A Doubtful Transaction

October 1908

Sheffield Evening Telegraph – Wednesday 21 October 1908

A Doubtful Transaction

Thomas Nelson, labourer, Mexborough, was charged on remand at Doncaster to-day with stealing 121bs. of brass belonging to the Denaby Main Colliery Co., and Thomas Morrison, labourer, was charged with receiving the brass.

Mr. G. W. Andrews defended Nelson.

The brass, which was valued at 7s., was missed by the storekeeper, Samuel Johnson, on Monday morning.

P.c. Ellithorn saw Morrison on Sunday afternoon with a parcel, and when questioned to its contents, he said it contained cups for waggons Bolton, but afterwards added: “I may well tell you the truth; I bought it from uncle, Thomas Nelson. I gave him 2s. 6d. for it.”

The other prisoner, Nelson, was arrested and said he bought it three or four weeks ago from a man when he was in drink, and gave 2s. 6d. for it. He still adhered to that statement, and Morrison said he did not know the brass had been stolen.

Cross-examined, Nelson said he had worked for the colliery company and had not seen the man he bought the brass from since the transaction took place. He was neither drunk nor sober at the time

. Nelson was fined 20s. and costa, and Morrison 10s. and costs.