The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

^urch of England Waifs and Strays Society. IN A DII,EAI,vl,-A,. tR,-The Pinar,Ce Committ?ee o,f ithe 'Cihurch o,i n'cl Waifs,,aiTdl StTay,s 'Scrciety is ic,o?mpos?ed) Is Practi?C?l rne!n?, thoroughly c,onivinced, that it so,-Ilot ',vile even? in the? case o' a Charitable let,y to I I run, iinto debt. A serio-us? problem,, tverlh s tc)' e faced at this seas,o,n of,?ihe year, t ell 1; ere i;s a consi,d ra'b.le falll'n?- o,-Ff iM, the el ts tel, -t to ti-,rn adirift any, of itt'le t 4a,l ones alr.ady in -t!he homes, a,nfd it is Piteou 'c)s,sible, to turn a deaf ear to the I .ae,als on !behalf of o,ther li?ttle. ones, frO, all parts of !tlhe country. ?f he are,,s eclimens oif the cases vrhich came 44d" ase, cimmitte-e at i?zs. las,t me.etin, ?ear e are co d?ent that, no,t even, the 'ha,r?de": s? letti:of Our supporters, would advise ?-Lheir re- s'L,,inal,d aiced ei-Iht. The fa?th,er, CO,n,- ,his lilfe ",Pon be-in., heavily in -debt, de,str?oye,d .r,Qe anid? the, motlier, owin?,o,, to the gr?eat gilt'Ital stra2.n, o,eicasione?d by h:s death-, wen(c 'a I Of her inind-, and, s-'h.e is now an in,,mate, ol a?.Ilrl!atic as37?u?m. A sister, on,ly 17 years! o,f ?e, to,o-k h,ai? b c, -e ol" the oy, lost her situ- ,?h",Ol"h't4Ou"b sla:cki-ie.ss of wc,rk, and, further, was ad, no control whatever ov?er him. He lc()ntin?ual?ly playi.n,, truant, aii?.d?, being 411d.er tih. fast einfluence, of ba,d? com?panio,n,s, was golll,(,t wit? tll ,0 t-he bad,.A!brc;th,e,r who lives eirn, is rapid',Iy Ed. o i n, into -cons u.m:ption:. ?w?a?r,d and, 'Th?o?mas'R., a.,e?d 12 and' io ,4, Pect'velly. The parents, year's' a-o, kept an, b'Dtel b ers'l.f' 'It the mo,?Lher took to d,,rink' -and,' k'll-ed 'ra I and from that !.Lime the, father dr;fte,dt pldq?y On, the: -downward path!. Through Ilikill" 'bl?ng he, lost his licence, all,, ? ?, and gain ta.k, ri-al?ly b,e?ea,,m.e a bookmaker. He wa,s ?therv en be,fc)re the, ma?,istrates,, and released: on irk Pro,rr1ise to, give up bet?tin- After -being sor,'variousl situa'tions, he was taken i-11, and 11, di.ed. PO?8i't- There are no relatives in a R "On' to, help. a,,O'?'e and Catherine, W., age,d,ei,ht and four- ,wh.,a-balf r,e,,pectively. The surround?ini-s from ltil these, poor children w,er,e? re,s?cued, were extr ha ?"1"e?IY wretched' o,win, to? -th,e mother vlb" lead, an im?n'ioral l,fe since, th-e father's, ?eath w-The at?tejlcion of t!he: "N.,S.P.C.,C." drawn! to di,, t-he -case, and the child'ren were ,a,l,'c?,lier,e'd' 'in, a most de.plo-rabtle condition, t as fo, un?d upoi-i examination that 'Lhey eeil, illtreated), ne,cr?lected?, an,cl insuffici- fe an cl,oth,ed. ^th0r C. P., aged, ifve-and'-a-half. The f I?o: faia,e,d in! business, went "to West Tlca Wh.e4 Ilut ad! only- been the,re a, short time-, too, s.,Uc,cumb,e,d to fe,vier. The mother a?s 0:r,in( I anci d?eserte,d her ch?ildten, ancl 110. ''n hen, q?ast seen: so-me iS months, tfi 'ft,er t e mot?her'sf de-,sertl,o,n,, a? daughter an Ie,ars en,deavo?ure,d to supporit her brother ektslgcerI ut is no l'ongre?r able to dio so, her -tvini,)i -broken down undtr the, worry ar'd" Work sb?e, had? to, do. ?ilie. 're, ce a,edi i i. Tlh,e father committed ie last year, anid,just recenltly the mother ,S() e, erseTf. A ma;rr'ed? sis?er i[ook t'h,el at itut er husband's work is s,o, iniconstant :I.- as ontly, with the -reatest -diffic,ultiy farnilly ?ls, able, Co provid:'?e' for- herself and -"41;iet C the :C., a,-ed, nine,. Father d,ead; to 'r')Othe,r wasi c,o,'nvict,ed, fOT the,ft anid! sent prison. O,n, her d?'is-c.haig,e, she? was, per- t 5rd ,go into a home, fo-r? in?e?briates, li-l,. tr ,Ne, see if she -couil,d n,o?t be! -cur,ed.' of her rPP,efra,te,, hoibits.. 'The cb,il?di wa;s left ii-i, (Jhar, I)e- 6e of al'i e,l,d!er brothet Of Who, nk) t III clr 17, ?d 6 a?bi,t eci,ded ? o, support hiim?s!e?lf and, sister, has kh to ?en?list in, t-he, Airlmy. 'There? was, !re 'h,o?me. ifo?r the chi-ld! in, questi,o,n. at tD ar? C'ti in fai?h, anid on tihe sym- 01 ge e-ros,ity of o-ur support,rzrs,, we ad!dl li?r es, "Ire ?si'bl?liti,es-, for, t'?h-ei majoirit!y of the I vr received' fTee of paym-en,t. N?o? e0er Gif childr-en, would, w"?sh us 'to act 'MU can t. the, time, we s,t d,o all yeear off the. di?-ficit on? the Geneiral c'ose of 'ehe year. It, n;ciw 'a?mou?nts, e appeal, t:her,e,fo-re, earnestlly and to aill) inter'es?-,ed- in t,he weilfare of Ildr,en, to a,ss,ist in, removin-- the preseiiit lety i,ch is burdeiiint, our Fnance? Coim- (Signed) R. W. LOWRY, Lieut.-General, Chairman; E. DE M. RUDOLF, Ohtlt,C.h C)f Secretary. il:,ng,l,,and Waifs, and Si-,r'ays S o?c,i,e ty, Savoy'-S:treet, Lon,doni, W.C.

