Retford, Worksop, Isle of Axholme and Gainsborough News – Saturday 01 December 1877

A Dangerous Practice

At the West Riding Police Court. on Saturday, a lad named Levi Evans, belonging to Denaby, was charged with a breach of the Railway Act.

On the afternoon of Friday, the 2nd instant, a man named Noble was driving a mineral train from Hexthorpe to Mexborough, when, whilst passing the Denaby siding, the defendant seized a stone and threw it at the driver. The driver, seeing the action, moved his head, and just escaped being hit.

Afterwards the defendant was captured, and taken to Mexborough.

The offence admitted, and the defendant was fined 19s costs, and ordered to have six strokes with the birch rod.