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Plumber steals lead. Was he stealing from his building sites, I wonder.

He looks like a young Richard Stilgoe :-) A very old looking 24 year old.

Andy Millican Photography Funnily enough that was our first reaction as well - tends to date us a bit!

Yeah he looks extremely old for 24.. Must of had a hard paper rund.. Got snap thanks

Looks like he's got something false hidden in his trousers, too!?

He looks like a Cat haha

Mike HAHAHAHAHA!!!! Maybe it's not false???

Newspaper account: " FALSE PRETENCES AT NORTH SHIELDS. -- A SERIES OF CHARGES -- Sylvester Hailbert, alias Bell, a labourer, of no fixed abode, was charged at North Shields with obtaining a suit of clothes, value £2 17s 6d, from Ernest Hutton, by means of false pretences on the 6th, and further with obtaining a suit of clothes, value £2 2s 6d, from Charles S. Arthur, by means of false pretences, on the 30th ult.; also with obtaining food and lodgings to the amount of 14s, from Jane A. Todd, by means of false pretences. -- Edward Allen, manager with Mr Hutton, stated defendant went to their shop and presented the letter produced. Upon the strength of the letter he let him have a suit of clothes. -- Chief Constable Huish stated the letter was supposed to come from Mr J. Phillips, and stated that defendant who had been three years in their employ, was an honest and trustworthy person, and if he (witness) could oblige the bearer, a deposit would be paid at their office on the Monday. -- A clerk with Messrs Phillips at the Fish Quay, stated defendant had never been in their employ, and the letter produced was not authorised by the firm. -- A pawnbroker deposed to advancing 15s to the defendant upon the suit produced. -- Detective Sergt. Scougal stated that he arrested defendant. When charged he denied the offence. -- Mr Arthur stated that defendant went to his shop, and stated that he was employed at the Fish Quay, and gave the name of Mr Albert, Stephenson Street. He stated Mr Hunter had recommended him to go there. Upon his statement, he let him have a suit. -- Mr Hunter was called and denied recommending defendant to go to Mr Arthurs. -- Detective Sergt. Scougal stated that when he charged defendant, he said "That's right." He had been unable to recover the suit. -- Upon the third charge Mrs Todd stated that on August 29th, defendant went to her house and asked for lodgings. He told her he was going to work at Kilgour's on the Fish Quay. He stayed with her a week, and went out regularly as though he was going to work. It was upon the representations which defendant made that she took him in. -- Detective Sergt. Scougal stated when charged defendant replied, "That is right." -- When formally charged by the clerk defendant pleaded guilty to all the offences, and was committed for two months in each case, one to follow the other. -- Mr Allen asked that the suit should be returned to him without payment, as he considered the pawnbroker was as much at fault as he was. The trousers were made for a man six feet high. -- Mr Kidd: How does it happen that you let the prisoner have them in the first instance? -- Mr Allen: He said he knew a tailor named Sheldon who would alter them for him. They were for a funeral on the Sunday he said, but as it was only on the wife's side it didn't matter about the trousers being light. (Loud laughter.) The Bench decided to allow the pawnbroker half of his money." --- Shields Daily Gazette, 25 Sep 1902, page 3

Wow, he looks a wrong 'un ;)

Newspaper story: LARCENY ON BOARD SHIP -- At North Shields, to-day, John Renstrom, fireman, of Finland, was charged with stealing from on board the steamer Arroll, on Nov 14th, a pair of trousers, two singlets, two shirts, a pair of socks, and a pair of drawer, valued at £1 7s, the property of Albert Woollass. -- Prosecutor stated he joined the above vessel on Nov. 14th, at the Albert Edward Dock, and took his clothes on board. He came ashore again, and on going to the vessel the next morning he found his bag had been opened and a number of articles of clothing extracted. He asked the men in the fo'csle if they had seen them at all, and they all said they hadn't. Witness made a complaint to the captain, and afterwards defendant went to his berth, and brought out a signlet, a sweater, and pair of socks, and gave them to witness. They were the same as had been stolen from his bag. Detective Scougal deposed to taking defendant into custody. In answer to the charge he said he found the goods. The Bench imposed a fine of 10s including costs. --- Shields Daily Gazette, 12 Jan 1903, page 3