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Criminal cases
Source: Criminal Fingerprint Registers, 1904--1933, held at the Glamorgan Archives.
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Dates of custody and fingerprinting |
Sentence |
Date and location of trial |
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CHURCHILL, Frederick |
Gross indecency with a male person |
01/11/1909 |
3 years prison service |
Assizes 1/11/1909 |
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GRAY, John |
Indecency with a male person |
27/08/1909 |
10 months hard labour |
Assizes 27/8/1909 |
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PERLIN, Louis |
Gross indecency with a male person |
11/01/1910 |
Discharged (no true bill) |
Assizes 11/1/1910 & 7/3/1910 |
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BENSON, Frederick |
Gross indecency with a male person |
12/05/1910 |
Reformatory for 2 years |
Police Court 12/5/1910 |
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SMITH, Fred |
Indecent assault on a male |
14/06/1910 |
5 years prison service |
Assizes 22/6/1910 & 16/7/1910 |
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POWER, James |
Indecent assault on a male |
03/01/1912 |
Discharged |
Quarter Sessions 3/1/1912 & 10/7/1912 |
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BARNTON, Frederick |
Buggery |
04/03/1912 |
Case not proceeded with |
Assizes 6/3/1912 & 11/7/1912 |
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GEVAS, John |
Buggery, attempted |
16/04/1912 |
12 months hard labour and recommended for expulsion. Expelled to Athens, via Newhaven, 13th May 1913 |
Assizes 16/4/1912 & 11/7/1912 |
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HODSON, Martha Alice |
Commits offenses while masquerading as a Man |
Copied from prison form 06/05/1915 |
Not in custody in this city. "This girl was staying at the "Haven", No. 4 Partridge Road and dressed as a man, the Record was applied for and copied, for future reference". |
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TRASK, Albert |
Gross indecency |
29/11/1917 |
12 calendar months hard labour |
Assizes 2/3/1918 |
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TASLAMDEDER, Abdulla |
Buggery |
15/08/1918 |
12 months hard labour |
Assizes 6/11/1918 |
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BURNS, Henry |
Buggery |
01/07/1919 |
3 years prison service |
Assizes 12/7/1919 |
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BRIGNALL, William George |
Buggery |
30/05/1921 |
Bound over |
Glamorgan Assizes Swansea 12/7/1921 |
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DARMANIN, Francis |
Buggery |
30/05/1921 |
18 months |
Glamorgan Assizes Swansea 12/7/1921 |
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FRANKLIN, Thomas |
Buggery |
05/08/1922 |
Discharged |
Assizes Swansea 8/11/1922 |
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JONES, James |
Gross indecency |
05/09/1922 |
Discharged |
Glamorgan Assizes Swansea 8/11/1922 |
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SELBY, Harry |
Gross indecency |
05/09/1922 |
Discharged |
Glamorgan Assizes Swansea 8/11/1922 |
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WANNELL, Robert Charles |
Buggery |
14/10/1922 |
3 years prison service |
Glamorgan Assizes Swansea 8/11/1922 |
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HIGGINS, Thomas |
Gross indecency with another male person |
26/10/1923 |
Discharged |
Glamorgan Assizes 15/11/1923 |
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CHRISTOPHER, Nicholas |
Gross indecency with another male person |
26/10/1923 |
Discharged |
Glamorgan Assizes 15/11/1923 |
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HUGHES, John |
Gross indecency |
14/06/1924 |
1 month hard labour |
Glamorgan Assizes 10/7/1924 |
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THOMAS, David |
Gross indecency |
14/07/1924 |
Discharged |
Glamorgan Assizes 11/11/1924 |
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WARD, Andrew |
Attempted buggery (gross indecency) |
03/09/1924 |
6 weeks hard labour |
Assizes 11/1/1924 |
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NASER, Ahmed |
Attempted buggery (gross indecency) |
03/09/1924 |
6 weeks hard labour |
Glamorgan Assizes 11/11/1924 |
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BURNS, William Compiled by Anne Hudgens Last updated 6 February 2012 |
Indecent assault upon 2 male persons |
16/11/1926 |
8 and 8 months hard labour concurrent |
Assizes 17/11/1926 |
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