The Carmarthen Journal and South Wales Weekly Advertiser

-=- LLANDILO CHRONICLE. LLANDILO COUNTY COURT. The usual County Court was held on Thursday of last week, before His Honour Judge Bishop. Mr Registrar Lewis Bishop having disposed of the undefended ca.ses, the Judge tried the following actions, which were the principal ones of interest heard :— APPLICATION FOR NEW TRIAL. It will be remembered that at the previous court Walter Gwillytn, carpenter, Llanuilo, sought to recover from Susan Thomas, Letitia Thomas, and David Thomas, of the Emporium, Ammanford, the sum of 17s., the amount alleged to be duo to him for work done and goods supplied. At that hearing judgment was entered for the defendants. Mr Morgan, solicitor, Swansea, now on behalf of Gwillym, applied for a new trial, on the ground chiefly that on the hearing of the case the defen- dant, Susan Thomas, swore that she was not at .0 Ammanford on the 24th March, being one of the days on which she (the plaintiff alleged) ordered him to 10 part of the work claimed, and that he (the plaintiff) had a number of witnesses to dis- prove the evidence given by the said Susan Thomas. Mr T. G. Williams appeared to resist the application. His Honour could see no grounds for granting a new trial, aud the application was refused with costs. A GROCER AND HIS CHARWOMAN. James Rowberry, of Bridge-street, grocer, sued Rees Harries, formerly of the same street, but now of Pontardawe, carpenter, for the sum of X3 15s. for goods sold. There was a counter claim for .£1 15s for a sugar cutter retained by the plaintiff, and for work done in the plaintiff's house by the defendant's wife during the former's wife's illness. Mr J. W. Nicholas appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendant was represented by Mr Jenkins, of Swansea. The plaintiff and his wife denied in toto that they employed the defendant's wife to do any work for them. TudliDeilt was given for X3 for the plaintiff and Xl under the counter claim. MASTER AXD SERVANT. Joshua Evans, of Gorseinon, sought to recover from James Davies, Cilwene-ucha, Llnn^awel, eight months' wages alleged to be due to him as defen- I dant's servant at the rate of .£18 a year, less 10s. paid on account, the amount claimed being JE 11 10s. Mr Jenkins, solicitor, Swansea, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr J. W. Nicholas defended. The plaintiff stated that he was engaged in November, 1886, as defendant's servant for a year. In the following July he left, after giving notice, because, as he alleged, be could not get sufficient food and also owing to the sleeping accommodation being bad He met the defendant sometime afterwards at Llansawel, and asked him if he was going to pay. In reply, he requested plaintiff to call upon him. Plaintiff did so, and defendant paid him 10s., and said that be would send the rest down.—Cross- examined He had not the same food as his master and mistress. They were two male servants and two female servants. He had the same food as the other servants. He did not eat on he same table as his mister and mistress.—Mr Nicholas urged that the plaintiff had no case, as t'lere was no contract. — Mr Jenkins maintained that it was laid down as a general principle that the man could determine his service by a month's notice the same as any other servant.—The Judge I never heard of it. — Mr Jenkins said the man left because the food was bad, and he was entitled to his proportion for the time he worked.—The Judge: Not a penny.—Mr Nicholas Food or no food cannot affect it.—The Judge No, because there was no contract.—Mr Nicholas reminded his Honour that five years had gone by since all that had happened.—The Judge Yes, and that is a slispicious thing.—The plaintiff was non-suited With costs. A PECULIAR MONEY TRANSACTION. John Davies, plasterer, Railway-terrace, sued Lewis Clarke, plasterer, Greenfield-place, for 92 money lent. Mr T. G. Williams appeared for the plaintiff and Mr J. W. Nicholas represented the defendant.—At the outset the Judge asked that as the litigants were brothers-in-law whether it would not be advisable to attempt to settle the case amongst themselves. The suggestion, how- ever, was not adopted, and the hearing proceeded. -The plaintiff said that in February, 1888, the defendant asked him for the loan of £ 2. Because defendant was his brother-in-law he gave it. The defendant had been poorly all the winter. It was his (plaintiff's) own money. He wrote a letter in May this year for payment back, but he got no answer. He had a conversation with the defen- dant's wife about the money.