CONFIDENTIAL. CONVICT SUPERVISION OFFICE, NEW SCOTLAND YARD, 1906. ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR, No. 81. ( TRAVELLING CRIMINALS.) Issued by the REGISTRAR OF HABITUAL CRIMINALS. 1. STEVENS, GEORGE 2. ROACH, PATRICK 3. POWER, GEORGE PRICE 4. ANDERSON. JOHN 5. EDWARDS, JOHN 6. HARKLEY, JOHN 7. GILBERT, GEORGE 8. GOTTLIEB, SAMUEL BERNARD 9. PULLEN, FREDERICK CHARLES 10. KIRK, ALFRED 11. WALKER, JOHN 12. HALL, FRANK INDEX. 13. WYBORN, SYDNEY 14. BUTLER, CHARLES CARTWKIGHT, GEORGE SMITH. FRANK DYSON. ERNEST W1LMORE, GEORGE 19. COLE, JOHN 20. BUTLER, GEORGE WILSON, THOMAS SULLIVAN, PATRICK RICHARDS, GEORGE LANE, FREDERICK 15. lf>. 17. 18. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. PICKERING, GEORGE 26. THOMPSON, WILLIAM 27. COUSINS, JOHN 28. GOODING. JOHN HENRY 29. HEATHCOTE, VERNON 30. GILBERT, WALTER HENRY 31. MASON, WILLIAM 32. BAKER, WILLIAM JOHN 33. SMITH. WILLIAM 35. HICKS, Printed by the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District, New Scotland Yard, 8. W 000 1 6 | 1906. - JJL' • EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS, < fcc B., born, ht., height; ft., feet; in., inches ; c., complexion ; h., hair ; e., eyes ; pen., penal servitude ; supn., supervision ; impt., imprisonment; jrs., years; mos., months; dk., dark : it., light; rt., right; !., left ; con., conviction; C. C. C., Central Criminal Court; N. L. S., North London Sessions ; S. L S.. South London Sessions; L., London ; st., street. Index No. on Photo- graph Name, Aliases and Met. Pol. Number. QsXO. ikl/ frji Stevens, George, alias Edward Perry, Ernest Perry, ' A John Carruthers, John Shaw and Charles Atkinson 3402- 99 2 1 Roach, Patrick, alias Wilson Roche and George Wilson 2681- 02 Last and previous Convictions. Place. Middlesex Sess. Ditto Cambridge Cambridge Sess. Middlesex Sess. Winchester Ass. Oxford Ass. .. Oxford Sess. ... Nottingham Ass. Clerkenwell Pol. Ct. ( L) S. L. S. flf. S. Solihull Birmingham Qr. Sess. Ditto Worcester Qr. Sess. Great Yarmouth C. C. C. Date. Offences. Sentences. Personal Description. 20/ 8/ 77 3/ 12/ 77 25/ 10/ 78 2/ 1/ 79 10/ 6/ 79 9/ 11/ 86 24/ 6/ 89 5/ 1/ 91 17/ 3/ 92 5/ 4/ 00 9/ 5/ 00 py/ Us 26/ 11/ 95 10/ 8/ 96 29/ 4/ 99 7/ 4/ 02 16/ 9/ 04 9/ 3/ 06 Remarks. Attempted fraud.. Stealing harness Stealing trousers Stealing cigars . Stealing clothing Stealing boots .. Burglary... Stealing bag Burglary... Failing to report 2 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 6 weeks impt. 3 mos. impt. 7 yrs. pen. 18 mos. impt. 18 mos. impt. 9 mos. impt. 10 yrs. pen. 1 yr. impt. Receiving stolen 4 yrs. pen. goods S^-^ UtuL^ 3' yrs. supn. Stealing cash- box/ 3 mos. iinpt. & c. Stealing cigarettes Stealing money ... Larceny ( person) Stealing money ... Conspiracy to de- fraud by means of bogus tele- phone message Ten other cons, for defrauding railway com- pany and sus- pected person B. 1861, ht. 5 ft. 6\ in., c. fresh, h. dk. brown ( thin), e. hazel, nine moles on neck, scar 1. eyebrow, mole of 1. cheek, tip of little finger 1. hand crushed 6 weeks impt 10 mos. impt. 1 yr. supn. 6 mos. impt. 3 mos. impt. Bound over and 7... f B. 1880, ht. 5 ft. 7f in., c. fresh, h. brown, e. blue, anchor and indistinct marks 1. forearm and irw*. 1. Selects a shop or temporarily unattended private residence and effects entry through window, fanlight over door or by climbing to leads and cutting through. May steal a boat and commit burglaries at houses whose grounds abut on to a river bank. " Works" with companions, one of whom is sometimes a woman 2. Rings up jewellers from a public telephone call- office, poses as the head of a similar firm, says they A / Yj/' hfjfy. have a pressing order to complete , , ^ A** Sibj ' - vr, an( j asks tjiat a packet 0f diamond rings, etc., etc., may be made up and handed to messenger, who is on way. He then calls for packet and absconds Index No. on Photo- graph. Name, Aliases and Met. Pol. Number. Last and previous Convictions. Place. Date. Offences. Power, George Price, alias John Lewis, George Power and George Asquith S/ 629 Anderson, John, alias Jack Johns, Charles Hoare, John Graham, John Williams, John Brown, John Septon, John Jaye and John Richards, 3105- 00 j^/ r Edwards, John, alias ... Thomas Brown, John Cox and Edward Wright 2094- 05 Brighton Sess. Bath