Haverfordwest and Milford Haven Telegraph and General Weekly Reporter for the Counties of Pembroke Cardigan Carmarthen Glamorgan and the Rest of South Wales

Haverfordwest Petty Sessions. SUNDAY DRINKING ON THE JUBILEE GARDENS A LAST CHANCE FOR EX-TROOPER LYONS. These sessions were held on Monday last before the Mayor (Mr T. L. James), Messrs. Joseph Thomas, W. P. Ormond, Lewis Roberts, Win. Williams, and James Thomas. Twe adjourned vaccination cases were still further ad-J iourned. AN OLD OFFENDER. Mary Elizabeth Da vies, North Gate, was summoned for drunkenness in Horn's Lane on the 6th Sept. The defendant did not appear. P.S. Parry said that at about 11.30 p.m. on the (ith September, he found the defendant very drunk at the top of Horn's Lane. She was leaniug against the wall, and three fellows were trying to take her away in the wrong direction from home. She had a little boy with her who was carried home on some man's back. After a long time, witness succeeded with another man's assistance in getting defendant home to North Gate. Fined 5s, and 8s 6d costs. THE SUNDAY CLOSING ACT. Isaac James, of the Mill Inn, Cartlett, was summoned for keeping his licensed premises open for the sale of in- toxicating liquor on Sunday, 20th August. P.C. David Evans swore that on the 2oth August he was in plain clothes standing ill Salutation Square, aud ] he saw a man coming out of the Mill Illll carrying a pmt of beer in a bottle. He stopped the man, who was C. Hickettson, of Picton, and the man admitted he had it in the Mill Inn. Witness saw the beer, which was in a light coloured bottle. Hickettson carried the beer over to the Jubilee Gardens where there were five other men. Witness did not see the men drink the beer then, but be- fore Hickettson went in, he saw them drinking, and he saw Hickettson go towards the Mill Inn. P.S. Parry said his attention was drawn to about four fellows sitting on the timber behind the shed on the Jubilee track. He noticed that they were all under the influence of drink, and this man Hickettson was amongst them. A few minutes after Hickettson went into the Salutation aud witness saw him coming out. Then wit- ness went into the Salutation and asked the barmaid if a stranger had been in the house. She said, Yes." Witness asked, "What did you supply him with She replied, "A sum!! bottle of Bass." Witness then asked Did you supply him with anything to carry out." The barmaid said "No, I refused." Witness went out. Ho knew he could do nothing in uniform, and he also knew that the men were having the drink from some- where, so he went over to Castle Square where he saw P.C. Evans in plain clothes. Witness gave P.C. Evans information of what he had seen and told him to keep watch. About :W p.m. witness visited the Mill Inn and saw the defendant in the bar, and asked him if Hickettson had been there. Defendant said Yes." Witness asked, "Did you supply him with anything ? Defendant said he gave Hickettson a bottle of Bass, and in reply to a further question, admitted that he gave him a pint bottle of beer to take away. Defendant continued that he knew he was doing wrong. Witness said, Oh, you knew you were doing wrong." Defendant said Yes, but it's unusual, and it was my wife's fault." Defendant, who appeared, admitted giving the man the beer, but he thought it was to be carried to Picton, and knew nothiug of the men on the Jubilee Track. Supt. Francis: I submit the case has been proved. It's as clear as possible that licensed victuallers should not supply drink even to bona-fide travellers on Sunday for consumption off the premises. Your worships, this in an old game in Haverfordwest. They get men in from the country to go into a public-house and carry drink out to men belonging to the town. Defendant: I did it quite innocently. Clerk (Mr R. T. P. Williams) It is not a patent process only in use in Haverfordwest. Supt. Francis I don't know. Clerk: I think it is not confined to this place. Defendant: I did not think it any harm. The Mayor said they were bound to impose a fine, but, as it was a first offence, the fine would be only 10s and 8s 6d costs and the license would not be endorsed. TWO MISCHIEVOUS BOYS AND A CYCLIST. Reginald Thomas, Belle Vue Terrace, and Sydney Roberts, Belle Vue Cottages, Portfield, were summoned for obstructing the road at Belle Vue by placing a cord across the street on the 22nd August. The defendants were lads of 13 years and both appeared. They admitted the offence but pleaded that it was only a cord of cotton. Clerk That won't help you, my friends. Mr Martin Phillips proved. He was cycling down town bout i) p.m. on the 22nd August, and he had got as far as the Horsy and Jockey when be noticed some boys on each side of the road a bit further down. He cycled on, and suddenly a cord caught him across the mouth. When he found what it was he tried to push it away but could not. He therefore dismounted and chased the boys up as far as the "Horse and Jockey." One boy went down the Dale road and he followed. The boy, however, ran into a cottage and out at the back. He could not re- cognise any of the boys on account of the dark, but he called out "I only wanted to know where you lived." 