John William Winfield - Saltley Reformatory Inmate
| No. in Admissions Register: | 1070 |
| Age: | 11 years |
| Whence received: | Loughborough Petty Sessions |
| Description: | |
| Complexion: | Fresh |
| Hair colour: | Sandy |
| Eyes colour: | Light brown |
| Height: | 4 ft 2½ ins |
| Particular marks: | Mark left side of posterior |
| State of health: | Good |
| Able-bodied? | Yes |
| Date of admission: | 14 May 1894 |
| Late residence: | 14 Dead Lane, Loughborough |
| Parish he belongs to: | - |
| Customary work and mode of life: | Schoolboy |
| Whether illegitimate: | - |
| State of education: | |
| Reads: | Imperfectly, Standard 3 |
| Writes: | Imperfectly, Standard 3 |
| Offence: | Stealing eggs |
| Circumstances which may have led to it: | Bad company |
| Date of sentence, by whom and court: | 2 May 1894; Lord Seymour; Loughborough Petty Sessions |
| Where imprisoned: | Not |
| Sentence: | 5 years at Saltley |
| Previous committals: | |
| Number: | 2 |
| Length: | 1) (17 January 1894)3 strokes; 2) (24 January 1894) 6 strokes |
| For what: | 1) Stealing silver thimble; 2) stealing rabbit skins |
| Father's name: | William Winfield |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Mother's name: | Louisa Winfield |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Parents dead? | Neither |
| Survivor married again? | - |
| Parents' treatment of child: | Good |
| Character of parents | Mother convicted for receiving stolen goods |
| Parents' wages: | Not stated |
| Amount parents agree to pay: | - |
| Parents address: | - |
| Superintendent of police (to collect payments): | - |
| Person making this return: | Superintendent Smith |
| Notes: | |
| 24 January 1894 Two previous offences were reported in the Nottingham Evening Post Wednesday 24 January 1894 p.4 col.4: LARCENIES BY BOYS. - Arthur Glover, 11, John Winfield, 10, Arthur Harriman, 12, William Ward, 13, and Thomas Ward, 10, school boys, of Loughborough, were charged by Mr. H. Lochwood, school attendance officer, with stealing a box of chalk, two dozen tin saucers, a small quantity of beads, some letter cards, cotton, two and a half dozen thimbles, box of slate pencils, and two penholders, valued together at 5s. 8d., the property of the Loughborough School Board, on January 15th. Miss Fraser, mistress at the Orchard-street Board school, said that from the 8th to the 15th inst. several articles had been missing from the school. They were not kept in a cupboard, but downstairs, and must have been taken sometime between school hours. Thomas Winfield, aged 8, said he went with the boys to the school on Saturday, the 13th, about twelve o'clock. He saw them take away several things, chalk, pencils, and beads. No one was about at the time, and the door was closed, but not locked. P.S. Agar stated that he found part of the articles stolen at Harriman's home, and these Miss Fraser identified as part of the school property. The magistrates decided to hear another case in which some of the defendants were concerned before convicting on the first charge. - John Winfield (10), Edwin Hall (11), Thomas Ward (10), William Ward (13), and Arthur Glover (11), school boys, of Loughborough, were charged with stealing four rabbit skins, value 4d., the property of Thomas Pallett, carrier, of Shepshed, on January 20th. The skins were taken from defendant's cart, and evidence to prove this was given by a lad named Gregory. Inspector Smith took the boys into custody, when they admitted having stolen the skins, which they sold to different people in the town. The skins were identified by Mr. Hutchinson, rag and bone dealer, of Shepshed. Arthur Smith, 14, Alfred Holland, 13, James Kilburn, 12. and Arthur Harriman, 12, school boys, were then charged with stealing three bottles of ginger beer, value 4½d., the property of Frank A. Elliott, hairdresser, Loughborough, on January 19th. P.C Beardsrmore said he was watching the premises of the prosecutor, in Derby-square, on the date named, and saw the defendants enter a shed and take away the ginger beer. Witness took two of the boys to the police-station, and the others were afterwards apprehended. Glover, Winfield. Harriman, and Kilburn were sentenced to receive six strokes with the birch rod. Smith and Holland were fined 5s. each, or in default five days' hard labour. The defendants Hall and Ward were discharged. | |
| 5 May 1894 The crime that sent him to Saltley also involved his mother, as reported in the Leicester Chronicle Saturday 5 May 1894 p.7 col.8: STEALING TURKEYS' EGGS. - John Winfield and Jonas Jarrom, schoolboys, Loughborough, were summoned for stealing 13 turkeys' eggs, valued at 13s., at Loughborough, on the 23rd ult., the property of Frederick Caldwell, hosiery manufacturer, Loughborough, and Louisa Winfield, married woman, was summoned for receiving the eggs. - The case having been proved, Mrs. Winfield said she did not know the eggs were stolen. - The Bench convicted all the defendants, and as Mrs. Winfield was the mother of five children, the eldest of whom was the defendant John, she was fined 7s. 6d., including costs, or five days' hard labour. The boy Winfield had been three times convicted of stealing, and was ordered to receive six strokes with the birch rod and to be sent to a reformatory for five years; Jarrom was ordered to receive three strokes with the birch. | |
| 21 February 1899 The Register of Boys on Licence records that Winfield was licensed to go out and work for Messers Tucker and Sons Brick Works, Loughborough, Leicestershire | |
| 1 May April 1899 Sentence expired whilst on licence, discharged from Saltley | |
| 11 August 1903 The Reformatory Committee Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Winfield [spelled Wingfield], Ireland | |
| 14 June 1904 The Log Book report records receipt of a letter from Winfield, the Barracks, Newry, Ireland | |
