The Joneses of George Street part 1

Percy Jones lived in George Street, Pontypool, he was my great great uncle.  In March 1907, he was summoned, along with his mother, Maria Jones, before Pontypool Police Court.  The story was recorded in the Monmouthshire Central Advertiser.

"Percy Jones, school boy, George Street, Pontypool was summoned for doing malicious damage to cigarettes and cigars, the property of Jacob Savini,  an Italian ice cream vendor, Pontypool to the extent of 5 shillings.  Maria Jones, mother of the boy was also summoned for assaulting Savini, while on a cross summons, Savini was charged with assaulting Percy Jones.

Savini said he left his shop in charge of his son, and while he was away Percy Jones went into the shop and threw a quantity of mud over some cigars and cigarettes, doing damage to the extent of 5 shillings.  Witness complained to the boys mother of the damage, and she offered to pay for it.  Witness, however, refused to accept the money, and Mrs Jones, thereupon, struck him in the mouth.

Giving evidence on the cross summons, Mrs Jones and her son stated that Savini dealt him a severe blow in the face on learning that he had damaged his goods.

After examining the cigars and cigarettes, the bench dismissed the cases against the Joneses, and fined Savini 10 shillings"

Percy Jones c1914