The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 22 May 1909 1
LAW NOTICES.
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Saturday, May 22.
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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.
Appeals of—Violet Woods, stealing; Edward French, stealing; Edward Chapman, breach Liquor Act ; John Douglas, George Orange, and Colin Nathaniel Maxwell, playing unlawful game; Charles Dowling, indecent exposure; Albert Horace Smith stealing from the person; John Murphy, vagrancy.
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POLICE COURTS.
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JOSTLING THE GERMAN BAND.
Edwin Williams, a fireman, and Jas Wm Moore, a wharf-labourer, were charged at the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr CN Payten, SM, with riotous behaviour on Circular Quay. According to the police evidence the two men were fighting on the footpath at Circular Quay, and were taken into custody. Moore informed the magistrate that on the evening of Thursday last, he was standing at Circular Quay, where the German band was playing musical selections. He saw Williams there, and he was pushing the bandsmen about. Witness remonstrated with Williams, who at once struck witness, and he retaliated. One of the bandsmen, named Nobis, said that while the band was playing, accused Williams approached in a state of drunkenness, and told the band to play a nice tune, and when no notice was taken of the request, Williams commenced pushing members of the band about. Mr Payten discharged Moore, and fined Williams 10s, or seven days’ imprisonment.
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ALLEGED STEALING IN THE DWELLING.
Jane Ann Ball, 30, a married woman, was charged at the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr CN Payten, SM, with stealing in the dwelling-house of Louisa Calbron, 36 Darlinghurst-road, certain articles of jewellery, and other articles, valued at £10, the property of Bella McCullock; with stealing 10s, the property of Kate Taylor; and also with stealing a ring, a locket, other small articles, and £7 in money, of the total value of £9, the property of Hannah Stack, on or about May 26, 1908. According to the evidence for the prosecution accused was engaged as a cook under the name of Madden, at Mrs Calbron’s house in Darlinghurst-road, and was one of a number of servants employed there. She occupied the same room as Bella McCullock, Kate Taylor, and Hannah Stack, whose property was alleged to have been stolen. When questioned by the police with regard to the missing property, accused denied that she was ever employed at Mrs Calbron’s place, or that her maiden name was Madden. Being told that she was wearing one of the missing brooches, accused said that she received it from a young lady she met on a railway journey some 18 months ago, but added that she had never seen the young lady before or since. Accused, who had nothing to say, was committed for trial, and allowed bail.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 24 May 1909 2
LAW NOTICES.
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Monday, May 24.
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Tuesday, May 25.
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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.
Appeals of—Violet Woods, stealing; Edward French, stealing; Edward Chapman, breach Liquor Act ; John Douglas, George Orange, and Colin Nathaniel Maxwell, playing unlawful game; Charles Dowling, gross misconduct; Albert Horace Smith, stealing from the person; John Murphy, vagrancy.
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PARRAMATTA DISTRICT.
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MASONIC INSTALLATION.
On Thursday evening Bro Stayner, WM elect of Masonic Lodge Resurgo, was installed into the chair in the presence of a large gathering of members of the lodge and visiting brethren from most of the Masonic lodges of Sydney and suburbs. The newly-installed WM then invested his officers as follows:—IPM Wor Bro WT Anderson; SW, Bro JP Larcombe; JW, Bro C Rosenthal; chaplain, Wor Bro WJ Morey; treasurer, VW Bro GA Wood; secretary, Bro A Thompson; SD, Bro AH Brennan; JD, Bro AJH Palmer; director of ceremonies, RW Bro D Dobie; director of music, Wor Bro A Barry; organist, Bro CM Slatter; IG, Bro FW Howieson.
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A NARROW ESCAPE.
On Thursday evening Mr JB Smith, produce merchant, of Church-street, Parramatta, and his son had a narrow escape of being killed by the Baulkham Hills tram. It appears that Mr Smith, who was proceeding home in his sulky, had got on to Lennox Bridge, when he saw the tram coming towards him. The roadway is very narrow at the bridge, and on the proper side there is not room between the footpath and the tramline for a vehicle to pass or the tram to stop. The tram, however, struck the wheel of the trap and smashed the vehicle to pieces. Mr Smith and his son were both thrown out, but escaped unhurt.
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SPENCER’S THEATRESCOPE.
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There was a good attendance at the Lyceum’s matinee on Saturday, and a large one in the evening. Harry Lauder was as popular as usual in “We Parted on the Shore” and Walter Miller’s “You Can’t Diddle Me,” was also good. The star film presented was “The Three Musketeers,” in which you see D’Artagnan’s arrival in Paris, the challenge of Porthos, Athos, and Aramis, all sorts of love scenes, duels, rescues, robberies, and finally the intrigue between Anne of Austria and the Duke of Buckingham. “The Share of the Poor” is a touching dramatic series, showing a tramp’s gratitude. The “Merry Microbes” is a cleverly conceived and executed trick film, and “His First Walking Stick” is most amusing. “Through Sunny France,” “Winter Sports in Canada,” and “Seal Hunting in the Arctic Seas” are among the best of the scenic films. There will be the usual matinees on Wednesday and Saturday, and one to-day also.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 26 May 1909 3
LAW NOTICES.
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Wednesday, May 26.
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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.
Appeals of Charles Dowling, gross misconduct; Samuel Hoyle, riotous behaviour; Ernest McLeod, attempt to steal from the person; Andrew Joseph Bergin, negligent driving; Thomas Maloney, breach Liquor Act .
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BREACHES OF THE FACTORIES ACT.
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WORK IN A STEAM LAUNDRY.
