered. Later, witness went to the back of the hotel, where he met the defendant, who immediately struck him on the side of the hend, knocking him down. When he got up lie received another blow on the Jaw, which again felled him. He was then kicked in the ribs and fell uncon- scious. The result was that he received a. fractured jaw and several cuts and bruises, and he was not able to work for three weeks. i Cross-examined, complainant denied having gone out the, back to fight the defendant, and said he did not know defendant was there. R, is, coat and collar Were taken off in trying to bring him hack to consciousness; he did not take them off himself so as to fight. T'aliesin Harris and Alfred Hussey gave corroborative evidence. Defendant said that after the row in the public-house he went out the back, and was followed by the complainant, who had his coat and collar off, and wanted to fight him. Witness gave him a push and sa.id he did not want to have any- thing to do with him. When witness Pushed him, he fell over a box and re- ceived his bruises in doing so. A fine of R3 was imposed, the Bench remarking that it was a very callous assault. A ROWDY IRISHMAN. Patrick Sullivan, labourer, Gelli, was charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting the police. P.O. Jones (110) said that he saw the defendant in a drunken state quarrelling ^ith a man and woman in Gelligaled "°ad. Witness advised him to go home, )vhen defendant rushed at him, knocked him off his legs, and in the struggle that eHsued, bit his hand severely. Defend ant said he hacl come from Cork 2° years ago, and this was his first offenoo since he had been in the district. A fine of 10s. was imposed for being drunk and disorderly, and 30s. for the Assault on the police. THOUGHT THEY WERE HIS OWN. David John Howells, collier, Trealaw, as charged with stealing a shovel and Mandril, "the property of David Price, collier, Clydacli Vale. Mr. James Phillips defended. Comolainant said that he was working the defendant in No. 3 Pit, Cam- °rian Collieries, Clydach Vale. On the ~rd April, he missed a shovel and mandril. Later, lie saw them in defendant's work- ing place. There were distinct marks on Jhe tools, so that they could not foe mis taken for someone Wm. John Jones, collier, said that on the day in question he saw the defendant loitering about by complainant's working place. He afterwards heard a. lot of hammering, and then saw the defendant Passing him with the shovel and mandril OlJ. his shoulder. P.S. Bowen gave evidence of arrest. Defendant eaid that when he took the j°°ls from the defendant's tool box, and the dim light, he thought they were own, as he had been working next to complainant, but had just' received 1-derg to work in a different place. A fine of 10s. was imposed. A DISHONEST COLLECTOR. W^?°" Norman Cash, formerly employed Mr, Henry Oar dash, furniture dealer, ^nypandy, was charged with embezzling V • £ d., the money of his employer, which Jf, had collected. He was also charged s,llh obtaining £ 2 10s. by false pretences "hortlv after having been dismissed by r* Card ash. -ur. x. W. Lewis, Pontypridd, who ap- q for prosecutor, said that Mr. nofc wish "to press the case, he was f°rced to take proceedings as -■employed a number of collectors. was fined £ 3 ^for both Qr g^x wee]jS' liard labour. FROM THE GLAMORGAN COLLIERIES. ^rthur Whittaker and Marcus Moe f^r6 fined 10s. each for stealing timber the Glamorgan Coal Company's saw at Llwynvpia. hth ard Miller and F. Lockton, inJJU«*s, were fined 10s. each for steal- liioj. a shovel, the, property" of the Gla- gall Coal Company. A CRASH OF GLASS. Welsh, of no fixed abode, was j) d with being drunk and disorderly. driller said that about 12 p.m. on ^ati night last he was in the Police when he heard a crash of glass, out, he found the prisoner had through the plate-glass window of q^ertaker's shop of Messrs. Griffiths 0 Tonypandy, doing damage to 4eft«nt of £ 5. ^°iTii '6 10s- was imposed, prisoner Pay for the window by instal-

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