Frederick Pullar - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1262 |
| Age: | 13 (born 1 January 1888) |
| Whence received: | Rowley Regis Petty Sessions |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Light blue |
| Height: | 4 ft 7 ins |
| Particular marks: | Lost double tooth on right side of lower jaw; burn mark and also chilblain mark on right foot; pot bellied; small cut over right eyebrow |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 6 March 1901 |
| Late residence: | 135 Corngreaves Road, Cradley Heath |
| Parish he belongs to: | Cradley Heath |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Nil. Police report - a very bad boy. Beyond parents' control. An associate of young thieves of whom one is an inmate of Stoke Reformatory |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, Standard 1 |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, Standard 1 |
| Offence: | Larceny of money |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Appears a thoroughly vicious lad. Parents are very respectable people |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 6 March 1901; J W Tilley and John Green; Rowley Regis Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | Not |
| Sentence: | 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 3 |
| Length: | Birched |
| For what: | Larceny |
| Father's name: | Frederick Pullar |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Mother's name: | Matilda Pullar |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Good |
| Parents' wages: | |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | 135 Corngreaves Road, Cradley Heath |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Inspector of Police, Rowley Regis |
| Person making this return: | Thomas Cooksey, Justices' Clerk |
| Notes: | |
| 10 April 1897 A previous offence was reported in the County Express Saturday 10 April 1897 p.8 col.3: THEFT. - George Frederick Puller (9) [name given thus], Corngreaves Road, Cradley Heath, was charged with stealing 3d., on the 31st March, the property of George Edwards, boot and shoe dealer, High Street, Cradley Heath. - Prosecutor said he was in his back kitchen and noticed the defendant fingering the till. He went towards the boy, who ran away, and he gave chase, defendant on the route throwing away the money, which was recovered after he had captured the boy. He did not wish to press the case. - The Bench bound the father over for twelve months for the boy's good behaviour. | |
| 21 July 1900 Another previous offence was reported in the County Advertiser and Herald for Staffordshire and Worcestershire Saturday 21 July 1900 p.7 col.4: TWO DARING CULPRITS. - Frederick Puller (12), Corngreaves Road, Cradley Heath, and Joseph Charles Tucker (15), Pear Tree-street, Old Hill, were charged with stealing two cricket balls, the property of the Cradley Heath Cricket Club, on the 9th inst. - Henry B. Mackenzie, assistant architect, stated that about seven o'clock on the 8th inst. he was the last to leave the cricket field, and he put the balls and other tools in the bags, and locked up the pavilion. On going down to the field the next morning witness found that one of the panes in the pavilion window had been broken, and the catch pushed back. The sash was also pushed up, and on going into the pavilion witness found that two cricket balls were missing from the bag. Witness had left three there the previous night. Witness then gave information to the police. The balls were worth about 4s. 6d each. Thomas J. Shipley stated that at 6.40 p.m. on the 10th inst. he was in Pig Lane, where he met the two defendants. Tucker asked him what he would give him for the cricket ball he had. Witness said he would speak to the captain of the cricket club about it. The ball that Tucker wanted to sell was the same as that produced in Court. - Frederick Wright, captain of the club, stated that on the night of the 10th inst. the last witness came to him on the field and made a statement to him. Witness then went to the far end of the field and saw Puller, who showed witness one of the balls produced, and said he wanted a shilling for it. Witness asked him where he had had it from, and he said another boy named Tucker had found it in some mowing grass at Old Hill. Witness gave defendant a shilling for it and he went away. Witness thought it belonged to one of the clubs, and that was why he purchased it. - Police-constable Maisey stated that on the 11th inst. he found a pane in the pavilion in question broken. On the 12th inst. witness recovered the balls produced, and arrested Puller in Cradley Heath and brought him to the station. On the way to the station he made a voluntary statement, saying he did not break the window. He met Tucker, who showed him a cricket ball, and asked him to go with him to sell it. Tucker promised to give him some money if he could sell