Disturbance at Conisbro’

At the West Riding Police Court, Doncaster, on Saturday, Robt. Wilson and Chas. Wilson, of Conisbro’, were summoned for being disorderly and refusing to quit the Star Inn the Saturday night before, and Robt. Wilson was further charged with damaging jugs and glasses to the amount of 20s., while Chas. Long, the landlord, had been summoned for assaulting Robt. Wilson.

On the night named the Wilsons were at the Star Inn, when a few words took place between Robt. Wilson and a man named Davies. A fight ensued, and the landlord ordered the Wilsons out. They refused to go, and a disturbance took place, in which almost all the company took part. In the course of the row a table full of jugs and glasses were overturned, and thirteen jugs, fifteen glasses, and a cut glass vase as well as two chairs were broken. While the disturbance was going on the police came in and the Wilsons left.

For the defence it was stated that Davies first commenced the noise and a fight took place between him and Robt. Wilson. The landlord taking Davies’ part, Charles Wilson interfered and in the end a free fight ensued, in the course of which the landlord violently assaulted Robt. Wilson. It was stated that the jugs and glasses were broken in the row, and it is impossible to say who overturned the table.

The magistrates considered that the disturbance was a most disgraceful one and that the Wilsons were to blame. They fined each of them 10s. and 21s. 6d. costs for refusing to quit, and ordered Robt. Wilson also to pay 5s. damage and 10s. costs for breaking the glasses, &c. As to the assault by the landlord they believed that Long used no more violence than was necessary in the execution of his duty, and the case was dismissed.