1923, Henry Carter

Horace Williamson, 1922

Below also see: Henry Carter, 1923,
Horace Williamson, 1924-I,
Horace Williamson, 1924-II,
Horace Williamson, 1948

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Tue 20 Jun 1922 ¹

ALLEGED UNLAWFUL USE.
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Before Mr WS Arnott, PM, at the Goulburn Police Court on Monday Horace Williamson was charged by provisional warrant from Albury with unlawfully using a horse, the property of Alfred John Newton, of Kyneton, Victoria. Accused was remanded till Wednesday, 28th June, bail being fixed at £40.

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The Argus, Thu 6 Jul 1922 ²

COUNTRY NEWS.
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MILDURA AND DISTRICT.

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KYNETON.—At the Kyneton Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr P. Harrold, PM. Horace Williamson, [aka Henry Cater], aged 21 years, pleaded guilty to a charge of having unlawfully used a pony, the property of AJ Newton, livery stable proprietor, of Kyneton. On May 9 Williamson hired a pony and jinker from Newton’s stables. The accused signed a statement that he had sold the jinker and harness at Narrandera and the pony at Goulburn. Sergeant Hare said that a more serious charge would have been laid against the accused but for the expense of bringing witnesses from New South Wales. Williamson was sentenced to 6 months’ imprisonment with hard labour.

Henry Carter, 1923

The Argus, Tue 24 Apr 1923 ³

DENILIQUIN QUARTER SESSIONS.

DENILIQUIN, Monday.—At the Deniliquin Court of Quarter Sessions, before Judge Bevan, Henry Carter pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery at Tocumwal. He was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment, sentence to be suspended upon his finding a surety of £75 [sic] and entering into one for a like amount.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 24 Apr 1923 ⁴

DENILIQUIN QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Deniliquin, Monday.

The Quarter Sessions opened to-day, before Judge Bevan. Mr PV Storkey prosecuted for the Crown.

Henry Carter pleaded guilty to forging an acquittance for a telegraphed money order for £5 at Tocumwal. He admitted a previous conviction for illegally using a horse, and was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment, the sentence to be suspended upon accused entering into a surety of £25 to be of good behaviour for twelve months.

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The Deniliquin Independent, Fri 27 Apr 1923 ⁵

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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The Deniliquin Quarter Sessions opened on Monday, Judge Bevan presiding. Mr PV Storkey, VC, acted as Crown Prosecutor, and Mr James Skinner was deputy sheriff.

A FORGED ACQUAINTANCE.

Henry Carter was charged that on March 8, 1923, at Tocumwal, he did forge a certain acquittance and receipt for money with intent to defraud.

Accused, who pleaded guilty, was represented by Mr JA Nathan.

Evidence given at the Tocumwal police court on March 16 showed that accused was handed a telegraph money order for £5 addressed to Charles Carter, and he signed the order and received the money from the post office.

Constable [Henry Herbert] Hillerman, acting gaoler, said that at Kyneton on July 4, 1922, accused was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for illegally using a horse, and at Tocumwal on February 27 last he was sentenced to seven days’ hard labour for having insufficient lawful means of support. He had been in custody at Deniliquin since March 7.

In reply to Mr Nathan, witness said that accused had sent £2 11s 7d to the postmaster at Tocumwal representing restitution to the extent of half of the amount involved. Money found on the accused would make complete restitution.
Mr Nathan appealed for leniency for the accused. He said that accused had had two years on active service, ⁶ and unfortunately, like a good many men who had gone to the war, he had since done good for himself. In this case the telegraphed money order of which accused had made use was addressed to a man also named Carter, and it was a peculiar circumstance that this man had previously promised the accused financial assistance. He (Mr Nathan) submitted that the degree of intent was not so great as in most cases his Honor had to deal with. Accused was out of work, and was “up against it” at the time.

His Honor said that many men who returned from the war did not want work. He remembered as a boy that old soldiers who fought in the Crimean war went round the country begging.

In reply to a question, the accused said his father lived in Goulburn, and he or other relatives would enter into a bond for his future good behaviour.

His Honor said that apparently the telegram had come into the accused’s hands, and he did not know what it was until he opened it. Accused would be sentenced to twelve month’s hard labor in Bathurst gaol, and the sentence would be suspended on his entering into a surety of £25 and obtaining a bond for a like amount to be of good behaviour for twelve months.

An order was made for Carter’s detention in Deniliquin gaol for a fortnight pending the completion of the necessary recognisances. It was also ordered that £2 8s 7d found on the accused be handed to the postmaster at Tocumwal to make up the amount of the stolen order.

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The Pastoral Times, Sat 28 Apr 1923 ⁷

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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(Before Judge Bevan).

Though there were several criminal cases listed for hearing on Monday, all were disposed of within a couple of hours. Four of the accused persons charged with various offences pleaded guilty, and two were acquitted after trial.

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Henry Carter was charged that on 8th March, at Tocumwal, he did forge a certain acquittance and receipt for money, with intent to defraud. He pleaded guilty.

HH Hillerman, acting gaoler, said previous convictions against Carter were: At Kyneton, July 4, 1922, illegally using a horse, six months’ imprisonment; at Tocumwal, February 27, 1923, insufficient means of support, seven days.

Mr Nathan, on Carter’s behalf, said that restitution had been made of £2/11/7. This, with the amount found on accused when arrested, made up the full amount involved. He pleaded for leniency on behalf of accused, who had been on active service, and unfortunately, like many others, had not done much good for himself since his return. The case was not a serious one and the amount involved was small. He had acquired possession of a telegraph money order, payable to a person of the same name, and had not resisted the temptation to obtain the money. Charles Carter, the man who should have got the money, had previously promised him financial assistance. Accused could not get work and had to beg for food, and had been locked up under the Vagrancy Act. He had been in custody for seven weeks. Accused would guarantee he would behave himself in future.

His Honor said that not being able to get work seemed a disease with some people. It was a great pity that young man like accused could not be sent to an institution where he could learn a trade and become a useful member of society. The country was calling out for more men from abroad, while it could not take care of those at home who could not take care of themselves. If these men were compelled to learn a trade the people would be saved taxation to keep them in gaol, and the men themselves would be saved from careers of crime.

Mr Nathan said they were up against other influences in matters of this kind.

His Honor said the chief object in sentencing men was to reform them, but they were not reformed in being sent to gaol.

In reply to His Honor, accused said he came from Goulburn, and that his father was living on a farm six miles from Goulburn. He had several relatives who would become bondsmen for him. They did not know of his present position.

His Honor said he would impose a sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment, to be suspended on one surety of £25, and self in £25, being provided, conditionally that accused would be of good behaviour for 12 months. The circumstances of the case were not very serious. A telegram came into accused’s hands, and he supposed it was a tremendous temptation to get money easily. He made the sentence for 12 months so that he might try all the harder to get someone to go bail for him.

An order was made for payment of the amount found on accused, together with the amount subsequently paid, to the postal department.

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Henry Carter, Gaol photo sheet ⁸

9 SRNSW: NRS1998, [3/5968], Bathurst Gaol photographic description book, 1874-1930, No. 2681, p. 28, R5088.

Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 2681
Bathurst

Date when Portrait was taken: 27/11/1923

Name: Henry Carter
[aka Horace Williamson]

Native place: Goulburn

Year of birth: 13-6-1889

Arrived Ship: –
in Colony } Year: –

Trade or occupation
previous to conviction } Laborer

Religion: C of E

Education, degree of: R & W

Height: 5' 8"

Weight On committal: 10.6
in lbs } On discharge:

Colour of hair: Brown

Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: Wound mark above right ankle

(No. of previous Portrait ... )

CONVICTIONS

Where and When

Offence.

Sentence

Kynetown [sic] PC

Tocumwal PC

Deniliquin Q.S

1922

1923

Illegally use a horse

Vagrancy

Forgery

6 months HL

7 days HL

12 months HL

Horace Williamson, 1924-I

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Thu 27 Mar 1924 ⁹

SERIOUS OFFENCES
MAN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

Evidence of a revolting nature was given at the Goulburn Police Court on Wednesday when Horace Williamson, a young man, appeared on remand before Mr G[eorge] R[ichard] Williams, to answer two charges involving alleged serious offences against small boys.

Sergeant [William George] Noble said that he was recently told something by a twelve-year old boy and afterwards had a conversation with Sergeant Hooper. Subsequently witness, Sergeant Hooper, and several other policemen motored to accused’s home at Tarlo Gap and arrested him. Witness presented statements, alleged to have been made by accused, in which certain facts were admitted.

The evidence was that Williamson went to Norwood on a bike with the boy 12 years of age on March 15, and on March 19 he went to the racecourse with a boy whose age was given as 8 years.

Accused, who stated that he had nothing to say, was committed for trial at the Circuit Court on April 28 on both charges. Accused was allowed bail, self in £40 with one surety on a like amount in each case.

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Truth, Sun 30 Mar 1924 ¹⁰

YOUNG BOYS ASSAULTED
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MORE ANXIETY FOR PARENTS
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NAVY DESERTER COMMITTED
(From Our Goulburn Correspondent.)

Evidence of a revolting nature was given at the Goulburn Police Court on Wednesday in connection with two cases in which Horace Williamson, 27 years of age, was committed for trial, one for a serious assault on a male person, and the other for what is known in police court circles as “an abominable offence.”

