Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 13 December 1929

Goldthorpe Youth’s Theft.

Owen Sinclair (2O), haulage hand, Goldthorpe, was fined 40s and bound over for 11 months at Doncaster, on Tuesday for stealing an overcoat value 55., the property of Reginald C. Raby. commercial traveller.

Sinclair, who pleaded guilty, took the coat from the traveller’s in Orchard Street,Thurnscoe. and it was sold for 15. The theft of the suitcase from the same car was taken into consideration.

Defendant’s father said his son had left home two months ago and had got into bad company. He had been good lad until he had an accident at the pit.