Harry Walsh, 1908
Below also see: Raymond Dewhurst, 1911 – Indecent assault 

 

The National Advocate, Tue 21 Jan 1908 ¹

REMANDED TO NEWTOWN.
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    Harry Walsh, [aka Raymond Dewhurst] 21, described as a labourer, who was arrested at a camp near Blayney by Senior-constable Meagher on Friday, was at the Bathurst police court yesterday and remanded to Newtown on a charge of stealing jewellery, cutlery, and clothing, to the value of £20, the property Frederick James Barnett Clark, of ‘St Albans,’ Railway-street, Petersham; accused admitted to Senior-constable Meagher that he stole portion of the missing articles. He said that he was left in charge of the house during the absence of the Clark family, that during that time the place was broken into and certain articles stolen, and that he afterwards took some property himself. He said he must have been mad at the time, adding that he was under treatment at a reception house for three weeks some years ago. Mr AG Thompson appeared for accused.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 4 Feb 1908 ²

METROPOLITAN QUARTER
SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Docker and Juries.)

    Mr Herbert Harris, Crown Prosecutor.

PLEADED GUILTY.

    The following persons pleaded guilty, and were remanded for sentence:—
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    Harry Walsh, stealing in the dwelling of Frederick James Barnett Clarke, at Petersham, on January 7, a quantity of goods.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 5 Feb 1908 ³

METROPOLITAN QUARTER
SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Docker and juries.)

    Mr Herbert Harris, Crown Prosecutor.

SENTENCED FOR STEALING.

    Harry Walsh, a young man, who had pleaded guilty to stealing from the dwelling of Frederick James Barnett Clarke, at Petersham, a quantity of goods on January 7, was brought up for

SENTENCE.

    Mr Cromwell, who appeared for the accused, asked for a mitigation of the sentence. Evidence was given that Walsh had suffered from epilepsy, which combined with drink had on one occasion caused his detention in the reception-house for the insane.

    His Honor warned Walsh of the danger of drink, having regard to his epilepsy. His Honor would, however, take the circumstances into consideration in passing sentence.

    Walsh was sentenced to six months’ hard labour in Goulburn Gaol.

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Harry Walsh, Gaol photo sheet ⁴

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 10549
08-328

Date when Portrait was taken: 4-2-1908

Name: Harry Walsh
(aka Harry Merrick, Harry Jacques)

Native place: Riverstone Year of birth: 9-12-1886 Arrived       Ship: in Colony }   Year: BS Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Laborer Religion: R Cath Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 5½" Weight     On committal: 128 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Light brown Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: Minus 5 teeth top jaw, and two teeth from lower jaw. Scar on left elbow joint. Three slight scars inside left forearm. Slight scar outside right upper arm Scar under chin left side. Scar on right side of front of chin. Brown patch on left shoulder. Scar inside right knee

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Sydney Q.S	3	2	1908	Stealing in a dwelling house to the value of £5	6 months H.L.

 

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Raymond Dewhurst, 1911

The Scone Advocate, Fri 1 Sep 1911 ⁵

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
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    WATTLE DAY.—And how beautifully our wattles are coming out this season.

    BEAUTIFUL, spring weather after the late rains.

    THE STATE revenue for August shows a big decrease—upwards of £200,000, as compared with August last year.
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    THE COURTS—In the local Police Court, on 24th inst, before Messrs Blackmore and Lukey, J’sP, Jas Harrington, for travelling in a railway carriage beyond the distance for which he had paid his fare, pleaded guilty, and was fined 40s, or 21 days.—

    On the 28th, before Mr Gale, PM, Charles Stewart and Richard Silva, for assaulting Raymond Dewhurch [sic] and robbing him of one half-sovereign and one handkerchief, in Scone, on the 25th August, were committed to take their trial at the Singleton Quarter Sessions on 4th September.—Raymond Dewhurch, for indecent assault, was committed for trial to the same Court.

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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, Tue 5 Sep 1911 ⁶

OUR SINGLETON LETTER.
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(From Our Representative.)
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QUARTER SESSIONS.

    The Quarter Sessions were held yesterday, before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. Mr A Grainger occupied a seat beside his Honor as Deputy Sheriff, and Mr AF Dawson prosecuted for the Crown.
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    Raymond Dewhurst, who was found guilty on a charge of indecent assault on, [Charles Stewart], a male at Scone on the 25th of August, was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment with hard labour, in Maitland gaol.

    A charge of assault and robbery, arising out of the above case, was preferred, against Charles Stewart and Richard Silver, but was not proceeded with, the accused being merely bound over to appear at any court the Attorney-General might appoint.

    The court then adjourned sine die.

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Singleton Argus, Tue 5 Sep 1911 ⁷

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Monday, September 4, 1911.
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(Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge).
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    Mr A Grainger occupied a seat on the Bench as Deputy Sheriff.

    Mr AF Dawson prosecuted for the Crown.
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INDECENT ASSAULT.

    Raymond Dewhurst, who was found guilty on the charge of indecent assault on a male at Scone on the 25th of August, was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment, with hard labor, in Maitland Gaol.

NOT PROCEEDED WITH.

    A charge of assault and robbery arising out of the above case was preferred against Charles Stewart and Richard Silver, [aka William Gordon Warner], but was not proceeded with, the accused being merely bound over to appear at any Court the Attorney-General might appoint.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 6 Sep 1911 ⁸

COUNTRY NEWS.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Singleton, Tuesday.

    The Quarter Sessions were held yesterday, before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. Leo Daniel O’Keefe was charged with breaking and entering the dwelling house of Joseph Hunt, at Merriwa, on July 22, and stealing a tin of sardines and four £1 notes. The jury found the accused guilty of larceny, and he was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labour in Maitland gaol, the sentence to be suspended under the first offenders’ provisions of the Crimes Act on the prisoner’s own surety of £10, and two others of a like amount to be of good behaviour for 12 months. Raymond Dewhurst, who was found guilty on a charge of indecent assault at Scone on August 25, was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment with hard labour in Maitland gaol.

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Raymond Dewhurst, Gaol photo sheet ⁹

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 12014

Date when Portrait was taken: 26-9-1911

Name: Raymond Dewhurst
(aka Harry Walsh, Raymond Vaneck Dewhurst, Raymond Merrick)

Native place: America Year of birth: 24-8-1884 Arrived       Ship: Orontes in Colony }   Year: 1905 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Laborer Religion: RC Education, degree of: R and W Height: 5' 6" Weight     On committal: 135 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: Scar inside right knee

(No. of previous Portrait .. Darlinghurst 10549) CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Scone PC Singleton Q.S	28   4	8 9	1911 1911	Stealing Indecent assault on a male	7 days HL 9 months HL
And 1 previous conviction for which see Photo No. as above

 

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¹     The National Advocate, Tue 21 Jan 1908, p. 2.

²     The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 4 Feb 1908, p. 4.

³     The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 5 Feb 1908, p. 6.

⁴     SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6072], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1907-1909, No. 10549, p.268, R5112.

⁵     The Scone Advocate, Fri 1 Sep 1911, p. 2.

⁶     The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, Tue 5 Sep 1911, p. 4.

⁷     Singleton Argus, Tue 5 Sep 1911, p. 2.

⁸     The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 6 Sep 1911, p. 7. Emphasis added.

⁹     SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6077], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1911-1912, No. 12014, p. 179, R5115. There are biographical discrepancies between the earlier – No. 10549, dated 4 Feb 1908 – gaol photograph and this one. However, the above photograph mentions 10549 as the earlier one for the prisoner.

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