Petty Sess. Clerkenwell Pol. lL) ... Liege ... Antwerp Paris ... Holland Brussels S. L. S. C. C. C. N. L. S. Clerkenwell Pol. Ct. ( L) Brighton S. L. S. nj- _ Id - if\ S. L. S. ... Wakefield Qr. Sess. North L. Pol. Ct. Ditto Greenwich Pol. Ct. ( L) c. c, c. 17/ 10/ 92 5/ 12/ 98 14/ 2/ 00 12/ 7/ 04 229/ 05 Hi 27/ 7/ 86 23/ 5/ 88 24/ 3/ 90 26/ 8/ 92 14/ 11/ 93 20/ 5/ 95 15/ 5/ 00 13/ 6/ 01 16/ 6/ 03 17/ 8/ 04 14/ 3/ 00 13/ 10/ 02 2/ 6/ 03 12/ 1/ 04 31/ 1/ 05 26/ 6/ 05 IjiofcfD Stealing purse ... Ditto Stealing money ... Ditto Larceny ( person) and passing under wrong name Two other cons, for brothel keep- ing Larceny ( person leaving bank) Ditto Ditto Ditto Rogue and vaga- bond Larceny ( person leaving bank) Stealing money ... P. of C. Act Ditto Larceny ( person) Two other cons, as rogue and , vagabond Burglary... Housebreaking ... Suspected person Ditto Ditto Burglary... Bf' - • Sentences. Personal Description. Remarks. 3 mos. impt. 3 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 8 mos. impt. 1 yr. and 8 days impt., and fined 26 francs 9 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 18 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 9 mos. impt. 3 yrs. pen. 6 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt;. 18 mos. impt. 1* 1 9 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 3 mos. impt. 3 mos. impt. 10 days impt. G mos. impt. B. 1836, ht. 5 t. 5i in., c. fresh, h. grey ( bald), e. blun, scar under 1. eye B. 1829, ht. 5 ft. 7 in., c. fair, h. grey, e. grey B. 1843, ht. 5ft. 6 in., c. fresh, h. brown, e. grey, scar back 1. fore- arm 3. Expert continental, boat, train and jewellers'shop thief. Dressed in frock coat and silk hat, he frequents exhibitions and other similar places of public resort and steals purses from ladies pockets. 4. Frequents shopping centres and the approaches to banking houses and steals purses and pocket- books. The victim is usually hustled in a doorway or in a congested part of the thorough- fare, the property stolen being immediately p. issed to a con- federate. Oa 5. Selecting houses in a detached position, he effects an entry as circumstances dictate. Usually carries jemmy, wire, files and skeleton keys. Name. Aliases and Met. Pol. Number. Last and previous Convictions. Place. . Date. New York 28/ 3/ 93 c. c. c. ... 2/ 6/ 02 juAM^ I Awry,* N. L. S.' 21/ 3/ 92 S. L. S. 10/ 3/ 97 N. L. S. 4/ 3/ 02 Mansion House Pol. Ct. ( L) Usk 26/ 12/ 03 12/ 5/ 04 Middlesex Sess. 1/ 10/ 04 fiLu? d. € t. 3c // of # 7 Merthyr 5/ 12/ 95 Birmingham ... 3/ 8/ 96 Gateshead 10/ 9/ 96 N. L. S. 15/ 6/ 97 Cardiff Sess ... 12/ 10/ 99 Maidstone Ass. 27/ 11/ 00 Brighton Sess. 19/ 10/ 03 Offences. Sentences. Harkley, John 400- 06 M^ mC john Myers Gilbert, George, alias Joseph Briggs and Robert Wilson 2714- 97 Joseph Biggs Gottlieb, Samuel Bernard, alias Jacob Isaacs, Jack Harris, John King, John Smith and Samuel Bernstein 2829- 01 Receiving Possessing house- breaking imple- ments „ , Stealing watch ... Ditto Obtaining money by false pretences Frequenting Obtaining money by false pretences False pretences ... Two other cons, for frequenting Stealing money ... Stealing watches Larceny ... Ditto Cyclestealing Burglary... Shopbreaking ... 2 yra. impt. 5 yrs. pen ' J fU 4 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 3 mos. impt. 3 mos. impt. 15 mos. impt. 3 ^ yyvtrj. / L^ eAAj 21 days impt. ] mon. impt. 3 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 9 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 3 yrs. pen. Personal Description. Remarks. B. 1866, ht. 5 ft. 101 in., c. fresh, h. brown, e. blue, scar 1. of chin, large mole r. of neck 6. Expert burglar. Uses jemmy, pick- locks or drills as occasion demands. Usually carries loaded revolver and may be expected to offer a desperate resistance to arrest. Born in U. S. A., but has only a slight American accent. B. 1862, ht. 5 ft. 5£ in., c. fresh, h. grey, e. blue, dot r. forearm 7. " Works" the " purse" trick at race meetings and similar places of public resort. Will endeavour to escape from custody if the slightest opportunity offers. t. B. 1881, ht. 5 ft. 4 in., c. dark, h. black, e. brown, scar 1. of throat 8. Obtains situation as waiter at pro- vincial hotels, steals money and jewellery and absconds. Com- mits burglary, stealing bicycles, jewellery, cutlery, etc., disposing of same to dealers. Index No. on Photo- graph. Name, Aliases and Met. Pol. Number. Last and previous Convictions. Place. Date. Guildhall Pol. 29/ 6/ 03 Ct. ( L) Tottenham P. 24/ 9/ 03 Sess. Worship Street 3/ 11/ 03 Pol. Ct. ( L) West Ham P. 3/ 12/ 03 Sess. Guildford P. 25/ 3/ 05 Sess. Oflences. 