Mexborough and Swinton Times November 6, 1885
Licence Offence at Conisborough
Thomas Senescall, innkeeper, Conisborough, was summoned on a charge of permitting drunkenness on his licensed premises.
Mr Hall appeared for the defence.
Sergeant Noble said about half past eight on Sunday the 25th ult, he visited the Station Hotel, in company with police Constable Coddington. In the taproom they found two men named William Perry and George William Quinn sat down with beer before them.
They then left, and returned at 9:50, and saw the two men named leave the house very drunk. The men commenced to make a disturbance in the street, and they were obliged to lock them up, and they have been since convicted.
Police Constable Coddington gave corroborative evidence, and said when they went at 8.30, he noticed that Perry had had sufficient, and he drew the waiter’s attention to him, to which he replied that the men had only just come in.
George William Quinn said he was at the Station Inn and when he left at 9:50 he was the worse for drink, and had since pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly.
In reply to superintendent Blake, witness said he and three others went into the public house together, and all the money they had was 1s 10d (10p) and they put that on the table and did not leave until it was spent in drink.
James McDonald made a similar statement.
Mr Hall, for the defence, submitted that it was not so bad a case, and he asked the bench to treat the matter as lightly as possible.
The Bench did not consider it so serious a case, and imposed a fine of 10 shilling and 28s 6d costs, but would not endorse the licence.