-Cross-ex-imined His wife died in January, 1888, and the loan was tnade in the following February. His wife was defendant's sister. He did not know that his (plaintiff's) wife had been entrusted with JJ2 to keep for Elizabeth Lewis, and he never told the defendant when he handed the f2, Here, and keep them for Elizabeth Lewis."—Re-examined: The defendant said he wanted the money to buy pigs, and that took place on the Llantiilo fair day in February.—Anne Clarke, the defendant's wife, who was subptlGaed as a witness for the plaintiff, deposed that her husband bad told her that the plaintiff had handed him X2. The plaintiff was continually asking for the money. She never told the plaintiff that he could have the money if he went up for it.-Cross-exat-nined She and her husband were not in the habit of borrowing, and her husband was not in want of any when he was unwell and unable to work.—For the defence, the defendant said the plaintiff gave him f 2 to keep for one Elizabeth Lewis. He never lent i:2 to him.—William Edwards, Llandilo, deposed that he remembered the fair day in February last. The plaintiff, defendant, and himself were stand- ing on the square. The two former turned off a short distance, and be heard Y,2 mentioned to keep for Elizabeth Lewis.-Cruss-exatnined; He did not see the money handed. Mr Nicholas maintained that as the defendant had accepted a trust from the plaintiff, the latter could not i-evoh-c it.-Ilis Honour held that whether the money was upon trust or as a loan, it made no difference, and he gave judgment for the plaintiff. CLAIM FOR GOODS SOLD. T. H. Jamea, grocer, Nantgaredig, sued David Davies, fisherman, Cothi Bridge, for £ 3 Is 2d tor goods sold and delivered. Alr T. G. Williams defended. Defendant denied that he ever had any goods on credit from the plaintiff, and whatever he procured from him was paid at the time.—His Honour disbelieved the defendant's story, and gave judgment for the plaintiff. LLANDILO PFTTY SESSIONS. These sessions wore held on Saturday last before blr J. W. Gwynne-Hughes, Col. Gwynne-Hughes, Capt. Lloyd-Harriea, and Mr J. Lewis Thomas. SUNDAY DHINIUNO- Fou R PUBLICANS CHARGED. P.C. Mitchelmore charged Wm. Thomas, land- lord of the Hope Inn, Llandilo, with keeping his house illegally open for the sale of drinks on Sunday, the 24th ult. The constable said that in company of P.C. Isaac, he, on the day stated, hid himself near the house. At 0.24 a.rn, he saw a man drive up opposite the Inn. That man got out of the trap and went into the house. Witness saw him drink from a pint in the kitchen. Ha left and drove towards Llansawel. At 9 33 a.m. witness saw William Coney aud Jer.miah O'Dowd going to the frout door. Coney knocked at the door, They both afterwards walked a few steps up the road and a boy came to the door. Coney and O'Dowd then returned and walked sharply into the house and turned up to a room on the left where they remained two minutes, At 9.41 witness aw a raaa leave the house by the front door and go towards Llandilo. At 1120 a.m. he saw a man known as Bob" from South Hank, Llandilo, go to the house and knock at the front door which was opened and again closed. Ibe man walked back the road for about 40 yards and again returned to the front of the house. A boy came to him from the front of the house. They remained together for a few seconds. The man had his back towards witness. He could see him raising his hand to his tnouth, The man left and went towards Llansa wel. The boy returned to the house c.urj'iug something undr hi" arm. At 11.52 am. witness saw W m Bendol Evans, Llandilo, knock at the front door and then go round the house. He left about three nutes later and went towards Llandilo. At 3 p.m. he saw two men fcnoqk at the front door and 8horly after he observed Mrs Thomas, the land- 1" ly hand them two pints which he saw them drinking from on the door step. They left and *eut towards Llansawel. At 3.8 p.m. saw John -n, of Llandilo, driving a trap up opposite the and John Davies and Edwaid Owens, both of "l 'udilo- The three went, into the house and he saw Mrs Thomas bunging something to the woman in lhe tiap. He could ee her raising her hand to her mouth. They went llansawel way. At 3.53 p.m. he saw same man call at the house that he saw at D.2,J, a.m. The •nan remained in the house until -1 4 P Ill. At 5-40 p.m. he saw two men go to the front door, and saw Mrs Thornis bring two pinls, which he ,&ow they drank from on the step of the door. I They