Below also see: William Frederick Holl, 1924,
William Frederick Holl, 1925,
Herbert Gallagher and William Hall, 1926 – Indecent assault

 

The Maitland Daily Mercury, Mon 31 Oct 1921 ¹

WEST MAITLAND COURT
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Monday, October 31.
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(Before Mr HH Chippindall, PM.)
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CASES ADJOURNED.

    Nicholas Rodionoff, 38, was charged with having committed an abominable offence, and William Frederick Holl, 52, with aiding and abetting. On the application of Inspector Parker they were remanded to Monday next. Bail allowed each, self in £100 and one surety of £100 or two of £50.

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The Maitland Daily Mercury, Tue 8 Nov 1921 ²

POLICE COURT.

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    Nicholas Rodinoff, [sic] 38, charged with having committed an abominable offence on October23, and William Frederick Holl, 53, charged with aiding and abetting, were committed for trial at the Maitland Quarter Sessions to open at East Maitland to-day.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
Tuesday, November 8.
(Before His Honor Judge Hamilton).

    The Maitland Quarter Sessions opened at the East Maitland Courthouse this morning, before his Honor Judge Hamilton. Mr GS Waller, Deputy Sheriff, occupied a seat beside his Honor, and Mr AF Dawson was Crown Prosecutor.

JUROR FINED.

    Ernest Aubrey McArthur was fined 10s for non-attendance as a juryman.
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SERIOUS CHARGE.

    Richard Rodionoff, 38, a Russian, was charged with having on October 23, at West Maitland, committed an indecent assault upon a male. William Frederick Holl, 54, a Frenchman, was charged with aiding and abetting. Both pleaded not guilty. Mr WJ Enright appeared for Rodionoff.

    Evidence was given by Sergeant McClean and John William Meredith, licensee of the Club House Hotel, [41 Elgin Street, Maitland].

    Statements were made from the dock by the accused. They said they were drinking at the hotel a good deal that day, but denied the offence.

    The jury, after a retirement of two hours, returned with a verdict of not guilty.

    His Honor: Mr Meredith has been branded as a perjurer.

    In discharging accused, his Honor said to them that the jury had taken an extraordinary view of their case. However, the jury was the custodian of the matter. The jury did not appear to regard the matter seriously, and accused got the benefit of it.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Tue 8 Nov 1921 ³

MAITLAND DISTRICT.
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    Nicholas Rodonoff, 38, was charged with having committed a serious offence, and William Frederick Holl, 52, with having aided and abetted in the offence. Mr Enright appeared for Rodonoff, but Holl was undefended. Both were committed for trial to the Maitland Quarter Sessions, which open to-day.

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The Newcastle Sun, Tue 8 Nov 1921 ⁴

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
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    At West Maitland Police Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr FWC Crane, PM, Nicholas Rodionoff was charged with having committed an unnatural offence and William Frederick Holl with aiding and abetting. Both accused were committed to East Maitland Sessions.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 9 Nov 1921 ⁵

MAITLAND DISTRICT.
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MAITLAND QUARTER SESSIONS
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    The Maitland Quarter Sessions were opened at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday before his Honor Judge Hamilton. Mr AF Dawson was Crown Prosecutor.
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NOT GUILTY.

    Nicholas Rodonoff [sic], 38, a Russian, was charged with having committed a serious offence at the Club House Hotel, West Maitland, on October 23, 1921, and William Frederick Holl, 54, a Frenchman, with having aided and abetted in the offence. Mr WJ Enright appeared for Rodonoff, and Holl was undefended. After a retirement of the jury for two hours a verdicts of not guilty were returned. His Honor said Meredith, licensee of the hotel, had been branded as a perjurer. Before discharging the accused his Honor said the jury had taken an extraordinary view of the case. The jury apparently did not regard the matter seriously.

 

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William Frederick Holl, 1924

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Fri 25 Jul 1924 ⁶

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Thursday, July 24.
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(Before Mr AO Butler, DSM.)

DRUNKENNESS, Etc.

    The bonds of two first offenders, [one of them William Frederick Holl], charged with drunkenness, were forfeited.

    Emily Alice Ross, 52, pleaded guilty too having used improper language in Hunter-street. The magistrate remarked that she had four previous convictions for similar language, and fined her £5, in default, two months’ imprisonment.

 

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William Frederick Holl, 1925

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Tue 27 Oct 1925 ⁷

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Monday, October 26.
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(Before Mr JL Shropshire, SM.)

DRUNKENNESS, Etc.

