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John Brown an old man of 75, market gardener, was summoned for being drunk while in charge of a horse and wagon. On Wednesday last while driving a horse and wagon in Caerleon Road and Junction Road he knocked down a woman named Hagerty. She was taken to the Infirmary where she died. The Town Clerk prosecuting, produced a number of witnesses who stated that the man was the worse for drink. Rachael Harris of 12 Alfred Street, 13 years of age, said that she saw defendant driving a horse and trap. He turned sharply into Junction Road at the same time as the woman was crossing the road. She stumbled and fell and two wheels passed over her. A man in Caerleon Road shouted at the driver to stop but he took no heed of him. A boy ran up to the cart and shouted "Here, old man, you have driven over a woman." He then got down. Elizabeth Griffiths, 4 Alfred Street, Harriet Gillard, Alice Phillips and Inspector Jones all gave corroborative evidence. Last witness said he saw the defendant who was drunk and brought him to the police station. The Inspector said he had known Brown for many years and had never seen him drunk, in his opinion the defendant was a very steady man. Mr. W.L. Moore for the defence, contended that Brown was suffering from the effect of shock and that he was not drunk. The Bench thought there was a slight doubt and that therefore the case would be dismissed.
An inquest was held oyesterday on the body of John Cummings aged five years who was killed in the street on Monday afternoon. Rose Cummings said she was the wife of a labourer living in Kear Street and the deceased was her son. She had taken her child out with her to sell chalk as her husband was in the Infirmary. P.C. David Thomas said that at 2.30 on Monday afternoon he was standing at the bottom of Stow Hill, when he saw the boy running behind a cart which turned into Baneswell Road. As it did so, the boy suddenly turned away and ran in front of a Hansom cab which was coming down High Street. The horse knocked the child down and the wheel passed over his body. The driver of the cab was Thomas Collett and the cab was going at a very moderate pace and no blame could be attached to the driver. The house surgeon at the Infirmary said the lad never recovered consciousness. A verdict of accidental death was returned.
A shop to let: 13 Griffin Street, opposite the Market. Good Position - Mr. Huntley, Egg merchant next door. For Sale Handsome Walnut Piano, with all the latest improvements, double action, full compass. Price Eighteen Guineas - cost £45 - Ede's Old Curiosity Shop, Newport. For Sale 2 Houses, Henry Street, £150 each. To Let 2 houses, Bryngwyn Road and Clytha Park, £45 and £50 per annum respectively. Clyde Bank Villa, Manley Road, £25 per annum; Clifton Villa, Chepstow Road £42 per annum.
At Newport County Police Court today, seven Newport lads named William Dunn, Charles Davies, Jeremiah Haggerty, William Lewis, John Rossiter, Charles George and William Ferris, were summoned for stealing fruit and damaging fruit trees. - On Sunday afternoon lads to the number of 20, went to the vicinity of Bassaleg Road and forced an entrance into the garden of Mr. James Greenaway, a bailiff to Lord Tredegar at Ebbw Bridge, and helped themselves to a quantity of apples. After they had filled their pockets they returned to the road, where P.C. Pettitt, who had seen them enter the garden, awaited them. He first of all approached Dunn who, however, denied entering the garden or having any apples. Up to this time the constable had not said anything about apples. When he went to the group of boys they incriminated one another. He took the names of the biggest lads and let the smaller ones go. Greenaway said great damage was done to his garden every year, in fact, it was virtually stripped by boys. He wished to put a stop to the practice. Applying to the Bench the other boys said they were led away by Dunn. Dunn was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. Williams (who gave a fictitious name and address), was fined five shillings and the remainder of the lads whose ages ranged from 12 to 15 were fined two shillings and sixpence each.
Newport's method of celebrating the 5th of November is remarkable - and not creditable. Such an exhibition as that which took place outside the Westgate on Saturday night would not be tolerated in any other town in the Kingdom. Commercial Street was blocked by a mob - a foolish and reckless mob, which included many who ought to have known better - and they amused themselves for two or three hours by hurling fireworks into the air, reckless of where they fell. Squibs and crackers were sent into the crowd and hurled into shops, and the wonder is that fires did not occur and that some persons did not lose their sight, for it seemed to be a matter of indifference whither the sparks went or what damage was done, and in some instances foolish boys and young women directed the squibs point blank at people's faces, and that is in the name of "fun." Many tradesmen complained bitterly of the loss they sustained, for business was practically at a standstill. The exhibition was both useless and childish and the police looked on with the serenity of graven images. If fireworks are a necessity to Newportonions on Guy Fawkes Day, let them then make provision for a great bonfire displayed somewhere outside the town and let the streets be free of the nuisance.
James Selfis, a strong-looking young man was summoned for assaulting his aged mother and father who live at 4 Wolsley Street. - On Saturday night, explained the mother, defendant had a drop of beer and went home quarrelsome. The mother gave her evidence reluctantly, and now said her son did not kick her as she had told the officer. The father however, said his son hit him several times in the face. Defendant was fined twenty shillings or 14 days. [ Back ] |
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