then went towards Llandilo. At 5.45 p.m., he saw William Gwestley, of Llandilo, go to the house. He was supplied with a pint in the passage and witness saw him drink from it. Gwestley handed the pint back, and be was ngail supplied with a second pint from which witness saw him drink. He then left and went towards L'andilo. At G 10 p.m., witness saw a man riding on a bicycle up to the front door. He got oil the machine, and went into the house, where he remained for eight minutes. At G.45 p.m., he saw John Mason driving up opposite the house. The landlord brought out a pail, which was placed before the horse. John Davies aud Edward Owen before the horse. John Davies aud Edward Owen then came np the road and another man. They went into the house. He saw the landlord bring something to the driver and woman. Two of the men coma out of the house. They returned, one of them carrying two glasses in his hand. The men came out again, and the landlord bringing two glasses on a tray, which the landlord took back to the house. The trap left at 7 p.m. with four men and a woman aud child in it. At G.;>> p.m. he saw two men ride up in frout of the h^u-e. They got off their horses, and the landlord brought them each a pint. At 7.15 p.m., he saw William Parry aad Thomas T no 11113 walk up tote fiont of the house. They sat on a bench outside the house, and the landlord brought them back a pint each, which witness saw them drink fiom. At 7.22 p.m he saw a man walk up to the frout of the house, aud the landlord brought him a pint, which he saw him drink from At 7.30 p.m. he saw the two men with the horses leave at;d go fownrds Ta'i\l,js. At 7.33 p.m. he saw two men fr "n Llandilo go to the front door, and the land ord brought them out a pint each, which he saw them drink from. At 7.52 p.m. he saw William 1",iiry and Thomas Thomas go to the front door. Mrs Thomas the landlady brought them out a pint from which he saw them drink. At 8 p.m. he saw John Boulton and Thomas Lloyd both of Llandilo in front of the house. Boulton knocked at the door and then joined Lloyd and went round to the back. They both left in about three minutes ana were drunk. From 7 to 8 p.m. he saw the landlord carry three pints from the hou-e into the garden.—Mr J. W. Nicholas, who appeared for the defendant, pleaded guilty on his beh ilf, and asked for a mitigated penalty, on the ground that only once he had been convicted during t.he many years he had been landlord of the bolise.- The Bench fined the defendant i.3 19s Gel, and the licence was ordered to be endorsed.—Mr T G Williams appeared for the police.—Another case The same complainant charged Griffith James, of Tynewydd Inn, Llindilo, witli a like oilence.-I\lr T G Williams appeared for the police, and Mr J W Nicholas defended.—The constable said that in company of P.C. Isaac he watched the defendant's house on Sunday the 30th ult. He began watch at 4 a.m. At 5 15 a.m. he saw E Juhnson and Roberts, both of Llandilo, go to the front door, and afterwards up the road by the pine end. He saw them return from the back at 5 50 a.m. At 2 p.m. he saw Stephenson, of Ffairfach by the gate He went up the road at the pine end. William Harries then went up to the gate and up the road. He returned and went up the road which passed at the pine end. Ilo i-ettirncd and went towards the back of the house. Three other men walked right towards Llangadcck. At 3 p.m. he saw Stephenson go up Tygwynbach road and over the htdge to- wards the back do r. Hesawacoanieavethe house by the front door, and go towards the stable. Witness did not know him. At 3 10 p m. he saw a man come out of the front door with something bulky under the loft side of his coat. At 3:30 pm. he saw Mr James, of Ffairfach, come down through a field next to the house on the east side. At 3 35 p.m. he saw the man who left, the front door at 3.10. come down the 5eld and go to the front of the house. He took a tin can from under his coat, and held it up to show, and then went into the house through the front door. At 3.40 he saw some man can'y something under his coat, and go out to the field and back the same way. At 4.10 p.m. he saw the same man come down the field and go in by the front door. At 7.10 he saw two men at the gate in front of the house. They remained there 1, few seconds. Mrs James, the defendant's wife, came to the door. The mc n went tovvai-ds the back.