Crime – Theft

1810 Nov Escaped Out Of Gaol, William Colley, Horse-Stealer.

1877 Aug Serious Accident and Burglary at the Glass works

1880 Sep Conisborough Glassblowers After Potatoes.

1880 Oct Theft of Turnips at Conisborough.

1885 Nov Alleged Theft of Coat – Carter sent to Assizes

1887 Sep Alleged Theft at Denary.

1887 Sep Impudent Robbery at Conisborough.

1887 Nov Alleged Theft from a Publican at Conisbrough

1887 Nov Garden Robberies at Denaby Main

1887 Nov Wholesale Robbery from a Factory At Conisbro’.

1888 Jan Dishonest Lodger – Six Months Hard Labour for Watch & Trousers

1888 Feb Stealing Coal at Denaby

1888 Mar Alleged Robberies at Bolton

1888 Mar Theft at Conisbrough

1888 Oct Coal Stealing at Denaby

1888 Dec Theft of Coal

1889 Jan Alleged Felony at Conisbro’ – A Singular Theft.

1889 Mar Theft of Heifers at Conisbro

1889 Jun Robbing the Gooseberry Trees.

1889 Jul Stealing a Duck at Conisbro’.

1889 Sep Theft of Turnips at Denaby

1889 Oct Stealing Cigars

1889 Dec A Dishonest Lodger.

1889 Dec Stealing Horse Corn.

1890 Mar Scuffle in Cow House

1890 Apr Theft from a Farmer’s Cart

1890 May Two Months for Stealing Trousers and Stockings

1890 Nov Theft at Conisborough.

1891 Jan Larceny at Mexbro’.

1891 May A Defaulting Barge Man

1891 Aug Buying a Prisoner’s Confession.

1891 Sep Alleged Thefts by Boys.

1891 Sep Stealing a Motty at Denaby Main Colliery

1891 Oct Prosecution by the Denaby Main Colliery Company – A Severe Penalty.

1891 Oct Theft of Denaby Main Coal

1891 Dec Conisborough Domestic Servant in Trouble.

1892 Feb Missing Cakes at a Conisborough Confectioner Establishment

1892 Mar Stealing Coal at Denaby Main – A Costly Lump.

1892 May A Young Thief at Denaby

1892 May Theft of Money at Denaby

1892 Jul Theft by a Housekeeper at Conisborough

1892 Jul Alleged Robbery at Denaby – Conisborough Miner Committed For Trial.

1892 Jul Alleged Theft at Denaby

1892 Jul Larceny by a Bailee at Conisbrough

1892 Aug Alleged Robbery at Denaby – Miner Committed For Trial.

1892 Aug Alleged Robbery from the Person at Denaby

1892 Aug Dastardly Outrage by Thieves near Mexborough.

1892 Aug The Theft and Assault at Harlington.

1892 Aug Theft of a Watch and Chain at Conisborough.

1892 Aug Theft of Bottles of Beer at Conisborough

1892 Sep A Strange Story from Conisborough

1892 Sep Alleged Theft of a Watch at Conisborough

1892 Sep Robbery by a Lodger at Conisborough

1892 Nov A Conisborough Girl and a Neighbours Cash Box

1892 Nov Only a Lark and Its Consequences

1893 Aug Stealing 10 shillings at New Denaby

1894 Feb A Young Thief at Conisbro’

1897 Aug Larceny at Conisborough

1897 Sep Robbing Somnolent Cyclist

1897 Oct House Robbery at Conisborough

1897 Oct Theft From A Miner.

1898 Jan How John Lost His Boots-  A Miner’s Little Adventure

1898 Jan Safe Robbery at Conisborough

1898 Jan Theft of Coal at Conisbro’

1898 Feb Denaby Miners Theft.

1898 Mar Serious Allegation Against The Police.

1898 Mar Youthful Offenders at Conisboro’.

1898 Mar Alleged Highway Robbery.

1898 Apr Leniently Dealt With.

1898 Apr Robbing a Lodger at Denaby

1898 May Highway Robbery with Violence

1898 Sep Alleged Theft of a Pony

1899 Jan Alleged Bicycle Theft.

1899 Feb Felony at Conisbro’

1899 Feb Shop-Breaking at New Denaby.

1899 May Swinton Fowl Stealing Case.

1899 Jun Boys Steel Tobacco at Doncaster.

1899 Sep Alleged Theft from Conisbro’ Station

1899 Nov Theft and Drink.

1900 Mar Alleged Shop Breaking.

1900 Jul Turnip Thefts at Conisborough

1900 Oct Burglary Epidemic

1900 Oct Impudent Robbery in Conisborough

