Evening News, Sat 26 Mar 1892 ¹

YESTERDAY’S BREVITIES.
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    At Balmain Police Court, to-day, Patrick Kinnair, 25, charged with indecently assaulting a boy named Hector McKinnon, aged 12. He was committed for trial at the quarter sessions.

    Hector McKinnon, 12, charged at the Balmain Police Court, to-day, with being a lad under the age of 16 years and found wandering about the streets in no lawful occupation, was sent to the Vernon.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 26 Mar 1892 ²

POLICE.
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    Mr Whittingdale Johnson, SM, presided in the Charge Division, and Mr J Giles, DSM, in the Summons Division of the Central Police Court yesterday.
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    Mr B Lee, SM, presided in the Charge Division of the Water Police Court, and Mr GWF Addison, SM, disposed of a number of cases in the Summons Division.
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    Captain Fisher, SM, presided in the Balmain Court.
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    Patrick Kinnair was charged with having assaulted Hector McLean [sic] on the 25th March. Accused was committed for trial to the next Court of Quarter Sessions.

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The Daily Telegraph, Wed 6 Apr 1892 ³

QUARTER SESSIONS.
TUESDAY, APRIL 5.
(Before Judge Backhouse.)

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SERIOUS OFFNCE.

    Patrick Kinnair pleaded not guilty to a charge of having attempted to commit an unnatural offence [on Hector McKinnon or Hector McLean], at Balmain on March 25. Mr Meagher (of Crick and Meagher) defended the accused, who was found guilty, and remanded for sentence.

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Evening News, Wed 6 Apr 1892 ⁴

YESTERDAY’S BREVITIES.
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    Patrick Kinnain [sic] was convicted at the quarter sessions to-day on a charge of having assaulted Hector McKinnon, with intent, at Balmain, on March 25. He was remanded for sentence.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 6 Apr 1892 ⁵

METROPOLITAN QUARTER SESSIONS.
TUESDAY.
(Before his Honor Judge BACKHOUSE.)

    Mr WL Merewether prosecuted for the Crown.

JURORS FINED.

    Malachi Gerald Cullen, publican, 525 George-street, Sydney, was fined 40s for non-attendance as a juror.
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ASSAULT.

    Patrick Kinnair was charged with assaulting a male person on the 25th March at Balmain. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was remanded for sentence.

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The Daily Telegraph, Sat 9 Apr 1892 ⁶

QUARTER SESSIONS.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8.
(Before Judge Backhouse.)

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SENTENCES.

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    Patrick Kinnair, for indecent assault on a male person, was sentenced to three years and a half penal servitude.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 9 Apr 1892 ⁷

METROPOLITAN QUARTER SESSIONS.
FRIDAY.
(Before his Honor Judge BACKHOUSE.)

JURORS FINED.

    The following jurors were fined 40s for non-attendance as jurors:—James Plummer, of Minnie-street, Burwood, and William Frederick Kensett, milliner, Stoneleigh, Fig Tree-road, Hunter’s Hill.
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SENTENCES.

    Patrick Kinnear, [aka Patrick Kinnair], found guilty of an assault, was sentenced to penal servitude for three years and six months.

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Patrick Kinnair, Gaol photo sheet ⁸

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 5344

Date when Portrait was taken: 26-3-1892

Name: Patrick Kinnair

Native place: India Year of birth: 1867 Arrived       Ship: Not known in Colony }   Year: Not known Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Dealer Religion: Catholic Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 9" Weight     On committal: 138 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Blue Marks or special features: (?) scar outside R.F.A. top joint right little finger slightly contracted. Scars (?) left outside (?) (?) heel left thumb and heel of palm, on crown of head on left eyebrow & on left side of back of head

Where and when tried: Sydney Q.S. 5th April 1892 Offence: Indecent assault on a male person Sentence: 3½ years PS Remarks:

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Balmain PO ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto	17   9 23 26   3 23 16 13 21   4 19	7   7   7   3   7 12 11   5   3 10   6	1886 1887 1887 1889 1889 1891 1900 1895 1899 1889 1903	Riotous ditto ditto ditto ditto Drunk & disorderly Stealing (2 charges) Indecent language ditto Drunk & disorderly  Refuse to Pay for Liquor Drunk & disorderly	7 Days C ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto 3 months on each | accumulative £2.4.10 or i month C 10/- or 48 hours | 5/- or 24 hours   | concurrent 24 hours HL 10/- or 7 days L

 

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1     Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Sat 26 Mar 1892, p. 6.