East Denbighshire Echo 1914 – Review of the Year incorporating the Maelor Messenger Printed at Caxton Buildings, by Hughes & Son, Wrexham Adolygiad o’r Flwyddyn – 1914 Argraffwyd yn Adeiladau Caxton, gan Hughes a’i Fab, Wrecsam ac yn fwy fyth i’w danio ar y briffordd. Yr oedd The Chairman: - Why did they refuse? Revolver Shooting at y Fainc o’r farn y dylid diystyru’r cyhuddiad Outdoor Relief in Rhostyllen football match presennol gan nad oedd tystiolaeth ddigonol i Wrexham Union The Master:- Those refusing declined to take gynnal achos yn erbyn y diffynnydd. Cyhuddwyd orders for bread because it was not accompanied by Extraordinary incidents followed a football match ail unigolyn, Emlyn Jones, pêl-droediwr cheese. at Rhostyllen on Monday between Gwersyllt proffesiynol o glwb Wrecsam, sydd yn byw yng Rangers and Esclusham White Stars. A sequel Ngwersyllt o achosi niwed corfforol difrifol yn yr Effects of Old-Age The Clerk:- Bona-fide seekers for work get bread was furnished by the Police Court on Tuesday un gêm. and cheese. Professional tramps only get bread. morning of a young man named Emlyn Roberts of Pensions The way-ticket system was begun to put a stop to Gwersyllt. D.C.C. Tippett, in opening the case, said (Wrexham Advertiser, 14 & 28.03.1914) the vagrant nuisance in North Wales. The unions of A report presented to the Wrexham Board of North Wales had gone to a great deal of expense in he believed there was considerable feeling during Guardians by the finance committee stated that the match. There was disorder after the match and this matter, and asked for the Bench and the Police there were now 386 more persons in receipt of to commit to prison any vagrants brought before one or two scrimmages. He thought he would be outdoor relief than in 1894. The present staff of able to prove that the accused produced a revolver them for begging as there was now no necessity for three relieving officers was inadequate and an any man on the road to beg. and that had it not been for one man knocking the assistant was to be appointed. revolver up, then somebody must have been shot. (Wrexham Advertiser, 21.02.1914) There was a crowd of people in the road after the The ratio per cent of out-door paupers to the match and when some of the men attempted to stop population was, in September last, 3.0 in Cefn and Gwrthodiad y Trampiaid him he pointed the revolver at them. He threw the Minera, 2.8 in Rhos and only 1.4 in Wrexham. In revolver away and tried to conceal himself. The Wrexham with a population of 18,379 the amount Tocynnau am fara defendant’s solicitor asked for an adjournment until given in out-door relief was £1,403; in Rhos with Thursday to prepare his defence and bail was given. a population of 11,005 £1,893; Cefn 7,151 £1,403 heb gaws At the adjourned hearing, the court heard that the and Minera 1,401 £306. revolver was recovered 3 or 4 yards from where the Yng nghyfarfod Bwrdd Gwarcheidwaid Corwen, defendant was hiding. The defendant said ‘there The committee reported that although the ddydd Gwener, adroddodd meistr y tloty ar y were 5 live charges and one discharged. I only did immediate saving owing to the Old Age Pension system tocynnau ffordd a fabwysiadwyd yn yr un it to frighten them.’ The defendant pleaded ‘Not Act was at a rate of £2,574 due to the increase in modd ag undebau eraill Gogledd Cymru, a roddai Guilty’. His solicitor said that it must be proved the number of outdoor paupers particularly outside docynnau i drampiaid a adawai’r tlotai, y gallent absolutely that there was intent to do someone the Wrexham Borough, the actual saving was only dderbyn bwyd yn gyfnewid amdanynt mewn harm. Witnesses for the prosecution admitted that £592. gorsafoedd bara penodol ar y ffordd rhwng tlotai. he shouted “heigh up” thus giving them a warning. (Rhos Herald, 14.02.1914) Derbyniodd deugain a thri o drampiaid docynnau The Magistrates retired and after a few minutes bara a chaws yn ystod yr wythnos, a gwrthododd retirement, the Chairman said they were of the Three leadminers, Minera - The United Minera bump ar hugain i dderbyn tocynnau. opinion that the defendant was guilty of an Mining Co has recently announced the closure of Cymorth Allanol yn extremely wrong act in taking a revolver to a the last working lead mine at Minera. Y Cadeirydd: - Pam y gwnaethant wrthod? football match and still more in discharging it on (© Denbighshire Archives) Undeb Wrecsam Y Meistr: - Y rheswm y gwrthododd