Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Tue 25 Sep 1888 1
GOULBURN POLICE COURT.
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Monday, September 24.
Before the Police-Magistrate and Mr C Gillespie, JP.
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STEALING CARTRIDGES.
Thomas Irwin (on bail) appeared to answer a charge of stealing a box of cartridges, the property of the Commissioner of Railways.
Mr Betts appeared for the prosecution; and Mr Davidson for the defence.
Henry Robjohns, a clerk in the employ of Messrs Keith and Son, of Sydney deposed: On the 18th August last I sent away a case of the Eleys’ cartridges, with Schultz’s powder, by the railway, consigned to Mr Percy Barber, of Yass; the cartridges were salmon-colored, No. 4, and the shot was Nos. 6 and 5; there were 200 of No. 6 and 85 of No. 5; both these numbers are an uncommon description of cartridges; the cartridges produced are of the same description; some of them are number No. 6, and some No. 5; the greater part of those shown me are empty; a short time ago we got a duplicate copy of the order to supply the goods over again, but the firm was unable to get them; we could have got the No. 5's, but not the No. 6's, we had none of the goods in stock, and could not get them elsewhere.
To Mr Davidson: The fact of the cartridges being filled with Schultz’s powder makes them uncommon, and they were also uncommon in the color and quantity of the power with which they were filled; they were filled with 47 grains; I see nothing very uncommon about the cartridge shown me except the color and that it is a little shorter than the others.
To Mr Betts: The bag now produced contains cartridges of a similar description to those I sent to Mr Barber; the three boxes sent to Mr Barber were packed in the same case.
To Mr Davidson: There are no No. 6 cartridges in the bag, all of them being No. 5.
To the Bench: I believe the cartridges were invoiced to Mr Barber at 18s 6d per 100, that being the wholesale price.
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The Police-Magistrate said the Bench were of opinion that the case should be dealt with by indictment and tried before a jury, and ion answer to the usual questions the prisoner said he would reserve his defence.
Prisoner was accordingly committed to take his trial at the next Circuit Court, to be held in Goulburn on the 19th October. Bail allowed—himself in £80 and two sureties in £40 each.
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Evening News, Fri 22 Mar 1907 2
SHALL WE HAVE AN
EXHIBITION?
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SYDNEY PUBLIC MEETING
AGREES.
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Henry Robjohns, 39, clerk, was charged at Paddington Police Court with indecent conduct in Old South Head-road, Woollahra, on March 9. Evidence was given to the effect that Robjohns occupied a responsible position in the city, and had been in the same position for 24 years, but had lately given way to drink. He was sentenced by Mr WM Macfarlane, SM to six months’ hard labor.
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Evening News, Mon 27 May 1907 3
APPEALS AT THE SESSIONS.
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Judge Backhouse at Darlinghurst this morning heard appeals from magistrates’ decisions.
Henry Robjohns appealed against a sentence of six months for vagrancy imposed by Mr Macfarlane, at the Paddington Court. The conviction was confirmed, but appellant was released as a first offender on recognisances to be of good behavior for twelve months.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 27 May 1907 4
LAW NOTICES.
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Monday, 27.
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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.
Appeals of Ray Brown, assault; Kate Brown, vagrancy; Henry Robjohns, vagrancy; Margaret Reinzi, pretending to tell fortune; John Guider, language and assault; Eva Davidson, stealing from the person; George Dempsey, stealing from the person; Thomas Fuller, attempting to steal from the person; Nicholas Stone Spencer, misconduct; Mary Reynolds, assault.
Appeals against convictions and orders of magistrates will be heard as follows:—
Monday, May 27.—As above.
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The Daily Telegraph, Tue 28 May 1907 5
QUARTER SESSIONS.
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(Before Judge Backhouse.)
Mr H Harris appeared on behalf of the Crown.
APPEALS.
In an appeal made by Henry Robjohns against a conviction and sentence of six months’ imprisonment for an offence under the Vagrancy Act, Mr Mack (instructed by Mr JW Abigail) who appeared in support of the appeal, said the facts were admitted, but in view of the circumstances, suggested that Robjohns might be released as a first offender. His Honor confirmed the conviction, but released appellant as a first offender, on his finding a surety for his good behaviour, and paying £3 3s costs.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 28 May 1907 6
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Backhouse.)
APPEALS.
Henry Robjohns appealed against a conviction at the Paddington Police Court, before Mr WM Macfarlane, SM, for an offence against the Vagrancy Act, and against a sentence of six months’ imprisonment with hard labour. Mr Mack, instructed by Mr JW Abigail, appeared for appellant, and submitted that the facts against appellant were not disputed, but that the circumstances surrounding his lapse suggested that release as a first offender would meet the case. Several witnesses testified to appellant’s previous good behaviour. Some stated that he had recently given way to drink. His Honor confirmed the conviction, but varied the sentence, and released appellant under the provisions of the Crimes Act, upon his entering into a recognisance in £30, and finding another surety in £30 to be of good behaviour for twelve months. Costs, £3 3s, against appellant.
1 Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Tue 25 Sep 1888, p. 2. Emphasis added.
2 Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Fri 22 Mar 1907, p. 8.
3 Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Mon 27 May 1907, p. 5.
4 The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 27 May 1907, p. 3. Emphasis added.
5 The Daily Telegraph, Tue 28 May 1907, p. 8.
6 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 28 May 1907, p. 5.