The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 13 Nov 1920 1

LAW NOTICES.
———
Saturday, November 13.

…

QUARTER SESSIONS.

    No. 1 Court.—Maximilian Myers, false pretences; John Bede Hamilton, assault and robbery; William Cook, larceny; Richard Augustus Kelly, misconduct.

    No. 2 Court.—Harry Paul Walker, indecent assault; Robert Williams, larceny; Thomas Edwin Houlahan, indecent assault; George Kellow, embezzlement.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 15 Nov 1920 2

LAW NOTICES.
———
Monday, November 15.
———

…

QUARTER SESSIONS.

    No. 1 Court.—Maximilian Myers, false pretences; John Bede Hamilton, assault and robbery; William Cook, larceny; Richard Augustus Kelly, misconduct.

    No. 2 Court.—Harry Paul Walker, indecent assault; Robert Williams, larceny; Thomas Edwin Houlahan, indecent assault; George Kellow, embezzlement.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 16 Nov 1920 3

LAW NOTICES.
———
Tuesday, November 16.

…

QUARTER SESSIONS.

…
    No. 2 Court.—Thomas Patrick Scannell, larceny; Edward Baker, breaking and entering and stealing; Thomas Edwin Houlahan, indecent assault; Arthur Bowen Baker, breaking and entering and stealing; John Walton, forgery and uttering.

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The Daily Telegraph, Wed 17 Nov 1920 4

CRIMINAL.
———

…

(Before Acting-Judge Ralston.)

…
    Thomas Edwin [aka Thomas Edward] Houlahan (defended by Mr Badham) was convicted on two charges of indecent assault, [on Allan Hallman, 10 and Charles Swadling, 8], and he was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, with hard labor, in Goulburn Gaol, the terms to be concurrent.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 17 Nov 1920 5

QUARTER SESSIONS.
No. 1 COURT.
(Before Judge Cohen.)

    Mr Norman Rowland, Crown Prosecutor.
…

No. 2 COURT.
(Before Acting Judge Ralston.)

    Mr WT Coyle, KC, Crown Prosecutor.
…

SENTENCE OF TWO YEARS.

    Thomas Edwin Houlahan, for whom Mr Badham appeared, and who was found guilty of two charges of gross misconduct, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with hard labour on each charge, the sentences to be concurrent.

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Thomas Edward Houlihan, Gaol photo sheet 6

SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6105], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 9 Oct 1920-14 May 1921, No. 17536, p. 87.


Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 17536                                                                               

Date when Portrait was taken: 17-11-1920

Name: Thomas Edward Houlahan

Native place: Sydney

Year of birth: 1-1-1895

Arrived       Ship:
in Colony }   Year: BS

Trade or occupation
previous to conviction  } Laborer

Religion: R C

Education, degree of: R & W

Height: 5' 7¼"

Weight     On committal: 168
in lbs     } On discharge:

Colour of hair: Brown

Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: Four large Vaccination marks on left upper arm. Large scar on right shin.

(No. of previous Portrait ... ) 

CONVICTIONS

Where and When

Offence.

Sentence

Central PC


ditto

Glebe PC

ditto

Sydney Q.S

  1


17

22

29

16

12


  7

  1

  7

11

1916


1916

1920

1920

1920

Steal from person


Riotous

Drunk

Loitering

Indecent assault on a male person
(2 charges).

7 days HL. Suspended on finding
sureties for 12 months good
behaviour. Sureties found at court.

10/- or 10 hours HL. Paid fine.

5/- or 24 hours HL. Paid fine

20/- or 7 days HL. Paid fine

2 years HL on each charge
concurrent

 

1     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 13 Nov 1920, p. 9. Emphasis added.

2     The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 15 Nov 1920, p. 7. Emphasis added.

3     The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 16 Nov 1920, p. 6. Emphasis added.

4     The Daily Telegraph, Wed 17 Nov 1920, p. 7.

5     The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 17 Nov 1920, p. 8.

6     SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6105], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 9 Oct 1920-14 May 1921, No. 17536, p. 87.

 

Indecent Assault