-ei,oss- examined The man witness spoke of as carrying something under his coat was a nephe.v of thp. defendant, but witness did not know where he re- sided. Witness knew there were guests at the Inn that day. They (the guests) drove in a liap. He and P.O. Isaac were in a field between the Towy and the house up in the branches of the tree. He did not see the nephew in the trap. He could only see people go close to the gate leading to the back. He could see from the willow tree (in which he was' people go to the back gate, and there lost sight of them. He could not do so if they went up the hill. He saw no one drinking or any measure, or wiping of lips, or anything like selling. The men might have tried to get drink but failed. He could not say whose trap it was. The trap might ha\e been put up, and the horse put in the stable.—Re-exam- ined Witness used a telescope, and could have identified them if he had known them.—P.C. James Isaac corroborated.—Cross-examined He saw no drink, and nc can except the one referred to by the last witness.—For the defence Griffith James, the landlord, said that about 5.30 a.m. on ti e day in question Johnson and Roberts called at his house. He did not get up to open the door for them. They said they had been for mushrooms. He had (5 children in his house, and therefore had to keep his front door open in the day. Stephenson and Harries called and asked for beer, and he would not supply them. His nephew James lived at Tre- gib Arms. He had nothing to drink with witness that day. One from Gwinfe called and had a pint of beer about 12 noon, and at 6 p m he called and had a pint then. No one but him and the two boys from Morriston had beer in his house on that day. The policemen called about 11 30 p.m. and said everything was very quiet.— Cross- examined He now would say that his nephew had a glass of beer with him on that day. He saw no can or anything projecting. He never saw Stephenson at the back.—Atiue James, defendant's wife, said that on the day in question she saw Johnson and Harries about one p.m. in front of the house. They asked for beer but had none. The man from Gwynfe had two pints. Nephew a'so hi d a drink. The defend int and the nephew took feed to stable for the pony. The pony was in the stable part of the time. Water was also taken in a pan (a round tie one),—William Harries, Llandilo, said that on the day in question he was near the said public-house. He was by himself. He had nothing to drink.—Cross-examined: He stayed about five minutes at the gate. He did not know whe' her he asked for beer or not, but he knew he got none. He was not at the back door. He saw Mrs James on the road. He did not remember saying that he had a pint of beer that day.—The Bench were of opinion that there was not sufficient proof of sale and dismissed the ca.e.-Aitotltei- Case- P.C.Evan Davies charged Wm. Jones, of the Butchers' Arms, Bettws, with selliug beer on Sunday, be having enly a six days' license.—The constable said that on the 24'h nlto., he in company of P.C. Deans went to watch the defendant's house. At It a.m. he visited the house, and found the front door open, and they entered, and saw four men in che back kitchen sitting by the defendant and talking to him. Jacob Morgan, Llwyncwn, farmer, sat next to the defendant with a pint in his hand just taking it from his mouth. Witness caught in the piut, and saw that it contained a small drop of fresh beer. Witnessasked what ho wanted there, and he said he came to see defendant. Witness asked Thomas Bowen what he wanted there, and he replied that he came to Llwyncwn that morning, and that he had not had beer. Witness asked William Davies, caipenter, what he wanted there, and he roplied tln-t he came to the top of tho mountain for fresh air. R Hicks was there, apd witness asked what be wanted. He said he came for fresh air, but had no beer. Witness then charged the defendant with selling beer without a license, and showed him the pint in Jacob Morgan's hand. Witness then left, and the four men did the same. Defendant only held a six days' license. Three of the men lived within a. mile of the house. P.C. Deans corroborated the last witness. The cellar door was open, and a cask on tap with a key in it. For the defence, Esther Jones, defendant's daughfer, said she remembered Sunday, the 24th ulto, and the police coming to the house, and finding four men there. Witness did not know what they wanted there. She did not give a drop of beer to them. She saw Morgan hold a pint, and the police then came in. There was no key in the tap on that day. She had taken it out the night before. J Moryan bad his back towards the police, and she could riot say how the former saw the pint on the window sill. Ilopkin Morgan was not in the house on that day. They had a servant girl in the house. The case was adjourned until the next Court, so that the I defendant might produce his licensp which he bad I omitted to bring with him. Another C(tse Wm. Thomas, landlord of the Ben-ington Arms, Cwmtwreh, was charged with selling drinks on S-mday, the iiith ult.