Mexborough and Swinton Times March 22, 1929

Keen Police.

“Gaming” on Motor-Car Numbers.

Gaming on, motor car numbers was the unusual charge preferred at Barnsley on Wednesday against for Broomhill young men, this George Waring, Herbert Rawson, Harry Marshall and Sidney Oxley, who pleaded not guilty

P.c. Thompson said that at 2 PM on Sunday he was on duty in plainclothes at Billingley when he saw the defendants walking on the main road. He noticed they were interested in passing motor cars, and as the vehicles went by they looked at them and afterwards exchanged something among them.

Eventually he was able to draw nearer, and while he had them under observation there passed eleven motor and four motor cycles. Each time a vehicle passed the defendants exchanged coins. As he approached they walked away, but he was able to catch them.

One of tile defendants said “It is a pity you have not something else to do on a Sunday.” All the defendants denied the offence Waring declaring that they were passing cigarettes and not money.

After a brief consultation among the magistrates the Chairman (Mr. T. H. Norton) said there was evidently some doubt about the case and the summonses would be dismissed.

“Gaming” on Motor-Car Numbers.

Gaming on, motor car numbers was the unusual charge preferred at Barnsley on Wednesday against for Broomhill young men, this George Waring, Herbert Rawson, Harry Marshall and Sidney Oxley, who pleaded not guilty

P.c. Thompson said that at 2 PM on Sunday he was on duty in plainclothes at Billingley when he saw the defendants walking on the main road. He noticed they were interested in passing motor cars, and as the vehicles went by they looked at them and afterwards exchanged something among them.

Eventually he was able to draw nearer, and while he had them under observation there passed eleven motor and four motor cycles. Each time a vehicle passed the defendants exchanged coins. As he approached they walked away, but he was able to catch them.

One of tile defendants said “It is a pity you have not something else to do on a Sunday.” All the defendants denied the offence Waring declaring that they were passing cigarettes and not money.

After a brief consultation among the magistrates the Chairman (Mr. T. H. Norton) said there was evidently some doubt about the case and the summonses would be dismissed.