Bargoed Journal. — 1905-07-01 (Gelligaer, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TREDEGI POEMS C 072 RT.  On Taesday, beim,* Mis-ars. D. W. Evans in the chair), sa4 T. bewis. Shop Dor *sit. :Tan Jones, !I, (..Irirk iew Tradegar, stood in the dock to avaaalrer a charge of stealing three pairs of its, value Is., 61, the property of Mynas. Harris and' Co„ New Tredegar, oa lona 24th. Marcus Heilperu, thie manager of the shop, stated that he N'l& • 11 Of or Tiled of the robbery and caught prisoner with the articles in his possession. Afterwards he gave information to the police. The goods were taken from his shop door. Police-sergeant Humphries said that he arrested the prisoner, who gave conflicting accounts as to how the pants came into his possession. First he said he picked them up, then he said he was given them by a man in the street, and afterwards he said he could not think what made him do it.  Prisoner, who expressed his sorrow. was fined 20s. or 14 days' hard labour.  An Abertysswg Quarrel.  Mary' Dufty, 27, married, Abertysswg, was summoned for assaulting Ann Morgan, of the same place, on June 16th. Froiu the evidence it appeared that the disturbance arose over the children, and after some wor3s in the street Mrs. Duffy followed Mrs. Morgan into her own house, pulled her by the hair, and struck her.  Defeniant's story was that the •coniplainant struck the first blow.  Fined 10s. The Scorcher.  L. Lewis, 16, collier, New Tredegar, did not appear to answer his summons for furiously riding a bicycle on June 7th.  Pelice-constable-Doolan estimated that the defendant rode down School Street at the rate of 16 miles an hour, whea a large number of people were about. When spoken to about it defendant said his brake would not act and he had lost control of the machine.  Tilt. Clerk: It is a wonder cyclists; do not kill more people than they do.  The Magistrates- firied defendani 40s. or a month's hard labour.  Policeman's Lively Reception.  A. ( la• ke, 21, a Tirphii collier, pleaded not guilty to assaulting Police-constable Board at New Tredegar on Saturday night. Mr. T. J. Thomas, Bargoed, defended.  The Constable stated that hearing cries of " Murder" from Ruperra Street, he went there and was invited into a house, where he saw the prisoner. He had hold of a woman by the neck and was knocking her head on the floor. The house was in great disorder and the landlord asked witness to get him out. Prisoner then turned round a .d struck and kicked him. They had to take his boots off and handcuff him. Prisoner was like a madman. By Mr. Thomas: This disturbance took place at the house of relatives of the prisoner. Prisoner was wearing shoes when he went there, but he was stripped to the waist. Police-constable. Robinson gave evidence as to prisoner's violence on the way to the station, while Police-sergeant Humphries said that he saw the disorder created in the house by the prisoner. Mr. Thomas submitted that the assault was of a trivial Cnaracter and that the constable bore no evidence of ill usage. He contended that the prisoner had received sufficient punishment in having been locked up from Saturday to Tuesday.  John Isaac Phillips said that defendant was in his house on Saturday) night and him out because he was diking a row with his wife. He did not see him ass ul Hs wife.