Evening News, Wed 29 Oct 1884 1
SEDUCTION OF A GIRL.
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THE SEDUCER COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
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(By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.)
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In the Water Police Court to-day before Mr Marsh, SM, Patrick O’Neill was charged on remand with having committed an abominable crime. He was remanded the Central Criminal Court to be held on November 17.
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The Daily Telegraph, Thu 30 Oct 1884 2
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
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At the instance of the Inspector of Nuisances, Waterloo, five larrikins were each fined 20s, 5s costs, or two days imprisonment, for loitering on the footpath in Wellington-street.
Matilda Tabor appeared against her husband at the Redfern Police Court yesterday, for threatening her life. It appeared that he struck her on the jaw and knocked her senseless. The defendant was ordered to enter into recognizances to keep the peace for twelve months, self in £20, and sureties in £20, or in default, one month’s imprisonment.
At the Redfern Police Court yesterday an East Indian sauce vendor named Umbaror charged Samuel Morton, storekeeper, Waterloo, with assaulting him. The prosecutor averred that he was sittinh on the footpath, and that the defendant came out of his shop, kicked his basket away, breaking the sauce bottles, struck him on the back of the head and face, and cut his nose. Evidence was however given for the defence to the effect that the prosecutor was drunk, was sitting on the verandah with a Chinaman whom he caught by the throat, and that the defendant kicked his basket away, pushed him, and afterwards acted in defence. The case was dismissed.
William Shardlow, aged 14, John Shardlow, 11, and William Cochrane, 14, were charged yesterday before Mr Abbott, SM, at the Central Police Court, with stealing 2½cwt currants, value £6, the property of the Commissioner for Railways. William Shardlow and Cochrane were sentenced to a month’s and John Shardlow to 7 days’ imprisonment.
On a charge of attempting to commit an abominable crime, Patrick O’Neill was yesterday, at the Water Police Court, committed for trial at the next Criminal Court, to be held on the 17th November.
William James, 23, plasterer, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with assaulting a constable while in the execution of his duty, for which Mr Abbott fined him £10, with the alternative of four months imprisonment, and for inciting a prisoner to resist a constable while in the execution of his duty, Mr Abbott fined Thomas Ford, plasterer, £5.
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Evening News, Thu 6 Nov 1884 3
QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Tuesday, November 4.
(Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.)
Mr Clark Irving prosecuted for the Crown.
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Wednesday, November 5.
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ALLEGED INFAMOUS CRIME.
Patrick O’Neill was charged with having attempted to commit an infamous crime. Prisoner was defended by Mr Lowe. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 6 Nov 1884 4
METROPOLITAN QUARTER SESSIONS.
Wednesday.
(Before Mr District Court Judge Wilkinson.)
Mr Tarleton prosecuted for the Crown.
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ATTEMPT TO COMMIT AN INFAMOUS CRIME.
Patrick O’Neill was brought up on a charge of having attempted to commit an infamous crime. Mr Lowe appeared for the defence. Two witnesses, Constable Goulder, who arrested the prisoner, and Dr Marsden, gave evidence for the Crown. Several witnesses gave evidence as to the good character of the prisoner, who was a married man with four children, and described as industrious and well-conducted. The prisoner was acquitted.
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Australian Town and Country Journal, Sat 8 Nov 1884 5
QUARTER SESSIONS.
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THE sittings of the Metropolitan Court of Quarter Sessions were commenced at Darlinghurst, before Judge Wilkinson, on Thursday week last. The following cases were dealt with:—
Alice Ashplant, larceny, acquitted;
Henry Ireland, robbery with violence, seven years’ penal servitude;
George Robinson, larceny, 11 months’ imprisonment, Darlinghurst Gaol;
William Henry Smith, wife desertion, acquitted;
Maurice Flynn, stealing from a dwelling, acquitted;
Amelia Dillon, feloniously wounding, acquitted;
Frederick Ambrose, larceny, acquitted;
Mary Gorman, larceny, sir months;
Alexander Cameron, attempt to commit a felony, five years’ penal servitude;
Alfred Garland, breaking and entering, acquitted;
James Rogan, larceny, four months;
Peter Nelson, assault, acquitted;
Sarah Kirby, larceny, acquitted;
Francis Lepropre, wounding, acquitted;
Moritz Hirsch, carnally knowing a child, four years’ penal servitude;
Patrick O’Neill, attempt to commit an infamous crime, acquitted;
Sydney Lovelock, stealing from the person, acquitted;
George Lenton, larceny, nine months’ Darlinghurst Gaol;
William Craven was sentenced to 18 months, John Hart to six months, and George Hopkins to four months’ imprisonment for stealing pigeons. This concluded the business of the sessions.
1 Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Wed 29 Oct 1884, p. 4.
2 The Daily Telegraph, (Sydney, NSW), Thu 30 Oct 1884, p. 3. Emphasis added.
3 Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Thu 6 Nov 1884, p. 2.
4 The Sydney Morning Herald, (NSW), Thu 6 Nov 1884, p. 5. Emphasis added.
5 Australian Town and Country Journal, (Sydney, NSW), Sat 8 Nov 1884, p. 951. Emphasis added.