The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 1 Mar 1924 1

LAW NOTICES.
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Monday, March 3.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.

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    No. 1 Court.—Donald John McDonald and Alfred Tucker, breaking and entering, with intent to steal; William Lewis, bestiality; Alfred Ernest McCarroll and Robert Parker Brown, breaking, entering, and stealing.

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The Daily Telegraph, Tue 4 Mar 1924 2

CRIMINAL.
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(Before Judge White.)

    Crown Prosecutor: Mr CE Weigall (Solicitor-General).
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TWO YEARS’ GAOL.

    William Lewis was convicted on a charge of having committed a serious offence at Sydney, on December 24, and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, with hard labor, in Grafton Gaol.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 4 Mar 1924 3

QUARTER SESSIONS.
No. 1 COURT.
(Before Judge White.)

    Crown Prosecutor, Mr CE Weigall, Solicitor-General.
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SENTENCE.

    William Lewis was convicted of attempted bestiality, [with a dog], at Sydney, on December 24, and was sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour in Grafton gaol; sentence to date from December 26.

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William Lewis, Gaol photo sheet 4

SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6111], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 14 Jan 1924-5 Jun 1924, No. 19956, p. 89.


Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 19956

Date when Portrait was taken: 4-3-1924

Name: William Lewis

Native place: Wales

Year of birth: 23-10-1884

Arrived       Ship: West Mahwah
in Colony }   Year: 1923

Trade or occupation
previous to conviction  } Seaman

Religion: RC

Education, degree of: R & W

Height: 5' 4½"

Weight     On committal: 141
in lbs     } On discharge:

Colour of hair: Auburn

Colour of eyes: Brown

Marks or special features: Snake & branch outside left forearm, Bird back left hand. “DOGO’S PAL” inside left wrist. Crossed flags clasped hands and sailor’ bust inside right forearm. Sailor outside right forearm. Both arms profusely tattooed.

(No. of previous Portrait ... ) 

CONVICTIONS
Where and When Offence. Sentence

Sydney Q.S

3

3

1924

Attempted beastiality [sic]

2 years HL.
Sentence to date from 26-12-1923

 

1     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 1 Mar 1924, p. 13. Emphasis added.

2     The Daily Telegraph, Tue 4 Mar 1924, p. 2.

3     The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 4 Mar 1924, p. 6.

4     SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6111], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 14 Jan 1924-5 Jun 1924, No. 19956, p. 89.

 

Bestiality