Mexborough and Swinton Times, May 13th, 1932

Mean Theft

High Melton Woman Robs Benefactor

How a woman robbed her benefactor, was described to the Doncaster West Riding magistrates on Saturday, when Elizabeth Ann Fisher, married, of 15, Melton Hill, High Melton, was charged with having stolen a suit valued at £3 belonging to James Cunningham, The Lodge, Highgate Lane, Bolton-on-Dearne.

Supt. Minty said that prisoner was befriended by complainant, and allowed to stay a night at his home on May 1st. During Cunningham’s absence at work on the following day, Fisher took the suit and pawned it. She was found at Conisborough on May 5th, and admitted that she took the suit and pawned it at Thurnscoe for 27s 6d. “After she had been very kindly treated by the man, she took advantage by robbing him,” added Supt. Minty.

Asked what she had done with the money, Fisher replied that she had spent it on food and beer.

P.c Shaw said prisoner had left her husband seven or eight times in the last ten weeks, and was going out with another man. She had nine children,