Bargoed Journal. — 1904-09-03 (Gelligaer, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

PONTYPRIDD POLICE COURT.  On Wednesday. before the Stipendiary (Ignatius tWilbanis, Esq.), Mr. James Roberts, Aid. Richard Lewis, and Mr. W. H. Mathias. Attempted Suicide. C. Battison, labourer, staying at 22, Wood-street, Cilfynydd, was brought before the Pontypridd Bench charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking 2d of oxalic acid. Sarah Ann Morgan ,shop assistant, said that at 7 o'clock p.m., on thel9th August, she was cleaning the windows at 22, Wood-street. She looked through the window of the next room and saw prisoner shaking a bottle which appeared to contain medicine. A few seconds afterwards she heard groans, she at once called her mother and they both tried to gain admittance to the bedroom, but failed. They then went for the doctor. William Brown, labourer, staying at I 22, Wood-street, Cilfynydd, said he was in the same room as last witness, engaged in scraping the paper off the wall to enable same to be covered. He heard groans in the next room. He proceeded to the room from where the noise was coming and tried to open the door, but failed. He then procured a hatchet and broke open the door. He there saw prisoner lying on the bed with his clothes on groaning. Dr Ashton, assistant to Dr Lewis, Cilfynydd, said he visited the house on the evening in question and there saw prisoner on the bed groaning and unconscions. He (witness) administered an emetic, and after a time prisoner regained consciousness and said "I am sorry you did not let me die." Witness then sent for the police. Sarah Ann Morgan, recalled, said that prisoner was in the habit of taking medicine. He used to take herbs out of a bottle similar to the one produced. Police-sergeant Lynch stated that about 7.25 p.m. on the 19th August, from information received he visited 22,Woodstreet, Cilfynydd, and there charged prisoner with obtaining 2d of oxalic acid with intent to commit suicide, and he replied, "1 bought it to clean some brass work in the house. Prisoner was remanded in custody for a week. Occasional Licence. • Mr J. Colenso Jones applied to the Bench on behalf of Mr H. E. Crane, for an occasional licence to sell intoxicants at the opening of the Isolation Hospital Llantwit Fardre, on Thursday, the 25th The application was granted. Fowl Stealing at Pontypridd. T. Gardner and D. J. Stanton, two youths of Pontypridd, were charged with stealing 3 live fowls, the property of Mr P. Lougher, of the Tan Yard. Pontypridd. Mr Lougher said that about three weeks ago he missed the fowls from the tan yard. From information he received he visited the Berwerdy Farm with P.S. Kavanagh and there found the fowls. P.S. Kavanagh 'said he visited the Berwerdy Farm with Mr Lougher and there charged the boys with stealing the fowls. The boy Gardner replied "I stole two and Stanton one. Gardner was further charked with stealing two pullets, the property of Mr P. Lougher. Gardener's mother said the boys brought the fowls home and told her that they had bought them in the market for od. The Stipendiary remarked that her story was a cock-and-bull one and fined Gardner 10s. for stealing the two pullets and dismissed the other charges. Theft of Watches. Thomas John Watkins, a 10 year old youth of Ynysboeth, was charged with stealing a watch value 10s., the property of Evan R. Jones. Complainant said that on the 13th inst., he went to work at 6.30 a.m. and left his watch in his waistcoat pocket. When he returned from work his watch was missing. Ile gave information to the police. Prisoner was stating with his grandmother at the time. P.C. D. J. Woods said that about 1 p.m. on the 13th he arrested prisoner by Ynysangharad House and there charged him with stealing the watch, to which he replied, " 1 took it from his pocket when he was at work." He had tried to sell the wate.li but failed, and had it in his pocket at the time of his arrest. The Bench ordered the boy to receive six strokes of the birch. A similar charge was brought against Evan Rees, labourer, of Carmarthen. Thomas Evans, collier, Dunravenstreet, Treorkv, said that prisoner came to lodge at the house where he was in apartments on the 21st May. On the 25th of that month he, witness, left his watch, value £2 25., in his room hanging up when he went to work, and when he returned he found that it had been taken away, also a football jersey. Lewis Isaac, pawnbroker, Porth. said that prisoner visited his shop and produced a watch for which hi wanted Ifs. He (witness) had locked up his cash and only had 4s. Bd. in his pocket which lie gave prisoner. On the 25th July he handed the watch to Inspector Gill. The latter proyei arrest,. and in reply prisoner said " I took the watch and pawned it." In commit tiler rism!er to two months hard labour the Stipendiary remarked that men ought not to leave their watches about when they went to work.