WESTERN MAIL TUESDAY DECEMBER 7. 1926.  No. 296. WELSH GIRL AND BOGUS COUNT-Promised Marriage In France.   The story of a Pontypridd girl, who was lured away by a bogus count on promise of marriage, was related at Christchurch (Bournemouth) on Monday when Bernard WEBB (38), 6, Locarno Villas, Christchurch, was sentenced to three month's imprisonment with hard labour for obtaining goods and lodgings by false pretences.   Miss BATTERICK said WEBB, who described himself as Count Lorraine, called on her for furnished rooms and brought his "intended wife" with him. He paid two weeks' rent, but later said that he could not pay. He said he was expecting some money from France to come through a local agency, and he could not understand the delay.    Miss Hilda JAMES, aged eighteen, of 22, Vaughan-street, Pwllgwaen, Pontypridd, said that she left home on December 21, 1925, and took employment as a waitress at a Bournemouth boarding-house. She stayed there until the beginning of November.    She first met WEBB on July 18. He had told her of a Scotch marriage, which he said was not binding.   She went to Christchurch and lived with him as man and wife on the understanding that a civil or religous marriage would take place later in France.   She did not hear him say to Miss BATTERICK  he was Count Lorraine.   She (witness) paid the first 15s. rent and WEBB the other 15s.  Cross-examined by WEBB, witness said she did not remember him saying according to the law of the land he was married, but according to the law of the church he could prove he was single.  They had never been married.  The Clerk: Did he tell you he could not get legal marriage?  Witness: He said he could get a legal marriage in France, but not in England.   It was stated that WEBB had a bad record, and served a similar term at Birmingham for a like offence. P.C.'S " OFF DUTY " CASE-His Road Blocked By Cars On Redlaver Hill.   When Charles Henry KEEN was charged at Whitchurch Police-court on Monday with driving a motor-car to the danger of the public Police-constable Thomas MORGAN, of the Cardiff City Force, related what took place on Redlaver Hill, Llantrisant-road, when he was off duty and enjoying a spin on his motor-cycle.   The constable was proceeding down the hill when he saw two cars approaching, one on the crown of the road and the other some yards beehind, hugging the kerb on the wrong side. Seeing that he could not pass, witness stopped his machine against the kerb, but remained astride. He was preparing to dismount, when the second car swung to its near side, missing witness by about 3ft.   Defendant: The motor-cyclist did not seem to have full control over his machine. "The cyclist came straight towards me, and I began to wonder where he was going to," said defendant , and "I turned more to my right side of the road."   Defendant was fined £5. WOMEN TO LEAD MOB-Lord Halsbury And Men's " Cowardly" Move.   Elizabeth WILCOX (54), Olive CONNELLY (45), Mabel RIDD (47), Beatrice May JONES (32), Mary A. ROGERS (52), Patrick CONNOLLY(52), Alfred PALFREM (45) Check-weigher, Granville RICHARDS (29), Wilfred CHICK (43), Ernest JEFFRIES (30), Bert PARTRIDGE (47), and Walter HOWELLS (40), were charged with unlawful assembly with a view of preventing Thomas H. BENNETT, George BARNETT, and Daniel JONES from following their employment at the Wyndham Collieries, Ogmore Vale, on July 12.    Lord HALSBURY, K.C., and Mr. Kirkhouse JENKINS were for the Crown, and Mr. Artemus JONES, K.C., and Mr. Trevor HUNTER (instructed by Messrs. MORGAN, BRUCE and NICHOLAS) defended.   Lord HALSBURY said it was wholly more serious when an attempt was made to prevent safety men from working. In this case the method adopted by the officials of the men was most cowardly, for they put the women in front of the crowd.   Thomas BENNETT deposed to going to work with other safety men when they were confronted by a large crowd, 30 or 40 women being front, barring their progress. He got through, only to be met by another crowd farther on, when the defendant PALFREMAN stepped forward and said witness could not go to work as the crowd were against it. Witness found it impossible to get through the crowd.   The hearing was adjourned. HUSBAND SENTENCED-Wounded Wife Declines To Give Evidence. Patrick James GODDARD (23), labourer, was charged before Mr. Commisioner Hugh JONES, K.C., with wounding his wife Rosina GODDARD, at Swansea on October 4, with intent to murder her.   Mr. Verity PRICE (instructed by Mr. Rupert LEWIS) prosecuted, and Mr. A. K. LITTLE defended.   As the prisoner was led through the court to take his stand in the dock his wife cried to him as he passed. "Never mind, darling; cheer up, darling."   It was stated for the prosecution that for six months the couple had been living on the sands at Swansea and at Singleton Park. On the evening in question they in a Swansea at an hotel. Just before "Stop tap" the landlord had to put the prisoner out, and he produced from his pocket a knife and threatened to stick it into the landord. The landlord was not touched, but about the same time Rosina GODDARD was near the entrance to the public-house, and it appeared she made a remark about Irishmen and the prisoner rushed at her and stabbed her in the left side of her neck. As she fell he stabbed her in the back. The wound in the neck was extremely serious partly severing the jugular artery. But for the timely assistance of the police in rendering first-aid and of a surgical operation being promptly performed the woman would not be alive now. Prisoner ran away and was arrested the following morning in Singleton Park.   When charged he said: "I remember nothing about it . I never had a knife."  When prisoner's wife was called to give evidence she exercised her right to refuse to do so.   While one of the witnesses was giving evidence Rosina GODDARD shouted, "Shut up you!" She was taken out of court.   Prisoner said he had no recollection of being at the Fishguard Arms that night. He had been drinking.   The Jury found prisoner guilty of wounding with intent to do grievious bodily harm. The Foreman added that the jury wished to mention how important and helpful and the first-aid rendered so readily by Police-constable James MacDONALD.    The Judge: A very true and proper sentiment.    Prisoner was sentenced to nine months' hard labour. John Patrick