The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

Colwyn Bay Petty Sessions. A Conscientious Objector. TCase of Child Neglect. Df th c, a-l>ove court ?vas held atu,rday at Cc,?lwyn )3av, T,h e c).a the B 'tlces eiveri wer-- 'i?ir Henry (eh,airman), -Iessrs W. D. tiou!ghton, (?"n,,ble, NVnl. Rev Ti, jo?-ies, J-. IN'. Rayne, ancl the Nir 's. Pam,. agaill"e"l'rY Ta.)?lor, cleri? ?*,o the Fi'iit justices, clerk- ill th George c absence of -Nir Oliver I "41-ho lias not ?,,et re,,t,,Irl-,ed fror ndi,,S. I tll.,? Wes?t The &Ild thchl-rge -sheet was not a verv len-Lhy one, ol.cl,o e Oa,e.s were all dealt with'by about one ,Ck. I prOVeltJeots at the Plough Inn, Old ,q, Colwyn. Iliad, [-Dph lett (Messrs Porter and Amplilett) North application on behalf of the Chester gate j3 app,,?,al f I-ewe-ry Company, for the justices' elitra ,r the constructing of an additional The "'I to the bar of the Plough Iiiti, Old Colwyn. the reda?vrllers were wiliin, to close lip' the door at bf-lin gOf the bar in the"everit of this application "tittd. Tlit., justices signified their ppt" 'If the alteration. A letter COlwyn Bay Police Staff. coll[Icil Was read froiii the Urban District Cl,)l "(:ftrring to the iii,dt?.juate policing of ttir?vyn Bay, and requesting an increase of two or illoet Other t,)wns of less rateable value had w,,kl starices of tli"s were ?lliveii in last it in the report of the Council. bvveI ;ita foi-nal requisit-loti, signed CID a?,"Str tvs, be addi-essed tottie foint Police ittee, I Iii lit?, attention to the matter. he Acoustics of the Court Room. rel?"r"19 ih, Sitting of the court ti).e Chairman rnark,(i of th "Pon the verv poor acoustic properties Sr k: ro(),, Init:th- It was ve?y difficult to hear anything. thir,gs. 1"9 8?Ould be done to improve this state of INI r A, p the ro ,,Iett said the wires which ran across (jiber, Oil been reiiioved for sotiie purpose or but h rnail lia(i not 1-nissed them until the chair- d in"ltioned the fact. n APPlication for Exemption. for' -R. ,orri- billposting maz,a-er, app?.i:ed Li P-ertifl ate of exemptici, frc?ni 11 vacc?.iiiati(>n case of e -is child, Maria. C.3n .air ari TJpo,n wha:t ground your erl'tiou si e?c-tl on formed? t'he It is founded upon my belief in allpo a;c ()f vaceinatiozrc ?as a prever,.tlon of X, a, al, e t at -o be?caus-c it is frequently the li?t llIlurneraly.4e diseases clre brdught ve e Operation. It is a niatter thait I tolaiv, studie very carefully, and I am ia-bsialu-tely t'?ot,'rlcell that there is nothing goo(. in v-ac?ci.n?a- The 'Ch- e forran: It is in a gre?tt measure a 1-lblic to consider, and I ?hope, you rit due e,hide,'ation. 'RYnes- C-an you prove tlhat ot?her e a.ebeen inj7Lired by vaccirj,L.tion? said he had had t?Nvo children they had -ince died. lie er _.Ow many c,,hildreii iiave. you" elne. pp l'i,atio,l a-, grarl 'e,(]. Th,Om,a,, ),School Board Cases. ?lar avies, attendance officer, summoned 'ki?,a"t Tho-as, Penvr(?esau, Llwydcoed, for ectill reglllari? 'to send her c?hdlcl, ii years of tge, rile to sch 1. ttt.cer said that out of la possil,Ie io6 at- "Ce'3 the 1),Oy h,ad oiilv attended o times. 5 who did not N?,,as fi.ned .5s Ilberts, LIaNvr Pentre, Old C-olwyii, was "")-"e" for a ?;i mil!ar offence, by the same la,e Nles ai t'hat -P. this case -the lad was ;Lttert e'ars .1 age, an? oxi-t of a po-,sible 116 L' ad only made 63. Since the a all8ee taken out, the I)oy had been ll't <O>f .01 iegu??iarly. ,all-d cost, was iiifli--ted. P,Gb I)runk and Disorderly. J'"es, tailor St. Agnes Grove, Col- Drd, a3,, was,rharg' se rly. ed with bein?g drunk k-tncl dis- tea?ilt iPPett gave evidence tc) the eff ect sa the accii-sed on the road betweei-i ay ""d Old Colw?vn sta,ering. He "Drunk a aiii, Jones?" a.nd de- re lied, "Good9night, ter.) -wh- did