Sheffield Evening Telegraph – Monday 02 January 1893
Breaches of Colliery Rules at Denaby.
To-day, at the Rotherham West Riding Police Court, a pony driver at the Denaby Main Colliery was summoned for having infringed special rule 69, which relates to the use of lockers, for the corves.
On the 10th December the defendant, who was driving corners from stall number 62 a pass-by, the gradient being one in 10, should had placed two lockers in every corf as a safety precaution.
Defendant, however, used to lockers for one corf, and one for the second. The result was that the corves got away and ran into a pony, breaking his leg. The animal had to be killed.
It was alleged that the “corporal” in charge had given the defendant permission to start with three lockers.
A fine of five shillings and costs was imposed.
David Venables, the “corporal” was fine 20 shillings and costs. He had made an important admission to Silas Schofield, the deputy.
Mr Hickmott prosecuted, and Mr Hattersley (Mexborough) defended Venables.