10 11 Pullen, Frederick [ Charles, alias William Osborne 79- 0G (( flt^ U jjtU- Kirk, Alfred, alias John Wilson, Henry King and Alfred Sherwin 3819- 96 Walker, John, alias John Vernon Walker, James John Walker, Fred Gibson, Morris Gibson and John Lestar 3400- 02 L ( y. 11 Surrey Ass. ... Nt~ S> Lambeth Pol. Ct. ( L) N. L. S. I S. L. S. Birmingham Sess. / VC x^- Msi irffaofw / c. c. c. Leeds Ass. Nottingham ... Wells Ass. Grimsby Qr. Sess. Peterboro' Qr. Sess. UJ. 17/ 7/ 05 tojqjo^ 6/ 11/ 93 7/ 8/ 97 15/ 10/ 95 1/ 5/ 05 /// zjo^ J. 3/ 4/ 92 25/ 7/ 94 5/ 5/ 02 7/ 7/ 02 3/ 4/ 03 20/ 10/ 04 iLjlcjcL 7/ 7H Fraud Ditto ... Defrauding railway Fraud ( 3 charges) Obtaining chari- table contribu- tions by fraud Obtaining money by false pretences PiCto — Stealing bag Stealing bag from railway station Larceny ( person) Attempted shop- breaking Forgery ... Embezzlement ( 2 cases) Stealing clothing Embezzlement ( 2 cases) Stealing watch, & c. Ditto J hsUAA U) ftUrVKLU <• - ten. vt& h, / I*.* yu^ j- irnfycJ^ Sentences. Personal Description. Remarks. 14 days Fined 40s. or 1 mon. impt. 1 mori. impt. 9 mos. impt. 3 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 11 mcra. * rrvp4. 3 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 14 mos. impt. and 2 yrs. supn. 6 mos. impt. and 2 yrs. supn. 3 mo*, - is- yyijyt'. 18 mos. impt. 3 yrs. pen 14 days impt. 6 mos. impt. 15 mos. impt. 18 mos. impt Cf n i/ x. { am^ JT. B. 1883, ht. 5ft. 7 in., c. dark, h. dk. brown, e. brown B. 1871, ht. 5ft. 2f in., c. fresh, h. brown ( turning grey), e. brown, two dots back 1. hand, four back 1. forearm B. 1869, ht. 5 ft. 7£ in., c. dark, h. dark, e. brown 9. Obtains food and lodgings by fraud. Calls upon clergymen, states that he has obtained work, but cannot make a start on account of varicose veins, and obtains money to " assist in the purchase of an elastic stocking." 10. Shopbreaker and railway plat- form thief. 11. Obtains situation as salesman by false reference, then robs employer. Enters jeweller's shop, bargains for a certain article, asks to see something else, then, upon the shopman turning to get it, absconds with anything upon which he can readily lay his hands. Also obtains money by forged telegram. J? to. km. • 3 U ^ l . - twvjd^ - tf- n/ y dj^ x^ Msfryv U Index No. on Photo- graph. Name Aliases and Met. Pol. Number. Last and previous Convictions. Place. Date. Offences. 12 13 j, 5 yaMMy. Hall, Frank, alias Ralph Fenwick, Francis Ralph Hall and Walter Barnet 1941- 96 VidXiX ' Y^^ focAl Henry Offord, II 15 w s. / ftcjUidb es, alias Joseph Kinsman and Charles Morton 329- 04 Wexford Ass. cL » Cartwright, George, alias George Worcester, George Clarke and James Adams 3430- 96 c. c. c. 29/ 5/ 76 N. L. S, 2/ 1/ 89 Norwich Ass ... 25/ 1/ 02 Aldershot 26/ 6/ 04 West Kent Sess. 5/ 1/ 05 u Qjyf. 3/ 3/ 74 iqhiloLo N. L. S. ftluUt& iejL cSe4< f : Kingston Sess. Hastings Sess. Greenwich PoL Ct. ( L) St. Albans Sess. Middlesex Sess. S. L. S. N. L. S. C. C. C ... Middlesex Sess. kfrnfittfu fS 64 ( crutxryo 3 oS JL?/ loll 10 23/ 5/ 92 28/ 9/ 01 25/ 8/ 03 23/ 10/ 04 t/ j/ Jej 3/ 7/ 88 21/ 1/ 89 13/ 1/ 91 19/ 6/ 93 3/ 2/ 9& 20/ 10/ 00 fh ai/ tclf*. m>//* and Fraud Ditto ... Obtaining goods by false pretences Ditto Stealing gold stud, & c. Obtaining money by false pretences k fiaho uyl Conspiracy fraud Attempted fraud Obtaining money by false pretence? Ditto ... money ... Obtaining money by false pretences Stealing coat Obtaining goods by false pretences Stealing money ... Obtaining goods by false pretences Obtaining money by false pretences - $ 0- cLaA,' fdrf A/ da ( Httf. H Sentences. Personal Description. Remarks. 