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Evening News, Mon 4 Jan 1897 1
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
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At the Central Police Court to-day James Dyson, 30, weaver, and Benjamin Dufton, 40, were charged with indecent assault. After several witnesses had been examined and medical testimony given, they were committed for trial at the quarter sessions. Bail was refused.
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Evening News, Tue 5 Jan 1897 2
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
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At the Central Police Court yesterday James Dyson, 30, weaver, and Benjamin Dufton, 40, were charged with indecent assault. After several witnesses had been examined and medical testimony given, they were committed for trial at the quarter sessions. Bail was refused.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 5 Jan 1897 3
POLICE COURTS.
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COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
At the Central Police Court yesterday Benjamin Dufton and James Dyson were committed for trial by Mr Edwards, SM, at the Quarter Sessions Court, on a charge of assault. Bail was refused.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 30 Jan 1897 4
LAW REPORT.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
The first Court of Quarter Sessions at Sydney this year will be opened at Darlinghurst at 10 am on Monday, the 1st February. His Honor Judge Docker will preside. Mr GHC Simpson will act as Crown prosecutor.
The list of cases comprises the following:—Arthur James Speer, embezzlement; Edward Coombes, larceny and receiving (two charges); William Brown and James Coulter, housebreaking and stealing; Edwin Sherwin Rowe, forgery and uttering, false pretences (two charges); Edward Rosser, assault; Timothy Field, assault; Donald Alexander Sollen, larceny; Frank Perceval, forgery and uttering; Denis O’Brien, assault, occasioning actual bodily harm; William Johnstone, stealing from the person; Alfred Brown, robbery with violence; William Fletcher, horsestealing and larceny; William Dunk, horsestealing, &c; Henry Johnson and Albert Gustave D’Alpuget, forgery and uttering; Edwin Allan Elliott and Edwin Miller Elliott, burglary; Charles Alfred Walker, false pretences (four charges); William O’Connor, breaking and entering and stealing; Reginald James Innes, forgery and uttering; Robert McGregor, attempted burglary, burglary and larceny; John McAndrews, horsestealing and larceny; Alfred William Freley, illegally pawning (two charges); Robert Hill, burglary and stealing; Cecil Royal Aubrey, false pretences; Patrick Hogan and William Challis, robbery with violence; George Williams, maliciously wounding; Arno Thierman, libel; Thomas Martin, housebreaking and stealing; Henry Williamson, stealing; Jeremiah Ryan, stealing; Nora Sullivan, illegally pawning; James Flood and John Keenan, assault and robbery; Henry Doyle, maliciously wounding; James Dyson, assault; Benjamin Dufton, assault; Wm Lacey and Alfred Moran, housebreaking with intent; Wm Lacey, housebreaking, larceny, and receiving (three charges); John Lester, stealing from the person; John Flynn, assault (two charges); John McCabe, horse-stealing and larceny; Nicholas Berthoneux, having counterfeit coin in possession; Aaren Abrahams, perjury; James Read, inflicting grievous bodily harm; Charles Savers, housebreaking and stealing; William John Greville Marsham Paine, forgery and uttering, false pretences; George Clarke, assault and robbery; George Davey, horsestealing, &c (two charges); Percy Edward Andrews and Arthur Edward Nell, assault and robbery; John King, stealing from the person; John Jamieson and Thomas Flynn, larceny; George Seymour, assault; Andrew Weir, maliciously injuring property; Sophy Regan, stealing and receiving; George Cooke, shopbreaking and stealing; George Le Garde, housebreaking and stealing; Antonio Celeo, assault with intent and assault; Frederick Allsopp, false pretences; Allen George Dort, false pretences (three charges), forgery and uttering, and larceny; Thomas Peterson, larceny; George Thomas, maliciously wounding and assault; John Walker, stealing and receiving; Harry Carpenter, larceny as a servant; Charles Smith, stealing from the person; William White, breaking and entering, &c; George Alfred Cox, larceny; Frederick Courtney, maliciously wounding; Peter Bricker, assault; Edward Miller, assault occasioning actual bodily harm; James Henderson, breaking and entering, &c; James Wilkins, larceny; John Turner, stealing from the person; John Lennox, stealing from the person; James Mahoney, assault with intent to commit a felony; Edward Garland, housebreaking and stealing; Arthur Blake, Frederick Williams, and James Dunn, shop-breaking with intent to commit a felony; Robert Easton Murray and Edith O’Rourke, larceny and receiving.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 9 Feb 1897 5
QUARTER SESSIONS.
Monday.
(Before his Honor Judge Docker.)
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ASSAULT.
Benjamin Dufton, for whom Mr F Gannon, sen, appeared, was found guilty of assault, with a strong recommendation to mercy. He was remanded for sentence.
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The Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal, Wed 10 Feb 1897 6
TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.
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(From Our Correspondent.)
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ABOMINABLE OFFENCES.
