The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette, Wed 13 Aug 1902 ¹

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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WYALONG, Monday, 11th
August.
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(Before His Honor, Acting-Judge Bevan.)

    Mr Merewether was in attendance as Crown Prosecutor.
    Mr F Neeld, PM, (Deputy Sheriff) also occupied a seat on the Bench.
    Mr WT Coonan, on behalf of the legal profession, extended a cordial welcome to His Honor, on the occasion of his first visit to Wyalong.

ABSENT JURYMAN.

    Mr JH Fraser, who was absent in Sydney, wrote a letter conveying the intelligence that owing to important business calling him away, he would be unable to attend as a juryman.
    His Honor: He must explain what the important business is.
…
    The case against Kaiser [aka Louis Kyesor] was concluded, the prisoner being found guilty, and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.
    (The evidence will be continued in next issue.)

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 14 Aug 1902 ²

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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…

West Wyalong, Wednesday.

    The sittings of the Quarter Sessions Court were concluded last night.
…
    Louis Kyezor [sic] was found guilty of a certain offence and sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment.

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The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette, Sat 16 Aug 1902 ³

QUARTER SESSIONS.
———◦———
WYALONG, Monday, 11th
August.
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(Before His Honor, Acting-Judge Bevan.)

…

Tuesday.

    Louis Kiezor [aka Kyesor] was charged with attempted bestiality.

    Constables Clarke and [John] McNeilly deposed to having discovered accused, under suspicious circumstances, in a blacksmith’s shop adjoining the Police Station.

    A certain portion of their evidence was corroborated by a civilian whose appearance on the scene had eventuated just when the accused was being removed to the lockup.

    Other witnesses gave evidence to the effect that the prisoner had previously borne a good character.

    The accused contended that the case was trumped up, as a result of spite of long standing, by the constables and that the civilian supporting their evidence had been laboring under a misapprehension.

    The jury consisted of Messrs: Norman Stewart, Jacob Haub, Frederick Bernstein, Michael Joseph Crowley, Frederick Chudleigh, Richard Thomas, Walter Francis Sully, Robert Murray, James Keegan, Samuel Ridley, Stephen Waterson, and John Kenny, who returned a verdict of guilty. The accused was then sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.

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Louis Keyser, Gaol photo sheet ⁴

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 1608
Goulburn

Date when Portrait was taken: 10-12-1902

Name: Louis Keyser
(or Keysor)

Native place: London, England Year of birth: 1854 Arrived       Ship: Windsor Castle in Colony }   Year: 1873 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Carpenter Religion: Hebrew Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 1" Weight     On committal: 124 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Grey Colour of eyes: Brown

Marks or special features: Sea cabinet ship with papers

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Wyalong Q.S	12	8	1902	Attempt to commit bestiality	12 months HL

 

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¹     The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette, Wed 13 Aug 1902, p. 2.

²     The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 14 Aug 1902, p. 7.

³     The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette, Sat 16 Aug 1902, p. 2. Emphasis added.

⁴     SRNSW: NRS2232, [3/5974], Goulburn Gaol photographic description book, 31 Jul 1902-29 Apr 1904, No. 1608, p. 34, R5120.

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