12 mos. impt. 5 yrs. pen. 10 yrs, pen. 5 yrs. pen. 2 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. I & / mod / umjiA- yifUra. H^ rvjaJ-. It - rvUri t^ nff} 3 mos. impt. 3 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 8 mos. impt. ^ mos. imptf' 6 mos. impt. 15 mon, impt. 18 mos. impt. 19 mos. impt. and 2 yrs. supn. 9 mos. impt. 5 yrs. pen. 5 AjM jfoto. CjVTKJtti VJK^ Z nurru u^ vfiA^ 0 - B. 1850, ht. 5 ft. li in., c. fresh, h. flaxen, e. blue B. 1872, ht. 5 ft. in., c. sallow, h. brown, e. grey, blue scar centre of forehead B. 1859, ht. 5 ft. 4f in., c. dark, h. dark grey, e. grey, female and flags 1. forearm, bracelet 1 wrist B. 1842, ht. 5 ft. 5f in., c. fresh, h. It. brown ( bald), eyes grey, pock marks on face 12. Obtains goods, live stock, & c., by various false pretences, and utters worthless cheques. 13. Steals from lodgings. Obtains money by calling upon members of the R. A. 0. Buffaloes and Ancient Order of Druids, pro- ducing forged letters of intro- duction, and representing himself as a " brother in distress." 14. Bogus fireman. Obtains money by pretending that he is collect- ing for the local fire brigade or the widows and orphans of firemen. 15. Obtains board and lodgings at the houses of poor people, tells a piteous tale of want and distress, says, at last, he has got employment, borrows money " to obtain tools " and absconds, after stealing any portable article of value. Arrest sought for failure to report, vide Police Gazette ( Tabular form), 3- 11- 05. 5 Index Last and previous Convictions. No. on Name, Aliases and Offences. Photo- Met. Pol. Number. graph. Place. Date. 16 Smith, Frank S/ 51962 Dyson, Ernest, alias ... William Henry Ernest Dyson 1857- 05 Wilmore, George 3527- 97 Cole, John, alias Alexander Stables, Charles Brown and George Brown S/ 5956 South Western Pol. Ct. ( L). Portsmouth Qr. Sess. ^(^/ trnruyly/ f- fct. 7 Liverpool Ass. Portsmouth Qr. Sess. Edinburgh Ditto N. L. S. Bedford Glasgow Edinburgh 21/ 10/ 04 15/ 7/ 03 21/ 10/ 04 / 0// 2 si 9/ 3/ 94 16/ 6/ 93 15/ 9/ 96 15/ 1/ 02 9/ 12/ 02 20/ 3/ 05 25/ 5/ 05 81 gjcL KifJt Burglary... Stealing watches ( 3 charges) Burglary • f Stealing money ... Theft Attempted house- breaking Burglary... Stealing horse- hair Suspected person Stealing £ 1 note k] J& i, Sentences. 12 mos. impt. 9 mos. impt. 14 mos. impt. U 5 yrs. pen. 3 mos. impt. 60 days impt. 12 mos impt. 3 mos. impt. 40 days impt. 12 mos. impt. « 3 Uu fitn. _ Personal Description. Remarks. B. 1884, ht. 5 ft. 6 in., c. fair, h. brown, e. hazel, anchor 1. fore- arm, mole 1, cheek B. 1884, ht. 5 ft. in., c. fresh, h. dk. brown, e. brown, large scar rt. forearm ( arm been broken at elbow) 16 and 17. Arrive at seaside resort in early evening, locate likely houses, effect entry from rear of premises when all is )• quiet, steal money, etc., and take first train back to London. Dyson, also, takes lodgings, steals jewellery, etc., from the rooms of fellow lodgers, and decamps. B. 1857, ht. 5 ft. 7^ in., c. fresh, h. 18. Member of a gang of bank and brown, e. blue, large scar palm 1. hand B. 1876, ht. 5 ft., c. fresh, brown, e. blue, scar r. cheek h. boat thieves. Steals from per- sons leaving bank premises, or, by a trick, obtains a " loan" from ship's passenger just as the vessel is preparing to leave the landing stage, jumping ashore at the last moment, and absconding. 19. Dangerous thief and house- breaker. Effects entry to premises by climbing water pipe and forcing window. V \ " Index No. on Photo- graph. Name, Aliases and Met. Pol. Number. Last and previous Convictions. Place. Date. Butler, George Romford 16,10/ 02 1990- 05 Gloucester Q. 8/ 4/ 03 Sess • Saffron Walden 3/ 5/ 04 Suffolk Ass. ... 5/ 6/ 05 Wilson, Thomas, alias ... Surrey Sess. ... 20/ 3/ 78 Thomas Morton and Thomas Stanley Liverpool Ass. 5/ 12/ 92 630- 98 f Brighton 21/ 11/ 01 Bristol... 18/ 12/ 02 Winchester ... 23/ 12/ 04 Berks Ass. 7/ 11/ 03 IfhfrjiD- 1/ unKjj WUUJA, ^ AAJUf ( til. Sullivan, Patrick, alias... Petersfield 22/ 12/ 74 Robert Smith, Southampton ... 4/ 2/ 75 Charles Sullivan, Portsmouth 26/ 10 75 Charles Reynolds and Sess. William Adams Southampton 5/ 7/ 77 355- 02 Sess. Liverpool 30/ 3/ 86 Hants Ass. 23/ 4/ 87 Manchester 21/ 4/ 92 Sess. N. L. S. 23/ 10/ 93 Ditto 7/ 1/ 95 Woolwich Pol. 11/ 2/ 96 Ct. Northampton Q. 23/ 10/ 96 Sess. Offences. 20 21 22 Suspected person Housebreaking ( 2 charges) Stealing money ... Housebreaking ( 3 charges) Housebreaking ... Burglary... Frequenting P. of C. Act Ditto ... Burglan ... C FRFF ad. Stealing boots ... Steal ng pork Stealing portman- teau Stealing boat Stealing watch ... Ditto Stealing clothing Stealing chain, & c. Stealing money P. of C. Act * ... Stealing boots Three other cons, for larceny, failure to report, & c. Sentences. 