Having
caught the thief himself, Mr Arthur had to do it all over again when the
thief broke free! Eventually though he managed to hand over
the culprit to the local policeman at the Elan Village, PC Richard Lloyd.
The thief was a labourer at the dams
called Ben Clarke, and he was brought
before the courts accused of stealing one coat, one vest, one pair of
trousers and one shirt. Because he was caught red-handed the thief pleaded
guilty.
It was discovered that he had already served
two months in prison for a theft in Swansea under the name
Albert Clarke.
It's not surprising that the Justices gave him a harsher punishment this
time.
The entry from the records below shows his sentence...
