Unlawful Wounding at Conisboro’

September 1877

Mexborough , September 21

Unlawful Wounding at Conisboro´

Thomas Glynn was brought up at Doncaster West Riding Police court on Tuesday, charged with wounding Philip Moran.

It appeared that the prosecutor was at work with two other men, named Coulton and Chapel, stacking corn at Mr Gouldsborough´s premises at Conisbrough, when the prisoner went up and challenged him to fight.

He declined, whereupon Glynn pulled him off the stack, knocked him down, and kicked him in the ribs and on the head, also on the arms and legs, until at last he became insensible, in which condition he was conveyed to Dr Hill´s surgery and his wounds attended to.

Henry Chapell, gave evidence of the assault, which he described as of a very brutal character, and Mr Breadie, Mr Hill’s assistant, spoke to the injuries which prosecutor had received. These, however, did not appear to be of a very serious nature, the prosecutor said he still felt very ill.

In cross examination by Mr Hall, prosecutors said he had not previously challenged prisoner to fight.

The defence was that such a challenge had been given more than once, and that prosecutor had been exceedingly offensive to prisoner.

The magistrates fined the defendant £5 including costs.