h4lf"101iday Question in CoJwyn Bay. ?l? ')'SAPPOINTE, D ASSISTANTS. -At the end of the season we were quite ?lat'ed t aj", in that we were Ioing to be with the to?si it '3f shop assistants in'closing earlier, as we t eLre c ad earned a little relaxation as well all. tI er had been drawn up and signed 4?'Itles e tradespeople in the confectionery 8,3rj e8, Sa?'in that the shops would be closed at ing excepting Saturdays, and 6 p m. 'Ve b. "IsdaN, We had even gone so far as to e? ills -S ect, Printed, and put in the windows to that Rto? then ?d I Suddenly our hopes were dashed to the b y The bills were all taken out a-ain, and 14t, We do t, jthe fnot know, unless it is that o get out ,ips resh air of Colwyn Bay is injurious to our "'t b "'l Xx'ould affect us so i-nuch that we i-night ?4ta"? flt for business again. If it is so we lot suffer in that way this winter. an catitiot fi Re OU nd out the reason for this sudden a% trseli,es, would someone please eiili,hten 1)4rs l? ?'hO it is we have to thank for sucti'Ionl tj the winter, when there is no busines's ?-'YOurs, &c., CONFECTIONER'S ASSISTANTS. \V t

elsQ National Eisteddfod, 1904. The Pavilion Question. tt,?dT""zc'Of the Executive Committee was held on all in the Council Chamber, Town Q/tel? ?ll under the presidency of Mr R. Li. It I tit, res IQ lved to invite the delegates of the Pan- 1, t11 ere -Ilee to the Eisteddfod. to Ir lscussion ensued on the ?eport of the t tr oses Committee as to a suitable design ri O"e is fod Pivilion. It was it the outset trjvertis, tt plans for the Pavilion should be to etit I.s to seat 10,000 people, and the rejected 4%ie sati offered five guineas each by way of 4r'This motion was defeated. After Vttti led ?Qt 8i',Cussion it was decided to insert an "0'2 t in the "Contract journal" or the it2Lbi,n? Plans for a Pavilion.

