South Yorkshire Times February 1, 1958

Shouting Inside Denaby House
Caused Crowd To Gather Outside

It doesn’t pay to be short tempered. For it was this failing that led to the appearance of Ernest Lowe at Doncaster West Riding Court on Friday when magistrates heard how a crowd gathered outside his home one evening because of shouting coming from the house.

Rowe (39) miner of lLoversall Street, Denaby, pleaded guilty to causing a breach of the peace but denied that he had used violent and abusive language. After hearing the evidence the magistrates found the case proved and Rowe was bound over in the sum of £10 to keep the peace for 12 months. He was given an absolute discharge on the summons of violent and abusive language.

Pc. Boyle said that he was called at Rowe’s house at 4-20 p.m. on Tuesday. December 31st, “There was a crowd outside and I heard the accused shouting as I neared the house. When I went inside the shouting stopped,” he said. He added “His wife and two children seemed frightened of him.”

When Rowe was cautioned and charged he told the constable I’m short tempered as it is and they’ve upset me. I’m sorry. It’s my short temper that does it.”

Rowe told the court that he had had a few drinks but was not drunk “I wanted to get ready for the pictures in about 20 minutes but wife said she couldn’t manage it and I lost my temper.”

His wife, Frances, said that he never used any abusive langua throughout the whole of the incident. “He was just shouting a getting cross with me, I’ve seen him like it before:”