The evidence stated that Williamson—who is a deserter from the Navy—made it a practice of enticing boys away into the bush to commit the alleged offences.

Williamson does not look more than 20 years of age, and has, for some time been living with his parents at Tarlo Gap, on the Abercrombie Mountains, about eight miles from Goulburn on the road to Wombeyan Caves.

MIDNIGHT AWAKENING

At midnight on March 17 he was disturbed from his slumbers by the visit of four members of the Goulburn police, who ordered him to get dressed and accompany them to the police station at Goulburn.

On the following morning Sergeants Hoper and Noble secured voluntary statements from him in which he admitted committing serious offences on two boys—12 and 8 years of age respectively.

Williamson was then arrested and formally charged with the offences, and remanded till last Wednesday.

At the police court on Wednesday Sergeant Noble gave evidence that he interviewed a lad 8 years of age, and as the result of the conversation, he and other police arrested accused.

At the time of his arrest, Sergt Hooper told Williamson that the police had received complaints from two boys that they had been indecently assaulted by him. Williamson became indignant and replied: “How dare you say that!”

Later, Williamson said to Sergeant Noble, “Supposing I plead guilty to the assault, will the Magistrate deal with me?”

Sergeant Hooper replied, “That is a matter for the Magistrate.”

Accused then said, “I am inclined to tell you the whole truth about the matter”. He then made the statements which were produced in Court.

The same day Sergeant Noble took accused to a little shop at Kenmore, where the woman who kept the shop identified him as a man who had purchased some cakes for a boy a few days previously. One of the boys informed the Magistrate, Mr Geo R Williams, PM, that he was on his way to the butcher’s shop at Goulburn when he met Williamson.

The latter had told him that he had lost a ten shilling note, and together they looked for it. The search, however, was unsuccessful, and Williamson asked the boy if he would meet him outside the Technical College the following day at 12 o’clock.

Williamson promised him some bike frames if he would accompany him to his place at Tarlo. Accused then placed the boy on the handle bars of his bicycle, and rode out to Norwood along the Crookwell-road. It was near the road that the offence was said to have been committed.

LITTLE BOY WHO PLAYED
THE TRUANT.

The next witness was a curly-headed boy 8 years old. He was so small that he had to stand on a chair in the dock in order to be seen and heard.

He told a surprised Court that he first met Williamson when he was going back to school one day. Accused was riding a bicycle, and asked him what about “wagging” it. The boy said, “Yes.”

Accused then took him on his bicycle out to Kenmore Bride. They went to a paddock, where accused committed the offence on him. The boy went into detail as to what occurred.

After the assault, accused took him to a shop in Goulbourn, where he bought him some plums and hop beer. Accused told him not to tell anyone that he had been to Kenmore.

The Magistrate committed Williamson for trial at the Goulburn Circuit Court on April 28, allowing him bail in £80, self in £80 and to sureties in £40. Accused, when committed, said, “I have nothing to say”.

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Depositions for Horace Williamson 29 Apr 1924 Goulburn trial ¹¹

Horace Williamson defence witnesses required

HM Gaol Goulburn 1st April 1924
The undermentioned Prisoners at this Gaol committed for Trial at the Circuit Court to be held at Goulburn on the 28th day of April 1924 have been duly warned, and require witnesses as below stated:–
No.	Name of prisoners	Offences	Witnesses’ names	Witnesses’ address
1	Horace Williamson	1. Indecent assault on a male person 2. Buggery	Edward Chuck	No. 19 Union St North Goulburn
The Clerk of the Peace, Sydney [Signed] Jas Whitelow, Gaoler.

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Memorandum.

The Clerk of Petty Sessions and Chamber Magistrate, Goulburn.
Courthouse, Goulburn 11th April 1924

The Clerk of the Peace Sydney.

Rex versus Horace Williamson.

Indecent Assault. Committed to take his trial at the Circuit Court, Goulburn, on 28/4/24.

I now forward you herewith recognizance to give evidence of Jessie Elizabeth Rudd on behalf of her son Aubrey Wallace Rudd in the abovementioned case.

[Signed] LA McDougall, JP, Clerk of Petty Sessions and Chamber Magistrate, Goulburn.

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“Justices Act, 1902.”

Recognizance to give Evidence.

State of New South Wales, Goulburn
TO WIT. }

Be it remembered, that on the 11th day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four Jessie Elizabeth Rudd of Coromandel Street, Goulburn in the said State, married woman personally came before the undersigned, one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said State, and acknowledged themselves to owe our Sovereign Lord the King the sum of

FORTY POUNDS EACH,

of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, if she the said Jessie Elizabeth Rudd shall fail in the condition indorsed. [Signed] Jessie Rudd.

Taken and acknowledged, the day and year first above mentioned, at Goulburn in the said State, before me.
[Signed] LA McDougall, JP.

If, therefore, they the before mentioned person shall have Aubrey Wallace Rudd, a school boy appear at the next Circuit Court to be holden at Goulburn in and for the State of New South Wales, on Monday the 28th day of April 1924, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, and then and there give such evidence as they know, upon an information to be then and there preferred against the said defendant for the offence aforesaid, to the jurors who shall pass upon the trial of the said defendant. Then the said recognizance to be void or else to stand in full force and virtue.

[Signed] LA McDougall, JP.

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NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE.

Southern District,

Goulburn, Police Station,
1st April 1924.

Report relative to antecedents of:–

Name: Horace Williamson
Offence: Buggery and indecent assault on male person.
Committed for Trial at: Circuit Court, Goulburn.
Date: 28th April 1924.

I beg to report that the following conviction has been recorded against this accused:– Melbourne C.C. 10-7-22 illegally use a horse – 6 months hard labour.

He is a native of Goulburn and up till about two years back was a seaman on the H.M.S. Brisbane. He deserted twice and was arrested each time and sent back to the boat. He was eventually discharged from the Navy. For about three weeks prior to his arrest he was residing at Tarlo with his parents. His associates have been young boys during the time he has been here.

[Signed] Thos W Hooper, Sergeant 3rd Class.

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	Petty Sessions Office, Goulburn March 1924.
^(a) Name in full of accused.	Rex v. ^(a) Horace Williamson
^(b) Offence.	^(b)Indecent assault on a male person
^(c) “Supreme Court,” or “Quarter Sessions.”	Depositions and the other Documents in the case of the above named accused who has been committed to take his trial at the ^(c) Circuit Court to be held at Goulburn on Monday the 28 day of April 1924. are forwarded under separate cover
^(d) “Is confined in the Gaol at …,” or “has been admitted to bail” (with full particulars as to sureties, addresses, occupations, and amounts, as set out in Recognisance.)	The accused is ^(d) confined in HM Gaol Goulburn
^(e) As in Recognizance, both for Crown and defence, specifying also what witnesses gave evidence but were not bound over, with reason for omission.	The Witnesses bound over are ^(e) William Gorge Noble Sergeant of Police of Goulburn; Aubrey Wallace Rudd, schoolboy of Goulburn and Lily Florence Shepherd married woman of Kenmore near Goulburn (Recognizance of Patrick Rudd father of Aubrey Wallace Rudd will be entered into during the week and will then be forwarded)
^(f) Short description to enable identification.	The Exhibits enclosed are ^(f) “A”Statement
	[Signed] Louis A McDougall Clerk of Petty Sessions
The Under Secretary of Justice.
N.B.– When a Police Constable acts as Clerk of Petty Sessions, this letter should be signed by one of the Committing Magistrates April, 1920

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RECORD OF EXHIBITS.
Distinguishing Letter or Number.	Description of Exhibit.	In whose custody or how disposed of.
A	Statement	With depositions
[Signed] TGL Flynn, Deposition Clerk, 26 Mar 24.

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Depositions of Witnesses.

New South Wales, Goulburn
TO WIT }

The examination of William George Noble of Goulburn in the State of New South Wales, Sergeant of Police Aubrey Wallace Rudd, school boy of Coromandel Street Goulburn and Lili Florence Shepherd, married woman of Kenmore near Goulburn in the said State, taken on oath this 26th day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four at the Goulburn Police Office, in the said State, before the undersigned, one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace and a Police Magistrate in and for the said State, in the presence and hearing of Horace Williamson who is charged this day before me for that he the said Horace Williamson on the 15th day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four at Norwood near Goulburn in the said State, indecently did assault Aubrey Wallace Rudd, a male person.
[Signed] Geo R Williams, JP, PM.