-—P.C. D Lewis said that on the day in question he found several men drinking j on the premises. It was about 10.45 a.m. Some | of the men §aid fhaji they hq,d only just left work, an 1 came a for pint each. One of tie men (David Williams) said that he wished if the constable were J there two minutes sooner, and he would have Ixjeu an I came a for pint each. One of tie men (David Williams) said that he wished if the constable were J there two minutes sooner, and he would have Ixjeu J there before them. lie asked the constable not to | ^ay a word abuut it. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined £ 2 *Js. The men found on the premises were also fined, as follows :—David Williams, lis 61 Wm. Evans, 123 6d; Wm Rees, 10s John Thomas, 10s and John Hicks, 10s. DRUNKENNESS. Henry Owen, of Cwmamman, was charged by P.C. Daniel Nicholas with being drunk and dis- orderly. Fined 14s. P.C. Mitchelmore charged .James Boulton and Thomas LloJd, labourers, both of New Road, with being drunk on the highway on Sunday, the 21th ult. Thev, had drinks at the Hope*. Fined 9s each. Hope*. Fined 9s each. LARCENY. John Welsh was charged with stealing a purse containing Us, the property of Thomas Williams (alias" Tommy Mammy ''), of South Bank.-T Williams said that on the 4th inst. he was in prisoner's company at his lodgings. Witness went to the Three Tuns and New Inn with him, and then they returned to their lodgings. Witness then went, to sleep on the floor of the kitchen where he slept for three-quarters of an hOll". The prisoner waked him, and said he (witness) must pay for a drink. Witness then took his purse out of his right iand trousers pocket, and put his hand in the purse to take out a shilling, when prisoner snatched he purse from him and ran away. Witness followed him, but faied to catch him, so he re- turned back to the house and went to sleep. That afternoon a constable called on witness. He had given no information to the police. The purse contained 12s 8d when it was taken from him. The purse produced and also the key were his property. Witness had known the prisoner for about three or four years, and they bad lodged together three or four times.—Cross-examined by the prisoner You did not show me v sovereign on the morning of the 4th inst. You sent for a quart of beer and 6d worth of whiskey. I did noL say on that moriiing that I had only had sixpence. I and you were s nt out of the New Inn because we were drunk. 1 went home from New Inn alone, and you came home in three-quarters of an hour afterwards. When I awoke you did not ask for a pipe. Mrs Davies (the lodging house keeper) was in the house when you snatched the purse away. I had from 12s Gj t,) 12s 8d in my purse in the morning, and I spent Sd in drink. Before I went to sleep I drank six or seven pints of b. er and a little liquar.-Eliza Davies de- posed that she kept a lodging house on South Bank. She remembered seeing the last witness and the piisoner in her house on the 4th inst. The last witness came home the worse for drink be- tween 3 andl- p.m. on that day and went to sleep. In about three-quarters of an hour afterwards prisoner came in and woke him up, and asked him to pay for a drink. Witness said, I will have no more drink in the house." The last witness then pulled out his purse. The prisoner snatched the purse away and ran off. Witness then sent for a constable. The prisoner retu.'ned in abou'. an hour, and she told him he had stolen the purse, and that he must give it back. He then called her names. P.C. Isaac afterwards came Î1;, and she told him to lock the prisoner up. Cross-examined Witness could not say what money the last witness had. Witness did not say she would give him a good turn.—Wm Owen Jones said he was a tailor living at Llandilo. He found the purse produced in the urinal under the tree by Mr Lo-kyer's shop. It was about 5.15 p.m. P.C. James Isaac, Llandilo, paid that at about 5 p.m on the 4th inst he went to the lodging house kept by Mrs Davies, and there saw the prisoner and Mrs Davies. From what the latter told him witness took prisoner into the lock-up. He charged him. Prisoner said, I did not steal it, why should you lock me up. an other policeman let me go at Ffairfach." Th 3 prisoner was fiued 10s. SUNDAY SCHOOL TREATS.