Western Mail Saturday May 31st 1924.
The house championship of the Newport High School for Girls, deffered from the annual
sports day on Thursday owing to rain, was decided on Friday, with the following result:-
1st.St Hilda's (Capt. Lilian SHELLEY); 2nd St. Andrew's (Capt. M. TODD); 3rd St.
Katherine's (Capt. C. PUGH); 4th St. Patrick's (Capt. P. PRICE), 5th St.
George's (Capt. D. SAVAGE); 6th St. David's (Capt I. KEW).
Six men who were arrested at the Esplanade Hotel, Porthcawl, the previous night by
Superintentdent John DAVIES, Inspector EVANS, and a number of other police officers, were
brought bbefore a special court at Bridgend charged in respect to an alleged unauthorised
lottery known as the Caerau Constitutional Club Derby Sweep, 1924.
The defendants were;- Norton King PUTTOCK, Glanville Mansions, London; Thomas CALLAGHAN,
Preston-road, Brighton; Thomas McVEY, Warwick-avenue, Maida Vale; Thomas THOMAS,
Cadoxton-terrace, Neath, Alfred LEWIS, Cymla-road, Neath; and John Elwyn MORGAN, Victoria-
gardens, Neath.
Mr. Harry LEWIS, (instructed by the chief inspector) prosecuted, and Mr. Jestyn JEFFREYS,
Neath, appeared for all the defendants with the exception of McVEY, for whom, he said, Mr.
Harold LLOYD was appearing.
Mr. Harry LEWIS said that when the defendants were arrested a large quantity of documents
and money were seized. The police had not had time to investigate the matter fully, and he
was going to appeal for a remand until next Thursday.
It was within the knowledge of the police , said Mr. LEWIS, that 315,000 tickets at 5s.
each had been issued and circulated, and if all these were sold a sum of £78,750 would
have been received.
Mr. Jestyn JEFFREYS: You do not suggest that we have all that money?
Mr. Harry LEWIS: I don't suggest that. I am simply stating the number of tickets
issued.
Mr. JEFFREYS: Do you suggest that Mr. MORGAN, the reporter, was interested in any way ?-
He was there writing when I entered the room.
Mr.JEFFREYS: In connection with the press probably.
As regards PUTTOCK, CALLAGHAN, and McVEY, it was asked that these three men should remain
in custody under remand. The police did not oppose bail in respect to the other men.
Superintendent John DAVIES said when the police entered the Esplanade Hotel, Porthcawl, in
the long room of the hotel they found the six defendants all engaged in connection with
what was known as the Caerau Constitutional Club Derby Sweepstake 1924.
He took possession of a large quantity of money and nearly a sackful of documents in
connection with the sweep.
Mr. JEFFREYS: This sweepstake has been run by the Caerau Con. Club.
The Superintendent: If you will allow me to look at the book I may be able to answer you.
The Club has been used to run this sweep.
Does a proportion of the funds go to the Glyncorrwg Conserative Association ?- Perhaps! If
you look at the coinditions you will see that they explain themselves, but my impression
is that very little goes to the fund. All subscriptions, it says, will be divided as per
the percentage- 40 per cent, to the winner, 20 per cent to the second, and 10 per cent to
the third, and the estimated expenses are 10 per cent.
Mr. JEFFREYS: the Con. Club is at the head of the affair ? They are working colliers, and
I have interviewed the secretary.
Mr JEFFREYS said he could not object to the remand, but he did object to the three men
remaining in custody.
All the defendants were remanded till next Thursday. PUTTOCK, CALLAGHAN, and McVEY in
custody, and the other defendants were allowed bail, themselves in £50 and each one surety
of £50.
Mrs DAY, wife of Mr. Walter DAY. a Great Western Railway emloyee, living at Treherbert,
was found with two of her children- a boy and girl-in a disused canal near Cirencester,
Gloucestershire, on Friday afternoon. Her cries for help were heard by a farm labourer,
who discovered her lying in about two feet of water with a child clapsed in her arms. He
summoned the assistance of another man, who was working near, and when they had got the
woman and child from the canal they found a second child also in the water.
Medical assistance was summoned and the woman was conveyed to the Memorial Hospital at
Cirencester, but the children one of whom was between three and four years of age, were
dead.
Mrs DAY, though not yet in a condition to be able to give an explanation of the
occurrence, is likely to recover. Her youngest child was born last Easter during a visit
to her parents at 22, Midland-road, Cirencester, with whom she has since remained on
account of indifferent health.
Mr. W.R. DAUNCEY (the coroner) recorded a verdict of "Accidental death" at the
inquest held at New Tredegar on Friday on Mr. Samuel JEREMIAH 64, a coal inspector, of New
Tredegar, who was run over and killed by a journey of trams at No. 1 Pit of the McLaren
Colliery, Abertysswg, on Tuesday last.
Wm. HULBERT, a waterman, said he and Mr. JEREMIAH were walking along a main haulage road
when they passed a stationary journey of fourteen trams which were waiting to proceed to
the pit bottom. Witness left him and forgot all about the full journey behind until it
passed him later. Mr. JEREMIAH must have also forgotten about the full journey and witness
suggested that when an empty journey came along in the opposite direction Mr. JEREMIAH
stepped out of the way, but in front of the full journey.
A verdict of "Accidental death" was recorded at the inquest held on Friday on
Benjamin EVANS 68, labourer, Nantyglo, who, as previously stated in the Western Mail, died
in hospital of injuries received on being crushed between two huge clinkers on cinder tips
at Nantyglo.
John Patrick