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occasionally attended Sunday school and Church. Started working on farm when nine years of age and so employed for nine years. Does not know date when she was married. Husband a carter in regular employment, but alleges he is not good to her. Prisoner almost blind; first symptoms appeared six years ago. Eight children, five alive. Has been attending Salvation Army meetings for last 18 months. States she is unhappy at home as husband will not give her sufficient money for house. Very talkative. Education poor. Not very active.

Sentence (1) 408. or 20

6. Age 52. Offence-drunkenness. days; (2) 408. or 20 days; 100 previous convictions for drunkenness, breach of peace, theft, &c. Father a blacksmith. Very steady workman and good father. For many years a Sunday school teacher. Prisoner was nine when he died. Parents never in prison. Protestants, and attended Church regularly. Total abstainers. Prisoner inclined to think parents were too strict. She attended Church and Sunday school until 14 but never goes to any place of worship now. Education fair. Was in turn message girl, millgirl, machinist and French polisher. Started taking drink unknown to her mother, when 17. Had two illegitimate children to a Roman Catholic, who would not marry her as she was a Protestant and would not change. All her relatives turned against her because of her association with man of different religious persuasion. Has lost all trace of children; believes one was killed in war. Father of children convicted with her on one occasion for theft. Prisoner sent to an Inebriates' Home in 1914. On liberation she married. Husband at present in poorhouse. No children. Prisoner's brothers and sisters all married and respectable. One nephew is a Church organist. Prisoner quiet and industrious. Is a nuisance to herself and the community when at liberty.

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7. Age 51. Offence-drunkenness. Sentence-40s. or 20 days; 20 previous convictions for drunkenness, breach of peace, Father a furnaceman who died during her infancy. Prisoner 18 when mother died. Irish. Parents Protestants. Mother never touched liquor and attended Church regularly; prisoner also. Mother very good-living woman. Prisoner the only child. Attended school until 11, then obtained work in pickle factory. Married at 18. Husband a carter and Roman Catholic. Prisoner adopted his religious persuasion on marriage. Eleven children who were brought up as Roman Catholics; nine dead, one killed in war and one lost sight of. Husband went to war in 1915. She has not heard of him since but believes he is alive. She has been earning a precarious livelihood by working in public institutions. Started taking drink just after the war partly because her husband deserted her. Never thinks of taking drink when not in company; never drinks anything but Spanish red wine. Active, willing and industrious.

8. Age 49. Offence-drunkenness. Sentence-408. or 20 days; 100 previous convictions for drunkenness, breach of peace, &c. Father a gardener. Irish. Protestant and occasionally attended Church. Never in prison. Drank only occasionally to excess. Mother a Scot. Roman Catholic, and attended Mass regularly.

Never in prison. Never touched drink. All children brought up as Protestants. Prisoner attended school until 14; was at evening school for one year. Attended Church and Sunday school until 14. Was a servant until 18 and then worked in weaving mill for a year. Before 21 had two illegitimate children. The father of one of the children gave her drink when she was 20. States he is the cause of her downfall. Was married when 23. Husband died three years later. No children. Went to Canada after husband's death. Deported for drunkenness after being there a year. Married again in 1912 and about two years afterwards was sent to an Inebriates' Home for three years. Lived with husband, a foreigner, off and on until 1923, when he finally left her. He is at present living in adultery. All prisoner's brothers and sisters respectable and doing well. One brother, a successful business man, has helped prisoner on innumerable occasions but all to no purpose. Cannot resist drink. Is inclined to be insolent on occasion and is not very industrious. Says she cannot do without drink.

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9. Age 28. Offence-fraud on Ministry of Labour. -14 days. First offender. Father a leather dresser. Takes drink occasionally but never to excess. Never in prison. Never attends any place of worship. Protestant. Mother died when prisoner was six. Aunt looked after house for a number of years, then prisoner's eldest sister. Prisoner at school until 14. Is of average intelligence. Went to Church, Sunday school and Bible class until 14. Never goes to Church now. Was employed as hair spinner for six years. Married when 20. Husband, a miner, was not very good to her. For no apparent reason left her after three years and she states he is at present living in adultery. No children. Went back to work after desertion and was steadily employed until coal dispute. Opened a small restaurant when thrown out of work and continued to draw unemployment benefit although apparently not entitled to it. Convicted and sentenced as above. Never touches drink. A quiet well-behaved woman who should not again commit an offence.