it. He sold it, but tucker only gave him a cricket belt. Witness arrested Tucker at Netherton on the same date, and at the police station he charged them jointly. Puller made a similar statement to his first one, and Tucker said that he met Puller, who had two balls, and asked him to go back with him to the pavilion to get some of the clothes. - Puller made a statement similar to the one he made to the first officer. - Tucker said that Puller wanted him to go to the pavilion and fetch some clothes so that he could pawn them. - Joseph Charles Tucker was further charged with damaging certain panes at the police station on the 12th inst. - Inspector Given stated that on the 12th inst., prisoner was in the cells, and he heard a noise. Upon going to the cell he found prisoner was breaking the panes with a buckle strap. Prisoner had already broken six panes. Witness had had the panes replaced, and they cost 3s. 6d. Prisoner was very violent. His clogs had to be taken off him, and he said he was going to knock his brains out against the wall. Witness thought prisoner was the worst lad in the district. He wished the case to be withdrawn because prisoner's father had paid for the damage. Both defendants had been convicted before for thieving. - Puller was ordered to receive twelve strokes with the birch, and Tucker was remanded to Winson Green [Birmingham Prison] for six days, during which time inquiries would be made as to a suitable reformatory school to which prisoner could be sent. | |
| 9 March 1901 The crime that sent him to Saltley was reported in the County Advertiser and Herald for Staffordshire and Worcestershire Saturday 9 March 1901 p.2 col.3: A BAD CHARACTER. - Frederick Buller (12) [surname given thus], Corngreaves Road. Cradley Heath, was charged with stealing 4s. 8d. from a till at Reddal Hill, the money of Susannah Pearson. - Violet Howard, a domestic servant in the employment of Mrs. Pearson, said she saw the prisoner lying along the counter with his hand in the till. She caught hold of him, s, but his coat came off, and he escaped. She followed him, caught him, and brought him back to the shop. He there gave her 2s. 6d., and afterwards 2s. 2d., and asked her to let him go, promising that he would not do it again. - Mrs. Pearson also gave evidence, and Police-constable Dale deposed to arresting the prisoner. - Inspector Given gave the boy a bad character, and he was sent to the Saltley Reformatory School for five years. | |
| 14 July 1902 The Medical Officer reported: Abscess of left groin, sent to hospital on 17 July | |
| 18 February 1904 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Pullar was licensed to go out and work for Mr E Sercombe, The Hollies, Ocker Hill, Tipton | |
| 17 July 1902 Sent to the General Hospital, Birmingham, because of an abscess in his lower groin, and underwent an operation on the 2nd of August | |
| 15 September 1902 Returned to Saltley from the hospital | |
| 5 March 1906 Sentence expired whilst out on licence, discharged from Saltley | |
Peter Grimadell - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 460 |
| Age: | 13 |
| Whence received: | Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 5 January 1872 4 years |
| Late residence: | Burton upon Trent |
| Parish he belongs to: | Burton upon Trent |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Wood turning |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing a walking stick |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 5 September 1871, Burton Petty Sessions, Sir T Mosley, Bart, and R S Tomlinson |
| Where imprisoned: | Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month prison (hard labour), 4 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | One |
| Length: | 1 day |
| For what: | Stealing 5s from a till |
| Father’s name: | Peter Grimadell |
| Occupation: | Cooper |
| Mother's name: | Eliza Grimadell |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents’ treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Honest, sober – health good |
| Parents’ wages: | 30s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | 2s per week |
| Parents address: | Moor Street, Burton |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Oswell, police officer [Burton on Trent] |
| Person making this return: | - |
Notes:
| Brother of William Grimadell (377) |