not appear, -,vas fined sts, O'np aast ug 's, 13, Vic?tori?a-road, Col-,vyii D,ay, lied JoIles, carpenter, 55, P?ark-ro?ad, were 58 (1 costs each for4 similar offences. ,I?obe Breaking a Byelaw. R,?b,?y Hou,?,e., I)a-fk-ro-ad, ll),9 'Wit-h caii:,illg in 'kry f, III the Fzt, h<)rse car to renia- d?Q, "3r th tree-,t longer than was iieces- Wil. e PI"Pose (if putting pasi,(?ngers ""4ts.' (?on"'Y-load. He was fillecl 5's and e 11 1'() ughes, cabdriver, Council-,ctreet, va .e,,?,Sserte,tsarged with tll, same offence. d h 0 ?at was wai;iiig for his pa-sseti- had 10' fort 1, c)rle ii the Dingle, and ivere y 'cil-a e'ITites. 9 wi-tr ?a'??"'Ist him was evei-itually dis- h caution, costs beiii?- remitted. Ob-struction. Nva I"ay W,a,d Storey Jore.?, .1?vy Biil'ld,?iigs, Calwyj-i y'ellar ed Pl'il,g 4it' obstracting the footpath 'h?'p i ?)werl ;arl-le 'Dutsicle the ibop. ;Aft ra?n, a,l t e nilangle wa,outsi?le the er,lo te?,? a,it?, Oil' orning !till one in -Llio )&r til,l fr five c)'clocl? in the J6,11., CIIDSirl.g ()'nl F' Plea time. fille ded of ?lee <)f the bye-laws, SS -and ,,A4 r14 rI ()- s ,vaL, imposed. Dhi I'anie ("tr)n t:'ays his Rates. repsA ?ktc t,rllpl.tlt ( -essrs lorter and Ai-n- d III ior 448 at the claim agaiii.4t LN/lr I-lor- tirlt s by the l,,b,ar, 1-)istr?ct Cou3:icil (,n of r tes, e cil aIlad been paid. er.) all to 4r arll ;it that.. t: v?, gc, all, 'veryra ra neeci not ?-,o tilt. I Ae 'li, a o,ti tle.ttP_,d our dmisior,. .ay, Sil. jec!t Avo-ilicl- liike tl-.ie tle Is jele 'i, er, til Ut a t.iglit. R?c ve erts was fil-le(i Illd costs i-thcqlt a light. eS, ruelty to a Mare. a-,vker,7, Peter-street, Aber- gele, was charged at the instance of the N.S.P.C.A. with cruelty to a. mare. Mr Alderman Joseph Jones, The Nook, Old Colwyn, said that on the 26th of March he, saw the defendant drivinig a horse and oart from Old Oolwyn towards Penmaen. He was beating it in a most cruel manner, standing up in the cart .and raining blows upon the animal's back with, a stick unmercifully. A gentleman who was looking on, remarked that the defendant ought to have the whip applied to his own back, and be made to pull the cart up the hill. When the prisoner was .asked if he had any ,?ta:teme -n-t to make lie said: "I d,,arn,t hit the mare, as she would Idck the car to pieces." Inspector Rowlands, N.S.P.C.A., said that he saw the mare in Abergele two. days after the alleged cruelty. The animal bore traces of having been beaten,and was lame in both hind legs. It was in very poor condition. He asked defendant how he came to beat his horse on the day in question-. Pie replied that he dared not beat, the animal at all. Chairman (to accused): Have you any questions to ask the witness? Accused The, animal is in. a better condition now than it was when I had it first. I Chairman: Ask him .a question, don't a make statement. Accused: Why should I ask him a question? (Laughter). As the defendant had got- rid of the animal, the Bench were inclined to take 'a lenient view of the case, 'and only imposed a small fine of as 6d and costs. Refusing: to Quit Elias Williams, Plas N ewydd Farm, Colwyn Bay, was charged with being drunkaad refusing to quit the premises of the Central Hotel. Mr James Amphlestt lappeared for the-prosecu- tion. I-iarrv at the Ce,,tral Hotel, said that on Saturday night, the 5th of April, the defendant came into the bar in a drunken condition. He was refused drink, and when requested to leave the place, he wouldn't, and defied them .all. Sergeant Tippett had to be sent for, and the man was forcibly ejected. Mr Geo. Eastham, licensee of the Central Hotel, corroborated the evidence of the last witness. Defendant was too big for him to tackle, so he called the sergeant. Sergeant Tippett testified to having to eject the