South Yorkshire Times August 30, 1935
Betting At Denaby – “Always Rife Always Will Be”
When defending a bookmaker at Doncaster on Saturday, Mr A. E. Furniss described Denaby Main as a place where betting is rife and always will be.” Mr. Furniss was defending Albert E. Clough (20), of 21, Loversall Street, Denaby who was fined £10 for keeping and using his premises for betting purposes.
For the police it was stated that observation were kept on July 23rd, 24th, and 25th, total of 96 persons were seen to go there, 23 of them being children. In July 26th the house was raided and 27 bets and about £6 15s. were found.
When the warrant was read to defendant, he replied, “That is all I have got,” and to the charge he said, “while I have a few coppers I shall keep on booking.”
Mr. Furniss said defendant worked at the Edlington colliery until he could not get “a decent living.” He was keeping his aged father.
It was stated that defendant had been twice previously before the court for similar offences.
Also before the magistrates were James Dainty, miner, of 18, Cliff View, Denaby Main, who was fined £7 10s for keeping and using a betting house, and his wife, Rose Dainty, was fined 2 pounds assisting in the offences.
He pleaded guilty, and it was stated for the police that observations were kept on the house and July 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th, when there were 71 resorters, 18 being children, when the house was raided, 161 bets and £1 15s were found to the warrant, dainty replied “all right,” and when charged, “she (his wife) carried on the business.”
Mrs. Dainty said “it is all right, Sgt. It is all in the game. I have to do this to make ends meet”.