10. Age 161. Offence-stealing 10 lbs. of coal. Sentence158. or 10 days. Once fined for similar offence. Father a labourer. Never touches drink. Roman Catholic; attends Chapel regularly. Mother looks after house. Never touches drink. Goes to Mass occasionally. Never in prison. Prisoner at school until 14. Does not go to Chapel very often. Since leaving school has been employed in a nursery; dismissed owing to coal dispute. Caught taking coal from railway siding. Intended taking coal home. Father in regular work, but prisoner states rent of house very heavy and no coal there. An intelligent girl. Active.

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11. Age 43. Offence-begging. Sentence-10 days. One previous conviction for drunkenness. English. Father an engineer; was in business for himself. Total abstainer. Parents Episcopalians; attended Church regularly. Prisoner had a very good home and parents were refined. Prisoner attended boarding school until 17 and then entered father's office. Was employed steadily for 16 years. Then ran away and married against father's wishes a Scottish labourer. Husband has not worked for over six years.

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States he cannot get work. Has always been good to her. She started drinking shortly after marriage; husband convicted with her. She is in receipt of 15s. per week from father's estate. very reticent and did not apparently wish to give any particulars unless unavoidably. Traces of refinement, but apparently had a pretty hard life for some years past. Not too active and somewhat sullen.

12. Age 45. Offence-drunkenness. Sentence-40s. or 20 days. Ten previous convictions for drunkenness, begging, &c. Irish. Father, an ironworker, took drink only occasionally. Parents Roman Catholics and attended Mass regularly. Never in prison. Prisoner at school until 14. Attended Chapel and Sunday school. Goes to Chapel occasionally now. Worked in mill until 18 when she married an ironworker. A Protestant and good husband, who died eight years ago. Five children; one living and is married. Lost heart after husband's death and took to drink. First con

viction about four years ago. Does odd charing work when she can get it. Does not like going to see her son, but intends trying to get in touch with him on discharge to see if he will help her. Not very active.

13. Age 41. Offence-breach of peace. Sentence-10s. or seven days; 60 previous convictions for drunkenness, breach of peace and theft. Is illegitimate and does not remember parents. Foster-father was a foreman carter. Took a little drink. Protestant but never attended Church. Foster-mother attended Church regularly. Never touched drink. Neither ever in prison. Prisoner had a good home. Foster-parents very kind. Was allowed too much of her own way. Attended school until 14 and regularly attended Church until 23. For seven years after leaving school was employed making fishing tackle. Married a clerk in 1908. Married life very happy. Husband killed in October 1918. Three children all alive and at present boarded out by Ministry of Pensions. Had a pension of £2, 108. per week for herself and children. Lost her portion of pension about six years ago owing to her conduct. States she lost heart on hearing of her husband being killed and took to drink. Never touched liquor prior to that. Very emotional and lachrymose when telling her history. Traces of refinement but gradually becoming more debauched looking. Not very active.

14. Age 23. Offence-breach of peace. Sentence-218. or 14 days. Ten previous convictions for drunkenness, breach of peace and loitering. Father a miner. Attends Roman Catholic Chapel regularly. Total abstainer. Never in prison. Mother died when prisoner was 19. Good mother. Never touched drink. Never in prison. Attended Chapel regularly. Prisoner at school till 14. Education fair. Devout Catholic till 15, but now only goes occasionally to Chapel. Employed in thread mills for three and a half years; wages 16s. per week. Lived at home quite happily. Quarrelled with sisters, left home, gave up work, and went to a large city. Lived in a lodging house of ill-repute and known as the haunt of the lowest and most depraved. Took drink for first time when living in lodging house and led an immoral life. Tried on

several occasions to break with new associates and lead a better life, but failed. Continued to lead an immoral life for three and a half years, when she married a labourer, who is at present drawing unemployment benefit. Lived happily with husband for 18 months. He started drinking heavily. She objected, as she did not wish to take drink after having touched none since being married. He was obdurate, with the result that they parted. No children. She has gone back to her former life. A bright intelligent woman, very active. Quiet and well-behaved.

Sentence-10s. or seven

15. Age 30. Offence-drunkenness. days. Seven previous convictions for drunkenness and importuning. Father a lithographer. Prisoner very young when he died and does not know much about him. Mother, also deceased, went to Church regularly. Protestant. Protestant. Never touched drink. Never in prison. Prisoner attended school until 14. Of more than average intelligence. Attended Church and Sunday school; also Bible class. Assisted mother, who had a confectioner's shop, for four years. Married when 18. Husband a barman in his father's public house. Good to her and got on well together. He drank heavily and died after being married seven years. Two children, both dead. Felt loss of husband keenly. Lost money about two years ago and became despondent and took to drink. Has a sister in good position, and intends approaching her to see if she will help her. Quite a good worker but inclined to be garrulous.

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