Sheffield Evening Telegraph – Monday 03 November 1890

 Biting Constable at Jump.

William Robbins, a powerful-looking man, a colliery labourer, of Jump, was charged with having been drunk, and with having assaulted Police-constable Underwood, on Saturday night.

Police-constable Underwood said he was called to the defendant on Saturday night, and found him rousing the village by quarrelling with his wife. He was drunk, and used most shameful and disgusting language. Witness asked him to go into the house. He went and remained inside a quarter an hour.

He then renewed the disturbance at the back, came again the front, rushed from the house and struck at Police-Sergeant Johnson, but missed him and knocked witness down. They closed and struggled with him, and he kicked witness severely about the legs, and also dragged witness’ hand into his mouth and bit it, swearing he would bite his hand off.

Police constable Johnson corroborated, and defendant was fined 2s 6d. for the drunkenness, and  20s and costs for the assault, in default six weeks’ imprisonment