Edward Green - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 859 |
| Age: | 13 (birthday 4 October 1887) |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Light |
| Eyes colour: | Light hazel |
| Height: | 4 ft 7½ ins |
| Particular marks: | Long cut over left eyebrow |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Slender |
| Date of admission: | 22 October 1887 |
| Late residence: | 7 St James Street, Wolverhampton |
| Parish he belongs to: | All Saints, Wolverhampton |
| Customary work and mode of life: | None |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, passed 4th Standard |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, passed 4th Standard |
| Offence: | Attempting to steal money from a till |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 23 September 1887; Charles Wells and O L S Holcroft; Bilston Court of Summary Jurisdiction |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month in prison, 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 3 |
| Length: | 1) 1 day, 6 strokes; 2) 1 day, 9 strokes; 3 days, 12 strokes |
| For what: | 1) Stealing a pair of boots; 2) Stealing 4 pocket knives; 3) Attempting to steal |
| Father's name: | Edward Green |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Mother's name: | Annie Green |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | No |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Well treated |
| Character of parents | Good |
| Parents' wages: | 24s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 1s per week |
| Parents address: | 7 St James Street, Wolverhampton |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Major Hay, Chief Constable, Wolverhampton |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 24 September 1887 There was a report of the crime in the Birmingham Daily Post Saturday 24 September 1887 p.5 col.7: BILSTON. - ATTEMPTED PUBLIC HOUSE ROBBERY. - Yesterday, at the Police Court, Louis Brooks (12), Dartmouth Street, Wolverhampton, and Edward Green (12), James Street, Wolverhampton, were charged with attempting to rob the till of Mary E. Joyce, landlady of the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Oxford Street, Bilston. - On the 21st inst, the boys entered the house on some petty pretence, and were found attempting to rob the till drawer. - Inspector Harrison gave the lads a bad character. - The Bench said that the prisoners had been convicted several times. They would now be sentenced to a month's imprisonment, and four years' reformatory training. | |
| 26 September 1891 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Green was licensed to go out and work for Messers B Walker and Co, Wolverhampton | |
| 22 October 1891 Sentence expired, discharged from Saltley whilst on licence | |
| 3 February 1894 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Green, Wolverhampton | |
| 30 April 1895 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Green, Wolverhampton | |