| Name | Joseph Sunderland |
| [Previous Offences] |
9 mos. 24 Oct., 1881, Leeds Sess., housebreaking.
1 month, 12th March 1883, Bradford Petty Sess., stealing iron. 2 mos., 16th April 1885, Bradford Petty Sess., stealing electric battery. 6 mos., 6th April 1891, Wakefield Sess., stealing money. 6 weeks and 6 weeks, 9th Sept., 1898, Bradford Petty Sess., stealing watch. Fine or 21 days, 13th Dec., 1899, Bradford Petty Sess., stealing jacket. 3 mos., 12th April, 1900, Bradford Petty Sess., stealing shawls. 3 mos., 10th Oct., 1902 Bradford Sess., false pretences. |
| Age | 49 |
| Trade | Fitter |
| Degree of Instruction | Imp. |
| Name and Address of Committing Magistrate | J. Burnley, Esq., Bradford. |
| Date of Warrant | July 14 |
| When received into Custody | July 14 |
| Offence as charged in the Commitment | Breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Frederick Platt, and stealing therein a counterpane and other articles value £15, his property, between 29th May and the 3rd June, 1903, at Bradford. |
| When tried | 1903 Oct. 16 |
| Before whom tried | The Recorder |
| Verdict of the Jury | Guilty |
| Particular of previous Convictions charged in the Indictment and proved in Court | Bradford Petty Sess., 12th April, 1900. |
| Sentence or Order of the Court | Four cal. mos. h[ard] l[abour] |
Source: National Archives; Series HO140; Piece Number 229
Source: findmypast - England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935