defendant out of the hotel. Mr Amphlett: The defendant is a notorious character, is he not? Sergeant Tippett: He is a terror. (Laughter). The Chairman: Are you afraid of him? Sergeant Tippett: I am not ,afraid of anyone. (Laughter). It transpired ttbat there were jig previous charges against the defendant, including tres- passing, assaults, and three charges of deserting his family. He was .ordered to pay a fine of 62 ios, or go to gaol for a month. Cruelty to a Horse. Mr T. Pryce Williams, grocer, and Owen John Roberts, Colwyn Bay, were charged with causing a horse to be worked when in an unfit condi- tion. Mr James Amphlett appeared to defend. The Inspector said he saw Roberts in charge of a horse and cart, the animal being very lame. He asked him how he came to work a. horse in thai condition. He replied that it had been lame for a long time. He said his master knew all about it. Witness said the animal was in great pain, and was not fit to be worked. He afterwards saw Mr Pryce Williams, and asked him how he allowed the mare to be worked. He said that the horse was not in any pain, but was only stiff on'account of rheumatism. He intended -selling it to a farmer in the country, where it would be able to work all right after a little rest. Mr Amphle-tt said he would -at once plead guilty. It did not always follow that because a horse was slightly lame that it was in pain. As soon a,,s the inspector expressed the opinion that the animal was -unfit for work it had not been worked. The Chairman: The owner of the mare does not appear to have paid that attention to it that one would expect from a tradesman of his character and position. Subsequently, T. Pryce Williams was fined as 6d and ic,csts and Roberts is and costs. Neglect of Children. :AJ- -) DI,S,CLOSURES. Thomas Eastwood, painter, and his wife, liv- ing at the West-end Saloon, Colwyn Bay, were charged with neglecting their five children, varying in,agci from eleven years to four months. Mr Francis Nunn. appeared for the prosecu- tion, -and stated that the charge was not one of actual cruelty, but of neglect. In the first place the surroundings of the children were exceeding- .a ly ',?iltliy. They -h; d been throughout the winter wit-hoult ,any bedclothes. They had been left quite alone, the eldest being only eleven, whilst the mother was out charring. The inspector of the N.S.P.C.C. had visited the place three times, first in February, the second time a month later, and the third time on 8th of April, and he warned the defendants each of them.' As no improve- ment could hese-en at the second- or third visit, a summons was issued. William James, tR.S.P.C.C., stationed at Denbigh, said that on the 12th of February he received, a communication from Sergeant Tippett, in consequence of which he visited, the defendants' rooms over Mr Thomas' shop. He found five children by themselves at. the top of the house. The rooms were good-sized, but miserably furnished. The female defendant was out charring -at.the time. The children were filthy, and badly clothed. There was only. one sheet and some left-off clothes on the bed. At twelve o'clock they paid a second visit, when the defendants were at home. Witness pointed out the -condition- of the house to the defendants, and Mrs Eastwood said that in consequence of her husband being -out of work she; had been obliged to go 'out to work to earn food. Wit- ness -said they must not llefave children -off such tender a-ge alone. A month later witness paid a 'second visit, and found the place and the children in a more Mthy condition than before. The infant, three months old, was lying on the sofa covered with dirt, and all the. others were badly -clad-. He again- warned them. Then ,a,g,ain on the 8th of April witness went to the house a