The Pembroke County Guardian and Cardigan Reporter

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!aa1:- LOW LIFE AT HAVERFORDWEST. ► Charge against a Lodge". EXTRAORDINARY EVIDENCE. The Haverfordwest Borough Magistrates had before them on Monday one of the most extra- ordinary cases that. it has ever been their lot to listen to. The evidence of the chief witness for the prosecution was simply bewildering in its contraditions, whilst its suggestiveness of the existence of shocking moral depravity in certain quarters of the town was amply corro- bor,Lic", by the frank admission of the man who was on his trial. Samuel Williams, a trawler hand, was brought, up in custody charged with breaking and entering No. 28, Old Quay, and stealing a quantity of bread, sugar, tea, bacon, potatoes, jam, butter, four knives, and three forks, a tobacco box, pair of trousers, and a towel, to- gether valued at 13s. 7d. Deputy Chief Constable James prosecuted. Emily Paterson, single woman, residing at No. 28, Old Quay, of which she is the tenant, seated that she knew prisoner, who Came to lodge with her about Christmas. He left last Tuesday afternoon, and took his clothes with htm. She had gone to Milford by the 2.50, and did not return till 10 p.m. Wednesday. He left at 2.30 before she went out. When she came out she locked the door, but gave the key to her brother on the New Bridge, as he •wanted to fetch 'his coat. Witness stayed that night in Hakin with her aunt. Un returning cai Wednesday night she found the door un- fastened, and the staples for the wooden bolt &d the lock were lyiug on the passage floor. She found the chest of drawers had been tam- pered with, and also the food cupboard. She had left two large loaves, 4lbs. of sugar, quarter of tea, about 2 lbs. of bacon, a teapot of jam, i lb. of butter, and 9d. of potatoes. All these things were gone. She also missed three knives arid the forks, and a bread knife. She identi- fied those produced as hers. A towel, a blue dungeree trousers of her brothers, and her brpther's tobacco box from the drawer were a!J.¡.o missing. By Prisoner: He did not give her 3s. 6d. to buy food on the previous Saturday. She left the house on Monday evening about six o'clock, and slept with the aunt of her friend (Miss P.,tice) in Portfield. She did not return until Wednesday evening. She gave her brother the key on the Tuesday. By the Clerk: Her brother slept on the vessel at,, the Gas Quay on the Tuesday night. Pris- oner might have slept in the house, and must have forced the door. (Laughter). Prisoner: Was I a lodger?—Yes. Did you tell me to leave ?—No. Then how did you shut the house if I was not supposed to leave?—You asked me when I should be home, and I said, "About ten; wait until I come home. Be a good boy, and dor/t burst the door open." (Laughter). You said, All right." Continuing, in reply to prisoner, witness said she bought the food on the Saturday night, and took it up to Miss Price's aunt's, coming hqme on the Sunday night. The aunt lived nar the Belle Vue Inn. She did not know heir name. Accused: You stopped there several nights, and don't know her name?—No. My friend knows. Miss Price, who was in the body of the court, said it was, Walters. Clerk (to witness): How did you expect your lodger would get in as you did not return Tuesday night?—I expected he would get other lodgings- „ TT How did he get in on Saturday night?—He m.ust have bursted the door that night too. In further reply to the Clerk, she said her brother was on the vessel, and accused would consequently be alone in the house then. By Deputy Chief Constable James: I bought the knives and forks on the Saturday, and brought them home with the groceries. Pressed on this point by the Clerk, witness adhered to her statement, and added that she bought them from Mr. Herbert, in Market Street, for 3s. 6d. The Clerk: Did Williams ever pay you any- thing for his lodgings?—No, sir. Did you keep him for nothing?—Yes. Willioim Warlow, contractor and haulier, of Proghole, stated that prisoner came to him on the Wednesday, and asked him to give him Is. 6d. for the knives and forks. Witness said he did not require them, but on Williams repre- senting that he was hard up and had a bad hand witness consented and gave him the Is. 6d. By Prisoner: He did not hear him say he won them in a raffling, but he might have said it. Witness was hard of hearing. Charles Paterson, brother of the first wit- ness identified the tobacco box as his pro- perty. It was worth 2s. 6d. When given the key by his sister on the Tuesday he went to the house and found prisoner was there. The staple of the door was out, and when he came away he put it back and "keyed" the door. P.S. Morgan spoke to arresting Williams at 2.30 a.m. on the 20th at 15, Prospect Place. Amongst accused's belongings he found a por- tion of a loaf of bread, some tea, sugar, bacon, the tobacco box, bread knife, and trousers. Prisoner afterwards told him that he had sold the knives and forks to Mr. Warlow. Deputy Chief Constable James said that was his case, and in face of the most unreliable evidence of his chief witness he could not ask the Bench to go on with the house-breaking charge. He would ask them to deal with the case as one of simple larceny. Prisoner pleaded not guilty to the thefts, and elected to be dealt with at once. He went into the box, and told a rather remarkable story in a verv clear and intelligent manner. In his cross-examination of the witness he had shown considerable shrewdness, and it was apparent that his mental ability was above the average of his associates. He appeared to be perfectly frank and straightforward, and as he deait with point after point of the case against him it was felt that his acquittal must follow. He said that on New Year s Day he re- turned to Haverfordwest from his boat at Milford, and intended going to his regular lodgings, but at the top of Quay Street he met with Mary Jane Price, who asked him to come to No. 28. He consented, gave her the basket of fish he was carrying, and said he would follow. He went there that night, and as he missed his boat next day had to stay for a fortnight. He had between F,4 and £5 in money, and he gave £2 to Miss Paterson. On the Saturday when he gave her the 3s. 6d. to buy food for him, she went out, and said she would bring it back. He saw her at 10 p.m. near the Mill Inn talking to the captain and sailors of the boat at the Gas Quay. She said she would be home in a few minutes, and told him to wait for her. He waited until 11.30, and as she did not come he burst the door open, and went in for the night. Miss Pater- son returned with food on the Sunday evening. He had nothing to eat all day. On the Tues- day he heard that the two girls had gone off on the vessel round to Port Madoc, and so thought it was best for him to take the food and seek other lodgings. As regards the food, he considered that was his. The knives and forks were also his, as he brought them with him from Milford. As to the dungaree trou- sers, he brought a couple of pairs with him from Milford, and the pair he took from the house were the only ones he could find. Charlie Paterson had lent. him the tobacco box, and he did not think anything about it when he left By the Clerk: During the time he was lodg- ing there lie gave them money all the time. The row started over the sailors coming there from the vessel at the Gas Quay. The women staved on board the ship Saturday night and Monday night. They were rot un at Ported at all. The sailors were :11 the house Sunday night. Accused was also there, but in a din- erent room. This was the first time he had ever been charged with anything of this kind. He was in the Army, and when he left was drill instructor. T Examined by Deputy Chief Constable James. He won the knives diid forks in a raffle at Castletown, Ireland, on Boxing Day, when there with his trawler. He gave them to. Miss Paterson. He took them again because he con- sidered he had been ill-treated. The bread knife was not his. Deputy Chief Constable James: Did you sleep with Miss Paterson? 'Accused: Yes- The Magistrates retired, and upon their re- tr-n ti e Mayor (Mr. Isaiah Reynolds) said they were'unanimous in deciding that the prosecu- tion had not made out their ease. Prisoner f rcht7conSab!f lasts' asked (or an lol-I o^eTa* toof th. property. It order as u knives and forks should o baek tD \\Tarlow, the trousers to Paterson, and the eatables to Williams.

