Fracas Outside Club – Trouble at Conisborough – Denaby Party Involved

July 1936

Mexborough and Swinton Times July 3, 1936

Fracas Outside Club
Trouble at Conisborough
Denaby Party Involved

A fracas outside the Mona working men’s club, Conisbrough, 9 June 13th had a sequel at Doncaster on Tuesday when five Denaby miners and a naval signal man from Portsmouth were summoned for being drunk and disorderly.

They were: Charles Walker (18), Harry Parker (34), William Brown (25), Robert Shephard (25), William Mannion (25), and Lionel Hartley of Portsmouth (19).

Walker was also summoned for obstructing a police surgeon in the execution of his duty.

All pleaded guilty, Hartley writing from Portsmouth

Sergeant Dore said that on Saturday, June 13th he was called to a disturbance outside the Mona club, Conisbrough. He saw Walker and five others in a drunken condition. Witness went towards a man named Parker who was challenging another man to fight.

Witness said that while he was endeavouring to obtain his name Walker came and said, “what’s up?” He persistently interfered and make use of offensive remarks. Finally witness had to force him away.

PC Collins said that he was outside the Mona working men’s club on June 13th. The six defendants were under the influence of drink and created a disturbance making use of offensive language. Then a stool came through the door of the club, and there was a general melee

Isiah Thompson, New Hill, Conisbrough, vice-chairman of the club, said that he was in the concert room on the night of the 13th. The six defendants were under the influence of drink and became rowdy. After they had been warned there was a “general mix up.” The defendants were not members of the club, but were visitors, someone must have signed them at the door stop

in question he saw a man, who include the defendant. They were under the influence of drink and became rowdy..

Night Out

Brown said that they went out for the night enjoyment, and had no intention of bother. At the door of the club they got eight caution tickets and went in. Witness said he saw Thompson strike one of his mates, and when he, witness, turned round, Parker was on the floor. Witness went out, and on the way out he was struck by two men.

Shepard said that he saw blood on Brown eye, and he took him across the road.

Mannion said that he had kept away from Denaby for five months because always seemed to be getting into trouble there.

It was stated that with the exception of Walker and Hartley they had all appeared before the court before.

Walker was fined 9s. For being drunk and disorderly, and 20s. for obstructing the sergeant. The others were fined 20s.