From The Chester Chronicle of 15 January 1853: "CITY OF CHESTER QUARTER SESSIONS Friday Jan 7th, 1853 William Hooley, Joseph Dod, and Ellis Crimes, were indicted for a breach of the peace and assaulting Jonathan Williams, a police officer, whilst in the execution of his duty. Mr. Swetenham appeared for the prosecution. It appeared that about one o'clock on that (Friday) morning, there was a great disturbance opposite the Crown and Liver, in Frodsham Street, where the prisoners were behaving themselves riotously. Hooley and Crimes were seized by Williams and a turnkey from the gaol for the purpose of taking then into custody, when Dod and Crimes assaulted Williams, and kicked him severely about his arms and legs. The prisoners were found guilty of the assault and sentenced to one month's imprisonment, and to find bail, themselves in £20 and two surities of £10 each, to keep the peace for 12 months."
From The Cheshire Observer of 8 September 1855: "CHESTER POLICE COURT Ellis Crimes, a militia-man, was charged with the following diabolical assaults. Mr. Gerrard, of the Stanley Arms, Brook-street, stated that last night the prisoner came into his house drunk, and in consequence of being abusive to the company, they retired into another roorm, where Crimes followed them, and he immediately commenced striking complainant with his fist, after which, he threw at him a tumbler glass which cut his eye in a most serious manner. Mrs. Phoenix fully corroborated the foregoing statement. The Mayor said, had the sessions been a little nearer, the prisoner would have been committed to take his trial, as it was, he must pay a fine of five pounds including costs, and in default of payment be imprisoned for two calendar months..."
From The Chester Chronicle of 11 April 1857: "TRIAL OF PRISONERS Ellis Crimes, 31, slater, was charged with having on the 21st of February assaulted Richard Jones, an officer acting under a sheriff's warrant. Mr. M. Lloyd prosecuted and the prisoner was undefended. The fact were that on the day in question, Mr. Peter Bordessa, sheriff's officer, went to the house of William Crimes, the prisoner's father, to levy a distress. The prisoner said that the furniture in the house belonged to him and not to his father. An officer was left in possession, and in a short time prisoner assaulted him and turned him out. In the evening of the same day more assistance was obtained, and a forcible entrance being made, the furniture was removed to a cart. Before the removal was completed the prisoner went back and violently assaulted all the persons in the house. The prisoner, in defence, said that the things belonged to him, and that it seemed strange to see the goods taken away. The Recorder said the facts were so short and plain that no summing up was required, and the jury found the prisoner guilty of a common assault. The learned recorder said that short terms of imprisonment seemed to have no good effect upon the prisoner's bellicose temper, he having been six times in gaol for previous assaults. The sentence was that he be fined £5, and that he enter into recognizances to keep the peace for 12 months, himself in £20 and two surities in £10 each."
From The Cheshire Observer of 22 October 1859: "WHO STOLE THE BEEF? Charles Hancock and Ellis Crimes, both of Chester, and well known to the police, were charged with stealing a piece of roast-beef and a riddle, the property of Mrs. Higginson of the Queen's Head public-house, Brook-street.... The magistrates ordered them to be imprisoned for 21 days, with hard labour."
Ellis did not have any children.
Alternative date/place of burial (FindMyPast National Burial Index For England & Wales): 16 December 1896 St. Philip, Kelsall. |