| 10 April 1867 There is a report of a previous offence in the Derby Mercury Wednesday 10 April 1867 p.6 col.3: Peter Grimadel [surname spelled thus], aged seven years, and William Grimadel, aged eleven years, were brought up charged with stealing, on the 28th ultimo, 5s. 6d. from the till of the shop occupied by Mr. George Broster, High-street. The younger prisoner went into the shop as soon as the prosecutor's daughter had gone into the house, and had it not been for Mr. Broster happening to look through the kitchen window, the young thieves would have escaped with their booty. The younger prisoner was caught just as he was leaving the counter. When searched by police-constable Evans, 5s. 6d. was found in his possession. The prisoner not only admitted this charge but confessed to having visited the prosecutor's shop on the day previous, when 15s. was missed. The Chairman addressed the prisoners' father. and advised him to take greater pains in teaching them honesty and good behaviour. The elder prisoner was ordered to be whipped by an officer in the presence of the younger. |
| 6 July 1875 Licensed to live with parents, Tilbury Place, Dale Street, Burton upon Trent. Works at a brewery. |
| 2 December 1875 Tilbury Place, Dale Street, works at a brewery |
Henry Pugh - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Regoster: | 515 |
| Age: | 11 |
| Whence received: | Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | - |
| Particular marks: | - |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission and term: | 13 July 1874 5 years |
| Late residence: | Greet's Green, West Bromwich |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | None |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly |
| Writes: | Imperfectly |
| Offence: | Stealing money – said to be £8 |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by who and court: | 13 June 1874, West Bromwich Petty Sessions, G C Adkins and R Heaton |
| Where imprisoned: | Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month prison (hard labour), 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | None |
| Length: | - |
| For what: | - |
| Father's name: | Joseph Whitehouse (grandfather) |
| Occupation: | - |
| Mother's name: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Both |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | - |
| Character of parents | - |
| Parents' wages: | - |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | Greet's Green, West Bromwich |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
Notes:
| 15 June 1874 There is a report of the offence in the Birmingham Daily Post Monday 15 June 1874 p.6 col.5: DARING ROBBERIES BY A BOY AT WEST BlROMWICH. Henry Pugh, alias Henry Whitehouse, eleven years of age, living with Henry Whitehouse, his grandfather, on the Oldbury Road, West Bromwich, was charged, at the West Bromwich Police Court, on Saturday, before Messrs. Wiggin, Adkins, Heaton, and Bagnall, with stealing about £80., belonging to his grandfather, and also a pony, trap, and harness, belonging to John Foster, of Heath Town, Wolverhampton. The parents of the boy died some time ago in America, and he was adopted by his grandfather. Recently he had shown a dishonest disposition, for he had stolen £5. from his grandfather's money-box, but had been forgiven. On Sunday the boy got up about the middle of the night, took the key of the money-box out of his grandfather's pockets, and then seized a purse containing upwards of £80., with which he left the house unknown to the inmates, and found his way to Greet's Green. Passing by the Staffordshire Ironworks there be was entrusted by Mr. Foster, of Heath Town, with the care of his horse and trap. The daring young fellow, however, mounted and drove away, taking the direction of Black Heath. When between that locality and White Heath he came into collision with another vehicle, and so damaged his conveyance that he was unable to proceed. Thereupon ho left the trap by the road-side, and went on horse back to Birmingham, where he bought a new bridle, saddle, and whip, together with a cap. He then returned to Greet's Green, where he left the horse in a field belonging to Messrs. Bagnall. On the following night young Whitehouse went home, and was found in the garden, about midnight, by his grandfather's son James, who forced him into the house, searched him, and discovered the bag of money, which had been reduced to £68. 16s. 6d. Sergeant Smith was then sent for, and apprehended the prisoner. The boy had no defence to make, and the magistrates committed him to gaol for a month, and ordered him to afterwards go to a reformatory for five years. |
| 7 July 1884 H Pugh calls. Lives at Hendsford [Hendesford?] c/o Mr Hopwood, Hendsford, Staffordshire |
Samuel Craig - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 750 |
| Age: | 15 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Pale |
| Hair colour: | Light brown |
| Eyes colour: | Grey |
| Visage: | Long |
| Particular marks: | Cut top of forehead |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 12 June 1884 |
| Late residence: | 13 Plants Row, Marsh Street, Hanley |
| Parish he belongs to: | Shelton |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Drives in the pit |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Not at all |
| Writes: | Not at all |