At the Water Summons Court yesterday, before Mr WM Macfarlane, SM, Walter I Taylor, an inspector under the Shops and Factories Act , 1896, prosecutor proceeded against David McVicar, the occupier of a factory at McLaughlan-avenue, Darlinghurst, on six informations alleging that he had employed girls unlawfully overtime beyond the ordinary working hours of the factory on April 13 last for a period exceeding three house, and on two informations alleging that he employed a person continually in the factory for more than five hours without meal intervals. Also with not keeping a record of the overtime worked in his factory, and nothing against the name of each person so employed. There were in all eight informations of having kept certain girls at work.
The complainant stated that defendant kept a large steam laundry. Four females were employed from 8 am until 1 am, 6½ hours beyond the usual working hours as posted in the factory. Two other employees were worked from 8 am to 10 pm, representing 4½ hours overtime. Two other employees were employed for 6½ hours without any intervals for meals. Upon the record book being produced, there were no entries showing that seven employees had worked on the day in question. The record bore evidence of having been altered, and two entries were alleged to be incorrect. Witness understood that there were special circumstances requiring overtime.
Miss Duncan, an inspector under the Act, stated that she knew and had visited defendant’s factory, which had continually given trouble to inspectors. She believed that on several other occasions employees had worked long overtime.
For the defence it was pointed out that the work upon which the girls were employed was required to be immediately finished, and the holidays intervening a delay was occasioned. Defendant was liable to forfeit £250 if he failed.
The magistrate said that he could not take the excuse into consideration, as no matter how urgent the work might be, other girls could have been employed if he desired to get the work through. All the offences alleged were serious breaches of the Act, the more so as defendant had been previously convicted and warned. In each of the eight cases where girls were detained he imposed a fine of £2 with costs, or in default, 14 days’ imprisonment; for not keeping a proper record he fined defendant £4, with costs, or in default one month’s imprisonment.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 28 May 1909 4
LAW NOTICES.
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Friday, May 28.
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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.
Appeals of Charles Dowling, gross misconduct; Albert Horace Smith, stealing from the person; John Murphy, vagrancy; Thomas Moloney, breach Liquor Act ; Sarah McGuckin, dismissal of complaint; William Tasker, illegally using a horse; Albert Dibley, Infant Protection Act ; Frederick Charles Williams, maintenance; George Atherden Foster, maintenance; Richard Alfred Gough, importing opium.
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SANITARY INSPECTION.
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INEFFICIENTLY CARRIED OUT.
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MUNICIPAL MEANNESS.
Strong comment was made on the question of efficient sanitary inspection, or the want of it, by Mr Macfarlane, SM, yesterday when presiding at the Paddington Police Court, in a case in which the local inspector (AD Carmichael) instituted proceedings against a Paddington tradesman for keeping filth on his premises. The defendant was a butchers’ smallgoods manufacturer names Adolph Gudberg, of Jersey-road. He pleaded guilty to the information.
In his statement the inspector said that a visit to the defendant’s premises disclosed the accumulation of old sacks, sweepings, old pieces of floorcloth, and in the stable half a dozen sacks filled with bones. Among the waste lying about were six uncovered tins containing fat. The room in which defendant carried on his manufacturing business was, however, scrupulously clean. Defendant’s explanation was that the accumulation was the result of the person who was to have taken the matter away failing to call.
In inflicting the fine the magistrate remarked that absolute cleanliness was an essential in business such as defendant’s. Had it not been for the inspector’s statement that that portion of the premises in which the goods were manufactured was scrupulously clean, he would impose a very heavy penalty.
Addressing the inspector, Mr Macfarlane said he supposed a rigid inspection was made of the whole of the district. Inspector Carmichael replied that there was, so far as he could make, but in answer to a further question by the magistrate he said he had no assistant, though he had applied for one.
Mr Macfarlane remarked that the lack of efficient inspection in such matters was absurd in a district as big as Paddington. Surely the council could furnish the inspector with an assistant. Too much publicity could not be given to the fact that proper inspections were not made in districts the same as in the city. If plague broke out the council would be placed at an enormous expense. There was no doubt that a proper staff of inspectors should be maintained in a municipalities.
Mr ER Abigail, who is an alderman of the Waverley Council, said he was very glad to hear such comments from the Bench. Efforts had been made at Waverley to increase the staff of inspectors, but they had been met with an insane opposition for the sake of saving £2 or £3 per week.
Defendant was fined £2, with 6s costs, or in default 14 days’ imprisonment.
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The Daily Telegraph, Sat 29 May 1909 5
QUARTER SESSIONS.
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(Before Judge Backhouse.)
Sentence Suspended.
Charles Dowling appealed against a conviction and sentence of three months’ imprisonment with hard labour imposed upon him by Mr GH Smithers, SM, at the Water Police Court on April 14, on a charge of gross misconduct. For the defence it was set out that the accused was so drunk at the time as not to be responsible for his actions, and the offence was, consequently, not wilful. His Honor said that, in view of the precious good character of the accused, he was prepared to grant the application, but at the same time it should be remembered that drunkenness was no excuse for crime. He was of opinion that Dowling did not know what he was doing at the time. The conviction was confirmed, but the sentence was suspended under the first-offender provisions of the Crimes Act, on Dowling finding surety for good behaviour for 12 months; costs £3 3s.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 29 May 1909 6
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Backhouse.)
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A FIRST OFFENDER.
The conviction of Charles Dowling for vagrancy was confirmed, but he was released as a first offender. Dowling was convicted at the Water Police Court on April 14, and sentenced to three months’ hard labour.
1 The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 22 May 1909, p. 6. Emphasis added.
2 The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 24 May 1909, p. 3. Emphasis added.
3 The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 26 May 1909, p. 6. Emphasis added.
4 The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 28 May 1909, p. 5. Emphasis added.
5 The Daily Telegraph, Sat 29 May 1909, p. 18.
6 The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 29 May 1909, p. 6.