6 weeks impt. 6 mos. impt. 1 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 14 yrs. pen. 7 yrs. pen. 3 mos. impt. 9 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 6 weeks impt. 6 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 7 yrs. pen. and 3 yrs. supn. 3 mos. impt. 5 yrs. pen. 6 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 4 mos. impt. 7 yrs. pen. and 2 yrs. supn. Personal Description. Remarks. B. 1876, ht. 5 ft. 4f in., c. dk.. h. black, e. dk. brown, scar centre lowpr lip B. 1838, ht. 5 ft. 5 in., c. fresh, h. brown ( turning grey), e. grey, 1. leg has been broken above ankle B. 1852, ht. 5 ft. 4 in., c. fresh, h. sandy, e. grey, bracelet and anchor r., bracelet 1. wrist, burn scar r. forearm 20. Tramps the country breaking into temporarily unoccupied houses from the rear. 21. Burglar and portico and ladder thief. Choosing country man- sions and bouses standing in lonely positions, effects entry through a bedroom window while the family is at dinner. Has been known to carry a ladder from a long distance, where one has not been available on the spot. Ahvays " works " with companions, particularly Richard Reynolds ( Series 65, Fig. 7). 22. Tramps the country stealing as opportunity offers. Arrest sought for failure to report, vide Police Gazette ( Tabular form), 3- 11- 05. } « Index Last and previous Convictions. No. on Name, Aliases and Offences. i Photo- Met. Pol. Number. graph. Place. Date. 23 0 £ VT* 25 Richards, George, alias. Walter Hearn, Frederick Earne and George Watkins 402- 99 Lane, Frederick... 45- 06 Pickering, George, alias George Mills, George Lynch and George Roberts 3236- 02 QM^ uaa! Hampstead ( L) Altan ... N. L. S. Brentford Chelmsford Sess. Brighton Sess. % L fid. U Salford^ ess. ... Lewes Ass. N. L. S. Ditto H. L. S, C C C. N. L. S. Southwai k Pol. Ct. ( L) Clerkenwell Pol. Ct. ( L) Ditto North L. Pol. Ct. Gt. Yarmouth Qr. Sess. North L. Pol. Ct. Guildhall Pol. Ct. ( L) N. L. S. 6.66. 30/ 8/ 89 8/ 9/ 96 3/ 5/ 98 18/ 8/ 99 7/ 10/ 00 21/ 10/ 01 toft oi. 26/ 11/ 96 5/ 2/ 01 6/ 1/ 03 ichjey ^ b/ lfflO 17/ 8/ 97 18/ 9/ 97 9/ 4/ 98 25/ 9/ 99 28/ 6/ 01 6/ 1/ 02 24/ 3/ 03 4/ 8/ 04 8/ 11/ 04 Mf] foi Stealing fruit Larceny ... Warehousebreaking P. of P. Act Larceny ... Shopbreaking Three other cons, as rogue and vaga- m% ckct * ' tefrfo+ JUiy. Larceny ... d ... Assault and robbery Obtaining money by false pretences Stealing ring Stealing watch ... Attempted larceny Stealing purse ... Stealing news- papers Stealing jewellery Burg'ary . P. of C. Act ' ... Suspected person Larceny ... Two other cons, larceny, Sentences.' Personal Description. Remarks. Fined 10s. or 10 days impt. 6 weeks impt. 9 mos. impt. B. I- 1 / 12 mos. impt. 3 mos. impt. 5 yrs. pen. 2 trurd 14 days impt. 18 mos. impt. 18 mos. impt. . V Bound over 3 mos. impt. 3 mos. impt. 3 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. . 1878, ht. 5 ft. 21 in., c. fresh, h. It. brown ( thin), e. blue, sailor with flag each forearm / S. iiJi / " Jw b- U r / 3 mos. mpt. 15 mos. impt. B, 1875, ht. 5 ft. 8i in., c. fresh, h. It. brown, e. hazel, two moles each cheek, dot r. wrist 7 B. 1882, ht. 5 ft. 7 in., c. sallow, h. It. brown, e. blue 23 Travelling burglar. Arriving at seaside resort or provincial town in the early evening (" working " with two or more companions), locates likely premises, usually lock- up shops and offices, effects entry to three or four during the night, leaving by early morning train for London. Usually takes jewellery, clothing and money. Frequents racecourses, stealing from the person. Cultivating the acquaintanceship of females, and obtaining their confidence under promise of marriage, he " borrows" their jewellery and money and converts same to his own use. Commits offences as oppor- tunity offers— burglary, larceny ( as lodger and visitor), & c. 5Ah* / JM>+ /' bldj& ti • Index Last and previous Convictions. No. on Name, Aliases and Offences Photo- Met. Pol. Number. graph. Place. Date. 26 27 28 Thompson, William, alias Thomas Brown 3086- 96 Cousins, John, alias George Nelson 3204- 98 OA tpXtjJb^ jL ' JUJUMAMj. Gooding, John Henry, alias Henry Gooding and Frank Hall 186- 99 Abbotts Langley