111e cord cut his mouth and he was marked for several days. If he had been going a bit fast it might have pulled him off his machine. The Clerk remarked that it was a very dangerous tbLiiYg for the boys to have done. ° The boys answered that they did not mean to do any harm. Their intention in putting up the cord was to pull the hats of fcyclists. The Mayor said they were not allowed to play games, even supposing they were innocent games, on the public street. This might have resulted seriously, and they would be fined Is and 7s Cd costs each. NO LIGHTS. Howell Waters, Thornbush, Freystrop, was summoned for riding a bicycle without a light in Albert Street, at 11.5 p.m. on the 25th August. P.C. Warlow proved. He saw the defendant riding without a light, but, on seeing witneess, defendant dis- mounted and said his lamp had just gone out. The defendant said his lamp went out owing to the bicycle having come in contact with a stone, and that he was walking when the policeman saw him. P.C. Warlow answered that he felt the lamp and it was cold. Fined Is and 7s Gd costs. A LAST CHANCE. John Charles Lyons, of the "Falcon Inn," was summoned for using obscene language in Holloway on the 28tii August. There were also two adjourned charges of drunkenness against the defendant, who did not appear. Supt. Francis said defendant told him on Friday that he was going to Ireland on the following day to shoot. P.S. Parry said he had seen the defendant in town that morning. P.C. Warlow proved the charge of obscene language, addiug that a woman complained to him that it was awful. Evidence had been given at previous sessions in con- uection with the charges of drunkenness. Defendant was fined 10s and 108 Gd costs for drunken- ness on the 25th July: .)s aud Ss Gel costs for a like offence on the 17th August, and 20s and 7s G:1 costs for the obscene language- X,3 Is Gd in all—with the usual alternative. Tho Mayor said if defendant was again convicted of like offences, his punishment would be one of imprison ment and not of fine. The court adjourned.

Reception of the Rev. Arthur I Holland at Milford. A hearty welcome was accorded to the Rev. Arthur Holland, the newly appointed Wesleyan minister to the Haverfordwest circuit, on his arrival at Milford. He has entered upon his work under the most encouraging circumstances. There was a special recognition service in the Chapel on Thursday evening, which was attended by a large congregation including many Haverfordwest i friends. There were present on the platform, Revs. \V. Pallister, W. H. Prosser, Ceitho Davies, J. B. Edwards, John Harries, and Mr Wm. Farrow. The latter presided. After the opening prayer and hymn, the chairman said he was very glad to be there to extend a welcome hand to the Rev. Mr Holland on commencing his ministerial duties. Three years ago they assembled in the same manner to give the right hand of fellowship to the Rev. J. Arthur Turner and now they had a recurrence of it. They were very glad to see other Nonconformist ministers associated with them. (Hear, hear). He was very pleased to be present, because he knew that, at the very start, a minister needed every encouragement, especially on facing new people and new faces. Wherever a Methodist preacher went he found friends, and, when he removed from one circuit to another, he was merely exchanging one set of friends for another. Mr Holland had now come as minister of the Gospel to them, and he (chairman) trusted that he would be happy amongst them. (Hear, hear). They had no divided Church; one spirit prevailed throughout. He was sure that the more they saw of Mr Holland the better they would like him. (Applause). Rev. W. H. Prosser expressed his pleasure at being present to extend a hearty welcome to his friend and brother, Mr Holland. He had been present on a similar occasion three years ago, when Mr Turner came, and he hoped that Mr Holland would prove as energetic and as successful as his predecessor. (Applause.) Mr Holland had qualifications for the hard work, which undoubtedly lay before him in that place. He had no doubt Air Holland would find here an encouraging people, who would give him their regular attendance in Church, and would strive in many ways to lighten his burden. He also extended a hearty welcome to Mrs Holland, and hoped the change would prove highly beneficial to her. (Hear, hear.) He congratulated the members of that Church on the work they had done there in the past, and hoped that, in the future, abundant success would crown their efforts. (Applause). Rev. C. Davies next spoke. He had great pleasure in joining in the sentiments already expressed and in according Mr Holland a hearty, genuine and patriotic Welsh welcome. He could assure Mr Holland that he could not liud more true, kind or warm-hearted people than the people in the principality of Wales. Milford could not be called a typical Welsh town—far from it— but there were at least a few patriotic Welshmen living amongst them. The Wesleyan people were a sympathetic people, and treated their ministers i generously, and he congratulated that Church on the ministers they had in the past. (Applause.) Rev. John Harries followed. He said they were all thankful for wh:lt had been achieved there by Mr Turner, with the co-operation of the people. He appealed to them to continue that co-operation, as Mr Holland would need all the sympathy they could give him in the work that lay before him. He liked the look of Mr Holland, and he was sure they would be good friends. (Applause.) Rev. J. H. Edwards associated himself with the remarks that had been made, and referred to the need of a new spiritual impulse in Wales. There was a certain amount of lethargy about their Churches which could only be removed by the appearance of another Christmas Evans or John Elias. Rev. Arthur Holland replied. He expressed his thanks to the previous speakers for their kincl remarks toward him. He thanked Mr and Mrs Farrow particularly for their kindness towards him since his arrival. The best welcome they could give him, however, would be to stand by him in the work which they had to do. If they noticed any shortcomings in him, he begged them to have patience with him. There was a diversity of gifts. Much depended [on mutual confidence and love, and they should believe the best of each other. Referring to the new chapel he said he could'not speak too hi?hl' ? of the zeal, activity and energy of their late minister, Mr urner. The scheme was the:,best they could have adopted, and, when finished, it would be a credit to them and a source of usefulness to the whole town. Having begun, they could not go back. They must go forward, and, when the new buildings were erected, they would only be the means of doing a little more work and doing it better. (Applause.) After the usual votes of thanks the meeting concluded.

