A small snippet of family history - Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard, 13 July 1906
Dolgelly county court
Williams v. Whittall.—Wm. Williams, quarryman, Tanydderwen, Friog, sued Richard Whittall, gardener, Einion' House, Friog, and gamekeeper to Mr Hornby, for £ 5 for a cat.—Mr Guthrie Jones appeared for defendant.—Plaintiff said he went to defendant and asked for the cat he had shot and defendant- said it was buried. Plaintiff expressed a desire to inter the cat in his own way. The cat was then put on a wall at his disposal. The cat was worth £10.- The Judge said he should like to know the character cf the cat and Mr Guthrie Jones said it was a poacher, having a liking for Mr Hornby's Belgian hares and pheasants. —Mr Hornby and Mr Whittall gave evidence to the effect that the cat was seen watching the rabbit warren on the day of its death and that on previous occasions young pheasants had been found dead on the track of the cat's march homeward.—Mr Jones, on being asked why Mr Hornby had not killed the cat before said he would have shot it only he had no gun with him at the time 'Tho Judge said the cat was perhaps smart enough to see there was no gun about before it started on its expeditions. He ultimately gave judgment for defendant without costs
