The Northern Star and Richmond and Tweed Rivers Advocate, Sat 5 Apr 1913 ¹

QUARTER SESSIONS.

    The following is a list of the cases set down so far for hearing at the Quarter Sessions, to be held at Lismore on Thursday, April 10:—Harry Scanlan (Lismore), stealing in a dwelling house; Albert Edward Weston and Ernest Leighton (Ballina), abominable offence; George Collins (Lismore), horse stealing and receiving; George Bookan Singh (Lismore), perjury. Friday, April 11—Lawrence Griffin (Murwillumbah), criminal offence on a girl under 16; John Saddik (Murwillumbah), perjury; Charles Saddik (Murwillumbah), perjury. Monday, April 14—Rous Frederick Cosgrove (Lismore), stealing from the person; Charles Elton, stealing from a shop and breaking out thereof. The Criminal Court will not sit on Saturday, April 12. Witnesses and accused on bail will be required to attend the Court on the days on which the cases in which they are to appear are set down for hearing, unless those accused who are on bail intend to plead guilty. On Saturday, April 12, civil cases may be disposed of.

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The Northern Star and Richmond and Tweed Rivers Advocate, Fri 11 Apr 1913 ²

QUARTER SESSIONS.
Thursday, April 10.

    The Quarter Sessions began at the Court house yesterday morning. His Honor Judge Edmunds presiding. Mr RJ Browning prosecuted on behalf of the Crown.
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ABOMINABLE OFFENCE.

    Albert Edward Weston and Ernest Layton [aka Leighton], two elderly men, pleaded guilty to a charge of an abominable nature at Broadwater mill, ³ where they were employed. Mr J Young appeared for the accused Weston. He addressed His Honor for about a quarter of an hour and placed certain extenuating circumstances in mitigation of the penalty before the Court. Both accused were, remanded for sentence.

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Clarence and Richmond Examiner, Sat 12 Apr 1913 ⁴

LISMORE NEWS.
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LISMORE, Friday.—At the Quarter Sessions to-day, before Judge Edmunds, Harry Scalan, who pleaded guilty to stealing in a dwelling house, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment. Sentence was suspended under the First Offenders’ Provisions Criminal Law Amendment Act. Albert Edward Weston and Ernest Leighton, who pleaded guilty to indecent assault, were each sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment. Lawrence Griffin, charged with criminal offence on girl under 16, was acquitted.

    A motor car, the property of A Pezzutti, was destroyed by fire last night. The car was insured.

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 The Northern Star and Richmond and Tweed Rivers Advocate, Sat 12 Apr 1913 ⁵

QUARTER SESSIONS.
Friday, April, 11.
Before his Honor Judge Edmunds

The Quarter Sessions sitting was continued at the Court House yesterday. Mr RJ Browning prosecuted for the Crown. Mr RR Hughes, relieving CIS, was Clerk of Records.

SENTENCES.

    Albert Edward Weston and Ernest Layton, who pleaded guilty on Thursday to a charge of committing an unnatural offence, were each sentenced to 18 months’ hard labour in Grafton Gaol.

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Ernest Leighton, Gaol photo sheet ⁶

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 221
Grafton

Date when Portrait was taken: 14-5-1913

Name: Ernest Leighton

Native place: England Year of birth: 1862 Arrived       Ship: Hohenstaufen in Colony }   Year: 1887 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Lab Religion: C. E. Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 6" Weight     On committal: 133 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Dark to grey Colour of eyes: Dark brown

Marks or special features: Lump left breast. 2 vaccine marks left upper arm

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Lismore Q.S	10	4	1913	Indecent assault on a male person	18 months HL. Convicted with Albert Edward Weston

 
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Albert Edward Weston, Gaol photo sheet ⁷

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 225
Grafton

Date when Portrait was taken: 14-5-1913

Name: Albert Edward Weston

Native place: England Year of birth: 1865 Arrived       Ship: SS Jumna in Colony }   Year: 1885 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Lab Religion: C. E. Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 3" Weight     On committal: 117 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Dark to grey Colour of eyes: Hazel

Marks or special features: Two scars one each side of neck long scar on left side of neck

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Lismore Q.S	10	4	1913	Indecent assault on a male person	18 months HL. Convicted with Ernest Leighton

 

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¹     The Northern Star and Richmond and Tweed Rivers Advocate, Sat 5 Apr 1913, p. 7. Emphasis added.

²     The Northern Star and Richmond and Tweed Rivers Advocate, Fri 11 Apr 1913, p. 4.

³     The mill is situated on the Richmond River south of Ballina in New South Wales. It commenced operations in 1881 and by the 1890s was crushing 900 tons of cane per day and was the most important sugar factory in Australia.

⁴     Clarence and Richmond Examiner, Sat 12 Apr 1913, p. 4. Emphasis added.

⁵     The Northern Star and Richmond and Tweed Rivers Advocate, Sat 12 Apr 1913, p. 6.

⁶     SRNSW: NRS2258, [3/5994], Grafton Gaol photographic description book, Jun 1910-Nov 1922, No. 221, p. 30, R5125.

⁷     SRNSW: NRS2258, [3/5994], Grafton Gaol photographic description book, Jun 1910-Nov 1922, No. 225, p. 34, R5125.

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