1900 Oct Stealing Apples at Ravenfield.

1900 Dec Theft of a Purse at Conisbro’

1901 Jan Alleged Theft of Fowls at Conisborough

1901 Feb Robbing Poor People of Denaby

1901 Mar Conisborough Men in Trouble

1901 Apr Alleged Theft at Denaby – Stealing Thorns

1901 Apr Theft of Fowls at Conisborough – Trial at Quarter Sessions

1901 May Birch for Conisborough Boys

1901 May Public House Lark at Denaby – Stolen Mackerel

1901 Jun Denaby Miner’s Troubles – A Peculiar Household

1901 Jul Thefts of Sheets at Denaby.

1901 Jul Juvenile Thefts at Conisborough.

1901 Aug Apple Stealer at Conisborough

1901 Sep Theft of a Revolver at Denaby.

1901 Nov Potato Thefts at Conisborough.

1901 Nov Theft of Trousers at Conisborough

1901 Dec Youthful Offenders at New Conisborough – Pigeon Stealing and Shop Breaking.

1902 Jan Scarf Pin Snatched at Denaby.

1902 Feb Alleged Theft At Conisiboro’.

1902 May Sacking Theft

1902 Aug Mail Driver Sent To Prison.

1902 Sep Coal Stealers Caught at Denaby.

1902 Sep Stealing Fruit at Denaby

1903 Apr Conisborough Miner Charged with Larceny

1907 Aug Denaby Man’s Runaway Lodger Caught

1907 Aug Theft of Newspapers at Conisborough

1907 Nov A Pious Prisoner and His Lodgings

1907 Nov Theft of Pigeons at Denaby

1907 Dec Conisborough Schoolboy’s ’s Theft of Steps – Strokes of Birch Rod

1908 Jan Bicycle Thief.

1908 Jan Conisbro’ Youth Sent To a Reformatory

1908 Jan ‘Borrowing” At Balby.

1908 Feb Theft of a Cycle at Conisborough Rotherham Man Sent to Gaol

1908 May He Began to Cry.

1908 May Outrage at Conisborough – Another Arrest.

1908 May Outrage – The Strange Story of Strannock – Gagged and Robbed In The Wood.

1908 May Outrage at Conisborough – Assaulted and Left Unconscious.

1908 Jun A Denaby Claim

1908 Sep Raid on an Orchard

1908 Oct A Doubtful Transaction

1908 Oct Burglary Charge at Rotherham

1908 Nov Despicable Theft by Cadeby Pony Driver – Steals Watch From His Injured Mate

1908 Dec Denaby Miner’s Impudent Theft – Steals His Mates Clothing

1909 Feb Pay Check Stolen At Denaby

1909 Mar Runaway Lodger

1909 May Collier’s Musical Tastes Speedily Vanish.

1909 May Conisborough Football Club Shirts – Curious Charge of Theft

1909 May Denaby Shopbreaker Punished

1909 May Mexbro’ Man’s Candid Admission

1909 May Stole The Insurance Money.

1909 Jun Surprised Prisoner.

1909 Aug Denaby Collier’s Escapade

1909 Aug Stole Three Geese

1909 Oct Mexbro’ Youth’s Offences.

1909 Oct Rag Gatherer’s Theft.

1909 Nov Boys and Cigarettes – Thefts from Automatic Machine

1910 Feb Brothers Sentenced – Mother Robbed Of £100 Bank Note. 

1910 Feb Clothesline Thefts at Conisborough.

1910 Feb Curious Evidence in Conisborough Burglary Charge.

1910 Feb Robbed His Own Meter – Denaby Man’s Theft.

1910 Feb  Sad Conisborough Case – A Son Charged with Theft.

1910 Mar Cheap Gas at New Conisborough.

1910 Mar Conisboro’ Sensation – Gas Manager’s Downfall -Three Months For Embezzlement. “

1910 Mar Previous Convictions For Stealing – ” I Was Hard Up at the Time.”

1910 Mar The Tell-Tale Boots – Startling Morning Discovery at Conisborough.

1910 Mar Thefts From Conisbrough Station – Three Youthful Depredators Punished

1910 May A Denaby Greenhorn – How a Country Lad Lost his Money,

1910 May A Foolish Whitsuntide Escapade.

1910 May Robbed His Fellow Lodger.

1910 Dec Mother and Son Punished

1911 Jan Pilfering in the Cadeby Mine

1911 Feb Conisborough Lodger Loses his Watch

1911 Mar Larceny at Denaby

1911 Mar Youth and the Watch.

1911 Jun Alleged Shop breaking at Conisborough