This Deponent on his oath saith as follows:– My name is William George Noble I am a Sergeant of Police stationed at Goulburn. On the 20th instant I interviewed a young boy named Leonard Alfred Moyon in the presence of his mother at the Police Station Goulburn. I afterwards had a conversation with Sergeant Hooper as a result at midnight on the same date I went with Sergeant Hooper and Constables Dixon and Lee to the accused’s home at the Tarlo Gap and I saw the accused in his bed. Sergeant Hooper said to the accused “I wish you to accompany us to the Police Station for the purpose of identification.” He did so and the foolowing [sic] morning at 9 am Sergeant Hooper and I interviewed the accused at the lock up where he had been detained. Sergeant Hooper said “We have had complaints about two boys having been indecently assaulted. One boy named Rudd states that he knows your name and that you’re the man who indecently assaulted him. Accused said “What was the assault?” Sergeant Hooper said “It is alleged that you put your penis into Rudd’s body bottom.” Accused said “How dare you accuse me of such a thing.” Sergeant said “We will say no more until we see the two boys and other witnesses who can identify the man who assaulted them.” Accused said “What would the charge be?” The Sergeant said “Indecent assault probably.” Accused said “Supposing I admit the assault will the Magistrate deal with me?” Hooper said “That is a matter for the Magistrate.” Accused said “I am going to tell you the whole truth about the matter.” Sergeant said “If you wish to make a statement I Sergeant Noble will take down what you have to say.” I said to accused “You are not obliged to make any admission but if you wish I will take your statement down and it will be taken down and used as evidence.” He said “I will tell you all about it.” I then obtained two statements from the accused which

he afterwards read over carefully and stated they were true and correct. He signed both statements to that effect and I produce the statement in connection with the boy Rudd. (“Exhibit “A”) I then charged the accused as he stands charged. He replied “I intend to plead guilty.” Later on the Sunday evening I took the accused to a small shop at Kenmore kept by a Mrs Shepherd. I said to accused “Is this the shop you took the boy Rudd to on Saturday last and purchased him some cakes?” He said “Yes.” Mrs Shepherd was present. I said “Is this the lady from whom you purchased them?” Accused said “Yes.” He said to Mrs Shepherd “Don’t you remember me coming in here last Saturday with a young boy and buying him some grapes and cakes?” Mrs Shepherd looked at him for a few moments and said “Yes, I remember you now.”

By Bench: Kenmore is about three miles from this courthouse and it is on the way to Tarlo Gap which is about seven to eight miles from Goulburn, that is, the accused’s residence is about seven to eight miles from Goulburn.

By Accused: No questions.

[Signed] WG Noble.

Taken and sworn this 26th day of March 1924, at Goulburn, in the State of New South Wales, before me.
[Signed] Geo R Williams, JP, PM.

This Deponent on his oath saith as follows:– My name is Aubrey Wallace Rudd. I am a school boy and reside with my parents at Coromandel Street, Goulburn.

I am twelve years old. I was born on 2nd September. I was twelve last September. I know the accused. His name is Os Williamson. I first met him on corner of Goldsmith and Bourke Streets on the Saturday Monday morning a fortnight before last Monday. I was waiting for the butcher. He accused said “I have lost ten shillings.” I said “I’ll have a look.” I looked in the gutters but could not find it. Accused said “Never mind, the wind must have blown it away.” He rode away on his bicycle then. He told me he was going to his brother’s place. George Hazelwood came on his butcher’s cart and I went around thereon with him. I saw him again on the Saturday morning at the same place. The accused said “Meet me at the Technical College at 12 o’clock.” He said he wanted to take me out to his place. I said “Have you got any bike frames?”, and he said “Yes.” He said he would give me one. I met him at the Technical College at 12 o’clock. He was with his bicycle. He put me on the bars of the bicycle. We went out past the Kenmore Hotel. He said “I’m going up to my place.” I think we went on the Crookwell Road. We went on past the cemetery, the Catholic Cemetery. We went past Norwood railway station. He got off his bike and he lifted the bicycle over the fence. We went into the paddock. Accused said “I want to have a look at your tommy.” He said “I am going to have a look at it,” and he took down my trousers. I was sitting down. He got up close to me. He undid the front of his trousers. He put his tommy into my backside. I told him to take it out and he did. He hurt me a little bit. He then got on the bike. I did the clothes up myself. When he took it out

I did not feel my bottom wet or my legs. My clothing was not wet. He put me on the bike again and we went along the road to Kenmore. We had a look at the woollen mill and we went down to a little shop. He told me to wait outside while he went and bought some fairy cakes and grapes. We went down past the asylum and we went and sat near some pine trees and went into a paddock and ate the cakes and grapes. He put me on the bike and we came back again. We came back to Goulburn again. We came up past where a lot of briar bushes are near the bridge. That is just from the hotel. We went around Alice Street I think. He took me down the river and showed me where a man had dived into the river and hit a rock and was killed. He then took me up to near my place and left me in Clinton Street near Mrs Scott’s big old shop, a two storey place. He then left me, riding his bicycle down along Clinton Street. He told me to meet him at seven o’clock at the Technical College to go to the pictures. I did not meet him. I met him on the Monday morning about 8.30 or 8.45. He said he could not take me to the pictures that night as he had to drive his mother home. He said “Could you come out to Governors Hill with me, I want to look at some land.” I said “I can’t go with you, I have to go down the street for Mrs Fitzgerald.” He went away on his bike down Verner Street. I never saw him again until last Friday I saw him at the Police Station. I met no other boys when I was out with him on the Saturday. I saw Dick Moyon down at the river when accused was with me. I spoke to the Moyon boy. Nothing was said. The accused said Good-day to him.

By Accused: We spoke for a little while after he spoke about the 10/- note. I mentioned something to accused about a creamy horse I owned. I told accused I had it at Mr Palmer’s. Accused said “I might go out and see it.” Accused said “A Palmer lives near my place.” But I said that is not the Palmers I mean.

I did not know which Palmer he meant. I said I might go out with accused to see the creamy horse on the Saturday. Accused said “Have you got a bike to ride on?” I said “No, I might be able to borrow one.” He then said “If you can’t get one I’ll put you on the bar of mine.” Accused did say “I’ll put you one [sic] my bike and take you to Palmers to see if the pony is there and then we can go on to my place.” I agreed to that. When I met accused at the Technical College at 12 o’clock, we decided to go out to accused’s place. When going along on the bicycle I never mentioned the creamy pony again. I think I told the accused that I would not try to catch the creamy pony that day as I did not want it. Accused said after we left the town “I don’t think I’ll go to my place as my mother is not home,” and his father was at Taralga. We went out past the Kenmore Hotel. It would be about 6 miles from Goulburn to where we went It was about a quarter mile from Norwood railway station. We did not go very fast all the way. We walked up some of the hills. We got back to the mills at Kenmore about half past one. I asked the accused that and he said it was about half past one. I suppose we sat down for a bit more than half an hour. Accused did not interfere with my clothes in the pine trees near Kenmore nor at the river. We stayed down the river about an hour. Dick Moyon was with us most of the time there. I got home about six o’clock that Saturday night. Accused said we would not be back till about 6 o’clock. I never mentioned anything pretty rough to accused, I don’t know if I said to the accused that two children asken [sic] me to do something to them. I remember now that for a little bit of fun I said something about two girls. That was after he told me something. I do not often talk like that. I did not sing out or struggle when accused interfered with me at Norwood. I only said to get away, and accused did. I never struggled.

[Signed] Lallie Rudd.

Taken and sworn this 26th day of March, at Goulburn, in the State of New South Wales, before me.
[Signed] Geo R Williams, JP, PM.

This Deponent on her oath saith as follows:– My name is Lili Florence Shepherd. I am a married woman wife of Reginald Shepherd and reside at Kenmore with my husband.

I keep a little general store at Kenmore. I remember the 15th instant. I was in my shop that afternoon. I remember accused coming into my shop. I saw no-one with him. He bought some fairy cakes and grapes. I did not see where he went. I next saw him when the Sergeant brought him into the shop.

No questions by accused.

[Signed] LF Shepherd.

Taken and sworn this 26th day of March 1924, at Goulburn, in the State of New South Wales, before me.
[Signed] Geo R Williams, JP, PM.

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(F. 2– “Justices Act, 1902.”)

Statement of the Accused.

State of New South Wales, Goulburn
TO WIT }

Horace Williamson (hereinafter called the defendant) stands charged before the undersigned, one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace in and for the said State, this 26th day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four for that he, the said defendant, on the 15th day of March 1924, at Norwood near Goulburn in the said State, indecently did assault Aubrey Wallace Rudd a male person and the said charge being read to the said defendant, and the witnesses for the prosecution William George Noble, Aubrey Wallace Rudd and Lili Florence Shepherd being severally examined in his presence, and (he having stated that he does not desire the depositions of the said witnesses to be read to him) the said defendant is now addressed by me the said Justice as follows:– “Having heard the evidence, do you wish to say anything in answer to the charge? You are not obliged to say anything unless you desire to do so, but whatever you say will be taken down in writing and may be given against you in evidence at your trial; and you are also informed, and are to clearly understand, that you have nothing to hope from any promise of favour, and nothing to fear from any threat which may have been holden out to you to induce you to make any admission or confession of your guilt, but whatever you now say may be given in evidence against you upon your trial notwithstanding such promise or threat. Whereupon the said defendant saith as follows:– “I have nothing to say.”

[Signed] H Williamson.

Taken before me and read over to the said defendant at Goulburn in the said State, the day and year first above mentioned.
[Signed] Geo R Williams, JP, PM.

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G. 190.

New South Wales, Goulburn
TO WIT }

REX.
versus
Horace Williamson

Offence,— Indecent assault

The accused stands committed to take trial at the next Court of Circuit Court to be holden at Goulburn, in the State of New South Wales, on the twenty eighth day of April 1924, or at such other Court to be holden at such place and time as the Attorney-General may appoint. Bail allowed the accused in £40 and two sureties in £20 each, or one in £40.