Sydney, Wednesday.
At the [Quarter] Sessions to-day James Dyson and Benjamin Dufton were convicted of abominable offences and were sentenced respectively to 3 years and 12 months.
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Evening News, Wed 10 Feb 1897 7
QUARTER SESSIONS.
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(Before his Honor Judge Docker.)
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SENTENCED.
James Dyson, who had been convicted of assault, was sentenced to three years’ penal servitude. Benjamin Dufton, for a similar offence, was sentenced to twelve months’ hard labor in Darlinghurst Gaol.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 11 Feb 1897 8
QUARTER SESSIONS.
Wednesday.
(Before his Honor Judge Docker.)
SENTENCES.
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Benjamin Dufton, who had been convicted of a similar offence, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment with hard labour in Darlinghurst Gaol.
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Benjamin Dufton, Gaol photo sheet 9
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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details
No. 6908
Date when Portrait was taken: 5-1-1897
Name: Benjamin Dufton
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Native place: England Year of birth: 1849 Arrived Ship: Nyaronga Trade or occupation Religion: Nil Education, degree of: R&W Height: 5' 9½" Weight On committal: 168 Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Brown |
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(No. of previous Portrait ... ) PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS |
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Sydney Q.S |
8 |
2 |
1897 |
Indecent assault on a male person |
12 months H.L. |
James Dyson, 1897
The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 5 Jan 1897 0
POLICE COURTS.
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COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
At the Central Police Court yesterday Benjamin Dufton and James Dyson were committed for trial by Mr Edwards, SM, at the Quarter Sessions Court, on a charge of assault. Bail was refused.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 2 Feb 1897 11
QUARTER SESSIONS.
Monday.
(Before his Honor Judge Docker.)
The February sittings of this Court were opened at the Darlinghurst Courthouse yesterday morning.
Mr GHC Simpson prosecuted on behalf of the Crown.
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CASES FOR TO-DAY.
The following cases will be heard to-day:— James Coulter, housebreaking; Edward Rosser, assault; Alfred William Freley, illegally pawning; Jeremiah Ryan, stealing; James Dyson, assault.
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The Daily Telegraph, Wed 3 Feb 1897 12
METROPOLITAN QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Judge Docker presided at the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions yesterday, and Mr GHC Simpson prosecuted for the Crown.
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A middle-aged man named James Dyson was found guilty of having committed an assault.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 3 Feb 1897 13
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before his Honor Judge Docker.)
The Court continued its sittings yesterday morning. Mr Simpson appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Crown.
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ASSAULT.
James Dyson was convicted on a charge of assault on the 2nd January, and remanded for sentence.
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The Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal, Wed 10 Feb 1897 14
TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.
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(From Our Correspondent.)
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ABOMINABLE OFFENCES.
Sydney, Wednesday.
At the [Quarter] Sessions to-day James Dyson and Benjamin Dufton were convicted of abominable offences and were sentenced respectively to 3 years and 12 months.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 11 Feb 1897 15
QUARTER SESSIONS.
Wednesday.
(Before his Honor Judge Docker.)
SENTENCES.
James Dyson, who had been found guilty on charge of assault, was sentenced to three years’ penal servitude.
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James Dyson, Gaol photo sheet 16
![SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6060], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1896-1897, No.6907, p. 227, R5106.](../../images/trials/1897-Dufton-6060-gaol-photo-6907-James-Dyson.jpg "SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6060], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1896-1897, No.6907, p. 227, R5106.") |
Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details
No. 6907
Date when Portrait was taken: 8-1-1897
Name: James Dyson
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Native place: England Year of birth: 1866 Arrived Ship: Tangaroa Trade or occupation Religion: C of England Education, degree of: E & Write Height: 5' 4⅞" Weight On committal: 148 Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Grey |
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(No. of previous Portrait ... ) PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS |
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Sydney Q.S |
2 |
2 |
1897 |
Indecent assault on a male person |
3 years P.S. |
1 Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Mon 4 Jan 1897, p. 5.
2 Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Tue 5 Jan 1897, p. 5.
3 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 5 Jan 1897, p. 3.
4 The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 30 Jan 1897, p. 7. Emphasis added.
5 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 9 Feb 1897, p. 3.
6 The Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal, Wed 10 Feb 1894, p. 3. Emphasis added.
7 Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Wed 10 Feb 1897, p. 6.
8 The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 11 Feb 1897, p. 3.
9 SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6060], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1896-1897, No.6908, p. 228, R5106.
10 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 5 Jan 1897, p. 3.
11 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 2 Feb 1897, p. 3. Emphasis added.
12 The Daily Telegraph, Wed 3 Feb 1897, p. 10.
13 The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 3 Feb 1897, p. 4.
14 The Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal, Wed 10 Feb 1894, p. 3. Emphasis added.
15 The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 11 Feb 1897, p. 3.
16 SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6060], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1896-1897, No.6907, p. 227, R5106.