The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 26 Jul 1907 1
POLICE COURT.
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COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
At the Burwood Police Court yesterday, before Mr W Clarke, DSM, Albert Collis, aged 16½, a salesman, was charged with having on July 19 last, at Burwood, committed a serious offence. Mr JW Abigail appeared for the defence. After the evidence for the prosecution had been given, defendant reserved his defence, and was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions on August 1. Bail was allowed, two sureties in £50, or one in £100.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 31 Jul 1907 2
LAW NOTICES.
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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.
Cases for trial at Sydney Quarter Sessions, commencing on Thursday, August 1, before his Honor Judge Murray:—
Arthur Karl Beckman, breaking and entering and stealing; David Hall, breaking and entering and stealing; Wilhelmina Henrietta Ricketts Tyter, receiving; James Wilson, housebreaking with intent; Allan Moore, burglary (2 cases); William Collins, housebreaking and stealing (14 charges); James Maconstra, stealing in a dwelling (2 charges), and entering with intent; Young Hong and Ah Young, assault and robbery; Frederick Bruns, stealing (5 charges); Nicholas Denis Atkinson and John Clutton, larceny; Ernest Victor Robinson, larceny; Sidney Francis Stevens, malicious wounding; Bonny Horton, larceny; Charles Moran and John Bourke, larceny; James Harvey, false pretences (2 charges); Ebn Benjamin Bridge, false pretence (6 charges); Samuel Lindsay Alexis Stevenson, embezzlement; Alexander James Duncan, embezzlement; Lizzie Davis, receiving; Robert Hampson and Rebecca Hampson, stealing in a dwelling; Arthur Rodgers, larceny (6 charges); Emborno Giovanni, shooting at with intent; Francis Douglas Cooper, larceny as a co-partner; David Christie, gross misconduct; James Boyle, burglary and larceny; David Mackay, cattle stealing (2 charges); Catherine Cate, stealing in a dwelling (2 charges); Effie Constance Florence Brightfield, bigamy; George Albert Ashton, burglary and larceny; Frank Hutson, false pretences; William Edward Lane, house-breaking and stealing; John Hayes, inflicting grievous bodily herm; William Ryan, assault and robbery; Frederick Thomas Robinson, forgery and uttering; Alfred Ernest Middleton, larceny; Robert Henry Dowie, stealing from the person; Rodney Brown, stealing from the person; Nichols Denis Atkinson, John Clutton, Ernest Victor Robinson, larceny, and William McIvor, receiving; Francis Lloyd, manslaughter; Ian Macrae, false pretences, Arthur Spries, embezzlement; William Burke, stealing in a dwelling; Gertrude Eliza Quinn, perjury; John Moffitt Shawe, embezzlement; Edward Nathan, robbery; Frederick Robertson, James Brown, and James Lonergan, assault and robbery; George Mathers, embezzlement; Marmaduke Woods, false pretences, James Buckley, assault occasioning actual bodily harm; Thomas Kearns, maliciously wounding; Thomas Horton, housebreaking and stealing; Violet Jones, Ada Eden, and William Clarke Ginn, stealing from the person; Milan Lukrich, sending threatening letter; John Trengrove, forgery and uttering; John Ristuccia, receiving; May Richards, stealing in a dwelling; Louisa Darlow, concealment of birth; Abe Willis, attempted housebreaking; William Cuttriss, stealing; Albert Collis, serious offence; Cissie Drew and Rose Saunders, stealing from the person.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 30 Aug 1907 3
LAW NOTICES.
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Friday, August 30.
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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.
Albert Collis, offence; Young Hong and Ah Young, assault and robbery; William Cuttriss, stealing; John Trengrove, forgery and uttering.
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The Daily Telegraph, Sat 31 Aug 1907 4
QUARTER SESSIONS.
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(Before Judge Backhouse and juries.)
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A FIRST OFFENDER.
Albert Collis, 17 years of age, who was defended by Mr James W Abigail, was found guilty of an attempt to commit an indecent offence, [bestiality], at Burwood. He was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment, which was suspended under the first offenders’ provision of the Crimes Act on his finding security in £100 to be of good behaviour for 18 months.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 31 Aug 1907 5
SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Backhouse and juries.)
Mr Mocatta, Crown Prosecutor.
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TREATED AS A FIRST OFFENDER.
Albert Collis, a youth of 16 years of age, pleaded not guilty to a serious charge.
The accused, who was defended by Mr James Abigail, was found guilty of an attempt to commit the offence. He was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment. The sentence was, however, suspended under the provisions of the first offenders section of the Crimes Act , upon the accused’s own recognisance of £100, and one surety of a like amount for his good behaviour for a period of 18 months.
1 The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 26 Jul 1907, p. 4.
2 The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 31 Jul 1907, p. 6. Emphasis added.
3 The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 30 Aug 1907, p. 5. Emphasis added.
4 The Daily Telegraph, Sat 31 Aug 1907, p. 18.
5 The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 31 Aug 1907, p. 8.