Herts Ass, c. c. c. Guildford Ass. Chelmsford Ass. c. c. c. ... Lewes Ass. Dover Sess. ... Surrey Sess. ... kmto A - bu ry- / uaJuauAi ( K/ M • Devon Ass. Devonport Ass. Winchester Ass. S. L. S. ... ... Guildford Ass. Plymouth 28/ 12/ 68 14/ 7/ 70 8/ 1/ 77 17/ 7/ 86 1/ 2/ 97 19/ 10/ 91 22/ 3/ 93 15/ 1/ 96 8/ 4/ 02 ij^ jlo. 26/ 7/ 86 28/ 2/ 90 5/ 2/ 96 14/ 7/ 97 6/ 12/ 99 28/ 5/ 90 Jo /# Stealing brass Shooting ... Burglary... Housebreaking Burglary... Two other cons for larceny, & c. Burglary... Shopbreaking Ditto Countinghouse- jreakim Forgery ... Larceny ... Larceny and forgery Obtaining money by false pretences Forging and utter- ing Larceny ... Sentences, Personal Description. 6 mos. impt. 7 yrs. pen. 10 yrs. pen. 5 yrs. supn. 14 yrs. pen. 7 yrs. pen. and B. 1850, ht. 5 ft. 61 in., c. fresh, h. dk. brown ( bald), e. hazel, lost second, third and fourth r. fingers 12 mos. impt. 3 yrs. pen. 3 yrs. pen. and 5 yrs. supn. 5 yrs. pen. - jytnvyili Usi^ fo^ xJ- iWifrd 6 weeks impt. 3 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 18 mos. impt. 7 yrs pen. 3 mos. impt. ( f B. 1870, ht. 5 ft. 7i in., c. fresh, h. brown ( turning grey), e. dk. grey, birthmark under 1. eye, J., cross and dot 1. forearm, 8 back r. wrist M-. B. 1868, ht. 5 ft. 3f in., c. fresh, h. It. brown ( thin), e. blue, scar backl. hand Remarks. 26. Tramping burglar. Effects entry to premises by what appears to be the easiest method at the time. Steals money, clothing, & c. 27. Effects entry to premises from rear by breaking window pane and pushing back catch, return- ing to his lodgings before the other inmates are about. Steals anything of value. 28. Skilful and heartless swindler, who victimises and seduces women under promise of marriage, also obtains money by forging and uttering cheques and from servants advertising for situations. i Index No. on Photo- graph. - J*. 31 Name, Aliases and Met. Pol. Number Last and previous Convictions. Place. Date. Heathcote, Vernon, alias Charles Bolton and Charles Heathcoate 1959- 05 o 1/ J^ vv/^ MUvv, Gilbert, Walter Hehry, alias William Henry Gibbons 2490- 96 - ft/**. 1-/ CO Mason, William, alias William Jackson and •' Birmingham Bill " 3383- 97 ( ifSoamJ ' Uma Jl Clerkenwell Pol Ct. ( L) Thornbury Ditto Bury ... Salford Sess. South Molton hotfLsrtJmaU N! L. S J / 6cruSi HgiMjnd'h/ Olio N. L. S.... Middlesex Sess. N. L. S Ditto Nottingham Sess. UAArudM& Pii) t Ifii&^ lu^ tduk). 31/ 12/ 03 26/ 10/ 04 1/ 11/ 04 10/ 8/ 05 23/ 10/ 05 27/ 4/ 06 . 11/ 6/ ot, Itf/ Jof. • J/ dr. / OF OF. 22/ 4/ 95 30/ 1/ 96 7/ 9/ 03 26/ 6/ 05 k £ 2 < r oq Offences. iSentences. Personal Description. Remarks. Stealing money ... Stealing purse ... Obtaining money by false pretences Ditto Stealing ring Begging Stealing vase Stealing clothes... Stealing watch ... Larceny ( servant) — do — . — do — A- CLA. . Shopbreaking Attempt( d house- breaking Stealing har- monium Stealing from dwelling house Housebreaking ... Bound over Pined 5s. 12 weeks impt. 2 mos. impt. 1 mon. impt. 14 days impt. d WW 4# nftf 3 l< Witit. 6 mos. impt. /.. 6 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. 9 mos. impt. f yuKi . Oyyi^ - 3 ¥ 3 - tovef, ( Un^ uAAjt^ jb. 6 mos. impt. F ff 18 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 5 mos. impt. / / tMn; mjrf' 3 yu . B. 1874, ht. 5 ft. llf in., c. fresh, h. brown, e. blue" itfLfn- i MWVl 29. Obtains food and lodgings from hotel proprietors and " loans " of money and clothing from army officers, by posing as Lieut. of Barracks or as a doctor of medicine. Is I- < very plausible and varies his tale to suit the requirements of /<* s %% .' W^ e^- g.^ ea. < sstrvKLt,*. B. 1875, ht. 5 ft. 2 in., c. fresh, h. brown, e. hazel, W. G., star, half moon, man's face and dagger r. arm, LOVE and cross 1. fore- arm B. 1867, ht. 5 ft. 8| in., c. fresh, h. dk. brown, e. brown, scar centre of forehead 33. OTV0*, 3. ^ 30. Obtains situations ( usually as barber's assistant), avails him- self of the first opportunity to steal money, jewellery, tools, & c., and absconds. 31. Usually selects temporarily unattended houses, effects an entry during the afternoon or evening, taking jewellery or other articles of value. If uncert in as to the presence or otherwise of the occupants of a house, he has been known to choke the keyhole of the front door with dead leaves, and to force an entrance on the follow- ing day on finding the leaves undisturbed. b fndex No. on Photo- graph Name, Aliases and Met. Pol. Number. 