"CRADLES OF THE DEEP." A United States Consular report just to hand states that two representatives of an American mattress manufacturing company spent a por- tion of the past summer on the south shore of Northumberland Strait, in the vicinity of Mala- gash, and the north shore of Wallace, Nova Scotia, investigating the quality and quantity of seaweed, of which during certain storms large quantities are driven ashore at different points. As a result 13 tons of seaweed, said to be of excellent quality for mattress-making, were gathered, pressed, and shipped to the United States. Hitherto anly small quantities of this material have been gathered for fertilising pur- poses, the balance going to waste. It is pro- posed to resume operations on a much larger scale early this Spring.

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Drinking in St. Davids. ) —— I To the Editor of the Pembroke County Guardian." Sir,—Has it ever struck any of the inhabi- tants of this city how fearfully drink is gain- ing ground. An old inhabitant here (who has lived in St. David's for half a century), de- clared to me the other day that drink has never had such a grip on the city since he re- members. Years ago he occasionally saw peo- ple drunk, especially on election days, but never has he seen such indulgence as regards the woman folk as at present. My opinion is that a woman under drink's influence makes a more pitable and inhuman spectacle than a man. Drink among the gentler sex is gaining ground with alarming rapidity here. Hardly a day passes without some woman or other making herself an object of ridicule through the fearful habit. What surprises me is this, that St. David's, which boasts of a cathedral and four chapels, which employ (if I may use the word) a dean, vicar, two or three minor canons, and four Nonconformist ministers, can- not boast of even one adult temperance society! I think it is a shame to us as Christians to let affairs continue like this. Where are the ministers? What are they dong? Do* they preach temperance, or are they afraid of offend- ing their members ? Couldn't a United Society be formed? If not, why not every chapeF start on its own account? I should like to hear other readers' opinions.—Yours truly, REFORMER.

Wm. Nichol, Martyr. "To the Editor of the "County Guardian." Dear Sir,—In your issue of a couple of weeks ago, you spoke of the objection some individual had raised against the erecting of a monument to the memory of the immortal William Nichol. As a Haverfordwest boy I consider it my duty and privilege to defend the cause of that Protes- tant town. The individual referred to objected on the grounds that greater men than William Nichol had been brought to the stake-by Protestant Bigots-after they had come into power. I am not surprised that he does not name even one of those greater men of which he speaks, for I think I am in a position to say that History is silent upon such a thing (if it ever was carried on) in connection with Protestanism. If he refers to anything that Cromwell might rashly have done I should like to point out that whatever he did, he did out of a purely politi- cal motive, and was never infatuated by relig- ious prejudices. Again, Haverfordwest is a Nonconformist town by an overwhelming maj- ority, and as such has a perfect right to erect a monument to William Nichol to whom they are in some measure indebted for the religious liberty they now enjoy, inasmuch as he gave his life that it might be brought about. I hope: ere long to see such a monument, standing as a warning against the awful tyranny of the Church of Rome, and also to the memory of the noble martyr, William -Nichol.-Yours, J. W. EVANS. Baptist Church Hadlow Down, Sussex, January 25, 1909.

The Small Holding's Act To the Editor of the Pembroke County Guardian." Sir,—On the first day of January, 1909, the Agricultural Holdings Act came into force. I am very thankful as a tenant farmer to the late Sir Henry C. Bannerman for passing the Act. In his speech he remarked that the land was for the benefit of the nation, and not the individual. I do not see anything in the Act to create a bad feeling between land- lord and tenant," or increase expenses if they differ." There are estates in Pembroke- shire where good feeling cannot exist between landlord and tenant with bad dwelling houses and no accommodation for stock. The winter before this, a farmer's wife, during her con- finement, was lying in one corner of a room and snow was falling in the oth, corner. The farmer went to his landlord arLI asked him to repair the roof. The landlord LId Lim that he could not afford at present to do anything on the estate. In less than a month he bought a motor-car worth CI.200, and paid £2 a week to a chaffeur. Landlords nor their agents cannot turn out a tenant any more because of his political or religious opinions. With regard to increased expenses, should they differ, I thought that an arbitrator was to be appointed by the Board of Agriculture, and not lawyers engaged. There is a book that can be bought for fourpence at any book- sellers' shop. Landlords and their agents should read and ponder this, and do unto all men as they should like to be done unto, and think that the tenant farmer and labourer can enjoy some of the comforts of life as well as themselves. There are many landless who think nothing of their estates, only to get the game and rent. There are landlords with a rent roll of four figures who do not spend £5 a year on their estates, but eat and drink all, and spend their money on the continent. It is a disgrace to agriculture that the labourer can- not get a comfortable house to live in, and land to keep a cow or two to learn his children to work on the land. I hope the young member for the county will call attention to the need of a Land Court, and the shameful neglect of landlords. There are many farms gone like the prairies of America.—Yours, SENTINEL.

The New School for Llanwnda. To the Editor of the "Pembroke County Guardian." Sir,-With your permission, I accept the in. vitation to express an opinion of this subject. I quite agree with Mr. Perkin's views, which he has so ably expressed in your valuable paper on the 15th inst., for the maintaining of Henner School. From my personal knowledge I can verify his remarks with regard to the health of children. Further, I should add that the distance from Goodwick to Henner is not unreasonable, and far from being sufficient to justify the erection of a new school at Stop and Call, as the erection of a new school would make it necessary for another building for the children from this end of the parish. I main- tain that if an extension to the Henner build- ing should be made, it would cope with all the prospective needs. Otherwise the ratepayers will be called upon to pay the debt not only on Henner (which will be useless), 'but also on the erection of two new schools, a matter in which they have no voice, and from which no beneficial results can be expected. « I understand that there are two reports from the local managers, as regards to the proposed site, and I humbly ask why the preference is given to the most costly, while the other is within a hundred yards from it, and far more 4'< sssible? G. JOHN. Trefisheg, 22nd Jan., 1909.