CHASED BY A GHOST. TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE ON THE HAVEN ROAD. DREADFUL EFFECTS OF A WELSH DIALOGUE. ?TELEGRAPH SPECIAL.] In these days when spirit mediums, Mahatmas graphologists, palmists, Christian scientists, and readers of the planets are derided by a scoffing world, it is i refreshing to meet with a man who, for a short five minutes, was convinced that he had come scross a real phantom from the world of shadows. I happened upon such a man recently at the Haven. He wore a worried look and had all outward signs and tokens of one that had gone through a dreadful experience. When he told me his adventures I could see that his appearance did not belie the thrilling character of the tale he had to tell. He was a Cockney, and. although he had travelled extensively in foreign lands, he had seen but little of his native country. He came to Milford recently on a visit with a brother Cockney, and on a Sunday a few weeks since they cycled to the Haven. Thev had what is known to the initiated as a good time." So good in fact, that when the hour waxed late and it was time to return, his friend discovered by means of a complicated algebraical calculation in which the number of sleevers equalled x and the bicycle pedals equalled y, and in which he multiplied x and y and substracted every letter in the alphabet, that his machine did not carry sufficient beer to warrant his attempting the journey home. Our friend had therefore to set out alone, leaving his companion in a certain house where he intended to remain for the night. He cycled gaily on for a time, until he got to a dark and difficult portion of the road, where the solitude and loneliness of the ride began to tell upon him. He glanced fearfully about, the long flickering shadows cast by the lamp and the overhanging hedgerows making him IMAGINE DREADFUL THINGS. He recalled that it was near the hour when churchyards yawn and graves give up their dead". The stones on the road seemed much larger than they really were to his temporarily diseased mind, and, in his anxiety to avoid them, he l almost steered into the heaps of mud collected on most roads and thoughfully left on one side for the reception of passing cyclists. He was in this nervous condition when he heard a peculiar sound behind him, as if some one were running on tiptoe. He looked over his shoulder, but could see nothing. This did not allay his fright for the sound still continued. He put more feverish energy into his pedalling, and dashed along at a rate, which would put the record of Mr Harold Evans, who is reputed to have travelled once at the rate of 61 miles an hour, into the shade. The noise grew louder and louder. It rang in his ears, stones were spurned to one side, and it seemed to him as if some one were clutching his back wheel and endeavouring to hurl him off. He struggled on, the noise increased in volume, the clutch on the wheel grew tighter and tighter, stars danced before his eyes, the shadow of a gigantic phantom loomed alongside him; the air seemed thick with the smell of brimstone, he felt it impossible to breathe, and fainted. When consciousness returned, lie found himself lying on his back on the roadway, with his machine alongside, and a large branch of a bush twined in and out amongst the spokes of the back wheel. This then was the cause of his fright. The words he spoke may not be written here. His bicycle was in such an amorphous state and his nerves were so shattered, that he found it impossible to proceed. He therefore struggled back to the Haven, secured admission to a house, in which there was a number of other visitors, and made his way to bed. He saw strange luminous things in the air around him his slumber was uneasy aud disturbed. He seemed to have been in bed about an hour when he heard two men close by conversing in a tongue, which he could not understand. He was, for the second time that night, frightened out of his wits. He lost all recollection of where he was. His foreign travels came to his mind in a hazy sort of fashion. They showed him that the tongue now striking on his ears was not Spanish or French or Italian or German, and did not sound like the language of any civilised nation of which he had heard. He thought he was cast away in some savage land. He could almost feel the darkness and he shivered like one with an acute attack of ague. Suddenly one of the men made some extraordinary sound, which, to his terror-stricken imagination, seemed the prelude to a war dance and a massacre. He threw himself out of the bed, fell upon his knees and cried out Please, Mr Cannibal, don't eat me, I'll be good", or words to that effect. Whereupon there was a loud burst of laughter, and an explanation. The two men occupying the other bed in the room had been talking in Welsh and one of them had been indulging ir. a bit of the hwyl They were both Welshmen, one a railway official at Neylaud and the other in the service of the Government. The Cockney returned to bed and spent the rest of the night kicking himself for his nervousness and stupidity. He vows that lie will never again undertake a journey on a bicycle after dark without first making a calcuation like his cautious friend to ascertain how much beer it can carry comfortably, and will never again sleep in a double-bedded room.

