Thomas Matthew Walsh, 1928 – Carnal knowledge
Below also see: Thomas Matthew Walsh, 1929 – Death
The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 28 Jun 1928 1
LAW NOTICES.
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Thursday, June 28.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
Alfred Cox, William Patrick Toohey, and Joseph Anderson, stealing; Thomas Matthew Walsh, assault with intent; Ah Bing, carnally know a girl under the age of 16 years.
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THIEF CAPTURED.
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HELD BY A GIRL.
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The fact that a girl held a thief, whom she discovered in her room, until the police arrived, was related at the Central Police Court yesterday, when William O’Keefe, 43, a fireman, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for stealing a raincoat valued at £2.
Phyllis Norma Hadley, daughter of the licensee of Cockran’s Hotel, Bay-street, said that she awoke on June 22 to see a man in her room, near the chest of drawers. When she jumped out of bed the man dropped her raincoat on the floor. Witness held O’Keefe until the police arrived.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 29 Jun 1928 2
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Curlewis.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr VH Treatt.
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ACQUITTED.
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Thomas Matthew Walsh, 58, 3 bottle dealer, was charged with attempting to commit an unnatural offence, [on William Mason], at Brookvale, on April 18. Mr ER Abigail appeared for the accused, who was acquitted and discharged.
Thomas Matthew Walsh, 1929
The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 19 Mar 1929 4
Image: NSW State Library collection. Reproduction: Peter de Waal
FATAL ACCIDENT.
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MAN’S NECK BROKEN.
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Thomas Matthew Walsh, aged 41 years, of Beacon Hill, Brookvale, was fatally injured at Brookvale yesterday while gathering firewood.
The accident was witnessed only by Walsh’s eight-year-old son, who had accompanied him into the bush. That lad stated that his father was carrying a heavy log to the waiting cart when he appeared to stumble and fall. The log fell across his neck, and he did not answer when the boy spoke to him. Running to the nearest house the boy obtained assistance. When Walsh was examined subsequently at the Manly Cottage Hospital he was found to have died from a broken neck.
1 The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 28 Jun 1928, p. 8. Emphasis added.
2 The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 29 Jun 1928, p. 8.
3 According to PG 30/05/1928, No. 22, p. 357, Thomas Matthew Walsh’s age is recorded as being 38 years of age and not 58 as mentioned in the Sydney Morning Herald record of the trial.
4 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 19 Mar 1929, p. 12.