—The members of the Methodist, Baptist, and Wesleyan Sunday Schools in the town and neighbourhood, had their annual excursion when Tenby was visited. The many hundreds who went experienced a miserably wet day, which marred more or less, the enjoyment anticipated. The members of Siloh Penybank Sunday School also had an out- ing to Llan wrtyd. SCHOLASTIC.—Miss Sarah Griffiths, daughter of Mr Benjamin Griffiths, one of the attendance officers under the Llandilo School Board, has given a good account of herself at the Ashford School for girls. At the recent examination she passed well in all the subjects, and obtained maximum marks in arithmetic. She is in her lGth year. VOLUNTEER ORDERS.—Men attending camp must parade in uniform at o p. ni., to-morrow (Saturday). Every man must attend the annual inspection at Haverfordwest, on Wednesday, un- less permission has been given by the officer in command to be absent. The company will parade at the Drill Hall on the (lay named (in uniform with helmets), at (j.30 a.m. From thence they will march to Llandilo Bridge station to meet the 7.30 train. By order, CAI>TAI>T WILLIAMS. LLANDEBIE SCHOOL BUARD, -The ordinary meeting of this Board was held at L'andilo, on Tuesday, when there were present, Messrs W. N. Jones (in the chair), David Prosser, D. J. Jones, David Thomas, and William Griffiths. The clerk was directed to write to the Education Depart- ment with respect to the proposal to build a new school at Cefneithyn, and as to the delay in the alterations and additions at Penygvoos and Dre- fach Schools. Notice of resignation was received from Mr J. Price, headmaster at Penygroes School. It was resolved that the same be accepted, and that he be released (as desired) from his duties that day on the understanding z! that his salary up to that day be paid. It was resolved that the Board ask the assistant master (Mr W. Williams), to take charge of the school pending the appointment of Mr Price's successor. Resolved that the clerk see Mr John Davies, plumber, Llandilo, and ask him to supply a cast iron pump for Drefach School, subject to his delivering the same within three weeks from the date of meeting. Notice of resignation was received from Nlv D. M. Jenkins, assistant master at Cross Inn School, whohacl been appointed tothe mastership of Llannon School. It was resolved that the resignation be accepted, and that he be allowed to leave on the 15th inst., and that the head master be authorized to engage Mr D. W. Lewis, as assistant master pending the appoint- ment of Mr Jenkins's successor. THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE VOLUNTEERS.— The appointment by the War Office of Lieutenant T. O. Williams as Captain of the Llandilo Com- pany of Volunteers, has met with the unanimous approval of the members of the Corps, as it was certainly expected it would be. After the usual weekly parade on Wednesday evening of last week, and the extract from the London Gazette, announcing the promotion, had been read, Q.M. Sergeant Richards and Drill-instructor Lallerty in neat speeches congratulated the now chief officer on his promotion. The remarks of each evoked respectively three spontaneous cheers for the new commandant.—Captain Williams, in the course of his speech in reply, stated that the plea- sure felt by him in taking over the command was mingled with the regret he felt at the severance of the close volun eer connection that had existed during the last 11 or 12 years between Major Thomas and himself. During their co-operation several progressive changes might have taken place, as was generally the case, when new blood was introduced into any institution, but whatever changes had been proposed by him (Captain Williams), had always been backed up and en- couraged by Major Thomas. Major Thomas had written to him ottering all the assistance he could in the future. Capt Williams asked the com- pany to aid him in maintaining good discipline, for it mattered not what uniform they wore or what arms they bore they could never be good soldiers without discipline. In conclusion Capt. Williams invited the volunteers to drink his health that night, and also intimated his inten- tion of making them his guests at a dinner which he intended giving to all the members of the company on the evening cf the annual shouting competition.—The Captain was loudly cheered during the delivery of his speech.