OK, here is the admissions register entry for John Samuel Latham. I can't read a few words, but mostly, this is the story:
Name: John Saul Latham 13
Date of admission: 3 February 1870
Whence received: Stafford
Description:
Complexion: Fresh
Hair colour: Brown
Eyes colour: Blue
Visage
Particular marks:
State of health: Good
Able-bodied? Yes
Date of reception and length 3 February 1870, 5 years
Of term
Late residence: Wednesfield Heath
Parish to which he belongs: Wolverhampton
Customary work and mode of life: At a forge
Whether illegitimate
State of education: Reads: Imperfectly Writes: Imperfectly
Offence: Obtaining money by false pretences
Circumstances which may have Not known
led to it:
Date of sentence and which court 3 January 1870, Staffordshire Quarter Sessions
Sentence: 14 days in prison, 3 years at Saltley
Where imprisoned: County Prison [Stafford]
Previous committals None
Names and occupations of:
parents Robert Latham, boot(?) traveller; stepmother Ann
One or both dead?
Survivor married again?
Treatment of child: Boy says stepmother has treated him well
Character of parents: Honest, sober and health good
Parents’ wages: 12 to 15 shillings per week
Weekly amount parents will pay: [can’t read first couple of words he ought to be
called upon for more than 1 shilling per week
has [can’t read] children
Their present residence and
post address Inkerman Street, Wednesfield Heath, Wolverhampton
Superintendent of police: [can’t read]
(to collect payments)
General remarks and signature
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In addition, for a brief report of the trial, see Staffordshire Advertiser Saturday 8 January 1870, p.6, col.6 : “John Samuel Latham, 13, forge boy, pleaded guilty to obtaining one shilling by false pretences, from Edward Diggery, at Heath Town, on the 19th of October, and was sentenced to be imprisoned for one month, and afterwards sent to a reformatory for five years.”
A similar but separate crime is reported in the same paper, on p.7, col.2 : “John Latham, aged 13, to obtaining 1s by false pretences from Emma Delves by false pretences on October 16th, 1869. Prisoner has this week been tried at the Stafford Sessions and sent to a reformatory. On that account prisoner was now sent to prison in this case for one day.”
Hope this helps
