Yorkshire Evening Post – Saturday 30 July 1898

Case From Conisborough.
Two Colliers Get Six Months Each.

Before Mr. Justice Grantham —at the Leeds Assizes, to-day

James Carey (26). collier, and  Patrick McDonald (27), collier, were indicted for maliciously wounding John Peel, at Conisborough, June 19.

Mr. Ellison prosecuted. Mr. Middleton appeared for McDonald.

The prosecutor is gamekeeper for Mr. Moss Rotherham. The prisoners and another man not in custody were on land at Conisborough with four dogs, which were ranging held and a plantation.

The three men joined in an attack  on Peel, who was knocked down three times, and beaten with a stick and kicked.

He was confined beet for some day and had seven wounds on the head, and his nose was fractured. For three or four days he was in dangerous condition.

The prisoners were found guilty, and were each sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour.