The Maitland Daily Mercury, Mon 9 Dec 1912 1
POLICE COURT.
At the Kurri Police Court this morning before Mr EJ Cutcliffe, JP, Dennis [sic] Murphy (77) and old-age pensioner, was charged with stealing a horse bit valued at 7/6, the property of Ernest F Garratt, licensee of the Empire Hotel.
Constable Yeomans deposed that when questioned accused said he found the bit in front of the hotel. Witness subsequently found that the bit was missing from the hotel premises.
Ernest Garratt deposed that accused had been about the hotel drinking for some days. Witness ordered him of the yard on several occasions. The bit (produced) was his property. It was taken from the stables.
Accused, who elected to be summarily dealt with, pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s or one week.
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CHILDREN’S COURT.
In the Children’s Court the same accused was committed for trial at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions on a charge of indecently assaulting a boy, [James Phillips], 12 years of age, at Kurri, on December 7.
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 5 Feb 1913 2
NEWCASTLE QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Tuesday, February 4.
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His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge presided at the February sittings of the Newcastle Quarter Sessions yesterday. Mr AF Dawson acted as Crown Prosecutor.
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A CRIMEAN VETERAN.
Denis Murphy, an old man, charged with committing an improper offence at Kurri Kurri, on December 7, pleaded not guilty.
Constable [Clifford] Yeomans deposed to the arrest of the accused, who, in reply to the charge, said he had had too much fusel oil. Accused, in reply to his Honor, said he had never been before the Court before. He had been through the Crimea and Indian Mutiny, and was discharged without a black mark. He was very sorry that the case had come before the Court.
Constable Yeomans said that the accused, at the Kurri Kurri Police Court, had been sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment in Maitland Gaol for stealing. The jury, after a brief retirement, found accused guilty of an attempt, and he was remanded for sentence.
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Thu 6 Feb 1913 3
NEWCASTLE QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Wednesday, February 5.
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His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge presided at the February sittings of the Quarter Sessions, held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. Mr AF Dawson was the Crown Prosecutor.
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AN OLD OFFENDER.
Denis Murphy, an old man, who was convicted of having committed an improper offence at Kurri Kurri on December 7, had quite a list of offences, comprising stealing, language, vagrancy, and minor misdemeanours read against him, committed at various places within the State.
Sub-inspector McHardy stated that the man went about the country begging, and had not been in an institute, so far as the police knew. A sentence of four months, with hard labour, in Maitland Gaol, was inflicted.
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Denis Murphy, Gaol photo sheet 4
![SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6081], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1912-1913, No.12782, p. 142, R5116.](../../images/trials/1913-Murphy-6081-gaol-photo-12782.jpg "SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6081], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1912-1913, No.12782, p. 142, R5116.") |
Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details
No. 12782
Date when Portrait was taken: 6-2-1913
Name: Denis Murphy
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Native place: Ireland Year of birth: January 1836 Arrived Ship: Chiltern Trade or occupation Religion: RC Education, degree of: R&W Height: 5' 6" Weight On committal: 136 Colour of hair: Grey Colour of eyes: Grey |
Marks or special features: Minus left forefinger, scar outside right upper arm, two bullet wounds in right shoulder, long scar on left temple, scar on right temple, bayonet wound below left armpit, large scar on left leg just below ankle |
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Water PC Moree PC Parramatta PC Kurri Kurri PC ditto ditto ditto Campbelltown PC Parramatta PC East Maitland PC Kurri Kurri PC Newcastle Q.S |
13 30 28 12 5 5 9 25 9 11 9 5 |
4 7 11 2 11 11 12 1 5 11 12 2 |
1891 1900 1907 1908 1908 1908 1908 1909 1912 1912 1912 1913 |
Drunk Stealing (3 charges) Indecent language Drunk ditto Indecent behaviour Drunk Ignite inflammable material within Drunk and disorderly Stealing ditto Indecent assault on a male person |
3 days imprisonment 3 months HL on each charge £2 or 21 days HL 20/ or 7 days HL 5/ or 24 hours HL £1 or 14 days HL £1 or 14 days HL £2 or 1 month HL 20/ or 7 days HL 20/ or 7 days HL 20/ or 7 days HL 4 months HL |
1 The Maitland Daily Mercury, Mon 9 Dec 1912, p. 2. Emphasis added.
2 Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 5 Feb 1913, p. 11. Emphasis added.
3 Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Thu 6 Feb 1913, p. 7.
4 SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6081], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1912-1913, No.12782, p. 142, R5116. Emphasis added.