    One person, [William Frederick Holl], charged with drunkenness, did not appear and his bond [10/-] was forfeited.

 

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Herbert Gallagher and William Hall, 1926

The Newcastle Sun, Wed 10 Feb 1926 ⁸

TWO MEN SENT FOR TRIAL
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    William Holl, 59, a traveller, and Herbert Gallagher, 24, a laborer, were committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions by Mr Shropshire, SM, at Newcastle Police Court to-day. They were allowed bail in sureties of £100 each, or two each of £50.

    The charge against them was that, on February 9, Holl indecently assaulted Gallagher, who, in turn, indecently assaulted Holl.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Thu 11 Feb 1926 ⁹

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Wednesday, February 10.
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(Before Mr JL Shropshire, SM.)

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ALLEGED IMPROPER ASSAULT.

    William Holl [aka Hall] (59), traveller, was charged with committing an improper assault on a male person named Herbert Gallagher, at Newcastle, on February 9. Herbert Gallagher (25), labourer, was similarly charged. The cases were heard together. Evidence for the prosecution was given by Constable [FH] King, and the accused, who said they were not guilty, and reserved their defence, were committed for trial at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions, to be held on March 9. Bail was allowed at self in £100, and a surety in a similar amount.

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The Newcastle Sun, Fri 12 Mar 1926 ¹⁰

INDECENT ASSAULT
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    William Herbert Holl and William Gallagher were each sentenced by Judge White, at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day, to nine months imprisonment for indecent assault.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Sat 13 Mar 1926 ¹¹

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Friday, March 12.
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(Before His Honor Judge White.)
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    Mr TS Crawford, Crown Prosecutor.

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FOUND GUILTY.

    William Frederick Holl and Herbert Gallagher pleaded not guilty to the commission of an unnatural offence, at Newcastle, on February 9, 1926. Mr N McTeague, instructed by Mr JD Reid, appeared for Holl, and Mr F O’Donnell for Gallagher. Constable FH King was the only Crown witness, and a statement from the dock by each of the accused constituted the defence. The jury was away twenty minutes in arriving at a verdict of guilty. His Honor passed a sentence of nine months’ imprisonment in each case.

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Herbert Gallagher, Gaol photo sheet ¹²

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 1980
Maitland

Date when Portrait was taken: 1-9-1926

 

Name: Herbert Gallagher

Native place: Krambach, NSW Year of birth: 15-11-1900 Arrived       Ship: in Colony }   Year: Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Laborer Religion: R. C. Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 6½" Weight     On committal: 140 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Dark Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features:

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Newcastle Q.S	12	3	1926	Indecent assault on a male person	9 months H.L.

 
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William Frederick Holl, Gaol photo sheet ¹³

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 1981
Maitland

Date when Portrait was taken: 1-9-1926

Name: William Frederick Holl

Native place: France Year of birth: 17-11-1857 Arrived       Ship: Grasendale in Colony }   Year: 1891 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Traveller Religion: R. C. Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 10" Weight     On committal: 168 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Grey Colour of eyes: Brown

Marks or special features: Broken nose

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Newcastle PC ditto Newcastle Q.S	24 10 12	7 10   3	1924 1925 1926	Drunk Drunk Indecent assault on a male person	10/- Bond Forfeited 10/- Bond Forfeited 9 months H.L.

 

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¹     The Maitland Daily Mercury, Mon 31 Oct 1921, p. 2.

²     The Maitland Daily Mercury, Tue 8 Nov 1921, p. 4. Emphasis added.

³     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Tue 8 Nov 1921, p. 6.

⁴     The Newcastle Sun, (NSW), Tue 8 Nov 1921, p. 5.

⁵     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 9 Nov 1921, p. 8.

⁶     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Fri 25 Jul 1924, p. 3. Emphasis added.

⁷     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Tue 27 Oct 1925, p. 3.

⁸     The Newcastle Sun, (NSW), Wed 10 Feb 1926, p. 5.

⁹     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Thu 11 Feb 1926, p. 8. Emphasis added.

¹⁰   The Newcastle Sun, (NSW), Fri 12 Mar 1926, p. 5.

¹¹   Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Sat 13 Mar 1926, p. 7.

¹²   SRNSW: NRS2327, [3/5991], Maitland Gaol photographic description book, 1875-1930, No. 1980, p. 208, R5132.

¹³   SRNSW: NRS2327, [3/5991], Maitland Gaol photographic description book, 1875-1930, No. 1981, p. 209, R5132.

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