Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1919-10-11 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

FAMILY JARS.---There were very, lively, dolugs- at Goldthorpe the other week.end, details of which were supplied at the Doncaster Police Court on Saturday. when the magistrates were occupied for tt long time in heating a. number of summonses issued by two families. Win. 11.. Geraghty summoned Robert Owen 'Milner, and his brother Reuben Owen, for assault. an& Robert Milner and Samuel Milner for damaging a window. Samuel Kilner in turn eumnion. ed Wm. H. Geraghty, Thos, Geraghty and Er'. nest Geraghty for assault, while Robert Owen Milner summoned Ernest. Francis and George Gera.ghty also for aasault. The row commenced outside the Working Men's Club on the snening of Sept. 27th at ten o'clock. Robert Owen Milner appeared in court with a bandage round his head and with a black eye. Most of the other persons concerned* in the effair also bore traces of it. Gana,ghty mid Milner -was swearing about the Genaghtys and making use of threats. When he reminded hm that he was one of the family he said he did not mend him. He however had no sooner turned his back than the defendant struck him a vicgent blow on the face and knocked him down. While On the ground the defendant bath bit and kicked him. He .was taken away , towards the police station, and while waiting outside .the defend. ant 'again came up and took a running kink at him. He also called to his metes at the time that if they were as good as him they would "do" him in. He made use of other threats. Evidence • was given by. Frederick Mann. Edward Geraghty said when the defendants again came up when they were out aide - the police station he nan away to avoid further trouble, -Wm. By. G-eraghty, in respect to the other defendant Rueben. said on the following morning he was going into the club, when he saw Robert Owen • Milner striking his father, and the, defendant Reuben .eame for him, striking 'him on the Side of the face. knocking him down. He had to be medically treated. He admitted it 'came near to being a riot. George Gers.ghty: the father, said Milner challenged him to fight. and though a much older man he "took him on." Be threatened to make him (Geraghty) fight or murder him, and, so before he would be killed he deeided to fight. He might have gat the worst of it, but. "not much." He did not gee Francis came up and strike Milner: ' Thos. Geraghty • said that Milner and Milner juar. came. Up with sticks and brake a window. They tried t-o get him outside so as to "punch' lib:a to death, and they said if he did not come out they would burn the house dawn. Maria Mann and afabel deraghty alao gave evidence that they saw the defendants and that the" Witt for the poliee. In connection with the cross summaaeas, Mil' ner said for some time he had had trouble with the Geraghtya, who had followed him about, tantalising him. It culminated on the Saturday •afterneen, when he was in the eltih, and Geo. Geraghty came in and followed him about the rooms. He did his best to avoid him.. Eventually, they "set about" him, At night •Billy • wanted to fight him, 4nd there • was a seramble, and he was struck en the head by Ernest. The nest, morning .George dame H"botnicing up," and they fought, and aft,m. it was over he was struck again on the head by Fran.cia with a poker, while Ernest had another ready up his sleeve. A number of witnesses were called to Ruppert Owen Miler's atorY, and in the end the magistrates diewieteat • all the surarnon  ?;4tekts fk*Of SATURDAY, OCTOB4R jtilt  eI_RAND