Hull Daily Mail – Wednesday 19 March 1890
Scuffle in Cow House
On Tuesday, Harry Brown, of Denaby, was charged with stealing a watch, the property of John Thomas Maddison.
Prisoner on Sunday came to Doncaster, and while in liquor mistook Maddison’s premises for a public-house. Going into the cow-house, he was asked to leave, and, as he declined, Maddison tried to eject him. There was a scuffle.
After prisoner had gone, Maddison missed his watch, and, going after prisoner found he had it. It transpired that during the struggle the watch was wrenched out of complainant’s pocket, and defendant took it.
After hearing evidence of previous character, the Bench fined prisoner 68s, including costs