Denbighshire Standing Joint Committee. Major Leadbetter Completes 25 Years' Service. THE quarterly meeling of the Committee was held at Wrexham, on Friday, Captain Griffith-Boscawen presiding.

Chief Constable's Report. Major Leadbetter (Chief Constable) reported an increase for the quarter of 14 in indictable offences, 22 in non-indictable offences, and a decrease of £ 58 5s lId in the value of property stolen. Seven hundred and twenty-two persons were proceeded against for non-indictable offences and 354 persons for drunkenness, 46 of whom were for being drunk on Sundays three men had been placed on the black list, and one female had been committed to an inebriates' home. During the year ended 29th September 10,750 tramps were relieved, being an increase of 3,600 as compared with last year, viz. 8,191 English, 1,253 Irishi 388 Scotch, 763 Welsh, and 153 other nationalities. The Chairman said he was sorry to see an in- crease of indictable offences, and also in cases of drunkenness. Mr Walkin Lumley (Ruthin) asked how the great increase in the number of tramps was accounted for. The Chief Constable said there was an increase of 3,134 in that division alone, and an increase of 466 in the other divisions combined, which showed the necessity that the county should be well policed. It was suggested that a great portion of the tramps passed through on their way to the Birmingham waterworks. The Chairman said an enormous number were relieved at the Wrexham Workhouse, and unfortu- nately many of them were discharged soldiers. A Silver Jubilee. The Chairman slid it had come to his knowledge that the Chief Constable had just completed twenty-five years' police service, and he thought it would be rather nice and in accordance with their feelings if he moved a resolution expressing their congratulations at the satisfactory manner in which Major Leadbetter had carried out the police duties j of the county for so long a period, and trusting he might continue in health and strength. (Applause.) Mr Lumley (Ruthin) had great pleasure in seconding the resolution. Mr Isgoed Jones (Llanrwst) said as the vote con- cerned the whole of the county, he, as residing about the extreme end, cordially supported the resolution. (Hear, hear.) The Chief Constable said he thanked them very much for their good wishes and kind expressions. He had had a very momentous twenty-five years in some respects. He had had a good deal of trouble, which thank goodness, was over now, and he had no serious quarrel with anybody except those people he ought to quarrel with. (Laughter.) He should complete 26 years' service next year, but he hoped, nevertheless, to be in sufficiently good con- dition to go on with his duties. (Applause.) '••til-'

Shocking Railway Fatality near Bettws=y=Coed. Determined Suicide. ON Thursday afternoon last a shocking faicakty occurred on the railway about half a mile on 'he t Llanrw?t, side o-f Bettwsy,cio-e!d, isltatio.n. A man., named Robert Wynne, aged, 63, of Lllan. didewi, near Llangerniew, was seen by the men on tihe engine of ichei 2.10 p.m. tra,'n from Llan- dudno Junction to Bel:twsycoed to ,cross, the line near a place called the cutting. The fire- man1 blew his whistle, which was unheeded., and in a few moments he was cut ito pieces, the face mutilated beyond recognition. Mr JSyles, the Be,ttw-sycoed! statibnmaster, had the remains conveyed. to fJhe ladies' waiting-room, where they lay pending the inquest. For somei timei the work of identifying de- ceased was' a difficult one. Sergeant BreeSe, therefore, journeyed' to Llanrwst, and: broughk back Supt. Ja,rv:'s, who, when, he. saw the re- mains, recognised the clothing and other things to be1 those of Wynne's. On, the previous' Tuesday, Wynne had been brought before khe Llanrwst magistrates:, and' charged with being a wander'ng lunatic, hut on his undertaking to. le¡av5 the district, he was discharged, being cons :,de-red harmless. The Inquest. Mr iBodvel Roberts, the deputy coroner for Carnarvonshire, hel«i' the inqueslc on Friday afternoon, at, the Police Station, Bettw.sycoed, Mr Henry Roberts 'being' foreman of the- jury. After viewing the body, John Jones, of Scot- land-gcreet, Llanriwst, labourer, said he identi- fied the remains as tho.se of Roibert Wynne. He was in very poor circumstances, and had no settled place of abode. Witness had a long talk with h:im on) Wediiesdaf. He then looked, very queer—in fact, silly; but he did not say he was lured of life. By Sergeant Bree-se Witness' recognised tlhe cap produced 'as 'belonging 'to. deceased, because 'there was a hole, in it which he saw when! dle- ceaSedl was in ithe workhouse: at Llanrwst. Hufgh 'Roberts, driver of the train, said be was on the leflc side of the engine. His, fire- man, George Jones, saw a iman come ou't of the woods on 'to ,the right side of the- line. There were' railings on iboth sides. His mate whistled) but deceased! stepped in front of 'the train. Wit- ness did not see the man himself, but he could feel the engine going over him. He stopped tfee train within its own lenfgth—aiboufc 60 yards. Witness andJ the guard went to the body, which was lying ten yards behind the: train. It was practically cut to' pieces. George Jone.s, the fireman, gave corroborative evidence. Deceased was walking slowly along the s'de of 'the line, and witness, gave a long warning whistle. He took no notice, but actu- ally steppedi in front of the train. Deceased was about 20 yard's from the engine when wit- ness first saw him. They were, going at a speed of from 15 to 20 miles, an: hour. The time was about 2.50 p.m. Thomas Parry, porter at Beiitwsycoed', said he saw a man about two p.m. sitting on a sltone in the cutting -w'lth his handsi in his pockets. Witness wenlt up to him, and asked him what he was d;oin!g there, and! he replied, "'Sleeping." He* told\ h:mt that that was no place to sleep, and that he would1 have to go. away at once. Deceased' wenit towards Bettwsycoed. When witness returned he again saw deceased. He had: come over tihe fencing again, • and seemed to. be hiding between the fencing and. the line. Witness advised 'him to go to t'he railway sta- tion, but delceased went into the woods to-wardis the main, road!. Witness khan left him, and ad- vised some platelayers to 1150 down and see the man. Deceased spoke quite intelligibly. Owen Williams', platelayer, said he was seyrt dOlwnl to look for deceased, and saw him shelter- ing under some trees which were on ithe ra-llway premises. When -witness asked him what he was doing there, dleceased! replied he did not know. On :be:ng told- to go away he got over the fencing to Itfhe w'oods. towards the. main- road'. Witness followed him, andl saw him on the main Toladi for Llanrwst about 2.20 p.m. Mr Albel Davies, one of the jurymen, said he had knciwn deceased for some time. He had been. haymaking, bult of la,te, had nok appeared to he1 in his right mind,. 'Tlhe Coroner: We. are alii agreed that the rail- way officials dlid all they- possibly coud to get the man away. Mr Abel Davies: Undoubtedly, they did their duty to the utmost. The jury returned, a verdict to the effect thal-L the deceased committed suicide whilst tempor- 'ly ins I I I rl. -ane, by placi,n.g himself in, froril of k-.Oe a train.