third time and found it in a similar dirty condition. Two of the children appeared to have been washed, but the others were very dirty. There was a sheet on the bed which looked as if it had not been washed for months. He told the male. defendant that he had heard he was in the haibit of getting drunk, and de- fendant replied that he only had a few glasses on.a: .Saturday. He was -not in the habi-t Gf getting drunk continually. Witness said he would have to report the case to the society, and they decided to take action. Sergeant Tippett said he 'had seen the female defendant commg out of a public-house in a drunken- condition and in company with a womaii named Evans, from Penmaen, a bad character and a convicted thief. Her husband was drunken. Witness said the rooms were in a most in-sanitary and dangerous condition. The Chairman (to the male defendant) Do you wish to a'sk witness, any questions? Defendant: The officer has been a prevarica- tor of the truth. It is no use my asking any questions, as he will be believed before me. The Chairman: That's a matter for the Bench. Ask quest-ions if you want to do so. Defendant (to the witness): If you saw the place in such a. dirty state, how is it you did not have it put in a. igood sanitary condition, since you are an officer of the law? Sergeant Tippett:' If I had been the s'anitary inspector, I should have done so jolly quick. (Laughter.) But I'm not, .and, therefore, could not do anything. George Mason, hairdresser, West End Saloon, said he was the tenant of the house, and he sub-let the two top rooms to the defendant. The male defendant had not been sober on a Satur- day night since the 25th of October. The de- fendant had been out of work for several weeks, and he was unable- to get his rent. Mrs East- wood said she wanted to buy a suit for one of the boys, and the same day both man and wife were under the influence of drink. They were quarrelling until half-past two in the morning. The rooms were in a dirty condition, and the children -scantily clothed. He had seen Lily out in. the sriow with bare feet, and some of the children, had been to school in the very bad weather looking blue with cold. He had given the defendants notice to quit the rooms. For -the defence Thomas Schofield, painter, Greei-ifield-road, Colwyn Bay, said the defend- ant had worked for him for a few weeks, and he had never lost any time through drink. Mr Nunn: Did you make any statement about the state of the children to anybody? Witness: I heard that the children were neg- lected, and I said to defendant: "Cannot some- thing be done? I don't want to see you sum- moned." The Male Defendant: With regard to my drinking- propensities, my emp-oyers can prove that I am 'an absolutely sober man all week, but I do admit that I take a glass or two on Satur- day night. Between the notice to quit and the difficulty of obtaining a house anywhere, I have been very much worried, and I took rather too much drink lately. My wife has been looking everywhere for a house, and we have at last succeeded in getting one. I have done my best to pay my just and legal debts, and my wife has done her best to help me and to keep the children. As for my place being filthy, I can stand here and say that I have got as clean a little wife as anyone could have. (Slight ap- plause.) T'he female defendant stated that they had succeeded in getting a house at last, and she had finished the work she had had to do during the last month, and would henceforth be -able to stay at home and look after the children. The Chairman This is a very bad case, but taking all the circumstances into consideration, we shall not take a very severe co-urse with you. You will be bound over in the sum of £10 each to be of good behaviour for six months.