1911 Jun Sensational Allegations Against Pit Sinker and Woman – Tea companies Heavy Losses

1911 Jul A Lodger’s Loss

1911 Aug Territorial’s Alleged Theft

1911 Sep

1911 Sep Machine Robbed at Conisbro’

1911 Sep Theft from Denaby Colliery

1911 Nov Fowl Stealing at Conisbrough

1912 Jan Pit Lads Sent To Prison – Confession of Theft at Denaby.

1912 Jan Stolen Butter – Recovery Leads to Disclosure of Another Theft.

1912 Mar Colliery Prosecutions – Mexboro’ Lock-keeper & his “Deceased Friend,”

1912 Apr Coal Stealing – Denaby Miner Fined

1912 Aug Conisbrough Farmer Robbed – How Kindness was Rewarded

1912 Aug Petty Thefts – Denaby Plumber Was a Good Character.

1912 Aug Stolen Cigarettes – Conisbrough Boys Lapse

1917 Aug Remarkable Court Scenes – Denaby Miner sings in Witness Box

1917 Sep Miner’s Troubles

1918 Feb Prison for Stealing Cockerel

1918 Apr Army’s Knives, Forks and Spoons

1919 Jan Birch for Shopbreaking.

1919 Feb Boys Out of Control

1919 Feb Firewood Theft

1919 Feb Theft of Potatoes.

1919 Mar Plucky Women.

1919 Jun Domestic Servant’s Theft.

1919 Jul Vanished Purse – A Shipley Shopping Sequel.

1919 Aug Alleged Highway Robbery

1919 Aug Boy Burgulars – Amazing Denaby Exploits

1919 Aug Fowl Stealing – Alleged Offence Against Conisborough Miner

1919 Aug Stealing Coal from Colliery Sidings.

1919 Sep Orchard Robbers Fined

1919 Oct Alleged Highway Robbery – Strange Conisbrough Story

1919 Dec Conisbrough Miner Sentenced at Leeds Assizes

1920 Mar At the Courts – Stealing a Horse Brush & Game Trespass

1920 Aug Domestic Servant Sent To Prison.

1920 Sep Alleged Shopbreaking at Conisborough.

1920 Oct West Riding Sessions – Shopbreaking – Prison for Miners

1921 Feb Not Proper Subject For Borstal Treatment.

1921 Mar Alleged Cricket Club Theft

1921 May More Fence Thefts

1921 May Theft of Timber

1921 Sep A Lodger’s Money – Bench’s Leniency in Conisboro’ Case.

1921 Sep Young Housebreakers.

1921 Dec A Mean Theft

1922 Jan Conisborough Shopbreakers

1922 May Conisborough Girl Given Another Chance.

1922 Jul Story of Lost Violin

1922 Aug Wholesale Thefts – 12 months for Conisborough Miner

1922 Sep How Doncaster Police Missed A Chase.

1922 Oct The Burglary Epedemic – Story of Widespread Raids – A Remarkable List

1923 Apr Denaby Girl’s Theft – Offence at Whiston

1927 Aug Birch For Schoolboy

1927 Aug Fine No Deterrent

1927 Oct Watch and Chain and Silver Medals and Man Disappear

1928 Jan Shop-Lifting – Conisboro’ Woman Warned.

1928 Feb Conisboro’ Man in Trouble at Southport – Alleged Fraud.

1928 Feb Conisborough Man Sentenced at Southport – A Useless Cheque

1928 Mar Local Epidemic Of Burglaries – Denaby Men Charged – Mexboro’ Scuffle.

1928 Apr The Poor That Rob the Poor – Fowl Stealing at Denaby

1928 Jun Blamed The Drink – Denaby Youth Sent to Prison for Burglary

1928 Jun Converted Money To Own Use – Agent Charged.

1928 Jun Denaby Schoolboy’s Thefts – Warning To Parents

1928 Jun House Ransacked – Finger Prints Clue In Conisborough Case.

1928 Jun Pilfered Timber – New School Building Raided at Conisboro’

1928 Jul Embezzlement at Conisborough

1928 Nov Successful Exhibitors – With Other People’s Produce!

1929 Aug Shop Thefts “Confession.” – Watch Clue to Year-Old Doncaster Mystery.

1929 Oct Miner’s Wages and Pension – Recorder Puzzled by a Distinction.

1929 Nov Shop Robbery – Sheffield and Denaby  Men Charged at Bakewell.

1930 Jan Burglarat David Haigh Ltd

1930 Feb Boys Break Into School – Parents to Blame For Thefts, Say Bench.

1930 Feb Shopbreaking – Torn Coat as Evidence

1930 Feb Wife Witness Missing