| Offence: | Stealing apples |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 13 May 1884; Charles Adams and H Cartledge; Court of Summary Jurisdiction Hanley |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Stafford |
| Sentence: | 1 month hard labour in prison, 2 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 |
| Length: | 1) 12 strokes with rod; 2) 9 strokes with rod |
| For what: | 1) Stealing knife; 2) stealing tar rope |
| Father's name: | Charles Strangward (step-father) |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer's labourer |
| Mother's name: | Hannah Strangward |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Father |
| Survivor married again? | Not remarried but living with Strangward |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Well-treated |
| Character of parents | Honest, sober, and in good health |
| Parents' wages: | 18s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | Refuses to pay anything |
| Parents address: | 13 Plants Row, Marsh Street, Hanley |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | Herbert Windle, Hanley |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 11 June 1886 Sentence expired, discharged from Saltley | |
| 10 January 1888 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Craig, H M S Lion | |
| 11 June 1889 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Craig, H M S Landrail, Malta | |
| 8 October 1889 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Craig, H M S Cruiser, Naverino [Navarino, Greece?] | |
| 14 April 1890 The Log book report records receipt of a letter from Craig, Malta | |
Alpheus Charles Clarke - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1008 |
| Age: | 12 |
| Whence received: | H M Prison Leicester |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Brown |
| Eyes colour: | Hazel |
| Height: | 4 ft 6 ins |
| Particular marks: | Scar back of head; mole right breast; scar left kneecap; mole nape of neck; small wart left of chin |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 13 July 1892 |
| Late residence: | Hope's Yard, Uppingham, Rutland |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Schoolboy |
| Whether illegitimate: | No |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, Standard 1 |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, Standard 1 |
| Offence: | Stealing money, viz. £2 7s 9d |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | - |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 4 July 1892; A J Fludyer; Oakham Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | H M Prison Leicester |
| Sentence: | 10 days in prison, 3 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 1 |
| Length: | 4 strokes |
| For what: | Larceny |
| Father's name: | Frederick Clarke |
| Occupation: | Agent labourer |
| Mother's name: | Fanny Clarke |
| Occupation: | - |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Apparently good |
| Character of parents | Nothing reported against them |
| Parents' wages: | 20s per week |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | Hope's Yard, Uppingham, Rutland |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | - |
| Notes: | |
| 9 January 1892 His father was summoned as reported in the Grantham Journal 1892 p.2 col.2: UPPINGHAM. - Frederick Clarke, of Uppingham, who did not appear, was fined 5s. for not sending his son, Alpheus Charles [middle name given thus], to school regularly. The attendances were only 19, out of a possible 117,and he had been up on several previous occasions. - Mr Fredk. James was the officer who proved the case. | |
| 8 July 1892 There is a report of the crime in the Stamford Mercury Friday 8 July 1892 p.5 col.6: ANOTHER YOUTHFUL OFFENDER. - Alphaus Charles Clark, aged 12, was charged with stealing from the house of Thomas Perkins, of Uppingham, £2. 7s. 9d., between May 22 and June 26. The prosecutor said that, having missed money at different times, he marked some coins and placed them in a drawer: those produced were some that he marked. From evidence given by the police the boy appears to have got into the bed-room during the absence of the inmates and abstracted the money, and to have admitted having been in the house on several occasions. He spent the money taken at the prosecutor's shop in purchasing clothes. The boy pleaded guilty. He had been convicted once before this year and received four strokes with a birch rod. He was now sentenced to ten days' imprisonment, and to be then sent to a reformatory school for three years. | |
| 3 September 1894 The Medical Officer reported: Injury to ribs | |
| 12 July 1895 Sentence expired, discharged from Saltley | |
| 27 April 1898 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Clarke, Uppingham | |
| 11 October 1898 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Clarke, Bisbrooke, Uppingham | |
| 13 December 1898 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Clarke, Uppingham | |