The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 13 Nov 1909 ¹

LAW NOTICES.
Monday, November 15.

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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.

    Herbert Wottrodt, breaking and entering and stealing; Edward Davis, indecent assault; William Kilduff, embezzlement.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 15 Nov 1909 ²

LAW NOTICES.
Monday, November 15.

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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.

    Herbert Wottrodt, breaking and entering and stealing; Edward Davis, indecent assault; William Kilduff, embezzlement.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 16 Nov 1909 ³

LAW NOTICES.
Monday, November 15.

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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.

    Herbert Wottrodt, breaking and entering and stealing; Edward Davis, indecent assault; William Kilduff, embezzlement.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 17 Nov 1909 ⁴

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Murray and juries.)

    Mr Herbert Harris, Crown Prosecutor.
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Sentenced.

    Edward Davis, a middle-aged mulatto, who was found guilty of [indecent] assault, [on Raymond Staples, 7], was sentenced to five years’ hard labour. The gaol records show that Davis had been very seldom out of gaol during the last 14 years. He had had over 60 convictions.

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Singleton Argus, Sat 20 Nov 1909 ⁵

GLEANINGS.
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    Edward Davis, a colored man, was at Darlinghurst Sessions convicted before Judge Murray on a charge of indecent assault. On being asked if there was any reason why the Court should not pass sentence on him he pleaded that it was his first offence. His Honor asked for the records, when it was stated that the accused had been very little out of gaol for the last 14 years. He had committed over 60 offences, of which there were nine convictions for stealing, and 51 others, principally for drunkenness. Davis was sentenced to five years’ penal servitude.

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Edward Davis, Gaol photo sheet ⁶

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 11158

Date when Portrait was taken: 16-11-1909

Name: Edward Davis
(aka New Innes, Edward Jones, Fred Davis, Ned Davis, Teddy Drayman, Edward Williams,
Jimmy Whitney, Robert Davis, James Ellis, William Cassidy, Billy Whitty, Billy Keys, Jack Williams)

Native place: Shoalhaven Year of birth: 25-12-1877 Arrived       Ship: in Colony }   Year: B.S. Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Laborer Religion: RC Education, degree of: R and W Height: 5' 3" Weight     On committal: 135 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Black Colour of eyes: Black

Marks or special features: Mole on right cheek. Black patch right side of face, scar over left eye, long scar on bridge of nose

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Paddington PC ditto Central PC ditto  Redfern PC ditto Sydney Q.S	17 17 19   1 25   2 16	8   8 10 12   1   2 11	1908 1908 1908 1908 1909 1909 1909	Stealing Have supposed stolen property Drunk and disorderly ditto Drunk Stealing Indecent assault on a male person	2 months HL 1 month HL  |  Concurrent £1 or 14 days HL – Served 10/- or 4 days HL – Served 2/- or 24 hours HL – Served 6 months HL 5 years P.S.
Only page 75 of prisoner’s gaol photographic description sheet has been transcribed above. Pages 73-4 consist of minor Police Court convictions ranging from 11 Jul 1895–4 Feb 1907.

 

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¹     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 13 Nov 1909, p. 11. Emphasis added.

²     The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 15 Nov 1909, p. 3. Emphasis added.

³     The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 16 Nov 1909, p. 5. Emphasis added.

⁴     The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 17 Nov 1909, p. 7.

⁵     Singleton Argus, Sat 20 Nov 1909, p. 1.

⁶     SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6015A], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1909-1910, No. 11158, pp. 73-5, R5113. Only seven, of the most recent offences, out of the total 52 listed starting on 11 Jul 1895, have been transcribed.

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