Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1910-01-01 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

EXCMNG SCENES.  At 9-25 p.m. on Christmas Day, P.c. Robert Wm. Smith was on duty in Station Rood. Woodhouse, when he saw Wm. Sales, a miner of that place very drunk and lying across the road. He went up and asked him to go home. He used had language, refused to go, and challenged the constable to fight. Eventually, he was persuaded to go into the house. Shortly afterwards, the constable heard a disturbance in the house, and on going in found the prisoner and his broher and sister in the kitchen. Ile had his jacket and waistcoat off. His friends appealed to the constable respecting the prisoner's conduct. The prisoner took a running kick at the constable, who thereupon closed with him. When on the ground, prisoner bit and . kicked. He kicked the constable's lamp off, and picking it up dashed it at him. The constable dogded it and it struck the wall, bending the body of the lamp. Prisoner then went into the house and came out with a carving knife 15 inches long. The constable. retired out of the narrow passage to the road where he could have more room. There he waited for him. When prisoner 148 M hint waiting he went back into the house. Serge. long came up and they took him into custody. When they went up to the door. prisoner picked up a brush and threw it at the sergeant, giving him a black eye and cutting him. When the sergeant got hold of him, prisoner seized him with his teeth. He struck and kicked, and it was with great difficulty he was handcuffed. They got assistance and carried him to the police station. On the handcuffs being taken oti him there, he struck the sergeant a violent blow on the side of the head and seised him again with his teeth. Albert Hutierfield, engine driver, Heighten Road, Woodhouse. saw he prisoner in Station Road very drunk. tie fell amt two men lifted him and tried to get him home. When he got into the passage he threw himself down and would not go. P.c. Smith came up and he and the two Mel) got him into the house. Witness afterwards heard it disturbance in the house and heard pots being broken. Witness corroborated as to he assault on the constable. Herbert Brookes. a Territorial, arrived en the scene when prisoner was struggling with the two officers. He sew the Sergeant's eye bleeding and prisoner kicking and biting. He assisted the officers to take the prisoner to the police station, and saw the assault on the sergeant at the police station. Joseph Stebba, Chapel St. Woodhouse, spoke to prisoner being N'cry drunk. He saw him strike the sergeant with the brush, and also biting end kicking. —Prisoner'a father gave his sou a good character. Ile was e good son except when he got beer. Ito had been to the public houses to try to stop them supplying him. When he got drung he seemd to get drung and did not know what he was doing. The Bench took a serious view of the matter. "He might have committed murder" the Chairman remarked. They must protect the police in the execution of their duty. For being drunk and disorderly he was fined Ur- and costs (19/6) or 7 days. and for the assaults on the officers he got one month in each mass. the sentences to run concurrently.