The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 11 Oct 1928 ¹

LAW NOTICES.
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Thursday, October 11.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.

    Michael Patrick Morrissey, assault occasioning actual bodily harm; Frederick Gilbert, by wanton driving do bodily harm; Alexander Ubert, indecent assault; Edward Charles Walters, robbery; George Newton Sammons, break, enter, and steal.

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ILLEGAL BETTING.
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SALOON-KEEPER FINED £20.
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    When convicted at the Burwood Police Court yesterday upon a charge of having used his billiard saloon in the George’s River-road, Croydon Park, for the purpose of betting, Gilbert Paine, a tobacconist, asked Mr Fletcher, SM, through his solicitor, Mr CP White, to order the return of his betting books, as he desired to keep faith with people who had bet with him. He would not be able to pay them their winnings if he did not have the books. Mr Fletcher declined to accede to the request, but said that the police might allow him access to the books.

    Paine pleaded guilty to the charge, and Sergeant Crocker said that he had found eight people betting with defendant, when he went to his billiard saloon last Saturday. Betting books found in the premises contained records of 221 bets—nearly all small bets—made that day.

    It was stated on behalf of the defendant that he had foolishly taken up betting in order to recoup himself for his business losses.

    Mr Fletcher imposed a fine of £20.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 12 Oct 1928 ²

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Armstrong.)

    Crown Prosecutor, Mr LJ McKean.
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INDECENT ASSAULT.

    Alexander Ubert, 33, porter, was charged with indecently assaulting, [Cyril John Ireland ], a stoker in the Royal Australian Navy, at Sydney, on September 14.

    Mr Sproule (of Messrs RD Meagher, Sproule, and Co) appeared for the accused, who was convicted and sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment with hard labour.

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Alexander Ubert, Gaol photo sheet ³

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 23375

Date when Portrait was taken: 12-10-1928

Name: Alexander Ubert
(aka Alexander Joseph Ubert)

Native place: England Year of birth: 28-1-1895 Arrived       Ship: Borda in Colony }   Year: 1919 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Hotel porter Religion: RC Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 5½" Weight     On committal: 163 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Black Colour of eyes: Brown

Marks or special features: Nil

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Central PC Sydney Q.S	20 11	1 10	1922 1928	Expose person Indecent assault on a male person	3 months HL 8 months HL

 

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¹     The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 11 Oct 1928, p. 8. Emphasis added.

²     The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 12 Oct 1928, p. 6.

³     SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6122], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 29 Jun 1928-7 Nov 1928, No. 23375, p. –.

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