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Henry Walters, 1885
Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Tue 1 Apr 1884 1
GOULBURN POLICE COURT.
MONDAY, MARCH 31.
BEFORE Mr Alexander, PM.
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STEALING MELONS.—Frederick Barnes, Charles Barnes, and Henry Walters, alias Smith, three young lads, were charged with stealing two melons from the garden of Mr J Butler.
Senior-constable Emerton proved the arrest of the prisoners.
J Butler deposed to seeing the prisoners in his garden yesterday afternoon, and to seeing them stoop down and pick pup something and go out; he went after them and found they had taken some melons of his; they had two with them.
The prosecutor said he did not wish to press the charge, and the three were ordered to be imprisoned in the lock-up till 6 o’clock that evening.
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Tue 8 Apr 1884 2
TO-DAY’S POLICE COURT.
Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Belcher.
PLAYING PRANKS WITH CHINAMAN.
Henry Walters was charged with wilfully damaging and breaking a pane of glass, valued at 6s, the property of a Chinaman.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Constable McNally deposed: About one o’clock yesterday afternoon I arrested prisoner in Clifford-street; charged him with breaking the window of Ah Lue, a Chinaman, living in the aforesaid street; the prisoner said he did not do it; he said it was another boy who did it.
On Leo (who was sworn on the Bible) deposed: I am gardener, residing at Queanbeyan; I am at present staying at Ah Lu’s cook-shop in Clifford-street; yesterday afternoon I saw the prisoner in a lane at the rear of the offices of the Penny Post; he threw a stone (produced) at Ah Lue’s window and broke ir; there was another boy with him, but he ran away; I sent for the policemen and followed the prisoner, who was then taken into custody by the constable.
Ah Lue (who was sworn by the blowing out of a match) deposed, through an interpreter; I keep a cook-shop in Clifford-street; the prisoner before the bench is the person who threw the stone and broke a pane of glass in my window; the damage I estimate at 6s.
Prisoner, [Henry Walters], in his defence, said there were other lads about at the time, and he did not break the Chinaman’s window.
The bench said they had not the slightest doubt but that Walters committed the offence with which he was charged.
Fines 20s and 6s, the value of the window, or to go to gaol for 14 days.
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The Goulburn Herald, Tue 6 May 1884 3
GOULBURN POLICE COURT.
SATURDAY, MAY 3.
Before the Police Magistrate and Mr I Shepherd.
Drunkenness.—Two drunkards were fined 5/- each, or twenty-four hours in jail.
Drunk and Disorderly.—John Callaghan, convicted of drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was fined 5/-, or twenty-four hours in jail.
Licences.—A slaughtering license was granted to John Moore of Windellama.
Upon the application of Mr Carter, a slaughtering license was also granted to William Jobson of Riggsdale.
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MONDAY, MAY 5.
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Before Messrs Clifford and Ball.
Vagrancy.—Henry Walters and Walter Williams, two young men, were charged with having no lawful visible means of support.
Constable Drummond deposed that the defendant Walters has been before the court on different charges, and during the last week several complaints have been made of the defendants sleeping in Mr McAlister’s stable and Mr Pratt’s hay and corn store; the defendant Williams is a companion of Walters.
Senior Constable Emerton corroborated the evidence of the previous witness.
The defendant Walters was sent to Goulburn jail for six months with hard labour; the defendant Williams was discharged with a caution.
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The Southern Argus, Tue 6 May 1884 4
GOULBURN POLICE COURT.
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SATURDAY, MAY 3.
(Before Mr Alexander, PM.)
John Callaghan, for having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 5s or 24 hours, and a like sentence was passed on two more who pleaded guilty to drunkenness.
A slaughtering license was granted to John Moore, of Windellima [sic].
William Jobson, of Riggsdale, through Mr Carter, applied for a slaughtering license, which was granted.
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MONDAY, MAY 5.
Before the PM and Messrs Ball and Clifford.
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Henry Walters and Walter Williams were charged with having no lawful visible means of support.
Constable Drummond deposed: About seven o’clock this morning I arrested the two prisoners and charged them with having no lawful visible means of support; I have known Walters the last six or seven months, and during that time I have not known him to do any work; he had no place of abode that I know of; on the 5th Oct he was charged with stealing from the person but acquitted; on 31st March he was sentenced to 24 hours for stealing melons, and on 7th April he was fined 26s or 14 days in gaol for malicious injury to property; within the last week I have had frequent complaints made to me against both prisoners.
Senior-constable Emerton stated that Walters is a constant companion of six or seven notorious thieves who infest the town at present; he has no lawful means of support and is continually loitering about in public places; the other prisoner he had seen on Thursday for the first time; since then he and Walters were continually together.
Walters was convicted and sentenced to six months in Goulburn gaol with hard labour; Williams was discharged.
George Anderson and Henry Walters, 1884
[Unfortunately, no further details could be found of the above. According to the NSW Police Gazette, 2 Jul 1884, No. 27, p. 280, Anderson and Walters were prisoners confined in Goulburn gaol and attempted to commit sodomy. They were committed for trial at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions.]
Henry Walters, 1885
Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Tue 10 Feb 1885 5
GOULBURN POLICE COURT.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9.
BEFORE Messrs Meyer and Ball.
LARCENY.
Henry Walters, alias Smith, was charged on suspicion with stealing certain articles of clothing, the property of George Lucas, residing at the camp, Tarlo Road.
Sergeant Emerton deposed that the prisoner was given into custody on Saturday by Christian Last on a charge of larceny; he brought prisoner to the lock-up and showed him the swag produced; witness then repeated the charge, and prisoner said, “I did steal the shirt—that’s all that belongs to him—the other things young Last lent me.”
George Lucas, labourer, residing on the Tarlo Road, deposed that the prisoner was working with him; he was discharged, and left of Friday evening; after prisoner had gone he found that a shirt, coat, strap, handkerchief, and a couple of boxes of matches, the property of witness, were missing from the tent; witness identified the shirt and handkerchief produced as his; prisoner had no authority to take the articles; the value was about 8s 6d.
James Marshall, butcher, residing at Mr Bryant’s, Grafton-street, deposed that he was at the camp on Friday with meat; prisoner returned to town with him, leaving a swag with witness which he asked him to look after till night time; prisoner never called for the swag, and on Saturday Lucas and he went to Mr Bryant’s butcher shop and there he (witness) received a swag, rolled up in a blanket; Lucas claimed some of the things as his; the bundle produced witness believed to be the same.
Prisoner pleaded guilty, and elected to be summarily dealt with. Previous convictions were recorded against him, and he was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labor.
1 Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Tue 1 Apr 1884, p. 4. Emphasis added.
2 Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Tue 8 Apr 1884, p. 2. Emphasis added.
3 The Goulburn Herald, Tue 6 May 1884, p. 2. Emphasis added.
4 The Southern Argus, Tue 6 May 1884, p. 2. Emphasis added.
5 Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Tue 10 Feb 1885, p. 4. Emphasis added.