Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 17 August 1912
Goldthorpe Incident.
Amorous Resident In Trouble.
A Goldthorpe young man named Herbert Leonard was summoned by Jamie Robshaw, also of Goldthorpe, for using threats on August 2nd.
Mr. G. W. Andrews defended.
The prosecutor said that on the so day in question he caw Leonard “hanging about” his shop in Main street, Goldthorpe, and ordered him away. He refused to go, and complainant sent for a police-constable to move him on. The defendant threatened to smash the prosecutor’s “—- jaw” in the presence of the constable. He also said he would do two months down the line for and threatened to do him in that night if he (the prosecutor) stepped off his premises. He would do him in the first chance he had. Prosecutor thought he was a dangerous young man when he made threats like that. and admitted that he was paying attention to his stepdaughter.
P.c. Lunday said that at 5.15 p.m. he was called from the police station to Robshaw’s shop, where he saw the defendant standing on the footpath surrounded by a large crowd of women and children. He was using throats. He said to Robshaw: ” If you step on that causeway. I will do you in. I will do two months down the line for you. I will smash your —- jaw. I will do you in the first chance I have got.” He ref used to move on, and said he I would not do so even for witness, who tried to persuade him for ten minutes. Witness at last got hold of him by the arm and took him to the middle of the road. The defendant drew back and threatened to strike witness, saying ” I will do it on you as well.” Two women eventually took him home.
Mr. Andrews said he thought there was a certain amount of friction between the prosecutor and the defendant by reason of the attachment that existed between the defendant and the prosecutor’s step-daughter.
The defendant said he was employed at the Goldthorpe Hippodrome and the prosecutor’s shop was directly opposite. The prosecutor kicked his step-daughter and knocked her down, and when the defendant heard her scream he went to the shop door. The prosecutor said ” I will throw this —-weight at you. I will split your —- head open,” meaning the defendant.
Defendant said ” I will see.”
Annie May Cheesborough, the stepdaughter, gave similar evidence.
Elizabeth Brice, of Goldthorpe, deposed to seeing the prosecutor thrash Miss Cheesborough. He gave her a blow in the chest with his fist which sent her to the floor.
The Chairman, ordering the defendant to be bound over, said the Bench believed he used the threats. But they must warn the complainant that if he assaulted in any way his step-daughter he would certainly be brought to the police court. In fact, if what the witnesses for the defence said was true a summons might have been issued against ham. The defendant must understand that he had no business in the man’s shop, and that the prosecutor was perfectly justified in turning him out. Defendant would be bound over in 40/-, to keep the peace for six calendar months and pay the costs, 20/6.