The Rhondda Leader

Ton-Pentne Police Court. Monday.—Before the Stipendiary (Mr. D. Lloufer Thomas), Alderman Rd. Lewis, Alderman E, H. Da vies, Messrs T. P. Jenkins, Enoch Davies, W. T. Jones, J. j D. Williams, R. S. Griffiths, and David, Thomas. LICENSE GRANTED. The adjourned application of Mrs. Fanny Rosand, 191, Gelli Road, Gelli, for a pawnbroker's license was again entered into. The adjournment was made to en- able police evidence opposing the appli- cation to be brought forward. Mr. Geo. David, Cardiff, appeared for the appli- cant. Supt. Edwards called witnesses to prove the unsatisfactory manner in which the applicant's husband had previously managed the business. Mr. David contended that the evidence given did not affect his application in the least. Nothing had been said concerning Mrs. Rosand. Her good character had already been proved. The application was granted. A ROUGH CUSTOMER. I Patrick Roach, a labourer, of Ystrad, I was charged with being drunk and dis- orderly, assaulting the police, and also assaulting his wife. Mary Rciach, defendant's wife, said she I resided at 5, Gelligaled Road, Ystrad. About 11.30 p.m. on Saturday night last her husband returned to the house in a drunken condition after being out all day. She was getting his supper ready, when he caught hold of a kettle full of water and attempted to strike her with it. With the aid of her daughter, she foreecl,liiri down on to the conch, but lie. was too strong for them, and they ran out. He followed, and threw a large stone at her, inflicting a large wound on the side of her head. P.C. Saunders said that on the night in question, about midnight, he was called to prisoner's house. He found Mrs. Roach in a semi-conscious condition, and bleeding profusely from the head. Pri- soner became very abusive and violent, striking witness several times about the body, while inside the house, and also after getting him outside. P.C. Fitz- patrick was also assaulted while prisoner was being taken to' the police station. Roach was sentenced to two months' imprisonment for assaulting his wife, and fourteen days for the assault on each con- stable, the terms to run concurrently. The charge of being drunk and disorderly was discharged. THOUGHT HE WAS SHADOWED. I Richard Price, a collier, of Sherwood Terrace, Llwynypia, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Price sum- moned P.S. Barney for assault. Mr. Dd. Rees (Messrs. W. R. Davies and Co., Pontypridd) appeared for the police, and Mr. G. K. Jenkins (Messrs. Morgan, Bruce and Nicholas, Pontypridd) for Price. P.S. Luke J. Barney said that about 11.45 p.m. on the 20th ult.. in company with P.C. Rees, he saw the defendant in Sherwood Terrace, Llwynypia, in a drunken condition. He was shouting at the top of his voice, and used obscene language. He was staggering about the road. Witness advised him to go home, or he would be reported. He replied that he would go home when he liked. Wit- ness again saw Price in a fruiterer's shop a short time afterwards. He was then behaving in a most disorderly manner. Witness advised him to go home, when he said, I'll fight the best of the two of you." He was eventually persuaded to go home. Witness passed the house about four or five minutes later, and saw Price on the gateway. There again he was shouting, cursing and swearing. Wit- ness told him the best thing he could do was to go into the house. He then rushed towards witness, caught him by the collar, and said, You are the b- that hit me in the strike." Witness caught hold of his arm, to free himself, when he fell to the ground. Witness w,as not in the Valley during the strike. He had been in the Force 12 years, and no charge of any kind had previously been preferred against him. Cross-examined Barney said that Price was an entire stranger to him. He had no reason to think that he bore him any malice. Witness did not shadow Price after first speaking to him. He did fol- low him, but he was going on his beat. He did not report the matter to his superior officer, but entered it on the station journal. Mr. G. K. Jenkins: I put it to you Mr. G. K Je i that you shadowed the defendant, and passed him while he was standing on the gateway eating nuts. He was a stranger to you, and you passed an offensive remark. He approached to find out your number, and you struck him down, and kicked him in the thigh? Witness denied this. He had heard that Price had complained that witness had struck him, but this was the first he had heard of his alleged kicking of the defendant. Defendant had fallen to the ground, but was only down a few seconds. He was not down long enough to be kicked. P.C. Dd. Wm. Rees gave corroborative evidence. P.C Chas. Rogers said that lie knew the defendant well. He saw him on Mon- day, the 22nd ult., outside the Court. He then said that he was very sorry for what had taken place, and asked him the best way to square the matter. He bore no marks and did not complain of having been assaulted. Wm. Hy. Phelps, fruiterer, PCllt- rhondda, said that Price came into his shop on' the night in question. He was drunk. Continuing, witness said: "He offered me C30 for my stock, .and when he got outside he offered me £ 200 (laughter). i Mr. T. P. Jenkins: And you refused the offer ? Witness: I did not want the money just then (renewed laughter). Cross-examined, witness said he and Price bore no animosity toward one an- other. Mr. G. K. Jenkins: You are a Tory, aren't you? And lie is a Socialist? The Stipendiary: There is no reason why they should bear each other animosity on account of divergency of j their poutical views. In the charge of assault against P.S. Barney, Mr. G. K. Jenkins stated that Price had been at the White Hart Hotel, Tonypandy, on business on the night in question. He remained there from 8 o'clock until 10.30. He had possibly j taken about half a dozen glasses of liquor. He had passed police officers in Tony- 5 pandy, had boarded a car, and had after- j wards waiked from the car to his home. The police officers passed him while he was standing on the gateway of his resi- I dence. and Price was interfered with. He stepped towards Barney to obtain his j number, when he was struck down by a blow in the face. Whilst on the ground lie was kicked on the thigh. He reported j the assault at the Tonypandy Police Station on the following morning, and was examined by Dr. Burton. Defendant bore out his advocate's statements. Dr. Burton said that he examined Price at the surgery on the 21st ult. His left eye was slightly discoloured, and there was a slight wound on the inside of the lip. There w as also an abrasion on the left thigh. Thomas Hughes, a collier; Mrs. Rose Griffiths, and Margaret Thomas gave evi- dence as to Price's sobriety on the night in question. The Stipendiary said that the case of drunkenness against Price had been made out. The effect of liquor was consider- ably increased on going out into the open air. The police, after first speaking to Price, were going on their beat. He evidently thought they were shadowing him, and lie became annoyed. Price, in his desire to see Barney's number, grabbed at his collar. Barney shook him off and he fell to the ground, and it was in this manner the Bench believed lie had received his slight injuries. Price was fined 10s. for being drunk and disorderly, and the charge against P.S. Barney was dismissed. A HEAVY LOAD. I Wm. Thos. Davies, a brake-driver, of Owmpare, was ordered to pay costs for overloading his brake. P.S. Fudge deposed to seeing defen- dant driving a two-horse brake. There were 15 passengers on the brake beside I himself and his father, who was acting as conductor. HAD NO LICENSE. I Wm. Williams, Pentre, was fined 15s. for storing and hawking petroleum with- out a license. THE SHOP HOURS ACT. I A. George, an outfitter, of Ystrad, was charged with a breach of the Shop Hours Act. Mr. G. K. Jenkins, Ponty- pridd, appeared to prosecute. Mr Jenkins stated that the ease was an important one, inasmuch as the Act was optional, but had been adopted in this district. In May next the Act would be made conipulsory. Before proceeding with the case. the Stipendiary asked Ingram if he pleaded guilty. Ingram stated that he closed at the specified hour on the Saturday night complained of, which was 11 o'clock. He admitted receiving 10s. in part payment of a. suit, and suplying two shirts and two pairs of stockings that had been ordered a week previous. This little bit of busi- ness was done by the side door after 11 o'clock. The Stipendiary said that he thought the case would be met by ordering the defendant to pay the costs. REFUSED TO QUIT. I Jas. Humphreys, a collier, of Trealaw, was charged with refusing to quit, and assaulting the police. John Davies, landlord of the Ynyscynon Hotel, Trealaw, said that about 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the 13th defendant was in the bar of his house. He used a deal of bad language, when witness cautioned him that he would be ejected unless he refrained. He again commit- ted the offence, and witness told him to leave the hotel. He would not go, so the police were informed. P.C. Dd. Wm. Rees stated that at 2.15 p.m. on the 13th inst. he was called to the Ynyscynon Hotel. There he saw the defendant, who refused to' leave the hotel. Witness asked him to leave, when he challenged him to fight. He rushed at witness, and struck him a severe blow on the jaw. He also kicked him about the legs. Defendant said that the police officer, as soon as he arrived, made rough usage of him, immediately tripping him up and holding him down. He was not given a chance to assault anyone. A fine of £ 2 was imposed fot the assault, and for refusing to quit defen- dant was bound over in the sum of £5 for twelve/'months. 