32 33 34 Baker, William John 724- 05 fhrttao fwAaMw) Smith, William ... 2056- 05 Last and previous Convictions. Place. Watts, Henry, alias Thomas Watts and Thomas Craig Watson Watts 203- 04 N. L. S Essex Qr. Sess. Berks Ass. Surrey Ass. .. Berks Ass. / Iwwm, d& u ftltytfk dU. C. c. c. " . Brighton Sess. 6 ( c Durham Ass. Cambridge C. C. C. J arrow Grimsby Sess. Durham Sess. Date. Offences. 19/ 11/ 95 17/ 10/ 00 30/ 1/ 04 24/ 2/ 04 13/ 6/ 05 Zojlt/ ii*. 5- 0llo/ ll 17)/ hx 20/ 9/ 00 9/ 1/ 05 it I/ rfp Aty/ tir Larceny ( stable)... and assault Stealing cutlery ... Horsestealing ... Cyclestealing ( 4 cases) Horsestealing, & c. Poreerv ... ../ Forgery Obtaining goods by z false pretences Burglary... dog cart One other con. for larceny Sentences. Personal Description. Remarks. 8 mos. impt. ^ 3 I o . [ V CD I Q 10 weeks impt. J o Bound over 12 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. ( com- mencing expira- tion of previous sentence) 6 mos. impt. 3> ff » . ( fif ( j I ^ t^ VuKy 9 rffos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 1$/ fTUM VmjrU- 3 yu. ioh 4 mos. imi 6 mos. ij ) t. B. 1863, ht. 5 ft. 7 in., c. fresh, h. dk. brown, e. grey, scar 1. fore- arm and 1. thumb 8 mosM'mpt. ( coj curr/ nt with abo\ sen] 3 mj 18 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt J fdn. B. 1869, ht. 5 ft. 3 in., c. fresh, h. dk. brown, e. blue JB. 18£ Mrt- fcft. 3 in. c. fresh, h. brcjUvn, ft. brown 32. Breaks into stable, steals horse and harness, rides animal to a distant railway station and books it to London, where it is eventually disposed of. 33. Opening a bogus business con- cern and furnishing his office by fraudulent means, he obtained wines and spirits, which were at once disposed of. Obtained position of traveller, received cheques on behalf of the firm, forged endorsement to same and converted money to his own use. 34. Obtaining a situation as coach- man, he orders all kinds of goods in his master's name, intercepts same on delivery and absconds. 1 Index Last and previous Convictions. • | No. on Name, Aliases and Met. Pol. Number. Offences. Sentences. Personal Description. Remarks. Photo- graph. Place. Date. c 35 Hicks, John, alias William Williams, William Bailey and Frederick Wheeler 2390- 00 ^/ luutm Qp& rV D Birmingham ... Ditto Birmingham Sess. Ditto N. L. S Winchester Ass. c. c. c. Surrey Ass. ... N. L. S Ditto Bristol Sess. ... ftjtyrunufl 1 8/ 3/ 87 19/ 4/ 87 5/ 1/ 88 8/ 1/ 89 5/ 1/ 91 1/ 8/ 92 1/ 5/ 93 9/ 6/ 94 17/ 5/ 98 6/ 11/ 00 27/ 4/ 05 mk Stealing money ... Attempting steal Stealing watch to Stealing overcoat Stealing watch and chain Stealing watch ... Uttering counter- feit coin Possessing and uttering counter- feit coin Stealing watch ... Ditto ... Stealing flannel ... 1 mon. ipmt. 3 mon. impt. 8 mos. impt. and 1 yr. supn. 8 mos. impt. and 1 yr. supn. 12 mos. impt. 8 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 5 yrs. pen. 18 mos. impt. 4 yrs. pen. 6 mos. impt. JDFAA B. 1851, ht. 5 ft. 5} in., c. fresh, h. It. brown, eyes grey, cut scar centre of forehead, anchor back of r forearm, anchor and four dots back of 1. hand, bracelet 1. wrist 35. Petty thief and passer of counterfeit coin. RE- CONVICTIONS. Name. Scries. Fig. No. Place. Late. Offence. Name in which re- convicted. Sentence. Bacon, Alfred Ball, John Barker, George Blackwell, William ... 65 54 75 60 34 26 21 21 Johannesburg Greenwich Pol. Ct. ( L) ... Lambeth Pol. Ct. ( L) Guildhall Pol. Ct, ( L) 20/ 10/ 05 2/ 5/ 06 16/ 4/ 06 27/ 4/ 06 Larceny Failure to report Obtaining food by fraud P. of C. Act Harold Birt Same George Evans Same 12 mos. impt. 12 mos. impt. 3 mos. impt. 1 yr. impt. Carr, John Chambers, Horace S. Cottingham, John 65 78 72 2 8 14 Copenhagen Edinburgh ... Gloucester Qr. Sess. 24/ 3/ 06 11/ 12/ 05 5/ 4/ 06 Possessing stolen bank notes ... Obtaining board and lodgings, etc., by false pretences Obtaining money, etc., by false pretences George Grey Lewis Debele James Smith 8 mos. impt. and to be expelled. 9 mos. impt. 18 mos. impt. and 2 yrs. supn. Dicks, Albert ... 52 10 N. L. S 24/ 4/ 06 Burglary SSJIDG ••• ••• ••• 18 mos. impt. Edwards, George Ellis, Charles 77 71 17 20 Clerk en well Pol. Ct. ( L) ... Harleston ... 