[Signed] Geo R Williams

JP.

Dated at the Police
Office, Goulburn
in the said State,
this twenty sixth
day of April March
AD 1924.
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“Justices Act, 1902.”

Recognizance to give Evidence.

State of New South Wales, Goulburn
To Wit. }

Be it remembered, that on the 26th day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four William George Noble a Sergeant of the Police Force, stationed at Goulburn in the State of New South Wales, personally came before the undersigned, one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said State, and acknowledged himself to owe our Sovereign Lord the King the sum of

FORTY POUNDS

of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, if they the said before mentioned person shall fail in the condition indorsed.

[Signed] WG Noble.

Taken and acknowledged, the day and year first above mentioned, at Goulburn in the said State, before me.
[Signed] LA McDougall, JP.

The condition of the within written recognizance is such, that whereas one Horace Williamson (hereinafter called the defendant) was this day charged before George Richard Williams Esquire one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace and a Police Magistrate for the said State, for that he on the nineteenth fifteenth day of March, 1924 at Norwood near Goulburn in the said State, indecently did assault Aubrey Wallace Rudd a male person.

If, therefore, the abovementioned person shall appear at the next Circuit Court to be holden at Goulburn in and for the State of New South Wales, on Monday the 28th day of April 1924, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, and then and there give such evidence as they know, upon an information to be then and there preferred against the said defendant for the offence aforesaid, to the jurors who shall pass upon the trial of the said defendant. Then the said recognizance to be void, or else to stand in full force and virtue.

[Signed] LA McDougall, JP.

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“Justices Act, 1902.”

Recognizance to give Evidence.

State of New South Wales, Goulburn
TO WIT }

Be it remembered, that on the 26th day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four Reginald Shepherd of Kenmore, Goulburn in the said State, on behalf of Lili Florence Shepherd of Kenmore, Goulburn in the said State, personally came before the undersigned, one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said State, and acknowledged himself to owe our Sovereign Lord the King the sum of

FORTY POUNDS EACH,

of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be made and levied of his goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, if he the said before mentioned person shall fail in the condition indorsed.

[Signed] R Shepherd.

Taken and acknowledged, the day and year first above mentioned, at Goulburn in the said State, before me.
[Signed] LA McDougall, JP.

The condition of the within written recognizance is such, that whereas one Horace Williamson (hereinafter called the defendant) was this day charged before George Richard Williams Esquire Police Magistrate and one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said State, for that at Norwood near Goulburn in the State of New South Wales, indecently did assault one Aubrey Wallace Rudd, a male person.

If, therefore, Lili Florence Shepherd shall appear at the next Circuit Court to be holden at Goulburn in and for the State of New South Wales, on Monday the 28th day of April 1924, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, and then and there give such evidence as they know, upon an information to be then and there preferred against the said defendant for the offence aforesaid, to the jurors who shall pass upon the trial of the said defendant. Then the said recognizance to be void, or else to stand in full force and virtue.

[Signed] LA McDougall, JP.

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[On the depositions’ cover sheet is the following]

Supreme Court.
Goulburn
28th April 1924
AG’s No. -----
Depositions.
CS’s No. 8
Rex
v.
Horace Williamson
Indecent assault on a male person
Committed at: Goulburn
on: 26th March 1924

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Court. Goulburn Sittings
Date. 29.4.24
Cor. James Judge.
Plea. Not guilty
Verdict. Guilty indecent assault. Not guilty Buggery
Judgment. 12 months hard labour
Alan S Lloyd
Crown Prosecutor
Note.– In event of postponement, it should be stated whether accused admitted to bail.

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1. Buggery
2. Indecent assault on male
[Initialled] (JEC ?) [John Ernest Clark, Assistant Crown Solicitor]
4/4/24
Not bound over Aubrey W Rudd

Horace Williamson, 1924-II

Depositions for Horace Williamson 29 Apr 1924 Goulburn trial ¹²

Police Station
Goulburn 12.4.24

Inspector of Police, Goulburn

Subject:– Service of a subpoena upon Aubrey Wallace Rudd of Coromandel Street, Goulburn. References attached Subpoena with Affidavit of Service indorsed thereon.

I beg to report having this date served Aubrey Wallace Rudd of Coromandel Street Goulburn, with a copy of the attached Subpoena. Original with Affidavit of Service endorsed thereon attached herewith.

[Signed] James A Lee, Constable, No. 132.

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[Subpoena]

GEORGE THE FIFTH, by the Grace of
God, of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, and of the British
Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender
of the Faith, Emperor of India.

New South Wales,
TO WIT. }

To: Aubrey Wallace Rudd, of Coromandel Street, Goulburn

Greetings:–

We command you and every of you, firmly enjoining you, that laying aside all pretences and excuses whatsoever, you and every of you be and appear in your proper persons, before Our Justices assigned to hold Pleas before us, on Monday the twenty eighth day of April instant next, by Nine of the Clock in the forenoon of the same day, at the Supreme Court in Our State of New South Wales, in the Court House situate in Goulburn
there to testify the truth, and give evidence, on the part of the Crown, before Our said Justices, touching a certain information to be preferred against

Horace Williamson

in a case of Buggery
and that you so appear, from day to day, until the case is tried; and this you, or any, or either of you, are not to omit, under the penalty of One Hundred Pounds, to be levied upon your and every of your Goods and Chattels, Lands and Tenements, if you, or any, or either of you shall fail in the Premises.

WITNESS the Honorable Sir William Portus Cullen, KCMG, Chief Justice of Our said Court, at Sydney, this tenth day of April in the fourteenth year of Our Reign, and in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four.

For the Prothonotary
[Eric Lerchen] EL Dickson
Clerk of the Supreme Court.

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Inspector’s Office
Goulburn, 16-4-24.

The Superintendent of Police Goulburn

Subject:– Subpoena for Service upon Edward Chuck in case Rex versus Williamson.
Reference:– original Subpoena – herewith.

I beg to report that a copy of the attached original Subpoena has been served on Edward Chuck and an Affidavit indorsed on the original.

[Signed] David Sinclair, Inspector 3rd Class.

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[Subpoena]

GEORGE THE FIFTH, by the Grace of
God, of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, and of the British
Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender
of the Faith, Emperor of India.

New South Wales,
TO WIT. }

To: Edward Chuck, No. 19 Union Street, North Goulburn

Greetings:–

We command you and every of you, firmly enjoining you, that laying aside all pretences and excuses whatsoever, you and every of you be and appear in your proper persons, before Our Justices assigned to hold Pleas before us, on Monday the twenty eighth day of April instant next, by Nine of the Clock in the forenoon of the same day, at the Supreme Court in Our State of New South Wales, in the Court House situate in Goulburn
there to testify the truth, and give evidence, on the part of the Crown Accused, before Our said Justices, touching a certain information to be preferred against

Horace Williamson

in a case of 1. Indecent assault on a male person 2. Buggery
and that you so appear, from day to day, until the case is tried; and this you, or any, or either of you, are not to omit, under the penalty of One Hundred Pounds, to be levied upon your and every of your Goods and Chattels, Lands and Tenements, if you, or any, or either of you shall fail in the Premises.

WITNESS the Honorable Sir William Portus Cullen, KCMG, Chief Justice of Our said Court, at Sydney, this fourth day of April in the fourteenth year of Our Reign, and in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four.

For the Prothonotary
E[ric] L[erchen] Dickson
Clerk of the Supreme Court.

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Goulburn, 21-3-1924.

Exhibit A, Police versus Williamson – Indecent assault, Police Court Goulburn 26.3.24

Horace Williamson states:–

I have been residing with my parents at Tarlo Gap during the past four weeks, I have a new bicycle painted red. On Wednesday last at half past twelve o’clock, mid-day, I met a little boy whom I had been introduced to previously by the name of Dick Moyon. Wally Rudd introduced me to him on the Saturday before. I met him at the corner of Bourke and Bradley streets. I said to him “Are you going home? If you are going home I’ll push you home.” He then got up in front of me on the bar of the bicycle and I gave him a ride out to near his own place. He asked me if I was coming back that way after dinner. I said “Yes. You can meet me up at the letter box.” I came back and met him there about a quarter past one o’clock. He got on the bar of the bicycle and I pushed him up Bourke Street. He suggested to me to take him out for a ride along one of the roads as he did no want to go to school. I took him around about a bit, and then out to the race course. When out near there he said “I want to get off to do Number Two (meaning to relieve himself). We got off the bicycle and he went up behind a briar bush. He was about 5 or 6 yards away. He took his trousers down and tried to do something. After he had finished relieving himself I played about with him, fondling him about his bottom and his person whilst his trousers were down, but I did not take my person out or assault him in the same manner as I did Wally Rudd. After talking a while about immoral things Moyon again got on the bicycle and I took him back to Goulburn and up to a shop in Clinton Street, where I bought him a soft drink and some plums. I then took him on the bicycle near to his home, where I dropped him. I promised to meet him next morning at the letter box near his home at 9 o’clock. I came into town on the bicycle but I did not meet him.

I have read the above statement over. It is true and correct, and I make it voluntarily without any inducement whatever.

[Signed] H Williamson.

