South Yorkshire Times — Friday, 28 September 1934
Betting at Denaby
Alternative to Short-Time Pit Work
“You boys had better get back to proper work,” said the Chairman (Mr. G. E. Cooke-Yarborough), at Doncaster on Tuesday, when fining Albert Edmund Clough (19), miner, 21, Loversall Street, Denaby, £5 for keeping a betting house, and his brother, Benjamin Clough, miner, of the same address, £5 for assisting.
The youths’ father, Frederick Clough (69), pensioner, was charged with allowing his house to be used for betting, but the case was dismissed.
It was stated for the police that observations were kept on the house on July 31st and August 1st, when, on the first day, 11 men, 6 boys, 40 women, and four girls were seen to go there, and, on the second day, 9 men, 3 boys, 15 women and 5 girls. The house was raided on Aug. 3rd, and the police found 79 betting slips relating to 165 bets, and amounting to £3 10s. 6d., and also £2 9s. 8½d. in cash.
Defendants admitted the facts, and Albert Clough added that he used to work in a coal mine. “It was no good working two or three shifts a week, so I entered this business to make a bit of money for my people. My father has had an accident.”
Benjamin Clough also stated that he threw up his work to assist his brother in the betting business.