London Dog Dealer Charged with Fraud. CURIOUS CASE AT ABERYSTWYTH. At the Town Hall, Aberystwyth, on Saturday, a Frenchman named Louis Clement, dog dealer, trading at IS, Beak-street, Regent-street, was brought up uuder remand chargcd with defrauding Charles Barrett Bennett, Silverdene, Aberystwyth, of the sum of Mr A. J. Hughes prosecuted, and the accused was defended by Mr W. P. Owen. Prosecutor stated that in July he advertised iu the "Exchange and Mart" for a well-trained pointer or setter, for which he was willing to pay a good price. The accused answered the advertisement and said that he had a well-trained Laverak setter, for which he wanted £ 12. Prosecutor offered I- 10, £ 5 down and the balance on September 1st. Accused telegraphed: "Right; forward,E.-), will send on receipt." A cheque for .£:, was then sent, but no dog came to hand. Becoming suspicious, prosecutor pressed for delivery, but was told that the dog was in the hands of the keeper, who was putting him into condition. Accused was then requested tc return the money, but this was not done, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. On his note heading accused described himself as 11 Wit(Ifoivler: Author of Modern Wildfowliug, Dog Breaking, Shooting, and Fishing Trips," and sole j urlge for all British classes at the great show at Cleve, Germany. Detective- Sergeant Gierke (C Division) said that he arrested the accused on August 25th at 8, Arundel-stree Haymarkes, at which place he occupied a furnished bed- room & sitting-room. lie had known the accused for three years. When asked where he kept his dogs accused said j lu the couutry," but would not say where. He had previously traded at Maida Vale under the name of Astori. Witness could not find any book on. Wild- fowling published by the accused. Accused: My book was published by the" Ficld" at tJ Is. In cross-examination Sergeant Gierke said he would not swear that the accused was at one time on the staff of the Field." Wm. Henry Mow, carrier, and tenant of IS, Beak- sl.roGt,J"said that he gave the accused permission to have his letters addressed there, but he did not know that accused used it as his business address until about the end of May, when Mr Deachmen, of the French Embassy, came down to inquire about a dog which ought to have gone to Paris. Nr II ughes said that several letters had been received at 13, Beak-street, and these had been taken charge of by the police. In some of them proceedidgs were ) threatened for the non-delivery of dogs. Mr Owen said that in proof that the accused was an authority on sport he had a letter from the Daily Mail" accepting articles from him, Inspector Drew, of Scotland Yard, said that on July 1 80th he was requested by the Commissioner of Police to see the accused and wi.-n biin to discontinue his method of trading. Complaints 1 ad been received for years, but of late they had been nore numerous. The accused promised to do so, and aid that he owed X-to for various persons on account of s not sent, aud this money he would try and refund. At that time criminal proceed- ings were threatened by a lady. Accused was committed to the Quarter Sessions, bail being allowed, himself in X200 and two sureties of £ 100 each.

