Western Mail Tuesday October 12 1926. (No. 54).
Inspector John JONES, of St. Helier, Caerphilly, who retires this month after 56
years' service on the railway, claims to have put in the whole period without missing
a day's duty through illness or any other cause. He is a native of Hereford and
started his railway career as a carriage cleaner at Hereford. He became a district
inspector in 1908.
Miss Dorothy BENDREY, of Llanbradach, was knocked down by a motor-cycle ridden by Joseph
RICKS, of School-street, Llanbradach, who had on the pillion Miss Margaret PHILLIPS, of
Ystrad Mynach. The cyclist and his companion were thrown off and bruised, whilst Miss
BENDREY was severely shaken and bruised.
An outbreak of fire, which was witnessed by a large crowd of people, occurred at the
premises of Mr. GRIFFITHS, a grocer, of High-street, Barry. Little damage was done.
Mr. W. Watson PAIRMAN has forwarded a cheque for £5.19s.8d. to the Lord Mayor of
Cardiff's Distress Fund, as the Cardiff Caledonian Society's contribution from its
annual ball fund.
Gilbert WILLIAMS 52, a dock worker, of 9, Margaret-street, Cardiff, whilst engaged on the
steam dredger Isabel, owned by Messrs. A. TUCKER, Cardiff, was struck by a heavy bucket as
it descended from a crane. He received serious head injuries, and was conveyed to the
Hamadryad Hospital, where at a late hour he still lay unconcious.
Photograph- Welch Regiment Re-Union at Cardiff.
Mr. T. EDMUNDS, Mr. W. J. PUGH, Mr. J. READER, Bandmaster K. GLOVER, Col. F. R. PARKINSON,
Bandmaster A. MINNY, Major A. HOLT, and Major F. H. SHANNONS.
Dorothea Maria DAVIS, a well-dressed women, at present residing at Newport, applied at
Newport on Monday for a separation order against her husband, Robert Gwynne DAVIS, stated
to be living at Bridge View, Maidenhead.
Mr. F. H. DAUNCEY represented applicant. Defendant did not appear.
Applicant said she married defendant in April, 1919, and there was one child. Since
December, 1924, her husband had made no home for her. At the time of their marriage
defendant was given £6,000 by his father, and of that amount £2,000 was settled on their
marriage. His father had an interest in a big firm of wholesale merchants. A few months
after the father's death the firm became bankrupt.
Defendant became a director of certain companies and received £250 a year in fees. He had
since relinquished that office. After her husband had got into difficulties their home was
sold, and she and her child became dependent upon her relatives and his mother in 1925 she
was compelled to live in Denmark in order that she might receive £10 a month for six
months.
Her husband stayed in England, and promised that at the end of the six months he would
make a home for her. When she learned that her husband had gone to America she returned in
February, 1926. She failed to find any trace of him, and eventually came to Newport, where
she had friends. Applicant had written her husband several times, and although she had
not seen him she understood that he was no living in the house of another woman.
Mr. DAUNCEY said the application was made on the ground of desertion, and defendant had
written through a firm of solicitors agreeing to an order.
The bench made an order of £2 a week for the wife and 10s. for the child, applicant to
have custody of the child. Defendant was also ordered to pay £3.3s. solicitors fees and
9s.6d. court costs.
Violet THOMAS, who summoned her husband, Frederick THOMAS, a labourer at Rhoose and
Aberthaw Cement Works, for persistent cruelty at Barry Police-court on Monday, told the
magistrates that her husband had bouts of drink madness. ' On one occaision." she
said, "he smashed a pitcher of milk on me, and, muttering strangely, told the
children to look their last at me."
"Catching my nose with his teeth he dragged me around the kitchen, and swore in a
violent manner."
Witness said she was now living with her sister near Pontypridd. She was terrified of
defendant and left him, taking the children with her.
Mr. Barnett JANNER, who defended, submitted there was no case to answer and asked that the
summons be dismissed.
The magistrates decided to adjourn the case for three weeks as there was hope that the
parties would re-unite.
Mr. Fred H. REGAN, of 67, Allensbank-road, Cardiff, an engineer in the employ of the
Post-office, Cardiffg, fell from a pole- a distance of 30ft.- at Tabor, near Llantrisant,
on Monday, and was admitted to the Cardiff Royal Infirmary suffering from head and body
injuries and a severely lacerated hand.
Mr. REGAN on Monday night was reported not to be seriously hurt.
John Patrick