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John McDonough, 1915

 

The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 23 Jan 1889 ¹

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
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    The following official notification was published in a supplement to the Government Gazette dated Monday last:—
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     QUARTER SESSIONS.—Courts of General and Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the colony of New South Wales, will be holden during January, at the courthouses, at the following times and places, viz:—Mudgee, on Wednesday, 23rd January; Dubbo, on Tuesday, 29th January; Deniliquin, on Wednesday, 30th January; Lismore, on Wednesday, 30th January; Darlinghurst, Sydney, on Thursday, 31st January.

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John McDonough, Gaol photo sheet ²

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 4 Dubbo
Not known in Sydney Gaol

Date when Portrait was taken: 16th January 1889                 

Name: John McDonough

Native place: NSW Year of birth: 1866 Arrived       Ship: – in Colony }   Year: – Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Nil Religion: R&W R. C. Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 7¼" Weight     On committal: in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Grey Marks or special features: –

Where and when tried: Dubbo Q.S. 30th January 1889 Offence: Assault & Robbery Sentence: Acquitted Remarks:

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Warren PC	30	4	1887	Vagrancy	2 months HL

 

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John McDonough, 1914

 

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Mon 17 Aug 1914 ³

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 15.
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(Before TCK McKell, SM.)

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    John McDonough, 61, labourer, pleaded guilty to improper behaviour at Railway-street, Newcastle, and he was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment, with hard labour. 

 

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John McDonough, 1915

 

The Maitland Daily Mercury, Mon 26 Apr 1915 ⁴

MAITLAND CIRCUIT COURT.
MONDAY, APRIL 26.
(Before His Honor Mr Justice Pring.)

    The Maitland Circuit Court opened at the Courthouse East Maitland, to-day, before his Honor Mr Justice Pring. Mr GS Waller, Deputy Sheriff, occupied a seat on the bench with his Honor. Mr E Beaver was Judge’s Associate, and Mr William Wentworth Perry Crown Prosecutor, being instructed by Mr EF McDonald, of the Crown Law Office.

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The Maitland Daily Mercury, Tue 27 Apr 1915 ⁵

TUESDAY, APRIL 27.

    The court was resumed at 10 o’clock this morning.
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CASE POSTPONED.

    John McDonough was arraigned with having, on March 29, 1915, at Quirindi, in the presence of divers persons, indecently exposed himself. He pleaded not guilty.

    The Crown Prosecutor asked for a postponement of the case until next court, on the ground that one of the main witnesses for the Crown was too ill to attend the court. None of the other witnesses were present.

    Mr Jas R Carlton, who appeared for accused, in answer to His Honor, said McDonough had been in custody since his arrest.
His Honor said he did not think he could postpone the case, because the man was in gaol.

    The Crown Prosecutor informed His Honor that he could have the other witnesses present to-morrow.

    His Honor accordingly postponed the case until to-morrow, it being arranged that the depositions of the witness, who is indisposed, should be put in as evidence.

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The Maitland Daily Mercury, Wed 28 Apr 1915 ⁶

MAITLAND CIRCUIT COURT.
TUESDAY, APRIL 27.
(Before His Honor Mr Justice Pring.)

    The Maitland Circuit Court was continued yesterday at the Clubhouse, East Maitland, before his Honor Mr Justice Pring, after our report closed. Mr E Beaver was Judge’s Associate, and Mr WW Perry Crown Prosecutor.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28.

    The court was resumed at 10 o’clock this morning.

IMPROPER BEHAVIOUR.

    John McDonough was indicted with having, on March 29, 1915, at Quirindi, in the presence of divers persons, indecently exposed himself. Mr Jas R Carlton appeared for accused, who pleaded not guilty.

    Three witnesses for the Crown were examined, Constable Scott and two little children [Kathleen Jane Mary Burke and John Redmayne Burke ], seven and ten years respectively; and the evidence from the lower court of a nursegirl, who was too ill to appear, was put in. The constable stated that accused appeared to be recovering from a drinking bout.

    Accused [John McDonough] preferred to make a statement, which amounted to a denial of the charge.

    After being absent an hour the jury returned into court, and the foreman intimated that they desired to know whether either of the children had noticed that accused had a pipe in his hand as stated by him; or whether accused slipped on the rock where the children were crayfishing.

    The children were brought back into the witness box, but neither of them had noticed a pipe in accused’s hand. The little girl said accused slipped coming down the hill, but not on the rock; the boy did not see him slip at all.

    The jury returned into court at three o’clock with a verdict of guilty, with a strong recommendation to mercy on account of prisoner’s advancing years.

    His Honor said older men like accused should set an example to younger ones. The sentence of the court was that he be imprisoned with hard labour for twelve months in Grafton Gaol.

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John McDonough, Gaol photo sheet ⁷

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 1676
Maitland

Date when Portrait was taken: 4th June 1915

Name: John McDonough
(aka John McDonald)

Native place: Ireland Year of birth: 1853 Arrived       Ship: Western Monarch in Colony }   Year: 1882 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Laborer Religion: RC Education, degree of: R&W Height: 5' 2¼" Weight     On committal: 9st 1lb in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Grey (Bald) Colour of eyes: Blue Marks or special features: Left: Faded tattoo wreath on back of hand. Bust of a woman, shamrock, roses and thistle inside forearm. Right: One vaccination mark on upper arm, Maltese cross , flags, shamrock under inside forearm. Bald on top of the head

Where and when tried: Offence:  Sentence:  Remarks:

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Newcastle PC ditto ditto ditto Naitland CC	27 31   9 15 28	1   1   7   8   4	1914 1914 1914 1914 1915	Drunk Drunk Drunk Expose person Indecent exposure	5/- of RC {Rising of the court} 10/- or 3 days 20/- or 7 days 1 month HL 12 months HL

 

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¹   The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 23 Jan 1889, p. 6. Emphasis added.

²   SRNSW: NRS2202, [3/6001], Dubbo Gaol photographic description book, 1889-1897, No.4, p. 4, R5096.

³   Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Mon 17 Aug 1914, p. 7.

⁴   The Maitland Daily Mercury, Mon 26 Apr 1915, p. 6.

⁵   The Maitland Daily Mercury, Tue 27 Apr 1915, p. 2.

⁶   The Maitland Daily Mercury, Wed 28 Apr 1915, p. 2. Emphasis added.

⁷   SRNSW: NRS2327, [3/5990], Maitland Gaol Photograph description sheets, 1875-1930, No. 1676, p. 88, R5131.

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