Chester Morris Glackens, 1927
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 6 Apr 1927 1
QUARTER SESSIONS.
No. 1 COURT.
(Before Judge Scholes.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr Neil McTague.
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No. 2 COURT.
(Before Judge Curlewis.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr LJ McKean.
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NOT GUILTY.
Chester Morris Glackens, 2 35, pensioner, was charged with having committed a serious offence on a small boy, [William Lunny], at Sydney, on January 17. Mr CR Penny appeared for the accused, who was acquitted and discharged.
Chester Morris Glackens, 1929
The Maitland Daily Mercury, Sat 19 Jan 1929 3
LOCAL & GENERAL
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EAST MAITLAND COURT
At the East Maitland Police Court this morning, before Messrs RA Hills and CW Ebbeck, Js.P, Chester Morris Glackens was charged with travelling on the railway between Greta and East Maitland without previously having paid his fare. He was fined 5/-, in default 2 hours’ imprisonment.
Glackens v. Glackens
The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 30 Jan 1934 4
LAW NOTICES.
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Tuesday, January 30.
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In Divorce.—Before Mr Justice Stephen.—In the Causes Court.—Queens’s-square.—At 10 am.— Cause: Addison v Addison. Motion:Glackens v Glackens, to remit issues.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 31 Oct 1934 5
IN DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge in Divorce,
Mr Justice Boyce.)
DECREES ABSOLUTE.
His Honor pronounced decrees absolute in the suits of
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Mary Ann Glackens v Chester Morris Glackens.
Chester Morris Glackens, 1939
The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, Mon 30 Oct 1939 6
STOLE A BROOCH
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Fine of £1 Imposed
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At the Armidale Police Court this morning Chester Morris Glackens (46) pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen a brooch, the property of AH Fletcher.
Messrs RL Blake and DW Oliver, J’sP, who occupied the Bench, imposed a fine of £1, in default two days’ imprisonment.
Constable HA McDonald said he had arrested defendant in Rusden-street on Saturday evening and charged him with drunkenness. In defendant’s clothes witness found a gold brooch attached to a card. This morning the brooch had been identified as having disappeared from Fletcher’s jewellery shop on Saturday afternoon. When asked about the brooch this morning defendant said, “I don’t know anything about it, but I remember being in the shop and I was pretty drunk.”
AH Fletcher, jeweller, identified markings on the brooch.
Joyce Martin, shop assistant, said defendant had been in the shop three times on Saturday afternoon. Defendant said he wished to purchase a brooch and have it engraved. He had not bought the brooch produced.
On a further charge of drunkenness, defendant was fined 5/-, in default of one day’s imprisonment.
Chester Morris Glackens, 1940
The Macleay Chronicle, Wed 24 Jan 1940 7
KEMPSEY POLICE
COURT.
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Wednesday, January 17, before Mr
R solling, SM.
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CONTEMPTIBLE OFFENCE.
CHILDREN MADE USE OF.
CONSTABLE HOLLIS HEARS INTERESTING
CONVERSATION.
Chester Morris Glackens, a middle-aged stranger, was charged with having received £2/10/-, knowing same to have been stolen from HG Elrington & Company’s garage; and also with having in his possession a pea-rifle reasonably suspected of having been stolen.
Glackens pleaded not guilty to both charges.
Sergt Johnstone asked that the case regarding the money be taken in camera, as children were involved in the matter.
The PM; I have no power to take that course. In this case the children are only witnesses.
Const JF Hollis deposed: About 7.45 pm on 8th January I went to the Steam Laundry at Kempsey. I saw the defendant there. I said to him: “I have been informed that boys have been bringing here to you and that you have been drinking it.” He said that some boys did bring some money to him, but that he didn’t know that the money had been stolen. I then arrested defendant and brought him to the Police Station. About 5 pm on 16th instant I saw defendant at the lock-up, where I charged him with the present charge. He said he knew nothing about the £2/10/-.
To Sergt Johnstone: Prior to that I’d overheard a conversation between defendant and another man. About 9 pm on 7th instant I was told something. I went to the tin shed known as the Steam Laundry. I got underneath the shed. Two men were talking in the shed. I’d previously had a conversation with one of the men, and I could distinguish them by their voices. I heard Flood say: “Where are the boys getting the money?” Defendant said: “They are getting it from a shop up the street.” Flood said: “What shop is it?” Defendant sais: “Oh, it don’t matter to you. It is a baker’s shop.” Flood said: “What about that job you want me to do tonight?” Defendant said: “No good to-night. I am too drunk. We will do it to-morrow night!” Flood said: “What place do you intend to have a go at?” Defendant said: “Schroders; very easy. I want £25 before I leave Kempsey. We can do a big job there.” Flood asked how they’d get away. Defendant said he’d arranged with a night officer to get away on a certain train. He had 3/- on him and also had a pea rifle. He is a stranger in Kempsey.