Witness:– [Signed] WG Noble, Sergeant 3rd Class

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	Petty Sessions Office, Goulburn March 1924.
^(a) Name in full of accused.	Rex v. ^(a) Horace Williamson
^(b) Offence.	^(b)Buggery
^(c) “Supreme Court,” or “Quarter Sessions.”	Depositions and the other Documents in the case of the above named accused who has been committed to take his trial at the ^(c) Circuit Court to be held at Goulburn on Monday the 28 day of April 1924. are forwarded under separate cover
^(d) “Is confined in the Gaol at …,” or “has been admitted to bail” (with full particulars as to sureties, addresses, occupations, and amounts, as set out in Recognisance.)	The accused is ^(d) confined in HM Gaol Goulburn
^(e) As in Recognizance, both for Crown and defence, specifying also what witnesses gave evidence but were not bound over, with reason for omission.	The Witnesses bound over are ^(e) William George Noble, Sergeant of Police of Goulburn; Alfred Leonard Moyon, schoolboy of Goulburn and Lydia Clegg married woman of Goulburn.
^(f) Short description to enable identification.	The Exhibits enclosed are ^(f) “A”Statement
	[Signed] Louis A[ndrew] McDougall Clerk of Petty Sessions
The Under Secretary of Justice.
N.B.– When a Police Constable acts as Clerk of Petty Sessions, this letter should be signed by one of the Committing Magistrates April, 1920

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RECORD OF EXHIBITS. Rex versus Williamson Buggery
Distinguishing Letter or Number.	Description of Exhibit.	In whose custody or how disposed of.
A	Statement	With depositions
[Signed] T[revor] G[erald] L[ivingston] Flynn, Deposition Clerk, Goulburn, 26 Mar 1924.

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Depositions of Witnesses.

New South Wales, Goulburn
TO WIT }

The examination of Walter William George Noble of Goulburn in the State of New South Wales, Sergeant of Police; Alfred Leonard Moyon, school boy of 113 Kinghorn Street Goulburn in the said State, and Lydia Clegg, married woman of 75 Clinton Street, Goulburn in the said State, taken on oath this 26th day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four at the Goulburn Police Office in the said State, before the undersigned, one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace and a Police Magistrate in and for the said State, in the presence and hearing of Horace Williamson who is charged this day before me for that he the said Horace Williamson on the 19th day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four at Goulburn in the said State, did assault Alfred Leonard Moyon and then wickedly and against the order of nature, carnally knew the said Alfred Leonard Moyon, and did commit with the said Alfred Leonard Moyon the abominable crime of buggery.

[Signed] Geo R Williams, JP, PM.

This Deponent on his oath saith as follows:– My name is William George Noble. I am a Sergeant of Police and reside at Goulburn.

On the 20th instant while I was at the Police Station at Goulburn with Sergeant Hooper and the accused Sergeant Hooper said to him “There has been a complaint made against you in connection with a boy named Alf Moyon, for indecently assaulting him, do you know a boy of that name?” He said “I know a boy by name Dick was introduced to me by Wally Rudd.” I said to accused “I have a statement here made by the boy Moyon which I will read over to you.” I read the statement made by this boy Moyon to the accused. Accused said “I might as well tell you the truth about this matter also. I will tell you exactly what I did to the boy.” I then took a statement from him at his own dictation. He afterwards read the statement over and signed it as true and correct. I produce the statement (Exhibit “A”) [see above]. Later on the same day I took the accused to Mr Clegg’s shop in Clinton Street Goulburn. I said to accused “Is this the shop where you bought the boy named Dick yesterday and purchased hi [sic] a hop ale drink and six plums?” He said “Yes. Mrs Clegg was in the shop.” I said “Is this the lady who served you?” He said “Yes.” I said to Mrs Clegg “Do you remember the accused bringing a little boy here to the shop yesterday and buying him a soft drink and six plums?” She looked at the accused for a few moments and said “Yes, I do.” I returned with the accused to the lock up and charged him as he now stands charged and he replied “I’m going to plead guilty to that charge.”

By accused: I remember something about girls – that is the boy spoke in an immoral manner. I remember the accused

at the time he made the statement telling me something about the boy and a man and a pound note.

[Signed] WG Noble.

Taken and sworn this 26th day of March 1924, at Goulburn in the State of New South Wales, before me.
[Signed] Geo R Williams, JP, PM.

Alfred Leonard Moyon a child of tender years is tendered as a witness but does not in my opinion understand the nature of an oath but is in my opinion possessessed [sic] of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of his evidence and understands the duty of speaking the truth.

My name is Alfred Leonard Moyon, I live with my parents in Kinghorn Street Goulburn. My father’s name is Victor Moyon. He works on the railway. He is a guard. My name is usually Dicky. I go to school. I am eight years of age, I don’t know my ¹³ birthday. I’ve seen the accused before. I first saw him riding on a bike with Wally Rudd near our place. I forget if he said anything to me the first time. I don’t remember seeing him when I was coming out of school. One day I saw him when I was going back. I met him in front of Yates’ shop in Kinghorn Street. He said nothing to me. We talked at Yates. I said “Will you have a bit of pear, and he said ‘no’”. He was riding ¹⁴ a bike. He was sitting on the bike. He said nothing else to me. He said “What about wagging it?” I said “Yes”, I don’t know what he said after that. [pencilled in – He said where will we go. Took me.] Went under Kenmore a big bridge I think. I don’t know his name. He put me on the bike in front of him on the bar carrier. It was a big white bridge. He said “Will you have a go?” I said “Yes”. We went over some two or three paddocks. I don’t know how far from the road. It was far. He took the bike with him. He sat down and pulled my trousers off and he put his big thing in my bottom. He kept moving about. He took it out then. My bottom was wet. He gave me a piece of paper to wipe my bottom with. He said nothing. He said “Is it hurting?” I went behind a tree to do a “Number Two” and I couldn’t. That was after he did this to me. Think he said don’t tell your mother we did that After that I came home. After he did this he went up to a shop and bought me things. The woman ¹⁵ I got the things from is outside now. He bought a drink each and half a dozen plums. He gave some of the plums to me.

After we left the shop he said “We won’t go down your way, some of the girls or boys may tell.” He said “Don’t tell your mother, I’ll wait at the letter box for you.” He said “Don’t tell anyone about going to Kenmore.” After leaving the shop we went down near the school and we went at a swift pace past the school. He went home then. He left me just near Yates shop (on corner of Kinghorn Street and Gibson Street) near where he met me. He said he would see me at the letter box the next morning. That is all he said. That is all I can remember. This thing happened on the second time I met him. In the morning my mother said something to me. After that I came to the Police Station with my mother. I saw Sergeant Noble. I can’t remember if he took me for the ride on a Monday Tuesday or Wednesday. ¹⁶ I think it was about three days ago.

By accused: I don’t remember telling accused that when we were riding the bike on Bourke Street that the teacher said I need not go to school that day. I did not tell accused anything about what I and my mates do at school. I don’t remember telling accused something about the pound note that a man gave me to buy a rubber-tyred bike and I took it home to my mother remember meeting a man and going for a walk with him one time. He told me he would give me a pound note if I did something. I don’t remember the bike wheels. I told the accused about this. The man put his coat on the ground. A pound note was in it. He said he would give me the pound if I would let him put his thing in my mouth. I would not let him. I don’t know how long we stayed when we went down the river and you took down my trousers. I am sure accused took down my trousers. We saw someone while we were down there. We saw a lady and a little girl. We saw no men. The nearest house was further away than to the end of the room from the box, I don’t know how far the road was away. I think it was six inches.

I don’t know how far it was to the road

By the Bench: He put his thing right in my bottom right in the hole, right inside. It hurt me. It did not bleed. The wet was in my trousers and on my bottom when he took his thing out. He put his thing between my legs first to make it hard and he then put it right into my bottom. I was lying down when he did it. I was lying on my belly side. He was not lying on me. He laid on his side.

[Signed] A Moyon.

Taken at the Court House at Goulburn in the State of New South Wales, on this 26th day of March 1924 before me.
[Signed] Geo R Williams, JP, PM.

This Deponent on her oath saith as follows:– My name is Lydia Clegg. I am a wife of Thomas Clegg and reside at 75 Clinton Street, Goulburn. I look after the shop there. I keep a general store. It is my husband’s store. I help in it. I remember seeing the accused in the shop last Wednesday. The little boy Moyon was in the shop with him. He got some hop ale and some plums while he was there. I don’t know if they had a bicycle or were walking. I don’t know where they went after they left the shop.

No questions by accused.

[Signed] Lydia Clegg.

Taken and sworn this 26th day of March 1924, at Goulburn, in the State of New South Wales, before me.
[Signed] Geo R Williams, JP, PM.

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(F. 2– “Justices Act, 1902.”)

Statement of the Accused.

