| No. in Admissions Register: | 683 |
| Age: | 15 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Hazel |
| Visage: | Long |
| Particular marks: | Large scars mark left side of back |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 24 December 1881 |
| Late residence: | Burton upon Trent |
| Parish he belongs to: | Burton upon Trent |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Railway labourer |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing stockings |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 22 November 1881; C J Clay and H Wardle; Burton upon Trent Court of Summary Jurisdiction |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month in prison, 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | Thomas Smith |
| Occupation: | Watchman at a brewery |
| Mother's name: | Sarah Smith |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Honest, sober, and health good |
| Parents' wages: | 21s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 1s 6d per week |
| Parents address: | Thomas Smith, 17 Lansdown Terrace, Goodman Street, Burton upon Trent |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | George Harston, Superintendent of Police, Burton on Trent |
| Person making this return: | Henry Goody, Justices Clerk, Burton on Trent |
17 November 1881 There is a lengthy report of the remand hearing in the Burton Chronicle Thursday 17 November 1881 p.5 col.5: CHARGE'S AGAINST JUVENILES. - Thomas Camp (18), labourer, of Shreeve's lodging-house, Wetmore Road, Thomas Smith (16), George Smith (13), and Thomas Moore (12), all of Lansdown Square, were charged with stealing six pairs of socks, value 5s, on the 14th instant, the property of Samuel Wibberley, draper, of New Street; and Samuel Kent, of Mason's Yard, Wetmore Road, was charged with receiving two pairs of the socks knowing them to have been stolen. It transpired that on the 15th instant Mr. Moore, mother of one of the prisoners, went to Mr. Wibberley's shop and showed him a pair of socks, which he recognized as his property, and on looking among his stock he found that six pairs had been taken from outside the shop window. Police- constable Snape was fetched, and Thomas Moore was arrested on the charge of stealing the six pairs. He (Moore) then said that three other boys were connected with the theft, and the other three youthful prisoners were arrested. Thomas Smith was found to be wearing one of the pairs of socks under an old pair of stockings, and he said that his brother George took them from the shop and gave them to him. He charged them all together at the police-station, but none of them made any reply. From subsequent information received the officer wept to Kent's van in Mason's Yard and asked him if a boy named Joseph Matthews, who hawked potatoes for him, had brought any socks home on the previous night. Kent gave a negative reply, but the officer afterwards ascertained from Matthews that on the night of the 14th instant he saw the Smiths and Moore leave the theatre in Derby Street, and they gave him three pairs of socks for three-pennyworth of potatoes. One of the pairs he kept for himself, and the other two he gave to Kent. The officer then returned to Kent's van, and Kent admitted that he had received two pairs of socks, but believed Matthews had bought them. The three pairs, as well as the pair which Smith was wearing when arrested, were identified by the prosecutor. The prisoners were remanded until Tuesday. - The four juvenile prisoners were then charged with stealing a pair of boots, value 10s., on the 14th inst , the property of Sarah Underwood, shoe-dealer, of New Street; and Patrick Corry, navvy, of Shreeve's lodging-house, was charged with receiving the boots knowing them to have been stolen. From what Moore told Police- constable Snaps he ascertained that Mrs. Underwood had missed a pair of hoots from outside the shop. He afterwards. went to Shreeve's lodging-house. and from thence went to the Outwoods in search of Corry, who was at work at the waterworks now in course of construction. On the way there he met Corry. wearing the stolen boots, and arrested him. In reply to the charge of receiving the boots, he said he had bought them off Camp for 2s. When the other four prisoners were charged Thomas Smith said that hie brother and Moore took the boots and gave them to Camp, who promised to sell them and divide the proceeds. The prisoners were remanded until Tuesday, but Mr. Ratcliff agreed to accept substantial bail for their appearance. The formal haring was held the following week and sentence given. There was a short report in the Burton Chronicle Thursday 24 November 1881 p.6 col.4
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