Birmingham Journal, 26th December 1829

 “Sarah Crutchley, a decent looking young woman, but who in the language of the police “has had two or three thieves transported from her”, was brought up charged with being concerned in the robbery of Mr Bank’s house in Worcester Street, in August last. On the second of September the prisoner attempted to pawn several articles of wearing apparel, with Mr Clamroach, in Weaman Street. The pawnbroker, however, knowing something of Crutchley’s character and connections refused to advance any money upon the articles until he had made some inquiries upon the subject. For this purpose he detained the articles, but the prisoner never called again, and from that time until her apprehension by Wesson on Friday last, he had never seen her. The property offered for pledge was identified by Mr Cheesman, who was at the time assistant in Mr Bank’s liquor vaults, and consisted of a pair of trousers, silk handkerchief, shirt, and various other articles of wearing apparel. An attempt had been made to eradicate the marking of the shirt; but Mr Cheesman’s initials were still visible. Mr Banks’s house, it will be recollected, was burglariously entered, and property to a considerable amount carried off. The prisoner was found by Wesson in bed, in very obscure lodgings, having for her paramour, or fancy man, Gribbins, one of the most notorious thieves in the town. On searching the bed, the interior of a musical snuff box was found, and which there was little doubt was part of the one which was stolen from the Swan Hotel at the late robbery. Crutchley denied any knowledge of its being in the bed; but the officer immediately took Gribbins into custody on suspicion of being a party to the robbery. Unfortunately, however, Mr Wakefield was unable to identify the box, and the prisoner was once more let loose upon society. Crutchley was committed to take her trial for the robbery at Mr Bank’s house.”