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Arrested William Sayers, Mugshot photograph, England
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Name: William Sayers.Arrested for: Larceny.Arrested at: North Shields Police Station.Arrested on: 24 March 1903.Tyne and Wear Archives ref: DX1388-1-15-William Sayers..The Shields Daily Gazette for 24 March 1903 reports:.."John Brown and Wm Sayers, labourers, East Howdon were charged at North Shields today with stealing on the 15th a brass tap and an oil barrel, valued 8s 6d, the property of Wm Easten at East Howdon. James Speedy, a carpenter employed by the firm, that he missed the brass tap produced and a barrel from the works. He saw both the defendants on the premises. PC Brown deposed to arresting the two defendants. Brown denied all knowledge of the larceny but Sayers admitted it, and told Brown to tell the truth and not make it any worse than it was. Previous convictions were put in against Brown, who was committed for one month, and Sayers who made his first appearance was charged 10s and costs"...These images are a selection from an album of photographs of prisoners brought before the North Shields Police Court between 1902 and 1916 in the collection of Tyne & Wear Archives (TWA ref DX1388/1)...(Copyright) We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email [email protected].
Criminal faces of Newcastle. These images are a selection from an albums of photographs of prisoners and convicted criminals. Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums manages a collection of 12 museums and galleries across Tyne and Wear.
A mug shot or mugshot is a photographic portrait of a person from the waist up, typically taken after a person is arrested made with a purpose to have a photographic record for identification purposes by victims, the public and investigators. A typical mug shot is two-part, with one side-view, and one front-view. The paired arrangement may have been inspired by the 1865 prison portraits taken by Alexander Gardner of accused conspirators in the Lincoln assassination trial, though Gardner's photographs were full-body portraits with only the heads turned for the profile shots. The earliest mugshot photos of prisoners may have been taken in Belgium in 1843 and 1844. In the UK, the police of London started taking mugshots in 1846. By 1857, the New York City Police Department had a gallery where daguerreotypes of criminals were displayed.
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