| No. in Admissions Register: | 632 |
| Age: | 15 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Warwick |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Blue |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | 2 scars centre of forehead, 1 between the eyes |
| State of health: | Broad nose, scars left side of same, scar outside left leg |
| Able-bodied? | - |
| Date of admission: | 24 November 1879 |
| Late residence: | - |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | - |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | In the 3rd standard |
| Writes: | - |
| Offence: | Stealing a box containing 14s |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 3 November 1879; H Scampton; City Police Court Coventry |
| Where imprisoned: | - |
| Sentence: | 21 days in prison, 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 1 |
| Length: | 1 month hard labour in prison |
| For what: | Stealing 5s |
| Father's name: | Henry Best |
| Occupation: | Last maker's labourer |
| Mother's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Mother |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | Good |
| Parents' wages: | Father earns 15s weekly and has 5 children dependent upon him |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 47 Rayn Street, Leicester |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
7 November 1879 There is a report of the crime in the Coventry Herald Friday 7 November 1879 p.3 col.6: TILL ROBBERY.- William Brown, aged 15, described as a "labourer," having no settled abode, was charged with stealing, on the 25th ult., from a shop at 47, Swanswell-street, a box containing 14s., the moneys of Joseph Ward..- Police-constable Mills saw the prisoner la the shop of the prosecutor, and whilst looking through the window saw the prisoner go round the counter, open a drawer, and take out the box (produced). He went la and caught the prisoner with the box in his hand. The box contained fourteen shillings. On the road to the station prisoner said if there were three or four persons he knew here there would'nt be many fourteen shillings knocking about in Coventry. He said, however, he did not steal the box. - The prosecutor's wile identified the box as her property. and said It was placed in a drawer underneath the counter. - Prisoner chose to be summarilly dealt with, and pleaded guilty. He said nothing in answer to the charge. - The Bench sent the prisoner to gaol for 21 days', and ordered that at the expiration of that time he should be sent to a reformatory for three years. In a brief report of the remand hearing the previous week, in the Coleshill Chronicle Saturday 1 November 1879 p.3 col.2, Brown's address is given as 14 Fuller Street, Nottingham
9 April 1882 Left at this date. Embarks tomorrow from Liverpool for Quebec
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