Attempted Assassination of President M'Kinley. SHOT AT BUFFALO EXPOSITION. AN ANARCHIST'S TREACHERY. The civilised world was shocked to learn on Saturday morning that Mr William iNIcKifley, President of the United States, had been grievously wounded the previous day by revolver shots fired by an Anarchist. The circumstances of the attempted assassination are now to hand, and are thus detailed BUFFALO, Friday. It was just after the daily organ recital in the Temple of Music in the Exhibition that a dastardly attempt was made upon the life of President M'Kinley. Though carefully guarded by Secret Service detectives, the President was fully exposed to just such an attack, standing, as he did, on the edge of a raised dais. People were crowding in at various entrances, and the throng grew denser every minute. Mr M'Kin y was in the best of spirits, apparently enjoing to the .Il the hearty evidences of the good will of the crowd below. On his right stood Mr Milburn, president of the Exposition, and on his left Mr Cortelvon. his nrivate secretary. When Aieman, who was plainly dressed in black, approached, as if to greet the President, both Mr Milburn and Mr Cortelyou noticed that his hand was swathed in a bandage or handkerchief. Byestand however, differ as to which hand it was. He worked » way amid the stream of people to the edge of the dais, until he was within two feet of Mr M'Kinley. The President smiled, bowed, and extended his hand, when suddenly the crack of a revolver was heard. There was an instant of complete silence. The President stood still, with a look of hesitancy, almost of bewilder- ment, on his face, and then retreated a step, and a deadly pallor overspread his features. A tremendous commotion ensued. Two Secret Service men and a negro hurled themselves on the assailant, bore him to the ground, wrested the weapon from him, and pinioned him. Then the vast multitude in the edifice began to realise the awfulness of the scene, and the murmur which arose soon swelled to a pandemonium. A great shudder seemed to pass through the crowd as it surged forward in an apparently simultaneous impulse to lay hands on the assassin. For a moment terrible confusion prevailed. The crowd swayed backwards and forwards, men shouting and fighting, women screaming, and children crying. Some of those nearest the doors lied in fear of a stampede, while others outside struggled to euter. After the assassin was thrown to the floor he wrenched his arm free, and attempted again to fire on the President. Mr M'Kinley himself plucked from his side the bullet, which struck his breast-bone and glanced off, lodging in the skin. He remarked to a detective. I believe there is another bullet in there." Shortly afterwards he said, Don't exaggerate this to Mrs M'Kinley."—Press Association. THE ASSASSINS STRATAGEM. A newspaper reporter who stood just behind the President when he was shot gave one of the clearest accounts related so far. I stood," he said, about ten feet from the President. I saw Czolgosz approach. He had his right hand drawn up close to his breast, while a linen handerchief wrapped about it bore the appearance of a bandage. He extended his left hand, and I am quite sure the President thought he was injured, for he leaned forward and looked at him in a sympathetic way. When directly in front of the President, Czolgosz threw his right hand forward and fired. I saw the flash and the puff of smoke, followed by the report. Then I heard a second shot. The President did not fall. He raised his right hand and felt his breast, but he seemed to be nniutaining his upwright position only by a wonderful effort. There were remarkably few public men present." The man who immediately preceded Cxolgosz in shak- ing hands with President M'Kinley at the reception had three fingers of the right hand tied up. He held President M'Kinley's hand a considerable time, and is believed to be a confederate of Czolgosz's. IN THE SICK ROOM. BUFFALO, Friday (9.0 p.m.) The following bulletin has been issued by tf>. physicians: "The President was shot about four o'clock One bullet struck him in the upper portion of the breast bone glancing off it and not penetrating. The second bullet penetrated the abdomen five inches below the nipple, and one and a half inches to the left of the median line. The abdomen was opened through the line of tlie bullet wound and it was found that the bullet had penetrated the stomach. The opening in the front wall of the stomach was carefully closed with silk sutures after which a search was made for a hole in the back wall of the stomach. This was found and was also closed in the same way. The further course of the bullet could not be discovered, although a careful search was ma.de. The abdominal wound was closed without damage No injury to the intestines or other abdomiual organ was discovered. The patient stood the operation well. The pulse is of good quality at the rate of 130. The patient's condition at the conclusion of the operation was gratify- iug. The result cannot be foretold. His condition at present justifies the hope of the recovery. "-Ito u ter. BUFFALO, Monday (4 p.m.) The following bulletin was issued at three p.m.: — "The President's condition steadily improves, and he is comfortable and without pain or unfavourable symptoms. The bowel and kidney functions are normally performed. Pulse, llo; temperature, 101; respiration, 26.-Reuter. FURTHER ENCOURAGING NEWS. Mr M'Burney, an eminent surgeon of New York, who was summoned to a consultation with the other medical men, has made a thorough examination of President M'Kinley, and has fouud not a single unfavourable symptom. It is now stated that, if there is no set-back, the Presi- dent will be able to resume his duties in three weeks or a month. I here are indications that the peristaltic action of the intestines has re-commenced, greatly lessening the danger of peritonitis. Mrs M'Kinley is showing a fortitude which surprises those who know her best. It is stated than when Mr M'Burney told the President on Sunday that he had more than a fighting chance, Mr M'Kinley said "Then 1 will recover." -Reuter.

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