1/ 5/ 06 5/ 4/ 06 P. of C. Act Begging Henry Hall Charles McCulley 1 yr. impt. 14 days impt. Fenton, Thomas 62 22 Middlesex Sess. 7/ 4/ 06 Housebreaking ... Thomas Barrett 5 yrs. pen. and 2 yrs. supn. ^ Hart, William Hurley, William 80 63 15 25 N. L. S Marlborough St. Pol. Ct. ( L) 24/ 4/ 06 23/ 2/ 06 Burglary... P. of C. Act William Unsworth Same 12 mos. impt 12 mos. impt. Johnson, Alfred Jones, Thomas 70 77 9 13 Southport ... S. L. S. 20/ 4/ 06 16/ 5/ 06 Frequenting Larceny ( shop) ... Same Charles Jennings ... 1 mon. impt. 7 yrs. pen. and 3 yrs. supn. McQuin, Denis Markham, Arthur Moore, Lorenzo Moss, William Moss, William Newman Philip 64 64 62 79 79 76 5 19 33 27 27 12 Guildhall Pol. Ct. ( L) Liverpool ... Liverpool Ass. Portsmouth Northampton N. L. S 7/ 5/ 06 4/ 5/ 06 10/ 5/ 06 7/ 3/ 06 18/ 4/ 06 5/ 5/ 06 Rogue and vagabond ... Obtaining money by false pre- tences ( 2 cases), and person- ating a police officer Obtaining money by false pre- tences Larceny ... Suspected person Obscene language Larceny ( person) George Mearn Same Same John Roberts William Roberts ••• ••• ••• ••• Harry Phillips 3 mos. impt. 6 mos. impt. and fined £ 2 or further term of 2 mos. impt. 18 mos. impt. 7 days. impt. 3 mos. impt. 1 con- 14 days impt. | secutive. 3 mos. impt. Palmer, George 69 35 Pontardawe 4/ 5/ 06 Suspected person John Cox 2 mos. impt. Penley, Henry 69 15 Epsom Petty Sess. 26/ 4/ 06 Attempted larceny ( person) ... ' ' . I Same ... 3 mos. impt. RE- CONVICTIONS— continued. Name. Series. Fig. No Place. Date. Offence. Name in which re- convicted. Sentence. Phillips, Frederick | 75 32 N L. S. ..' 20/ 3/ 06 Larceny ... Same ... 15 mos. impt. Philman, Levy 73 17 Ludlow 27/ 4/ 06 Larceny ( person) Levy Fillman 3 mos. impt. Quinn, Ernest 78 23 Leeds Ass. ... 17/ 3/ 06 Stealing post office date stamp Same 3 yrs. pen. Reed, James ... 68 24 East Riding Qr. Sess. 3/ 4/ 06 Cyclestealing William Dawson ... 6 mos. impt. Beverley Reynolds, William 74 7 Stratford Petty Sess. ( L) ... 18/ 4/ 06 P. of C. Act William Brooks 12 mos. impt. Robarti, Francis 59 32 Bow St. Pol. Ct. ( L) 28/ 5/ 06 Attempted larceny ( person) Same 3 mos. impt. . / jO / n D{) y Roberts, William 80 K 13 Liverpool ... 20/ 3/ 06 Frequenting William Jones 3 mos. impt Smith, Ernest 74 13 N. L. S 5/ 5/ 06 P. of C. Act George Thompson... 9 mos. impt. Smith, John ... 73 2 N. L. S 25/ 4/ 06 Stealing bag from railway station Frank Russell » 24 mos. impt. Smith, John ... 73 32 Hants Qr. Sess. 3/ 4/ 06 Obtaining money by false pre- Thomas Carey 3 mos. impt. tences Smith, Thomas 75 28 Liverpool ... 20/ 3/ 06 Larceny ( person) William Clarke 6 mos. impt. Symons, Mark 70 21 N. L. Pol. Ct 5/ 5/ 06 P. of C. Act Mark Abrahams ... 9 mos. impt. Wilkinson, George ... 66 2 Epsom Petty Sess. 26/ 4/ 06 Suspected person ( attempting to George Lowe 3 mos. impt. pick pockets) 14 days impt. Williams, Ann 71 13 Brighton 12/ 2/ 06 Stealing money from a purse in Margaret Ann Williams ... shop 3 mos. impt. Williams, George 66 19 Liverpool ... 3/ 4/ 06 Frequenting William Kelley Woodward, William ... 76 34 St. Albans Qr. Sess. 3/ 4/ 06 Toolstealing William Woolford 12 mos. impt. Young, Richard 66 7 I Lewes Qr. Sess. 3/ 4/ 06 Stealing overcoat Robert Young 6 mos. impt. DEATH. Pearce, Stephen S., 67 ( 28), found dead on railway at Southampton. LATEST INFORMATION. King, George, 80 ( 35). Confined in Portsmouth Lunatic Asylum. Since going to press the following have been arrested :— Harkley, John ( Fig. G), at Brighton, for possessing housebreaking | Hicks, John ( Fig. 35), at Plymouth, for larceny, implements and a loaded revolver by night. NOTE.— I. In the above- mentioned cases, the first No. refers to the Series and the second to the figure in the Circular. NOTE.— II. In this Circular particulars only of criminals who are likely to commit offences in the Provinces have been inserted. Provincial Police Forces are invited to forward to the Registrar particulars of any criminal who is likely tc commit crime in the Metropolis. NOTE.— III. In the event of information being received by Provincial officers of the death of any criminal whose particulars have appeared in the Illustrated Circulars they are requested to notify the fact to the Convict Supervision Office. * Oi