1930 Feb Witness Warning

1930 Apr Conisbro’ Man’s “Bit.”

1930 Aug Denaby Thefts – Miner Sent To Prison

1930 Aug Waterproof as Counterpane – Conisboro’ Man’s Theft.

1930 Aug Wholesale Thieving – Men’s Bad Record  – “Ought Not To Be At Large”

1930 Sep Denaby Auxiliary Postman Sent To Prison – Pilfered The Post.

1930 Oct House Breaking at Goole

1931 Feb Frauds on Public

1931 Feb Park Road Robbery.

1931 Mar Shop-Breaking – Miners Sent To Prison – Two Denaby Cases.

1931 May Blighted Career – Conisborough Councillor Sent To Prison. (picture)

1931 Jun “Stolen” Bikes – A Denaby Pit-Yard Mix-up

1931 Sep Young Brigands – Conisboro’ Lads Widespread Looting.

1932 Jan Brass Fittings Stolen From Cadeby.

1932 Feb Police Court Girl “Gangsters.” – Conisboro’ Children’s Silly Exploit.

1932 Mar Gas Meter Theft – Denaby Miner’s Poverty Plea

1932 Apr Elderly Conisbro’ Labourer’s Theft

1932 May Conisboro’ Men’s Theft

1932 Jul Conisboro’ Shop Theft

1932 Oct Helper Robbed

1932 Oct Theft of Coal

1933 Apr Former Club Secretary’s Embezzlement – Lax Management

1933 Apr Queer Plunder – Snowbound Van Rifled At Conisboro’

1938 Feb Contractor’s Theft – Sequel To Demolition, Stone’s Taken at “Funny Hours”

1938 Mar Man Who Embezzled Checkweigh Money

1938 Mar Failed to Disclose Correct Return to Work Date

1938 Mar Miners’ Official Prosecuted

1938 Apr Could Not Do Father’s Job – Six Months for Embezzlement

1940 Aug Bad Boys.

1940 Aug D.C.M. Smart “Specials.”

1941 May School Thefts at Conisborough

1942 Jun Conisborough Pavilion Broken Into – Birch for 13 year old

1942 Jun Stole Purses From Prams – Conisborough Boys In Court

1947 Sep Big Haul – Thieves Stole while on Holiday

1947 Sep Imprisoned for Comrade’s Theft

1948 Feb Hold Up Alleged – Denaby Youths For Trial

1948 Apr Five Years for Forger

1949 Jan Woman Robbed – Bag-Snatcher’s Get-away at Conisbrough

1950 Jan Conisbrough Men Charged – Alleged Theft from Railway Van

1950 Feb Conisbrough Men on 53,400 Cigarettes Charge

1950 Feb Denaby Miner’s Theft – Said to be Earning Over £10 a Week

1950 Mar Heavy Sentence on Conisbrough Rail Thieves

1950 Sep Dear Denaby “Find”

1951 Jul Fingerprint Expert Called in at Denaby ­­­Shop – Court Evidence

1951 Aug Man Took Car

1951 Sep Took Money, Left Pearls – Conisbrough Bank Manager Robbed

1951 Nov Five Men For Trial – Huge Haul Of Cigarettres From Kilnhurst Loop Line

1951 Dec Robbed His Good Samaritan – Denaby Soldier’s 12 Months Sentence

1957 Oct Wages Slip Clue Led to Gaol for Denaby Men

1958 Jan Placed On Probation – Conisbrough Man’s Strange Thefts

1958 Apr Intruder at Denaby

1958 May Conisbrough Man’s Lapse – Lent Money That Was Not His

1958 May Money Taken From Conisbro’ Households

1958 Jun Alleged Deficiencies Of Over E3,000 – Cadeby Cashier Sent for Trial

1958 Aug Appointed To Prevent Theft – Conisbrough Man Himself Stole

1958 Aug Pigeon Cotes Raided At Conisbrough

1958 Sep Meter Theft at Conisbrough

1958 Nov Two Denaby Men Remanded

1959 Dec New Conisbrough Sub-Post Office Attempted Hold-Up (picture)

1959 Dec £30 Haul from Hotel at Conisbrough

1960 Jan Abortive Raid on Conisbrough Office – Hacksaw Used on Bank Safe

1960 Jan Conisbrough Home Raided – Thieves Made Hurried  Exit

1960 Jan Denaby Man’s Bad Influence – Earns Him Gaol Sentence

1960 Jan Denaby Old Age Pensioners Robbed on Christmas Day

1960 Jan “Smash and Grab” at Denaby Shop

1960 Mar Brother’s Suit Was Taken by Denaby Man

1968 Jun Gaoled For 12 Months

1970 Jun Heavy Fines on Conisbro’ Youths – Fines Rather Than Prison Preferred