Benjamin Reece - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1291 |
| Age: | 13 (born 10 March 1888) |
| Whence received: | Birmingham Petty Sessions |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Dark brown |
| Eyes colour: | Brown |
| Height: | 5 ft 0ΒΌ ins |
| Particular marks: | 1 ink dot left forearm; 4 vacc. marks; large surgical scar inside right hip; large wart on right kneecap; small cut right eye |
| State of health: | Fair |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 6 December 1901 |
| Late residence: | 13 court 1 house Northwood Street, Birmingham |
| Parish he belongs to: | |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Street lounger |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, Standard 4 |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, Standard 4 |
| Offence: | Larceny |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Lack of parental control |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 3 December 1901; F B Goodman and T Waterhouse; Birmingham Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | Not |
| Sentence: | 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 3 |
| Length: | 1) Fined 5s or 7 days; 2) fined 5s or 7 days; fined 1s 6d and costs |
| For what: | 1) Obstruction; 2) obstruction; 3) bathing |
| Father's name: | Benjamin Reece |
| Occupation: | Brass caster |
| Mother's name: | Alice Reece |
| Occupation: | Charwoman |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | - |
| Parents' wages: | Not yet assessed |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 13 court 1 house Northwood Street, Birmingham |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Chief Constable, Birmingham |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 3 December 1901 The crime that sent him to Saltley was briefly reported in the Birmingham Mail Tuesday 3 December 1901 p.2 col.3: STOLEN SWEETS. Three lads, named Reece, Newton, and Turner, were charged with breaking open a showcase at the shop of Mr. Bailey, confectioner, 12, Colmore Row, and stealing therefrom several cups and saucers containing sweets. A younger brother of the prisoner Reece stated that the latter brought home some of the stolen confectionery, and the other boys were his confederates. Eight or nine convictions against the byelaws were proved against the prisoners, two of whom, Newton and Turner, were sent to gaol for a month, while the third, Reece, was committed to a reformatory for four years. | |
| 24 October 1904 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Reece was licensed to go out and work for Mr C B Partridge, Northwood Street, Birmingham | |
| 3 December 1905 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley | |