WESTERN MAIL FRIDAY DECEMBER 10. 1926. No. 314.
SUSPENDED THREE MONTHS-Drastic Punishment For Aberavon Player.
The referee's committee of the Welsh Rugby Union dealt out drastic punishment
on Thursday to one of the layers reported for misconduct on the field.
Mr. R. W. BARRY (Cardiff), the referee in the recent Aberavon v Neath game at
Neath, reported Stan DAVIES, of Aberavon, for reckless kicking, and DAVIES was
suspended for three months.
Mr. D. O. HOWELL, the referee in the Neyland v Haverfordwest game, reported S.
SUTTON (Neyland) for disputing his decisions and using abusive language, and he
was suspended up to and including December 18.
CWMAMAN MAN DIES IN PIT.
An underground workman, Joseph WINSENER (60), of 22, Glynhavod, Cwmaman,
Aberdare, died at his work at the Fforchwen Pit of the Cwmaman Coal Company.
CORONER MYSTIFIED. Investigation Into Rail Tragedy At Sully.
In order to make further inquiries, and for the production of a Great Western
Railway plan of the locality and position of the body when found. Mr. Archibald
DANIELS (deputy coroner) adjourned the inquest at Barry Dock on Thursday on
Hannah PEARCE (68), of Chesterfield-street, Cadoxton, who was decapitated body
was discovered 70 yards from the Sully Railway Station on Tuesday morning.
The Coroner confessed that he was mystified as to how the woman could have got
onto the line.
Ellen WILLIAMS said her sister, a widow, left the house on Monday while she
(witness) was out. Witness thought she was visiting a niece in Sully, and did
not worry herself even when her sister failed to appear at night. Some months
ago she had gone to her niece, and had lost her way when returning home.
The niece, Elsie Florence DEMPSEY, Mataqut House Sully, said her aunt had not
called on Monday.
A railway porter, William Noel COLLINS, said he saw the woman alight from the
5.30 p.m. train on Monday at Sully, and as she was crossing the metals he
assisted her to the road. She could not return without coming back through the
booking office, or goods yard both of which were closed.
William COOMBES, a Swanbridge platelayer, said while in a Penarth bound train
on Tuesday morning he saw what he thought was a sack. The train stopped, and he
jumped out and found the decapitated the body on the line.
Police-constable T. PARSONS said a walking stick used by deceased was found
alongside the body, as if placed there. He imagined she had been dead about
twelve hours. The woman could have climbed over a 5ft. gate, or else gained
access to the line by scaling a 45ft. cutting. The body, however, bore no
evidence of her descent, and no road was in the proximity.
KICKED FOUR POLICEMEN-Troublesome Elderly Man At Aberdare.
Hearing some kicking at the front door of the Bridgend Inn, Aberdare, late at
night. Police-constable EVANS went to investigate. He found James GRIFFITHS, an
elderly man of no fixed abode, who hit him in the face. There was a struggle,
and Police-constable RICHARDS arrived, and the two policemen took GRIFFITHS to
the poice-station.
On approaching Duke-street GRIFFITHS attemted to bolt after kicking
Police-constable RICHARDS in the stomach. There was another scuffle during which
Police-inspector Owen THOMAS, and Police-constables CHARLES and FRASER arrived.
In the fight that followed, GRIFFITHS kicked the four constables about the
legs. Eventually he had to be carried bodily to the lock-up.
At Mountain Ash police-court GRIFFITHS was charged with drunkeness and with
assaulting Police-constables, EVANS, RICHARDS, CHARLES, and FRASER.
The Clerk; Have you any questions to put to the constables.?
Defendant: No, Sir. Let them carry on.
The Stipendiary: One month's hard labour in respect of each of the officers,
making five months in all.
DOG AND SHEEP-Aberpergwm Allegations Denied.
At Neath County-court on Thursday the Colonial Lands Improvement Company
(Limited), of Jersey, the owners of the Aberpergwym Estate, sued Fred EYNON, the
Bungalow, Cwmgwrach, for £24 damages to sheep caused by the defendant's dog. It
was alleged that defendant's dog bit, worried, and killed ten sheep and
mutilated two on September 29, 1924, and October 3, 1924. Mr. Windsor WILLIAMS
prosecuted , and Mr. W. A. LEYSHON defended. James McDERMOTT, shepherd, gave
evidence of seeing the defendant's dog attack one sheep and finding the sheep
killed in the same manner as others.
The defendant said the dog in question was a five months' old terrier and a
lodger named CASEY had a bigger dog. Since the police-court proceedings CASEY
had disappeared, and witness had done away with his puppy. He denied that his
dog had killed his sheep.
The case was adjourned for a legal inquiry.
John Patrick.