State of New South Wales, Goulburn
TO WIT. }

Horace Williamson (hereinafter called the defendant) stands charged before the undersigned, one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace and Police Magistrate in and for the said State, this 26th day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four for that he, the said defendant, on the 19th day of March 1924, at Goulburn in the said State, did assault Alfred Leonard Moyon and then wickedly and against the order of nature, carnally knew the said Alfred Leonard Moyon, and did commit with the said Alfred Leonard Moyon the abominable crime of buggery and the said charge being read to the said defendant, and the witnesses for the prosecution, William George Noble, Alfred Leonard Moyon, and Lydia Clegg being severally examined in his presence, and (he having stated that he does not desire the depositions of the said witnesses to be read to him) the said defendant is now addressed by me the said Justice as follows:– “Having heard the evidence, do you wish to say anything in answer to the charge? You are not obliged to say anything unless you desire to do so, but whatever you say will be taken down in writing and may be given against you in evidence at your trial; and you are also informed, and are to clearly understand, that you have nothing to hope from any promise of favour, and nothing to fear from any threat which may have been holden out to you to induce you to make any admission or confession of your guilt, but whatever you now say may be given in evidence against you upon your trial notwithstanding such promise or threat.” Whereupon the said defendant saith as follows:– “I have nothing to say.”

[Signed] H Williamson.

Taken before me and read over to the said defendant at Goulburn in the said State, the day and year first above mentioned.
[Signed] Geo R Williams, JP, PM.

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G. 190.

New South Wales, Goulburn
TO WIT. }

REX.
versus
Horace Williamson

Offence,— Buggery

The accused stands committed to take trial at the next Court of Circuit Court to be holden at Goulburn, in the State of New South Wales, on the Twenty eight day of April 1924, or at such other Court to be holden at such place and time as the Attorney-General may appoint. Bail allowed the accused in £40 and two sureties in £20 each, or one in £20.

[Signed] Geo R Williams, PM

JP.

Dated at the Police
Office, Goulburn
in the said State,
this Twenty sixth
day of March
AD 1924.
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“Justices Act, 1902.”

Recognizance to give Evidence.

State of New South Wales, Goulburn
TO WIT. }

Be it remembered, that on the 26th day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four Thomas Clegg, grocer of 75 Clinton Street Goulburn in the said State, personally came before the undersigned, one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said State, and acknowledged himself to owe our Sovereign Lord the King the sum of

FORTY POUNDS

of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, if he the said Lydia Clegg his wife shall fail in the condition indorsed.

[Signed] Thomas Clegg.

Taken and acknowledged, the day and year first above mentioned, at Goulburn in the said State, before me.
[Signed] JA Lee, JP.

If, therefore, she the aforementioned Lydia Clegg shall appear at the next Circuit Court to be holden at Goulburn in and for the State of New South Wales, on Monday the 28th day of April 1924, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, and then and there give such evidence as she knows upon an information to be then and there preferred against the said defendant for the offence aforesaid, to the jurors who shall pass upon the trial of the said defendant. Then the said recognizance to be void, or else to stand in full force and virtue.

[Signed] JA Lee, JP.

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“Justices Act, 1902.”

Recognizance to give Evidence.

State of New South Wales, Goulburn
TO WIT. }

Be it remembered, that on the 26th day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty four Elizabeth Moyon of 113 Kinghorn Street in the said State, wife of Victor Moyon of the same address, railway guard personally came before the undersigned, one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said State, and acknowledged herself to owe our Sovereign Lord the King the sum of

FORTY POUNDS

of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors, if she the said before mentioned person shall fail in the condition indorsed.

[Signed] Elizabeth Moyon.

Taken and acknowledged, the day and year first above mentioned, at Goulburn in the said State, before me.
[Signed] LA McDougall, JP.

The condition of the within written recognizance is such, that whereas one Horace Williamson (hereinafter called the defendant) was this day charged before GR Williams Esquire one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace and a Police Magistrate for the said State, for that on the 19th March 1924 at Goulburn in the said State, he did commit the abominable crime of buggery.

If, therefore, they the before mentioned person shall have Alfred Leonard Moyon appear at the next Circuit Court to be holden at Goulburn in and for the State of New South Wales, on Monday the 28th day of April 1924, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, and then and there give such evidence as they know, upon an information to be then and there preferred against the said defendant for the offence aforesaid, to the jurors who shall pass upon the trial of the defendant. Then the said recognizance to be void, or else to stand in full force and virtue.

[Signed] LA McDougall, JP.

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“Justices Act, 1902.”

Recognizance to give Evidence.

State of New South Wales, Goulburn
To Wit. }

FORTY POUNDS EACH,

[Signed] WG Noble.

Taken and acknowledged, the day and year first above mentioned, at Goulburn in the said State, before me.
[Signed] LA McDougall, JP.

The condition of the within written recognizance is such, that whereas one Horace Williamson (hereinafter called the defendant) was this day charged before George Richard Williams Esquire, one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace and a Police Magistrate for the said State, for that he the said Horace Williamson on the 19th day of March, 1924 at Goulburn in the said State, did assault Alfred Leonard Moyon and then wickedly and against the order of nature carnally know the said Alfred Leonard Moyon, and did commit with the said Alfred Leonard Moyon the abominable crime of buggery.

If, therefore, they the before mentioned person shall appear at the next Circuit Court to be holden at Goulburn in and for the State of New South Wales, on Monday the 28th day of April 1924, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, and then and there give such evidence as they know, upon an information to be then and there preferred against the said defendant for the offence aforesaid, to the jurors who shall pass upon the trial of the said defendant. Then the said recognizance to be void, or else to stand in full force and virtue.

[Signed] LA McDougall, JP.

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[On the depositions’ cover sheet is the following]

Supreme Court.
Goulburn
28th April 1924
AG’s No. -----
Depositions.
CS’s No. 9
Rex
v.
Horace Williamson
Buggery
Committed at: Goulburn
on: 26th March 1924

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Court. Goulburn Sittings
Date. 29-4-24
Cor. James Judge.
Plea. Guilty: Indecent Assault
Verdict.
Judgment. 18 months hard labour to be concurrent with sentence 12 months hard labour on other charge (No. 8)
Alan S Lloyd
Crown Prosecutor
Note.– In event of postponement, it should be stated whether accused admitted to bail.

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1. Buggery
2. Indecent assault on male
[Initialled] (JEC ?) [John Ernest Clark, Assistant Crown Solicitor]
4/4/24

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Justice AGF James’s notebook ¹⁷

[Goulburn] 29 April 1924

Rex v Horace Williamson 29/4/24
Mr Alan Lloyd for Crown
No defence
Plea not guilty
Charges, Buggery & indecent assault on male person Aubrey Wallace Rudd.
Penetration only.

Aubrey Wallace Rudd: Live at Coromandel Street with mother & father. I am twelve years 2nd September 1912. Corner of street met him one morning a Monday 5th March Saturday before I went to Police Station Thursday. He said: Did you see ten shillings blowing about street. I didn’t find it. I asked him how much (Bike ?) £9 if come and give you one.

Rode off. Saw him following Saturday – about 7.15 in morning. He told me meet him Technical College at 12 o’clock I could go out to his place. I met him road out along Bourke Street. I sat on the Bar out past Norwood Railway Station. He got off bike, lifted bike over the fence. He said: we will sit down for a while. I am going to have a look at your Tommy – he unbuttoned them & took them down behind the briar bush, laid me alongside him. He put his Tommy in my behind. Felt it a little bit

hurt a little bit – I told him to get away & he did & I got up & buttoned up my trousers. It went in about 2 inches. I did up my trousers he lifted bicycle road ¹⁸ round Kenmore (near ?) Woollen Mills went up to shop bought (us ?) fruit S & cakes & he gave me some. Came back Goulburn let me off near my place. Meet him 7.30 go to pictures. Met him Monday morning, didn’t go out again.

Cross-examined. I might give football (boots ?) in exchange for bicycle frames. I (noticed ?) creamy horse in Palmer’s paddock. Hot day – not very good – walked up hill.

Didn’t get off & come straight back to town – passed wood cart – about 200 yards I think. In paddock (?) about ten minutes about half an hour. Rode back to town. Got off (Batts ?) Hill passed wood cart got off under pine trees. I didn’t ask you to do anything to me – you showed me where two (?) were killed.

Sergeant Noble. I know accused. I went to his place (28th ?) March – to his place at Tarlo Gap – Like you to come to Police Station – he did so following morning interviewed him we have received complaints

about 2 boys indecent assault one Rudd – says he (knows ?) you, you are man. Accused said: what was the assault – It is alleged you placed penis in boy’s bottom – How dare you accuse me of such a thing – we will say no more till we (get ?) 2 boys – Accused said: supposing I admit assault will Magistrate deal with me. Sergeant said: that is the matter for Magistrate. Accused he asked him what would charge be indecent (assault ?) (?) Accused said: inclined to tell whole truth as I want it over quickly – Sergeant Noble takes down the

Warned him

I did take a statement at own declaration he read it over true record he signed it – he wrote last few lines in ink – He signed it.

¹⁹ Statement

I do not think after made statement with indecent assault. Intend to plead guilty. Shop – Shepherd – Is this shop yes – I said in presence of Mrs S is (this ?) lady who served – Yes. She looked at him – Don’t you remember me coming here? She looked. I remember you now.

Cross-examined. Arrested f Taken out at midnight – at first denied it. I didn’t read Rudd’s statement before I made my statement – Sergeant Hooper read statements to me. ²⁰

Re-examined. Thursday 22nd March boy made statement.

