Bargoed Journal. — 1906-04-12 (Gelligaer, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

PONTYPRIDD POLICE COURT.  On Wednesday, before the Stipendiary (Mr. Arthur Lewis), Alderman Richard Lewis, Mr. James Roberts, Mr. H. M. Gregory, and Mr. T. B. Evans.  Alleged Attempted Suicide. Maude Goodman, a married woman, of Pontypridd, was again brought up on remand charged with having attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the canal. The case was adjourned from lad week in order that the defendant should be placed under medical observation. The Stipendiary said the case had caused him a great deal of anxiety and he was going to do what he thought was the best thing for her. She would be committed to take her trial at the next Quarter Sessions held in June. Bail would be allowed, herself in VO and two sureties of £5 each. Failing bail defendant would have to go to prison, where she would be well oared for, and the Stipendiary expressed a hope that she would have some employment I there to carry her mind in another direction. Practically a Frame. .  David Williams, collier, Pengam, was charged with working a horse in an unfit state. Police-constable Phillips said he saw the horse attached to a cart in Pound Road, Pontypridd, on March 24th last. He saw the horse was in a very bad state and requested the defendant to take it out of the cart. He then examined it and found it to be very aged and practically a frame. On the hump there was a sore about the size of a two shilling piece, which was bleeding. On the elbow of the off foreleg there was a swelling, caused by the hoof, which was being rubbed by the belly band. This was also bleeding. Nth knees were covered with pads and when they were removed it was found that the knees were in a very bad state and matter was running freely from th-mi. Witness asked the defendant .why he worked the horse in mush a state and he replied that he had done his brother-in-law a favour and brought some greens from Pengam that morning. It was his brother-in-law's horse and he had given fl odd for it at the Park Hotel Yard. Defendant told the Bench that he knew nothing about hones, but since he had been spoken to by the officer he had had the horse slaughtered. A letter to this effect was produced and the Bench imposed a fine of El including cost. Horse and Cart Unattended.  Wm. Ford, greengrocer, Upper Boat, was fined 10s. for leaving his horse and cart unattended in Penuel square on Mar h 31st. Sunday. Trading.  Mary Thomas, Hopkinstown, was summoned for selling sweets on Sunday, the 25th ult., and was fined 58. and costa.  Coal Selling without Weigh._ Tickets.  A fine of W a imposed cin Frank Thomac, coal dealer, Coedpenmaen, for delivering scwts. of goal without the neccemry weight ticket. - .  A Dear Simko:  A Cilfynydd collier named David Davies, was summoned at the instance, of the Pontypridd Urban District Council for committing a breach of their Tramway Bye-laws by smoking inside the car. The Council were represented by Mr. J. Colenso Jones. L Griffiths, the conductor, said that on March 24th defendant boarded his ear at Station Square, and began smoking. Witness requested him not to do so and he obeyed the order. When they arrived at the Fountain, defendant was sagain smoking, and for the second time was stopped. Not being content, however, with being told twice, defendant again started smoking when the car arrived at Norton Bridge and commenced to do so on the way to Cilfyny-dd. A fine of 15s. was imposed. Threatened to strip a Pontypridd Solicitor. Richard Griffiths, collier, Hopkinstown, was summoned for using obscene language in a cornpirrment of one of the Taff Vale Railway Company's trains. Mr. Ingledew, solicitor, Cardiff, appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Ernest Roberts, solicitor, Pontypridd, said he was in a second clasa carriage when defendant entered and wanted to argue with him. Witness refused to do so and defendant resorted to abusive language and threatened to "strip him." Mr. Roberts asked defendant not to use such language inasmuch as there Wag a lady present, but defendant took no notice of the appeal, and continued his flow of language. The lady passenger asked witness to call a guard at Treforest, which he did. ' Defendant now said he was very sorry and did not remember anything about it. He had taken some port wine and brandy with some friends at Cardiff. The Stipendiary remarked that it was a bad mixture. The comfort of passengers had to be safeguarded and defendant would be fined 15s. and cot. _ . .  Young Married Life. The troubles of a young married couple from Hopkinstown were brought before the Magistrates when Florence Hughes. a smart looking young woman applied for a separation order against her boyish looking husband. Henry Hughes. a striker, on the ground of persistent cruelty. Mr. James Phillips, solicitor, appeared for the complainant, whose evidence was to the effect that their three years' married life had been an unhappy one. There was one child of the marriage. Her husband was of lazy habits and betted on horses. About four months after the marriage her husband commenced to be cruel to her and hardly a month had passed without him ill-treating her. On March 23rd, defendant taunted her about his fancy girl, struck her in the face, and pushed her against the gas stove, which bruised her side. He then turned her ont of the house and threatened to do for her if she returned. On another occasion he caught her by the throat on a Sunday because she could not give him money. He had taken money away from her in order to bet on horses. Her mother had to provide them with food. She called him up to go to work on one occasion ' which he resented and gave her a black eye. Defendant told the Bench that he admitted giving his wife a black eye, slapping her in the face, and putting her outside the door. He denied being persistently cruel towards her. As regards the bruises on her she had received them by falling over one of the electric poles whilst going home from St. David's Church, Gyfeillion. In answer to the Stipendiary's suggestion that they might try and make up their differ. enees complainant said she was afraid to live with him, she had tried him so many times.  The Stipendiary: You have not seen married very long—only three years—you took him for better or worse, you know. You have got, to put up with something. The case was adjourned for a fortnight in order that the parties should come to some agreement.