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Subject: News Items APRIL !st to JUNE 30th 1926. Number Three-Hundred eightyeight.
Western Mail Monday June 28 1926.
Four Generations at a Wedding.-Along with photograph.
Four generations were represented at the wedding at Barry Docks of Mr. George BENNETT,
eldest son of Capt. and Mrs. BENNETT, Barry Island, and Miss Doris LEVERS, only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. LEVERS, Court-road, Barry Dock.
Seen in the group are Mr. J.E. LEVERS (great-grandfather), Mr. J.E. LEVERS, (grandfather),
Mr. W.J. LEVERS (father) and Master John LEVERS. (son).
Four young men named Reginald GAUGHAN 23, Cecil Victor WILLIAMS 22, Thomas JONES 20, and
Elby ROBERTS 22, were charged on remand at Cardiff Police-court on Saturday with violently
robbing Noah EDWARDS, a fuel worker, of Mynachdy, of a number of articles of clothing of
the value of £4 on Friday night, June 18.
Mr. Northcott HOWELL appeared for the defence of GAUGHAN, and Mr. C.S. HALLINAN appeared
for ROBERTS and JONES.
They were each fined £5 and costs.
PONTYPOOL DISCOVERY.
Pontypool miners have discovered a seam of coal near the surface of Penygarn and are
working what is described as a coal of good combustible quality.
The seam is well to the east of the river, and Mr. T. CORDY, landlord of the New Tree Inn,
Trevithin, who is a practical miner, and who is responsible for finding the seam, contends
that many years ago there was a colliery at the spot, and that the coal now being worked
formed the pillars left by the miners in by-gone days.
The ground belongs to the Pontypool Park Estate.
Quite a lengthy court case- excuse my shortened version.
Allegations of a son demanding money by threats from his mother were made at Carmarthen
County Police-court on Saturday in a case in which Mrs. Mary BEVAN, Broadlay, Ferryside,
applied for sureties of the peace against her son, David Sidney Jones BEVAN 37, a
travelling draper of 46, Carlton-terrace, St. Helen's, Swansea.
Mr. H. Brunel WHITE, solicitor, Carmarthen for Mrs. BEVAN.
Mrs. BEVAN, who lived with her two single daughters. Her son made repeated visits to
Broadlay, where he demanded money. Mrs. BEVAN had given him sums totalling between £1,500
and £1,600.
Many visits he made demanding by threats of sums of £20, and £30..
Defendant said his business had been badly hit by the coal strike.
The Chairman (Alderman H.E.B. RICHARDS): Why should she give you £100?. I have here
IOU's that you have given her for the sums of £500 in April 1911, and £400 in February
1914.
Defendant: I am down and out, and I have to go somewhere for money. I am not a waster or a
straggler, but, to tell you in plain English, I am "stumped."
The Chairman, in binding defendant over in the sum of £50 to keep the peace for twelve
months. He also added "that you have proved yourself a wastrel, and your mother has
at last come to seek protection from you.
RECENT WILLS.
Mr. David MORGAN, of Myrtle House, Baltonsborough, Somerset, formerly traffic manager of
the Bute Docks and Rhondda Branch of the Taff Vale Railway Company, who died on January
28, left estate of the gross value of £5,771,with net personalty £4,499. Probate of the
will, dated November 16, 1923, has been granted to his son, Frederick Meredith MORGAN, of
Baltonsborough, and Mr. John Griffith JONES, of Brynhyfred, Pontypridd, accountant.
Testator left his household effects to his son, Frederick Meredith,and the residue of the
property in trust for him for life, and then for his grandsons, Herbert Morgan HULETT and
Charles Glyndwr HULETT.
Dr. Morgan LLOYD, of Llangwm, King's-road, Llandebie, surgeon, who died on April 29,
left estate of the gross value of £2,967, with net personalty £2,931. Probate of the will,
dated April 13, 1918, has been granted to his daughter, Mrs. Rosamond Mary Hopkins JONES,
of the same place. The testator left his property to his daughter, Mrs. Rosamond Mary
Hopkins JONES, his wife having died in his life-time.
Mr. Gwilym AUSTIN, of 1, Station-terrace, Nelson, who died December 3, left estate of the
gross value of £1,037, with net personalty £757. Probate of the will, dated June 28, 1923,
has been granted to his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth AUSTIN, to whom he left all the property
absolutely.
Paul Noel FLANNIGAN 34, a bank clerk, pleaded guilty to embezzling £74.10s., received by
him for Lloyds Bank (Limited), his employers. This case was held before the Swansea
recorder ( Mr. Rowland Loma Vaughan WILLIAMS, K.C. at the Swansea Quarter Sessions on
Saturday.
Mr. Frank DAVIES (instructed by Mr. Vaughan EDWARDS) prosecuted, and Mr. Trevor HUNTER
(instructed by Mr. Henry THOMPSON) defended.
Pleading for leniency, Mr. HUNTER said arrangements were being made to give prisoner a
fresh start in the Colonies.
Mr. Hugh BELLINGHAM, solicitor, Swansea, and Mr. L.G. JEFFREYS all gave evidence as to
prisoner's previous good character.
Saying that he thought this was a case in which there was a strong probability of prisoner
being successful in his efforts to retrieve himself, the Recorder directed that he be
bound over for twelve months.
Giving evidence at the inquest on Saturday on Clifford DAVIES, a boy who fell off the
Swansea pier, May PROSSER, of New-street, said that about 8.30 p.m. she was walking along
the pier with a companion, when she heard a splash. She ran to the side, and saw the boy
stuggling in the water. Her friend went up to a gentleman, who was passing with a girl,
but he did not take a bit of notice.
The Coroner; He was not much of a gentleman, was he ?- No.
He made no effort at all?- No. He looked over the side and passed on. She (the girl) must
have told him come to "Come on."
The Coroner: Nothing to be very proud of.
Police-constable SEABURY, Great Western Railway Harbour Police, said he went to the pier,
and as the tide receded, he climbed to the the river bed with four other men, and
eventually found the body. Ther was a deep wound above each eye.
A verdict of " Death from drowning by accidentally falling into the river off the
West Pier" was recorded.
John Patrick