The Rhondda Leader

Street Betting at I 1 onypandy. I Colliery Fireman Fined. K Before the Ystrad-Rhondda magistrates en Monday, William Durham, a fireman ( at the Glamorgan Collieries, Llwynypia. was summoned for street betting. Mr. D. W. James, solicitor. Tonypandy, defended. P.C. Wilcox gave evidence that at 12.30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19th, he, in company with P.L. Rees, kept Durham under observation at Pandy Square. He saw four men approach defendant, each handing him a slip of paper and what appeared to be money. The slips he put into his jacket pocket. When a constable in uniform approached defendant, lie hurried up Court Street. Witness and P.C. Rees followed and caught him up in Berw Road. Upon being arrested and cautioned, defendant replied: "All right." As defendant got to the top of the steps of the police ? station, lie dropped a couple of slips, which witness picked up. In his posses- sion w.as found Is. 2d. and a pocket-book containing the names of horses running the previous day. He also had a paper giving tips. and a cutting giving the starting prices of horses in the Cam- bridgeshire. Handicap. The two slips re- lated to horses running that day, viz.. Eager Girl," which won at o to 1, and Champagne." which ran, but did not. win. The Chairman (Mr. T. P. Jenkins): Champagne ran, did it?—Yes, sir; but it did not win. Mr. Jenkins: I suppose all these horses do not win? (faughter). Mr. D. W. James: I object to the statement that the horses ran that day, unless the police prove it. Supt. T. Edwards: The police hare proved it. Cross-examined by Mr. James, P.C. Wilcox admitted that one of the paper* found on defendant related to the Gla- morgan Colliery and might have been a pay-ticket. Mr. James asked defendant to write the name Eager Girl on a slip of paper. Supt. Edwards: What is the object ? Mr. James: I want to see who wrote the slips. P.C Wilcox said he and P.C. Rees watched defendant from a place of con- cealment. Mr. Jenkins: What is the lowest sum. put on a horsed P.C. Wilcox: They take sixpence, and some. as low as threepence. Mr. Jenkins: I thought a shilling. each way was the lowest they took. Mr. James: They do it to oblige. Questioned as to the small amount of money, which was net sufficient to cover the two tickets, witness said defendant got away and' no doubt had planted the money. P.C. Wilcox admitted having brought defendant out of the cell after charging him and stated that this was not the first time the slips were produced. Mr. James I put it to you that these slips were not in existeiiee before then? —I say they were, sir. P.C. Rees gave corroborative evidence, and said P.C. Wilcox drew his attention to the slips which had been dropped or* the steps. Mr. James: Where were you hiding, in the fountain? Witness: No, behind it (laughter). Defendant gave evidence, and stated that he had gone to Pandy Square to buy some tobacco. There he saw P.C. Wilcox, who arrested nim. The cutting relating to the Cambridgeshire was a month old. He did not make a book. Cross-examined by Supt. Edwards, wit- ness said he had never seen the slips until he got to the police station. The pocket- book referred to was one in which lie- made notes at firemen7s classes, and the entry in it referring to horses was with reference to two he was told were worth backing. Addressing the Bench for the defence, Mr. James said defendant .was a respect- able man with nothing against hiT. He had been a fireman for five years. Mr. James contended that the evidence of the police was at variance on a number of points. Mr. James commented upon the small amount of money found on him, and urged that he was entitled to a dismissal. The Chairman said there was nothing to show that Durham was doing an ex- tensive business, but it could not be denied on the evidence that he was there to do a little business, but was inter- rupted. The Bench believed that as the officers stated defendant dropped the slips. It was rather unworthy that a re- sponsible colliery official should. go for business of this kind. which. though it might be profitable if worked on a big scale had nothing honourable about it. A fine of 40s. was imposed.

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Rev. A. t. Guttery at I Tonypandy The Rev. A. T. Guttery on Tuesday eveiiing delivered a lecture on The Glory of the Free Churches," at Trnity Chapel, Tonypandy (kindly lent). Mr. Tom John, M.A., occupied the eliair. The rev. gentleman opened his lecture by asking his hearers to consider the his- tory of Great Britain on the ecclesias- tical side, which throbbed with the past of godly men and women. It had lessons that must be learnt. The preacher of to-day was of more value to the country than the politician. The Church of Christ had done more for the nation than the House of Commons, and infinitely more than the House of Lords. The name tree Church was a new name, but a name that had come not a day too scon, As Nonconformists thev protested against Rom?nish errors. Continui"?. the speaker said that the Protestantism that he l thought of sought 110 class as endency for I it only asked fc r an open road to the altar without ce. The day for apologising for being a Nonconf< rmist had for ever gone by. As Nonconformists they represented the <jre:it majority of the Ch'istian land. The village Bethels were the citadels of freedom. Noncon- formity gave honour, gave liberty to every life that embraced it. Here the lecturer spoke of the Bedford Baptist; and the tinker's son, and said the church that could produce its John Bunyan had a right to dream its dreams. Free Churchmen might be divided outwardly. but thev were united inwardly and were as one at the foot of the Cross. They were enemies to ritualism. becftuso ritualism was essentially vulgarity and folly. The lecturer advised his hearers to keep their message to the front and to  tn. message simple. As Free to keep t? message simp l e. As Free Churchmen they had great dreams for Britain, and they wanted dr taill to he afraid of nothing, lhe glory of England was not her territory Lot her comnierto, hut her faith. As Fi-ee Churchmen they ha 1 the glory oi a great memory, and the Nonconformist conscience had been the saving salt of the Brtish lsils. ami he (the speaker) was proud of the Ni n- eonformist memory and cf its conscience. I "Young men," said the lecturer, get your suirits saturated with the stories of your fatliei-s 1,t their genius and h;jro.sm into your faith. We should not rest until religious liberty and equality bee <mes the birthright of us all. The golden age of the Free Church was not hei. d. but in front (applause). Votes o/ thanks brought an instructive lecture to a close. The proceeds of the effort are towards assisting the Primitive Methodist cause at Dinas.

Clyoach Vale. Tluj local choir is leaving no stone unturned to bring back the nl;iz(' from Bridgend next Boxing Day. Mr. J< hn Price has been engaged to nut on the finismng touches. Humour has it that the other local choir from Noddfn has decided not tn compete at the same eis- teddfod. The burial of Mrs. Jo-res. (>9, Howard Terrace, to, li place on Wednesday last at Treahnv Cemetery. Our sympathies are extended to Mr. Jones and the four little ones left. In our report of the presentation to Mr. R. S. Griffiths in our last week's issue. we inadvertently omitted the name of the Dev. T. H. Morgan, Sher- wood, from the list of speakers.

L Hen Wlad fy Nhødau." The executive committee of the memo- vial to the authors of "Hen Wlad fv Nii,id;iii liik-e held several meetings at Pontypridd,, and their latest decision hps been to institute a scholarship for pro- mj-i'r young instrumentalists, for which pi'roose it is hoped a sum of about £ 80 will he availa ble every year. One of the secretaries of the move- ment (Mr. Rhys Morgan. M.A.) has sub- mitted a report that a sum of over E600 has already been promised towards the memorial. '? "c.?

Ferndale Man Missing. The relatives and friends of Mr. Wm. Herbert Lawrence, who lodged at Taff Street, Ferndale. are in quest of infor- mation as to his whereabouts. The young man left his lodgings on Monday morn- ing of last week, and nothing his been heard or seen of him since. Anxiety is therefore felt as to his safety. He is 5ft. 6ins. in height, and wears spectacles. He has dark hair and a slight moustache. and when last seen was wearing a navy blue suit, dark brown overcoat with a slight stripe, and black boots.

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