article_snippet.sent: Offenders who were caught drunk and disorderly were ordered to work up to 21 days of 'hard labour' in comparison to today's fixed penalty or fine.
article_snippet.sent: Each notice bore a mugshot of the criminal, as well as a description of Each notice nose and face; Annie Hodgkins was said to have a 'fresh complexion' despite being sentenced to three weeks' hard labour .
article_snippet.sent: Nearly 10,000 Edwardian felons are listed in the UK Midlands criminal registers providing fascinating insight into the murky underworld of Birmingham's metropolis more than a century ago.
article_snippet.sent: Among those on the blacklist are Henry Bonus, 40, who was sentenced to a year's hard labour and three months' police supervision after stealing eight pounds of ham.
article_snippet.sent: Elsewhere, 18-year-old William Handley was sentenced to eight months' hard labour and one-year's police supervision for stealing a 'dead duck' and a teapot.
article_snippet.sent: Records reveal how offenders came from a variety of backgrounds, such as metal cutters, grease merchants, labourers and hawkers.
article_snippet.sent: Many had aliases - suggesting criminal careers - while others had scars or physical handicaps, ranging from Kate Kibble's one eye to cut marks on faces, broken noses and missing fingers.
highlights_snippet.sent: Offenders were also ordered to work up to 21 days of 'hard labour' 