The Pastoral Times, Sat 9 Jan 1897 1
DENILIQUIN POLICE COURT.
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Thursday, December 31.
(Before Messrs D Tennant and HJ Wooldridge, J’sP. [sic])
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Saturday, January 2.
(Before the Police Magistrate).
Phillip Cahill, for drunkenness, was fined 20s or seven days; and for using obscene language, he was fined 40s or a month.
William Turner, for being drunk and disorderly was fined 10s or three days in gaol.
John Green, was charged with committing an unnatural offence, and was committed for trial to the Court of Quarter Sessions, to be held at Deniliquin on the 4th February.
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POLICE COURT ANNUAL RETURNS.
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The following returns of business at the Court House for the year are supplied by Mr DG McDougall, Clerk of Petty Sessions. A comparison with that of the previous year shows a marked increase:—
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Summons Cases Police Court Cases Committals for Trial Tried at Quarter Sessions District Court Cases Small Debt Court Cases Licensing Court Applications Applications for Licenses Summons under Licensing Act Total |
1895 108 350 6 7 35 122 79 26 — 733 |
1896 116 428 5 5 28 152 84 87 5 910 |
The total amount of moneys received by the CPS for the year was £955 6s 8d, made up as follows:— January, £27 14s 5d; February, £27 5s 10d; March. £57 5s 7d; April £81 16s 3d; May, £233 13s 4d; June, £148 4s;
July, £67 3s 5d; August, £43 15s 8d; September, £59 16s 1d; October, £115 19s 5d; November, £34 12s 3d; December, £58 0s 5d. Total, £955 6s 8d.
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Deniliquin Chronicle and Riverine Gazette, Thu 4 Feb 1897 2
DENILIQUIN QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Thursday, Feb 4, 1897.
(Before Mr Acting-Judge Merewether.)
THIS Court will be opened to-day (Thursday) with the following six accused for trial. Mr Harris will act as Crown Prosecutor:—
Mary Jones, larceny of £14, the property of Johanna Murray, at the Railway Hotel – committed from Deniliquin.
George Innes, sheep stealing – Deniliquin.
Patrick Dunn, horse stealing – Deniliquin.
William Kingsley, larceny of 10s from Andrew Tolmie – Jerilderie.
John Green, indecent assault – Deniliquin.
Elizabeth Middlemiss, maliciously wounding a cow, the property of GB Newton – Deniliquin.
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Deniliquin Chronicle and Riverine Gazette, Thu 11 Feb 1897 3
DENILIQUIN QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Thursday, February 4, 1897.
(Before Mr Acting Judge Merewether.)
THIS Court was opened at 10 o’clock on Thursday last, with six accused for trial. Mr SE Lamb prosecuted for the Crown.
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ALLEGED UNNATURAL OFFENCE.
(JURY—Messrs JF Carmichael, P Fagan, J Anderson, A Berryman, J Burchfield, R Gunn, JJ Fitzpatrick, AE Jones, W Leetham, T Lyons, J Crump, and A Laity.)
John Green was charged with committing an abominable offence [attempting to commit sodomy on William Parker] at North Deniliquin, and also on a second count charging him with an indecent assault. Prisoner pleaded not guilty.
After a considerable amount of evidence had been taken, which is entirely unfit for publication, the jury after a few minutes’ deliberation, returned a verdict of guilty of assault with intent.
Prisoner was sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labor in Goulburn Gaol.
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The Pastoral Times, Sat 6 Feb 1897 4
DENILIQUIN QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Thursday, February 4.
(Before Mr Acting-Judge Merewether.)
The Court opened punctually at 10 o’clock. Mr SE Lamb prosecuted for the Crown.
The following cases were dealt with:—
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AN UNNATURAL OFFENCE.
John Green was charged with attempting to commit an unnatural offence on William Parker, (at ?) Deniliquin, and on a second count with indecent assault, and pleaded not guilty.
The following jury was sworn:—JF Carmichael, P Fagan, James Anderson, Alec Berryman, (James ?) Burchfield, R Gunn, JJ Fitzpatrick, AE Jones, W Leetham, Thos Lyons, Joseph Crump, and Alex Laity.
Evidence was given by Thomas Ridgway, Constable [James Murray] Cowper, and William Parker, the latter (being ?) the boy upon whom the offence was alleged to have been committed.
The accused then said he did not want to go (into ?) the box and called ex-Senior Sergeant Harper, (who ?) gave unimportant evidence about a conversation (he ?) had with the accused.
Accused [John Green] made a rambling statement to the (jury ?) without touching upon the alleged offence in (any ?) way; and His Honour then summed up.
The jury retired at ten minutes to five o’clock, (and ?) returned into Court ten minutes afterwards (with ?) a verdict of guilty of assault with intent to commit a felony. The prisoner was remanded for sentence.
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Friday, February 5.
SENTENCES.
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John Green, who had been found guilty of assaulting William Parker with intent to commit an unnatural offence, was sentenced to three years in Goulburn Gaol with hard labour.
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John Green, Gaol photo sheet 5
![SRNSW: NRS2232, [3/5972], Goulburn Gaol photographic description book, 17 Dec 1896-28 Jun 1899, No. 1145, p. 35, R5120.](../../images/trials/1897-Green-5972-gaol-photo-1145.jpg "SRNSW: NRS2232, [3/5972], Goulburn Gaol photographic description book, 17 Dec 1896-28 Jun 1899, No. 1145, p. 35, R5120.") |
Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details
No. 1145
Goulburn
Date when Portrait was taken: 19 March 1897
Name: John Green
(aka John Moxham, John Gordon)
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Native place: Ireland Year of birth: 1856 Arrived Ship: Macduff Trade or occupation Religion: Wesleyan Education, degree of: R&W Height: 5' 6" Weight On committal: 142 Colour of hair: Light brown Colour of eyes: Blue |
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(No. of previous Portrait ... ) CONVICTIONS |
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Deniliquin PO ditto ditto Deniliquin Q.S |
17 26
4 |
10 12
2 |
1885 1894
1897 |
Assault Police Insulting Language Drunk Attempted Sodomy |
2 months HL 10/- or 3 days C 3 days C 3 years H.L. |
1 The Pastoral Times, Sat 9 Jan 1897, p. 2. Emphasis added.
2 Deniliquin Chronicle and Riverine Gazette, Thu 4 Feb 1897 p. 2. Emphasis added.
3 Deniliquin Chronicle and Riverine Gazette, Thu 11 Feb 1897 p. 3.
4 The Pastoral Times, Sat 6 Feb 1897, p. 2. Emphasis added. The marginal text of the newspaper was not microfilmed, hence some words could not be transcribed.
5 SRNSW: NRS2232, [3/5972], Goulburn Gaol photographic description book, 17 Dec 1896-28 Jun 1899, No. 1145, p. 35, R5120.