Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 28 March 1914
A Mean Theft
Stole a Conisboro’ Man’s Wages
Joseph Oldham, a miner, was charged in custody with stealing £2 0s. 3d., the property of Herbert Day. The complainant said he lived at 19, West Street, Conisboro’, and was employed at the Edlington Colliery. The prisoner had lodged with the complainant, and on March 6th, he gave the prisoner a note to draw his complainant’s wages, amounting to £2 0s. 3d. The prisoner never returned, and then complainant took out a warrant for his arrest.
Samuel Bailey, a contractor at Edlington Colliery, said he handed to the prisoner £2 0s. 3d.
P.C. Clayton deposed to receiving the prisoner into custody from the Derbyshire police, and in reply to the charge he said: “I own to taking it.”
The prisoner now stated that he intended to pay back the money.
He was sent to prison for one month.