Extraordinary Case at Prestatyn. Charge Against an Organist. Alleged Neglect. AT the Rhyl Police Court on Tuesday morning, before Dr. Eyton Lloyd and other magistrates, Inspector William James, of the N.S.P.C.C., sum- moned George Edward Barvvell, organist, of 15, Glenburn-road, Seacombe, near Birkenhead, for having at Prestatyn, on the 25th ult., wilfully negiected his two children in a manner likely to cause injury to their health. Defendant pleaded not guilty. He conducted his own case Mr F. J. Gamhn, prosecuting on behalf of the Society, stated that defendant was charged with having the custody and care of the children, who were under the age of sixteen, did uiiiawfully neglect them in such a manner as to likely cause them unnecessary suffering. Defendant, who was an organist, was the father of two boys named Edward Louis Barwell, 121 years old, and Walter George Barwell, 10 years old. He left the boys with their mother in July, 1900, and since that time he had only contributed towards their support a sum of 16s 6d. In January, 1901, 3s 6d was sent by defendant in November, 1902, 3s and in July, 19)3, 10s. Defendant's wife resided at Prestatyn, and en- deavoured to eke out a livelihood by giving lessons. She had, however, utterly failed to do so, and the result was that she and the children had been obliged to go to her neighbours to get food to keep them from starvation. Defendant said he could not get sufficient work, and that what he earned from time to time was only enough to maintain himself. The prosecution had nothing whatever to do with that. Defendant also said that he was suffering from rheumatism. What the society had to do was to look after the welfare of the children, and not any disagreement between husband and wife. He thought defend- ant's answer to the charge was that his wife lived separately from him, but there were reasons why she did so. Whatever happened between defend- ant and his wife had nothing to do with the welfare of the children and if he neglected the children in the manner stated he rendered himself liable to the criminal law. A Pitiful Tale. Mrs Barwel. who is very deaf, deposed to only receiving 16s 6d, and the children had in conse- quence suffered neglect in not having sufficient food. All her furniture had been sold, and she was obliged to teach to enable her to get a living for !he children. Had it not been for the kindness of neighbours they would have sometimes starved. There was a lady present in court who had given them loaves from time to time. Mr Gamlin But had not the children been short of food ?—Whenever there was any the children always had it Annie Lewi-, wife of Edward Henry Lewis, re- siding at No thop Villa, Prestatyn, stated that the children lived in Ross Llyn-terrace, Prestatyn, and were very poor. The Clerk They are poor like many other people in the world. Mrs Lewis Yes, sir. She had given them food repeatedly. This was all the evidence adduced for the prose- cution, and defendant intimated that he did not pro- pose to call witnesses. Defendant, addressing the Bench, said that was the first time he had been placed in such a position. His wife went away from him several years ago, and some time elapsed before he ascertained her whereabouts. She took the elder boy with her. He went to live, after his wife had broken up the home, at Ince Blundell, in Lancashire, where he officiated as an organist. He took the younger boy subsequently to live with him at New Brighton, and that was with her consent and knowledge. He had written to his wife, and said he wished to do the best he could for them all, but he had had ill- health. He was compelled to leave his situation at Ince Blundell, because of his ill-health, as he suf- fered from chronic rheumatism. For nine months he did not earn a penny, and had it not been for his father and mother, who lived at Ipswich, he did not know what he should have done. He had heard at the Court for the first time that his wife had dis- posed of all the furniture, which was practically her propei ty, and he had not seen one of his boys for two years until that morning. He did not know they were in such low circumstances. He was only earning £30 per year at a church near Birken- head, and he was paying 10s per week for his board and lodgings. Out of the money he was earning he did not see how he could well afford to give them any money at the present time. He was a conductor of an operatic society near where he was living, and he hoped there would be money accruing from that eventually. He had only re- cently refused a situation near Bath, and he had acquainted an inspector of the society who visited him to that effect. Defendant emphatically assert- ed he had never neglected his children; that he did not know they were suffering from hunger but that the only thing he was informed of was that they wanted his help, which he was not in a position to render. As soon as he was able to con- tribute to them he would do so and he would never shirk his responsibility. Since he had been organist near Birkenhead he had written his wife to try and make some amalgamation ot business in the Rhyl district, when she replied, you are earn- ing £ 30 a year, keep it I don't want you out here." The Clerk proceeded to point cut that the Act said a person should have the custody of the child- ren and Mr Gamlin said he appeared in the interests of the children, and them alone. The Magistrates decided to dismiss the case but they expressed themselves strongly averse to to the defendant's conduct towards the children. They hoped he would now make a greater effort to contribute towards them. Defendant said he would only be too delighted to do so as far as was possible.

A Baptist church bazaar at 'Maidenhead; was opened by the pastor, who was ill, by means of a phono'graph. 0 —— Arrangements have been made to. hold the iColonia Products Exhibition at St. George's Hall, Liverpool, on January 5 next and the three succeeding d!ays.

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