South Yorkshire Times, November 3rd1933
Helped Themselves
Four Goldthorpe girls, Lily Cadman, Miriam Burns, Edith Elliott and Lily Connelly, were each ordered to pay 6s. costs at Doncaster on Tuesday on summonses for stealing turnips, valued 1s. from George Hardy, farmer, Old Brodsworth, for whom they were picking potatoes on October 10th.
The girls said the farmer gave them permission to take the turnips, but he stated in court that he gave them potatoes and warned them not to take any turnips.
Broken Bonds
For a breach of recognisances, Thomas Hemstock, miner, Goldthorpe, was summoned at Doncaster on Tuesday.
The Clerk (Mr. M. Preece) said on June 27th Hemstock was bound over for a year on a charge of larceny, but on October 3 was committed to prison for fourteen days. Hemstock: It is true. I am very sorry to be an inconvenience to you. I have had some difficulties through my daughter.
The Chairman (Mr. M. L. Nokes): You have put yourself in a serious position. What is your income? Defendant: 17s. 6d. for me and my daughter. He was fined £1 and allowed a month to pay.