The Trial of John Jackson Kyte

SENTENCE OF PRISONERS TRIED AT THE ASSIZES, HOLDEN AT DERBY on Monday, the 9th Day of FEBRUARY, 1880. Entry No. 12: Name: John Jackson KYTE Age: 26 Trade: Joiner Degree of instruction: Imp Date of Warrant: January 27 When received into Custody: January 28 OFFENCES AS CHARGED IN THE COMMITMENT: Stealing, on the 19th day of November, 1879, six lamb hog sheep, together of the value of 9 pounds, the property of one John Bridges, Stanley. ALSO, Stealing, on the 1st day of January, 1880, fourteen fowls, the property of Job Turton, Heanor. ALSO, Stealing, on the 1st day of January, 1880, six sheep, property of William Riley, Boulton. When tried: February 11 Verdict of the Jury: 1st Offence - Guilty. 2nd Offence - No evidence offered on this indictment. 3rd Offence - No evidence offered on this indictment. Sentence or Order of the Court: TO BE KEPT IN PENAL SERVITUDE for SEVEN YEARS. John Jackson Kyte was sent to Wormwood Scrubs Prison in Hammersmith, London, where he is recorded on the 1881 census. He may have been sent there as he was a joiner, as at that time the Scrubs was being rebuilt, by the prisoners. He died in Derby in 1889, possibly as a result of the penal servitude.

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