Lily Florence Shepherd. Wife of Reg Shepherd live at Kenmore. I have seen accused on 15th March – in my shop at Kenmore in the afternoon – no one with him – just saw him come into shop – Fairy Cakes & grapes – He was brought out by Sergeant Noble – said boy outside hungry.

Cross-examined. Between 2 or 3

Accused. [Horace Williamson] On day in question boy Rudd riding along Bourke Street Monday morning – I had 10/- note in my pocket & lost it saw Rudd sitting on footpath asked him if he had seen it no. Got off & had chat – while talking Rudd asked if I had any old bicycle frames – Bicycle frame brand new football boots. Rudd (with ?) creamy horse – Palmer’s paddock – wanted to go out in afternoon & have look at horse – decided (with ?) (him ?) to (push ?) him out – ride (horse ? home ?) pony. Full intention to go for horse.

When got to Kenmore Hotel pushing up hill go out Norwood Street along lane – got to lane how far from here to (?) – 1½ I don’t think I’ll get horse. Went to Norwood Station for a ride until time back to go to dinner 5 miles met a wood cart travelling 3 miles an hour. Pulled up Norwood station he went over & (had ?) a drink tank empty – came straight back to town – 3½ passed same wood cart – when we went to pine trees – I told him wind pretty strong – have to walk all the way. he said get his horse changed mind again – refused take straight back to (town ?)

I had a couple of smokes he asked me to do something to him – nothing doing – I refused called in & bought Fairy Cakes on Norwood Road – I didn’t go into any paddock – I said offence committed (near ?) to Kenmore Bridge got off & walked across got into Alison Street – on following Thursday night Police came out & I arrested me. Took back (with ?) (him ?) & asked Constable Lee. Vague (idea ?) (?) refused – read statement took (me ?) by surprise – read statement. I was given to understand that I was given no hope of

proving myself innocent – didn’t know what I was saying – I had been with Rudd had made attempt but I didn’t know where he said it had been committed – I couldn’t think of any witnesses – (thought ?) best thing to do was to get it over as soon as possible to save publicity & trouble, so I made statement to get it over as quickly as possible – I was thinking over – (?) place & his suggestion – I thought Kenmore so I put that in – pleaded guilty I now deny statement I made. Rudd’s evidence discredits my statement he says not committed at Kenmore

Ask to take notice of wood cart – passed it 5 miles out Road mile & ½ distance (mile 900 yards) 15 minutes – went into paddock 40 minutes (ride ?) 3½ 25 minutes

55
25
80 = 1½ hour 2 miles = 35 minutes would (have ? leave ?) (?) 1½ mile – 35 (Don’t know that the wood cart didn’t stop?) Not guilty I didn’t do it – I never did a thing like it in my life I didn’t do it.

Cross-examined. No statement.

Edward Chuck. (?) I don’t remember seeing you. I cart wood along the road on (Saturday ?) before (?) (?)

day I carted wood: somewhere about 5 o’clock – I know Tom Thorogood’s & Catholic Cemetery very slow walked. Then on don’t remember seeing me at all.

Sergeant Noble recalled. Nothing like that occurred as to chance not treating it as a rough joke.

Cross-examined. When (Sergeant ?) (Hooper ?) – told He didn’t produce statement in the yard. I read the statement of (?) to me Sergeant got in at 5 o’clock.

Jury retire 11.40
Return
Verdict guilty of indecent assault.
Sentence 12 months’ imprisonment hard labour in such gaol

29/4/24

Rex v Williamson
Plea Guilty to Indecent assault.
Sentence 18 months hard labour in such gaol &c., first year concurrent with sentence now serving.

[Goulburn] 29 April 1924

Rex v Williamson
Plea Guilty to Indecent assault.
Sentence 18 months hard labourin such gaol &c., first year concurrent with sentence now serving.

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Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Tue 29 Apr 1924 ²¹

BIG COURT
SITTINGS COMMENCED AT GOULBURN
MR JUSTICE JAMES PRESIDES

At the Courthouse yesterday morning the Goulburn sittings of the Supreme Court commenced before his Honour, Mr Justice James.

Mr Alan Lloyd was Crown Prosecutor. The Judge was attended by his associate, Mr WFJ Miller.

Several jurymen were excused.

The business of the Court was lightened considerably by the fact that three accused pleaded guilty.
…

TUESDAY'S SITTINGS

The Court, which was adjourned at 8.20 pm on Monday night was resumed this morning at ten o’clock.

The Second defended case was one in which Horace Williamson (23) was charged with that near Kenmore on March 15 he committed a serious offence against a young boy.

Accused conducted his own case.

As described by the Crown Prosecutor in his opening address the case was a very unpleasant one, and the evidence given was of a revolting nature.

Mr Lloyd referred the jury to certain admissions alleged to have been made by accused in a written statement to Sergeant Noble.

After the evidence of a little boy, Sergeant Noble, and the proprietress of a store at Kenmore accused made a statement from the box denying the charge.

Williamson, speaking from the dock, said that when he was arrested, he went quietly for his people’s sake. He at first had only a vague idea of the offence with which he was charged, and when he realised his position, he became very upset. He hardly knew what he was doing and thought that it would be better to own up to an offence, with the view to having the case disposed of in the Children’s Court.

He was willing to bear the brunt of this, thinking that he did not have a chance, for his people’s sake.

Accused then went into the box and denied the offence on oath.

Mr Lloyd did not address the jury.

After the Judge’s summing up, the jury retired at 11.50.

When the jury returned at 12.25 pm, the foreman announced that they had found Williamson not guilty on the more serious count, but convicted him on the second count of indecent assault.

His Honor reserved sentence till 2 pm.
…

WILLIAMSON SENTENCED

When the Court resumed after lunch, his Honour sentenced Williamson to 12 months hard labour, in a prison to be arranged.

The Judge refused a request by accused that sentence be deferred until after the hearing of a second charge.

At a later stage, Williamson pleaded guilty to a charge in connection with another boy.

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Horace Williamson, Gaol photo sheet ²²

SRNSW: NRS2327, [3/5991], Maitland Gaol photographic description book, 1875-1930, No. 1915, p. 131, R5132.

Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 1951
Maitland

Date when Portrait was taken: 29-7-1924

Name: Horace Williamson

Native place: Goulburn

Year of birth: 13/6/1897

Arrived Ship:
in Colony } Year:

Trade or occupation
previous to conviction } Laborer

Religion: C of E

Education, degree of: R & W

Height: 5' 10"

Weight On committal: 152
in lbs } On discharge:

Colour of hair: Light brown

Colour of eyes: Grey

Marks or special features:

(No. of previous Portrait .. 2681 B.)

CONVICTIONS

Where and When

Offence.

Sentence

Melbourne CC

Deniliquin Q.S

Goulburn CC
Goulburn CC

29
29

4
4

1922

1923

1924
1924

Illegally use a horse

Forgery

Indecent assault on a male person
ditto

6 months H.L.

12 months H.L.

12 months H.L.
18 months H.L. | Concurrent

Horace Williamson, 1948

Advocate, Sat 24 Apr 1948 ²³

SUGGESTED DISMISSAL
NOTICE UNDERTAKING

…
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Horace Williamson (48), cook, employed at Box Hill, was found guilty in the Criminal Court to-day of an offence against a boy under 14 years of age. Mr Justice Martin sentenced Williamson to death.

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The Argus, Tue 27 Jul 1948 ²⁴

DEATH SENTENCE
COMMUTED

The death sentence recorded against Horace Williamson, 48, cook, of Middleborough rd, Box Hill, was yesterday commuted to 15 years’ imprisonment by the State Executive Council.

The Executive Council ruled that Williamson should not receive the benefit of remissions, and that after serving his sentence he should be detained during the Governor’s pleasure.

The death sentenced was recorded against Williamson for a capital offence against a boy at Camberwell.

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The Argus, Sat 10 May 1952 ²⁵

DANGEROUS PRISONER ESCAPES:
AT LARGE IN CITY

A Pentridge prisoner escaped from Royal Melbourne Hospital last night in clothing which had been smuggled into a washroom by a confederate.

The prisoner, Horace Williamson, 52, outwitted a Pentridge warder who was guarding him in a small ward on the third floor of the hospital.

Large squads of police combed inner suburbs last night for Williamson, who is regarded as an incorrigible sex offender.

He was sentenced to death in 1948 for a sex offence against a boy, and the sentence was later commuted to 15 years’ gaol.

ARMED GUARD NEAR

Williamson was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday for examination of a suspected stomach ulcer.

When taken by armed escort to hospital last Tuesday he was placed in a small ward containing one other male patient. An armed warder was stationed in the ward continuously.

Just after 6.30 last night, as crowds of visitors were leaving the hospital, Williamson got out of bed, putting on a dressing gown, and told the warder he was going to the washroom.

Williamson went alone to the washroom, which is about 30 yards along the corridor from the ward.

Police were told that when Williamson had not returned from the washroom by 7.15, the warder became suspicious.

The warder went to the washroom and found Williamson’s pyjamas, dressing gown, and a bundle of newspapers on the floor.

Police were rushed to the hospital, but Williamson had apparently escaped half an hour earlier among the departing visitors.

Williamson was not allowed visitors while he was in the hospital, but police believe a confederate reached him by mingling with visitors allowed into the ward to see the other patient there.