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Dockyard Writers Suicide. To the Editor of the "County Guardian/" Sir.—With reference to the statements made in your issue, viz:— "There is a certain amount of friction ex. isting between Dockyard writers who belong to the Writers Association and those who do not, and writers who are not members are in the minority and are not popular on this ground. In this particular office it appears that the deceased was a member of the As- sociation and the other three members were not." I beg to point out that of the three you men- tion one was a member of the Federation, so could not be unpopular on the ground stated above. The other two were not eligible to be- come members, both being ex-marine pension- er.s-one a pensioner writer and the other a timekeeper. The Admiralty and Outports Cleri- cal Federation does not include pensioners and timekeepers. Trusting you will make this correction, and thanking you in anticipation, I am, yours truly, W. J. THOMAS, Secretary PemBroke Dock Branch. 13, Albany Street, Bufferland, Pembroke Dock. January 26, 1909.

RECENT FIRE AT HAVERFORD- WEST. Towm Council Inquiry. INADEQUATE MEASURES. The following report was read at Tuesday night's meeting of the Haverfordwest Town Council:— A meeting of the Fire Brigade Committee was held at the Fire Station on Friday evening, the 22nd instant., when all the members were pre- sent, and the meeting was attended by iff. Henry Roberts, captain of the brigade, Mr. WjR. Gibbon, the engineer; and the secretary; by Richard Richards and Howard Williams, eiD- ployees of the Town Council, and by CounciUow Hugh Thomas. The meeting made full enquiry into the cir- cumstances connected with the fire in Dark Street, which took place on Friday, the tth inst., and from information given to them the Committee beg to present the following as ia their opinion an accurate account of what tock place.. The alarm was given as nearly as poesibl* at 12.20 on the morning of the 8th inst. The alarm was promptly responded to and the Brigade left the Fire Station at 12.30, taking with thfem the reel, standpipes, and a quantity of hoee. The engineer, Mr. Gibbon, who lives in Horn's Lane, was proceeding to the Fire Station, when at the top of the lane he met Mr. Christopher Carter, who volunteered to call Richard Rich- ards. He knocked at one door and was not answered for two or three minutes. He knocked at a second door and was answered at once, ahicl he then knocked at Richards' door, and was answered by Richards without any delay. Rich- ards proceeded in accordance with general pi- ders given him some time ago, to the valve on the Portfield delivery main, which is eituftbe at the entrance to the Jury Lane, at whieh point the water is turned off every night. At this point Richards turned the water on, Qld then proceeded to Dark Street by way of Crqpi- well Corner, where he locked the water off from City Road. On the way down Barn Street he tried the pipes and found they were all clcar and free. Howard Williams, who lives in Castle Square, was called out ,and proceeded to the scene of the fire. From there he went to Church Street and locked the water off from that direction. He was proceeding to Portfield when he was informed that the water had been turned on by Richards. He then went to the top of Dew 8t.. and closed the pipes leading to St. Thomas' Green and to part of Dew Street. Williams then came back to the fire and afterwards went to the Fountain Reservoir and turned the Fountain water and locked it off from Tower Hill and the lower part of High Street. The Committee find that the Brigade had their stand pipe fixe<f and were Teady to work at 12.35 and that a period of not more than 20 minutes elapsed before the water came on. The pressure at first was small, but increased rapid- Iv. The first connection was made to the pipe containing the Portfield supply and full pres- sure came on as soon as Richards and Williams had locked up the Portfield water as stated above. At 1.20 Richards reported that there was only about 3ft. of water in the high level reservoir— in fact there was about 5 feet. A strong westerly wind was blowing at that time and it seemed possible that the fire, would spread. Councillor Hugh Thomas was present and volunteered to go to Crovvhill and Touse the engineer and set the pumps to work. He did this at once. Mr. Hugn Thomas states that the engineer under- took to start pumping in fifteen minutes. The committee believe that it would take about a quarter of an hour after starting pumping be- fore any water would reach the reservoir, so that no pumped water could have reached the reservoir before two o'clock. As soon as the Fountain water was turned 0& another standpipe was put on in High Street, and from this an ample and strong supply was at once forthcoming and the fire was well un- der control and all danger over by two o'clock. The roof and floors of Salisbury House were burnt out, but the only damage done by fire to the adjoining house was to the roof and upper- most floor, which was separated from the ad- joining premises by a thin partion only. The Committee recommend that a plan of the town be prepared and kept at the Fire Sta- tion showing in different colours the water mains connected with the three supplies and 0 marking the positions of all the fire hydrants find vslv6s« That a list of the firemen with their resi- dencies be furnished to the police 3.nd another be kept at the station. That the Brigade be authorised to engage a messenger to rouse the firemen in case of night alarms. That small lamps be placed outside the re?.- dencies of Richard Richards and Howard Wil- liams and to be kept lighted at nights and that standing instructions be given to Williams and Richards in case to fire, to lock off the water as speedily as possible from all other parts of the town. The Committee also direct the attention of the Council to the necessity of providing more hose. The Committee have at present about 200 feet in four 50ft. length, of new hose, and "•vmt. OOft. of old hose in fairly good condition; in 1 "Idition to about 200ft. in bad condition. 11 '"ommittee reccmmend the Council to purchase 300ft. of leather hose, 300ft. of webbing hose. and one new breeching, a small pick-axe and half a dozen hose carriers. The Committee bring up for payment the bill of expenses in connection with the fire. They are sending a copy to the Insurance assessor and, expect that the greater part if not the whois of it, will be refunded. The Town Clerk added that he had seen the assessors that morning, and there would be no difficulty- about payment. The Mavor referred with satisfaction to tne exhaustive enquiry, and taking all matters -in- to consideration he thought they had reason to congratulate themselves that the fire was not more destructive than it was. It proved beyond all doubt that the fire was Kept well und" control. Otherwise the adjoining house would have been destroyed. The Brigade did excel- lent work, and there could not have been any 'f «asd1e^ved th.t 1he Brigade's Ml of £ 3 12s. Id. be paid, the Town Clerk being a thorised to reclaim payment of that amount.