1- PUNCHED IN THE CELL." Wm. Lloyd, a Tonypandy collier, was charged with being drunk. P.C. Davies deposed to finding the pri- soner in Dunraven Street at 9.30 the pre- vious night, unable to give any account of himself. Prisoner, who bore a very much dis- coloured and marked countenance, when asked by the Bench where he received his injories, replied that he had had a ounch. ing frcm one of the other prisoners in the cell during the night. A fine of 10s. was imposed. MILK AND WATER. Daniel Jones, a milk vendor, Thomas Street, Tonypandy, was charged with selling adulterated milk. Supt. Theo. Edwards said that on the 10th ult. he purchased a sample of new milk from the defendant. He told hiu that a sample would be sent to- the Public Analyst. Witness had since received a report from the Analyst stating that the milk contained 10 per cent. of added water. The Stipendiary (to the defendant): Have you a warranty from the people with whom you purchase your milk ? Defendant: No; I have asked for one, but they won't give it. The Stipendiary: Then the best thing for you to do is to buy your milk else- where. You will be fined L4. I A LAME HORSE. I Ed. Plenty, Treorchy, was charged with working a horse in an unfit condition. Wm. Hy. Plenty, his father, a haulage contractor, was charged with causing the horse to be worked. P.S. Evans said that at 9.45 a.m. on the 5th inst. he saw Plenty, junior, driving a dark bay horse attached to a coal cart, which contained a number of empty sacks,, and the weights and scales. He noticed the horse was lame in the off front leg, and on examination he found that the frog of the hoof was cut in half. It was saturated with matter. When the hoof was down, the frog touched the ground, which was very painful to the horse. Later, witness saw Wm. Hy. Plenty, and, asked why he caused the horse to be worked, he replied ''1 told my son to work the horse as its hoof was all right in the morning. He picked up a nail during the first- fall of snow; and had been disabled until the day in ques- tion. I thought he was fit tOl be worked, but told my son that if he got worse to bring him back to the stable. Win, Hv. Plenty was fined 20s., his son being discharged. AN INSURANCE DISPUTE. ¡ Isaac Jones, Treherbert, summoned John Davies, an insurance agent, also of Treherbert, for assault. Mr. T. Mill ward, Pentre, appeared for the complainant, and Mr. G. K. Jenkins for the defendant. Complainant said that he had insured himself with the defendant. Defendant had explained certain statements in the policy, saying that if lie was ill he would receive sick pay. Eventually, complainant was taken ill, but received nothing from the defendant or his company, the Pearl Assurance Company. When complainant met him next time, on the 5th inst., at the Wyndham Hotel, he asked him the reason; and lie (the defendant) replied that his illness did not come within the specifications of the policy. Complainant thereupon called him a swindler. This annoyed him. and he struck complainant violently in the face, cutting his lip. The case was dismissed for lack of corroborative evidence. EXPENSIVE COAL. John Hy. Davies, an insurance agent, of Gilfach Goch, was fined 15s. for steal- ing SOlbs. of coal, value 8d., the pro- perty of the Britannic Colliery Company. Mr. R. Naunton Morgan, Gilfach Gcch, appeared for the colliery company. DID NOT GET HIS LAMP. John Thomas, a haulier employed at the Park Colliery, Cwmparc, was charged with a. breach of colliery rules, by pre- senting himself at tlio colliery in a drunken condition, and also with assault, ing John Jones, a lampmaii at the col- liery. Mr. D. W. James, Tonypandy, appeared to prosecute. It appeared that on the 29th ult., about 7.30 p.m., defendant came to the pit top and asked for his lamp. Jones, the lampman, noticed that he was drunk, and refused to give it. He rushed at Jones, but was separated before any harm had been done. Defendant then went away, only to return about 10 o'clock, in a still more drunken condition. He imme- diately rushed at the lampman, caught him by the throat, and struck him violently in the face. He was taken away by the assistant lampman iiid tintler- manager. He again returned at 6.30 a.m. the next morning, and attempted to assault Jones. The Stipendiary characterised the offences as most serious, and imposed a fine o-f R2 in each case. INEBRIATES. Rd. Evans, Gelli, 10s. Gomer Jones, Pentre, 10s. Evan Jones, Treherbert, 10s. David Sherlock, Gelli, 10s. Walter Paddock, Gelli, 10s. Thomas Moore, Gelli, 10s. Thomas Harris, Treorchy, 15s. Thomfes Perry. Ystrad, 10s. James Cable, Pentre, 10s. Robert Jones, Trealaw, 15s. Frederick Rowe, Llwynypia, 15s. Esau Lewis. Trealaw, 15s. Wm. J. Millward, Dinas, 15s. Samuel Richards, Blaenclydach, 15s. John Vaughan, Blaenclydach, 20s. John Harris Jones, Penygraig, 20s. John Williams, Penygraig, 30s. Geo. WTilliams. Treherbert, 15s. Eli Bowden, Treherbert, 15s. Frederick Ward, Tonypandy, 10s. Jas. Lark, Tonypandy, 10s.