Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 17 March 1882

Drunk and Disorderly

Samuel Burton, Jno. Vickers, John Smith, of Swinton; Arthur Hallowell, of Bolton; and Michael McCue, of Denaby, all colliers, were charged with having been drunk and disorderly.

Burton, on a Saturday night, was seen in the Co-operative Stores, in Mexboro’, by Police-constable Moore, very drunk, and was now ordered to pay 20s.

Vickers is young, and was in High-street, Mexboro’, on the 4th inst., drunk and abusive, and Police-constable Day took charge of him. His excuse was that a little fowl took hold of him. But he had been convicted four times previously, and was now fined 15s. and 12s. 6d. costs.

Hallowell is a youth, and was caught in the street swearing his defiance of a “bobby,” and as against Police-constable Isherwood, seeing that he was drunk, had him taken home. He was fined 5s. and 17s. 6d. costs.

Smith did not appear. Police-constable Cade had found him in a street in Mexboro’, on Saturday night, drunk, stripped, and fighting, and declaring outright that his combatant had stabbed him. He had been five times convicted, and was ordered to pay 20s. fine, and 12s. 6d. costs.

McCue had likewise gone beyond the limits, on Saturday, and Police-constable Garnett took possession of him. He was now cheeky in dress, and said, “I’d been to see a teetotaler, gentlemen, and I’ve never been here before in my life. But on this day I come across a friend, and he gave me three pints of beer, and it made me drunk. I’m very sorry indeed.”

20s. made up his fee