It is thought that Williamson may have secretly given a note to his confederate, arranging for a set of clothes to be left in the third floor washroom at 6.30 last night.

Detective Frank Craven, who is leading the search for Williamson, said last night: “This man is a menace to society while he is at large.”

Williamson is described as 5' 8", medium build, fresh complexion, fair hair, blue eyes.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 10 May 1952 ²⁶

POLICE HUNT LUNATIC,
5 CONVICTS
———◦———

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Police are tonight seeking five convicts and a dangerous homicidal lunatic who escaped from three Melbourne institutions.

The lunatic escaped from Mont Albert Mental Hospital early last night.

He is about 30 years old.

Horace Williamson, 52, serving a 15-year sentence for committing a serious offence against a boy in 1948 [sic] escaped from a ward at Royal Melbourne Hospital last night.

He was due for release early next year.

Williamson complained recently of a serious stomach disorder and was transferred to Royal Melbourne Hospital for medical observation.

A warder was stationed at his bedside day and night, but at 6.30 pm Williamson asked to be allowed to go to the bathroom at the end of the ward. The warder did not accompany him and became anxious when Williamson did not return.

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The Argus, Tue 13 May 1952 ²⁷

ESCAPEES ARE
“IN SMOKE”

Armed police squads now hunting five escaped convicts day and night say only a “tip-off” can lead them to the men.

They are hunting four men who escaped from French Island penal settlement, and a sex offender who escaped while under medical treatment in a Melbourne hospital.

The French Island escapees, who have been at large for four days, used a boat, two bicycles, and a car in their dash for freedom.

They are Eric Simmons, 20; John Maxwell Carroll, 20; Ronald Blamey, 22; William Blake, 24.

Horace Williamson, 52, a dangerous sex offender, eluded a Pentridge warder to escape from the Royal Melbourne Hospital on Friday night.

NOT SEEN

Police have not yet received even one report that any of the five men have been seen.

They have raided hundreds of likely hiding places in Melbourne, without finding a trace of them, but believe the five men are still in the city or suburban area.

They are sure that Williamson is “lying low” in the hide-out of a confederate who smuggled clothes to him in hospital.

Last night a senior detective engaged in the search said: “We’re relying now on public co-operation.”

A prison inquiry was held yesterday into Williamson’s escape, but no report on it was issued.

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Singleton Argus, Wed 14 May 1952 ²⁸

WARNING ON SEX
CRIMINAL
———◦———
MAY BE IN COUNTRY
———◦———

Police have warned parents about a dangerouse [sic] criminal, who escaped from custody in Melbourne on Friday and is thought to be in New South Wales.

Parents are asked to keep a special watch on their children until the man has been caught.

The man, Horace Williamson, 52, walked out of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where he was a patient.

He had to pass many doctors and nurses and walk through a ward before he escaped. A warder had been posted at his bedside.

Police said Williamson had a bad record for 30 years for unnatural offences.

The Acting Chief of the CIB, Supt J Wiley, said in Sydney that police believed Williamson was hiding in a country town in New South Wales.

DANGER TO CHILDREN

Supt Wiley said Williamson had been sentenced to death at Melbourne in 1948 for an offence against a young boy. The sentence was commuted to 15 years’ gaol.

Melbourne police thought he would try to get a job as a cook.

They had advised the Sydney CIB that if Williamson were left alone with small children he would probably attack them.

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The Argus, Thu 19 Jun 1952 ²⁹

CONVICT CAUGHT
IN ADELAIDE

…
Horace Williamson, 52, only other Victorian escapee still being sought by police, is regarded as the most dangerous criminal who has been at large in Melbourne in recent years.

Williamson, an incorigible sex offender, was serving in Pentridge Gaol.

He escaped from Royal Melbourne Hospital while undergoing treatment on May 9.

Melbourne detectives are certain he is no longer in Victoria and have suspended their active search for him.

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The Argus, Sat 6 Sep 1952 ³⁰

ESCAPED CONVICT CAUGHT

Horace Williamson, 55, convicted sex criminal who escaped from custody in Melbourne on May 9, has been recaptured in Sydney.

He appeared in a Sydney court yesterday on a charge of vagrancy.

Williamson gave the NSW police the name of Terence Anthony Clancy, and was charged in court under that name.

He was remanded to September 23, without bail.

Last night in Melbourne, police said Williamson, was known under several aliases, including Clancy.

WAS IN GAOL

Williamson had served fours years of a 15-year sentence, commuted from life imprisonment, for a serious offence against a boy in 1948.

He vanished from a washroom at the Royal Melbourne Hospital on May 9, after a warder had taken him there for treatment of gastritis.

Police at that time said they believed an accomplice smuggled clothing into the hospital, and met Williamson in the washroom.

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The Argus, Wed 20 Apr 1955 ³¹

NO PENALTY FOR GAOL ESCAPEE
‘CUSTODY WASN’T PROVED,’
SAYS JUDGE

A man against whom sentence of death was recorded in 1948 was acquitted by direction of Judge Cussen in General Sessions yesterday on a charge of having escaped from legal custody in 1952.

Judge Cussen told the jury it might have little doubt the man—Horace Williamson, 53, cook—had escaped, but there was no proof that on that date he was properly in custody of a warder.

The Court was told sentence of death was recorded against Williamson by Mr Justice Barry [sic] in April, 1948, for an offence against a boy. The sentence was commuted to 15 years’ gaol.

He was taken from Pentridge to Royal Melbourne Hospital for treatment in May, 1952, and escaped from a bathroom, clad in pyjamas and dressing gown, it was stated.

He was extradited from Sydney this month.

At the close of the Crown case Judge Cussen told Mr L Little, Crown prosecutor, he could not take judicial notice of the signature on a document, produced as evidence of authority for Warder David Hundley to take Williamson to hospital.

Directing the jury to acquit Williamson, Judge Cussen said: “The accused man is charged with unlawfully escaping from Warder Hundley in May, 1952.

TECHNICALITY

“In my opinion there is no proper evidence eh [sic] was in the custody of Warder Hundley. The Penal Act says the Inspector-General may transfer a man from gaol to hospital, but the only authority Hundley had was signed by a Mr Sinclair, who was not inspector-general.

“We have been told Mr Sinclair was deputy inspector-general, but there is no proof of that.”

If Mr Sinclair was deputising for the inspector-general at the time, the Crown should have proved his appointment in court, Judge Cussen said.

“The document Mr Sinclair signed has no date,” he added. “In those circumstances I do not think there is proper proof by the Crown that on the date concerned Williamson was legally in the custody of Warder Hundley, and I direct you to find him not guilty.”

Williamson is now serving the balance of his sentence.

¹ Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Tue 20 Jun 1922, p. 4.

² The Argus, Thu 6 Jul 1922, p. 13.

³ The Argus, Tue 23 Apr 1923, p. 11.

⁴ The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 24 Apr 1923, p. 6.

⁵ The Deniliquin Independent, Fri 27 Apr 1923, p. 2. Emphasis added.

⁶ To view WWI digitised service record of Horace Williamson (service number 7595, barcode 8388967) go to: www.naa.gov.au

⁷ The Pastoral Times, Sat 28 Apr 1923, p. 3.

⁸ SRNSW: NRS1998, [3/5968], Bathurst Gaol photographic description book, 1874-1930, No. 2681, p. 28, R5088.

⁹ Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Thu 27 Mar 1924, p. 6. Emphasis added.

¹⁰ Truth, (Syd, NSW), Sun 30 Mar 1924, p. 15. Emphasis in original and added.

¹¹ SRNSW: NRS880, [9/7280], Supreme Court, Papers and depositions, Goulburn, 1924, No. 8. Emphasis added.

¹² SRNSW: NRS880, [9/7280], Supreme Court, Papers and depositions, Goulburn, 1924, No. 9. Emphasis added.

¹³ Mn: On at Christmas Day

¹⁴ Mn: leaning against

¹⁵ Mn: Mrs Clegg

¹⁶ Mn: Doesn’t know

¹⁷ SRNSW: NRS6149, [7/9148], Judiciary, AGF James, J. Notebooks Circuit Criminal, 1921-33, pp. 43-55, 72. Emphasis added.

¹⁸ Presumably means rode.

¹⁹ Mn: A. Ex

²⁰ Mn: Kenmore Norwood

²¹ Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Tue 29 Apr 1924, p. 3. Emphasis added.

²² SRNSW: NRS2327, [3/5991], Maitland Gaol photographic description book, 1875-1930, No. 1915, p. 131, R5132.

²³ Advocate, (Burnie, Tas) Sat 24 Apr 1948, p. 7.

²⁴ The Argus, Tue 27 Jul 1948, p. 3.

²⁵ The Argus, Sat 10 May 1952, p. 1. Emphasis added.

²⁶ The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 10 May 1952, p. 1. Emphasis added.

²⁷ The Argus, Tue 13 May 1952, p. 5. Emphasis added.

²⁸ Singleton Argus, Wed 14 Jun 1952, p. 1. Emphasis in original text.

²⁹ The Argus, Thu 19 Jun 1952, p. 5.

³⁰ The Argus, Sat 6 Sep 1952, p. 34. Emphasis added.

³¹ The Argus, Wed 20 Apr 1955, p. 10.

Buggery Indecent Assault