Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 01 November 1929

Ring Cleared.

Wombwell Men in “Scrap” at Elsecar.

On Saturday October 12th Albert Edward Frith and Samuel Heathcote, miners. Wombwell were seen in Hill Street, Elsecar in a belligerent attitude. At Barnsley, on Wednesday they were charged with using violent and abusive language. Both they could not remember using the language complained of.

A police constable, stated that on receiving complaints that two men were fighting, he proceeded to Hill Street and saw the defendants fighting outside the railway elation. Aaround then was a crowd of about a hundred and fifty.

The defendants had their jackets off and were using violent language.

Heathcote gave a wrong name and an address at Barnsley. When traced he said “If my father gets to know about this it will be all up. “ – Frith said It will cause a lot of trouble if you summon us.”