From The Nantwich Guardian of 16 March 1917: "THEFTS FROM A CREWE FACTORY At the Crewe Police Court, on Wednesday, before Mr. John Jones (in the chair), Alderman T. Smith and Mr. G Bates, Alice Ada Crimes, 39 [sic], Lincoln-street, was charged with stealing three boys' overcoats, value £2 14s.; three boys' overcoats, value £2 5s.; a boy's overcoat, value 20s.; another, value 18s., a pair of men's breeches, value 9s., and a pair of boy's knickers, value 9s.; the propertry of Charles Doody and Sons Ltd., Longford Factory, Crewe. Superintendent Thompson said the accused was a married woman, 28 years of age, with one child. She was, for some reason, living apart from her husband.... The accused now admitted the thefts. Asked why she did it, she said it was to obtain money.... She had been living apart from her husband since November. John Crimes, husband of the accused, said ... the accused had been in the habit of pawning his things. He would like the Bench to give his wife another chance. He was going back to live with her again at Easter. He had been ill. He was now making her an allowance of 8s. or 9s. Drink was the cause of his wife's troubles. She could not spend all the money herself... The Chairman said that ... they could not overlook such a serious case, and had decided to send the accused to prison for fourteen days in the second division."
In the 1921 England Census Ada Alice was named 'M A A'. |