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On Saturday last the Pembroke Dock Rovers met a team representing the Welch Regiment. This match was played on the Welch ground, and an exciting game was witnessed by a fair number of spectators. After a very fast and excitable game the visitors were victorious by three goals to two goals On Saturday last the Royal Dockyard Ap- prentices met a team from H.M.S. Spanker in a friendly match, which took place on the Arthur Street ground. During the season the Royals have been very unlucky, as will be seen by a glance at the League table. When they meet a rival team in a friendly game, it is then that they are able to gain a few points. On Saturday the Royals were in splen- did form from the start to finish. They did not forget to show that they were not "dead yet," as can be seen by the heavy score which they secured. The whistle blew at time, leav- ing the Royals victors by nine goals to two goals. Llanreath played a friendly game with H.M.S. Halcyon on Saturday, the result being a pointless draw. Neyland and Milford Rugby Club met on Saturday, and a drawn game resulted, each side scoring one try. P.DA.C. v. MILFORD PRIORY. Milford Priory were on Saturday at home to Pembroke Dock in a Pembrokeshire League fix- ture, and met with their first defeat in the competition by 4—1. The visitors had their full team in the field, but Priory contested the game strenuously. The game, as a matter of fact, was rather too strenuous and towards the close there was a lot of rough play, which cul- minated in the referee ordering Silcox and one of the Priory men off the field. The championship of the Pembrokeshire League is still undecided, but the two matches played on Saturday had an important bearing upon its ultimate destination. Prior to Satur- day Milford Priory had not lost a match, and had only dropped one point, whilst Milford United were also well in the running. On Saturday, however, the Scots Abroad beat Mil- ford by 2-0, and the Pembroke Dock Athletic Club beat Priory by +-I. From the state of the table to date, which we append, it will be seen that a great deal now depends upon the result of the Pembroke Dock Athletic Club v. Milford match at Pembroke Dock on Saturday. Mil- ford will probably turn out their best team for this fixture, and whichever team is beaten will lose their chance for this year. The table to date is as follows:— Goals. 1 p w D L P A IU, Scots Abroad 12 5 3 4 31 24 13 Milford United 7 5 0 2 17 6 10 P.D.A.C. 8 6 1 1 27 11 13 Milford Priory 8 6 1 1 16 9 13 R.G. Artillery 4 2 1 1 12 9 5 Llanreath 7 1 0 6 9 25 2 Departmental A.C. 5 0 1 4 6 16 1 R.D. Apprentices 7 0 1 6 6 24 1