rhai gymryd the highway. The Bench was of the opinion that archebion am fara oedd y ffaith nad oedd yn dod the present charge should be dismissed as there Mwyngloddwyr lleol, y Mwynglawdd - Mae’r gyda chaws. was not sufficient evidence to put the defendant on United Minera Mining Co wedi cyhoeddi eu bod Effeithiau Pensiynau trial. A second person, Emlyn Jones, a professional yn cau’r mwynglawdd olaf ym Mwynglawdd yn Y Clerc: - Mae’r rhai sy’n wirioneddol geisio am footballer of the Wrexham club, living at Gwersyllt ddiweddar. (© Archifdy Sir Ddinbych) i’r Henoed waith yn derbyn bara a chaws. Bara yn unig y has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily rhoddir i drampiaid proffesiynol. harm at the same match. Yr oedd adroddiad a gyflwynwyd i Fwrdd Colliery fatality at Gwarcheidwaid Wrecsam gan y pwyllgor cyllid yn Sefydlwyd y system tocynnau ffordd i roi terfyn ar (Wrexham Advertiser, 14 & 28.03.1914) datgan bod 386 yn fwy o bobl yn awr yn derbyn niwsans crwydriaid yng Ngogledd Cymru. Perwyd Brynmally cymorth allanol nag ym 1894. Yr oedd y staff cryn dipyn o gostau i undebau Gogledd Cymru yn presennol o dri swyddog cymorth yn annigonol a y mater hwn, a gofynnwyd i’r Fainc ac yr Heddlu i The deceased, Edward Harrison of Summerhill, byddai chymhorthydd yn cael ei benodi. anfon unrhyw grwydriaid a gai eu dwyn ger eu bron Ergyd o Lawddryll mewn was married and aged 25 years. He was injured on i garchar am gardota gan nad oedd bellach unrhyw gêm bêl-droed yn 9 December and died on 17 January. Harrison was Y gymhareb o dlodion allanol fesul pob cant angen i unrhyw ddyn gardota ar y ffordd. trimming the side of the road to insert a bar when o’r boblogaeth, fis Medi diwethaf, oedd 3.0 yng (Wrexham Advertiser, 21.02.1914) Rhostyllen a roof fall occurred. The roof had been examined Nghefn Mawr a’r Mwynglawdd, 2.8 yn y Rhos a little before but no fault was found. The length a dim ond 1.4 yn Wrecsam. Yn Wrecsam gyda of the stone that came down was a yard and half a Bu digwyddiadau syfrdanol yn dilyn gêm bêl- phoblogaeth o 18,379 y swm a roddwyd mewn foot wide. They had to pull the stone off him which droed yn Rhostyllen ddydd Llun rhwng Gwersyllt cymorth allanol oedd £1,403; yn y Rhos gyda took 10 mins. In summing up the Coroner said no Rangers ac Esclusham White Stars. Rhoddwyd phoblogaeth o 11,005 £1,893; Cefn 7,151 £1,403 DISTRICT NEWS blame could be attached to the officials and the jury dilyniant gan Lys yr Heddlu fore dydd Mawrth a’r Mwynglawdd 1,401 £306. returned a verdict of ‘Accidental Death’. Dangerous driving – o ddyn ifanc o’r enw Emlyn Roberts Gwersyllt. (Wrexham Advertiser, 24.01.1914) Dywedodd D.C.C. Tippett, wrth agor yr achos, ei Adroddodd y pwyllgor, er y byddai’r arbediad Ruabon motor hearse fod yn credu bod cryn deimlad yn ystod y gêm. Bu uniongyrchol yn sgil y Ddeddf Pensiwn Henoed ar anhrefn ar ôl y gêm ac un neu ddau o sgarmesau. Marwolaeth yn y pwll glo gyfradd o £2,574, oherwydd y cynnydd yn nifer y Ernest Charles Bateman was charged by Sgt. Fox Credai y gallai brofi bod y cyhuddedig wedi tlodion allanol yn arbennig y tu allan i Fwrdeistref with having driven a motor hearse to the danger of estyn llawddryll ac oni bai am un dyn a darodd y Brynmally Wrecsam, dim ond £592 fyddai’r arbediad the public on 20th March. Fox gave evidence that llawddryll tuag i fyny, byddai rhywun wedi cael ei gwirioneddol. Bateman was driving at a dangerous speed through saethu. Roedd torf o bobl yn y ffordd ar ôl y gêm a Yr oedd yr ymadawedig, Edward Harrison o (Rhos Herald, 14.02.1914) High Street. He did not sound his horn and there phan geisiodd rhai o’r dynion ei atal, pwyntiodd y Frynhyfryd, yn briod ac yn 25 mlwydd oed. Cafodd was a large number of children coming from the llawddryll tuag atynt. Taflodd y llawddryll i ffwrdd ei anafu ar 9 Rhagfyr a bu farw ar 17 Ionawr. Council School. Bateman was called upon to stop a cheisiodd guddio ei hun. Gofynnodd cyfreithiwr Roedd Harrison yn tacluso ymyl y ffordd i osod bar but did not do so, but was stopped at Wrexham. The y diffynnydd am ohiriad tan ddydd Iau i baratoi ei pan syrthiodd y to. Cynhaliwyd archwiliad ar y to defendant asserted that the claim he was travelling amddiffyniad a chytunwyd i roi mechnïaeth. ychydig yn gynharach ond ni chanfuwyd unrhyw The Tramps’ Refusal at 20-25mph was absurd. The car weighed a ton Yn y gwrandawiad gohiriedig, clywodd y llys ddiffyg. Hyd y garreg a syrthiodd i lawr oedd un and was of small horse power.