Reuben AG Richards deposed: I am a motor mechanic employed at Elrington’s garage. I work in the No. 2 garage. I have something to do with the firm’s money. On Saturday, 6th January, or on Sunday, the 7th, there was £1/18/3 belonging to the firm and about £3 of my own in the office desk. On Monday morning the accountant came down and there was only a cheque and a 2/- piece in the till. The sum of £1/18/3 belonging to the firm was missing. I gave no one authority to take it. Alfred Neville Richards is my son. The money was in a cashbox in a desk, not under lock and key.
The PM: You had better keep it locked in future, now that this information has been disclosed.
Neville Richards, aged 10, deposed: If I don’t tell the truth I’ll go to hell. I was with Johnny Connors last Friday week. He and I went down to the old Steam Laundry. The door was closed. We got some money from Elrington’s garage. John Connors pulled a paling away and got into the garage. We got a £1 note. We took it to the steam laundry. The man in the dock bought beer with the money. We gave him 2/-. He said his name was Reg John Connors gave the other man some money. We got some lemonade. We hung around watching Denny make door catches. We spent some of the money at Griffin’s Café. We gave Denny 10/- to mind. Defendant took the £1 and brought back two quarts of beer. John and I had a melon. Defendant asked me for some money. John gave him 3/9. He said he wanted to post a letter. I went to the laundry on the Sunday morning. He asked John and I to go and get some money. We both went to the garage and got £1. We took it to defendant and he bought more beer. He gave us no money back. Defendant gave me some money to get a spade and bucket for my little brother. They drank the beer out of a mug and a tin. On the Sunday evening defendant asked me to get some more so that we could go fishing. I took 10/- and put it in a tobacco tin in the laundry. I left it there because I didn’t want to take it home. It was gone the next morning. John told defendant we were getting the money from the garage. He asked us to get more.
To defendant: John told you once that his uncle gave us the money.
John A Connors, 11 years old, deposed: I live with my mother in Austral-street. On Saturday week, 6th January, I went to the old Steam Laundry with Neville Richards. There were two men there. Defendant was one of them. Neville and I went into Elrington’s garage. We got £1 from a till in a room. We went back to the Steam Laundry. I knew defendant as Reg Britten. Denny was at the Steam Laundry when we got back. We gave 10/- to Denny. On Sunday we went back to the garage. There was a loose paling where we got in. We took another £1 on the Sunday. We bought some fishing things and a melon. We went back to the Steam Laundry. Defendant was there. I gave Reg 3/- on Saturday to send a telegram, and on Sunday I gave him 3/4, I think it was. Reg and Denny were drinking beer. They had a mug and a tin to drink out of. Reg knew where we got the money from. These men had previously been camped at the back of the Mart. No one asked me to get money the first time. I was first at the Steam Laundry on the Friday. Reg went and got the first lot of beer. Reg asked us where we got the money from. Neville said his uncle gave it to him.
To the PM: I saw Denny on Monday.
To Sergt Johnstone: Reg could see the wall we got through from the steam laundry.
Chester Morris Glackens deposed: I am a miner. The boys came down with a £1 note. They told me their uncle gave it to them. They spoke of fishing, and Denny told them what sort of hooks to get. They said they could borrow a rifle to shoot a water hen, so they went and brought a rifle back. They had no cartridges. I only got 3/- from the boys. I had no such conversation as described by the Constable.
To Sergt Johnstone: It did not strike me as peculiar that such little boys should have so much money. I am a war pensioner. I get £2/2/- per week life pension. I am a registered American. I lost my papers. I had a good few drinks aboard the day I saw you at the station. I don’t remember saying I was a traveller and had plenty of money. I gave no beer to either of the boys. We had a tin and a mug to drink out of. I paid 2/9 for the beer. I didn’t ask the boys where the money came from. I deny taking part in any such conversation as described by Constable Hollis.
In reply to the PM the Sergeant said defendant had a record.
The PM You seem to be getting lower and lower in the scale, Glackens. It is a most despicable thing to take money as you did from these little boys. You are sentenced to three months’ hard labour.
Accused asked if he could “do his time” in Kempsey, as he could then go direct from here to Hillgrove.
The PM; That is a matter for the prison authorities.
Chester Morris Glackens, 1941
Daily Examiner, Wed 15 Jan 1941 8
MACLEAN
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Police Court.
On Monday morning before Mr SAJ Small and Mr WJ Rolph, J’sP, at Maclean Police Court, Chester Morris Glackens was charged with having used insulting language and resisting arrest at Yamba.
Constable N Jackson said that the defendant was drunk at the time and had been locked up since Saturday night.
He was fined 5/- on each charge, in default the rising of the court.
1 The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 6 Apr 1927, p. 12.
2 To view the digitised WWI service record (service No. 1649, barcode 5099369) of Chester Morris Glackens go to: www.naa.gov.au.
3 The Maitland Daily Mercury, Sat 19 Jan 1929, p. 6.
4 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 30 Jan 1934, p. 5. Emphasis added.
5 The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 31 Oct 1934, p. 9.
6 The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, (NSW), Mon 30 Oct 1939, p. 4. Emphasis added.
7 The Macleay Chronicle (Kempsey), Wed 24 Jan 1940, p. 1. Emphasis added.
8 Daily Examiner, (Grafton, NSW), Wed 15 Jan 1941, p. 6. Emphasis added.