His list of convictions includes “receiving”, for which he got 18
months, and “shopbreaking”, for which he got 18 months.

He then received a total of seven years for two counts of housebreaking and
then got five years for shopbreaking.

A Charlie Chaplin lookalike called Michael Riley – alias James Dolan – was a
pickpocket and received a fine of five pounds and prison terms of 11 then
three weeks.

A “half-caste” criminal from “Martinique Cuba” called Jose
Dias, alias Joseph Dejouru, was sentenced to deportation in 1908 after an
appearance in front of magistrates.

But he stayed and was later convicted of stealing a golden watch and dressing
case, and being in contravention of his expulsion order.

He later stole another dressing case, trousers and a diamond ring for which he
received a total of ten months in prison.

Ernest Bell, aged 20 in 1912, was fined five pounds for stealing pigeons and
received 12 strokes for pinching a bicycle.

He then received five years “reformatory” for stealing “jellies”
but it didn’t work because he was later convicted of two cases of
shopbreaking and received six months in prison.

One page lists three people under the title “brothel thieves”. They
are Bronka Entre, Sarah Wood and Max Entre, all of whom had aliases.

There are also the Learson brothers, Samuel and Ernest. Ernest is grinning
widely in his mugshot.

He is described as being 47 years old, 5ft 2.5 inches high with a light brown
moustache and a scar between his eyebrows. He received six months for
shopbreaking.

His brother was an ugly character called Samuel, who also used the name
Jackson, and was described as having “abscess scars around neck.”

He was given six months for stealing silver shields, six years for house
breaking then five years for shopbreaking.

It also stated he had “many minor Lays since 1882” – meaning the lay
magistracy.

George Archibald Hewitt is listed as using a false cheque and Harry Roomains,
53, is was convicted in Liverpool, London, Bolton and Manchester and
received sentences from three months to six years.

The 57 page book that is dated between 1909 and 1912 has emerged for sale at
Bonhams in London on March 27 and could fetch over 1,000 pounds.

Simon Roberts, from Bonhams, said: “This looks like something the officer
compiled for his own use.

“Although some of the photographs are clearly official police pictures,
the rest does not look official.

“It might have been for his own amusement, but he might also have carried
it around with him in order the spot criminals.

“It measures 7.5 inches b y 4.5 inches so it would have fitted into a
large pocket. The criminals all appear to be quite smartly dressed.

“The scrap book shows that in 100 years little changes and criminals are
still the same as they are today.

“There are collectors who would like to have this and it might appeal to
institutions, libraries and archives.”