The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 2 Sep 1927 1
LAW NOTICES.
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Friday, September 2.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
To plead guilty.—Sadie Belle Selfe, break, enter, and stealing in a dwelling.
For trial.—John Edward King, conspiracy to de fraud; Patrick John Ryan, [aka Patrick Ryan] and Thomas St Clair, indecency; Maurice Smith, stealing in a dwelling.
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MALICIOUS FIRE.
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CORONER’S VERDICT.
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FOREST LODGE FACTORY.
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The City Coroner (Mr Fletcher) found yesterday that a fire on August 13, in the clothing factory of WE Ward and Co Ltd, 2a Parramatta-road, Forest Lodge, had been maliciously caused by some person or persons unknown.
Three sticks of phosphorous were found on the floor.
Alfred Hurst Lowe, buyer for the company, said that while he was waiting for the man in charge of the despatch-room to open up he heard the glass in the front window break. When the despatch man arrived two or three minutes later they went round and saw smoke coming from the counter inside the window.
Herbert Ward, factory manager, said the company was in voluntary liquidation. Its assets amounted to £65,000 (plant £5,000, bad debts £31,000, stock £20,000), and its liabilities to £52,000. Insurances amounted to £38,000—£4,000 more than the value of the contents.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 3 Sep 1927 2
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Cohen.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr Neil McTague.
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INDECENT ASSAULT.
Thomas St Clair, 36, seaman, was charged with indecently assaulting Patrick John Ryan, 62, [sic–42], labourer, at Sydney, on August 6, and the latter was charged with aiding and abetting.
Both of the accused were convicted, and each was sentenced to two years’ hard labour in Maitland Gaol.
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Patrick John Ryan, Gaol photo sheet 3
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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details
No. 22470
Date when Portrait was taken: 3-9-1927
Name: Patrick John Ryan
(aka Frederick or Cornelius or John Murphy, Patrick John Doyle, Walter or William Curni,
Cornelius Hefferman, Joseph O’Hoodigan)
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Native place: Adelaide SA Year of birth: 4-5-1877 Arrived Ship: Trade or occupation Religion: R. C. Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 5½" Weight On committal: 141 Colour of hair: Dark brown Colour of eyes: Brown |
Marks or special features: Scars over both eyebrows, on bridge of nose & on right side of mouth |
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(No. of previous Portrait .. 106 Armidale, 150, 648 Inebriates) CONVICTIONS ⊗ Convicted with Thomas St Clair |
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| Where and When | Offence. | Sentence | |||
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Wagga PC Henty PC Wagga PC Campbelltown PC Armidale PC Dungog PC Muswellbrook PC Greta C Wauchope PC ditto Port Macquarie PC Denman PC Merriwa PC Central PC Mittagong PC ditto ditto Yass PC Yass PC
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Yass PC Mittagong PC Goulburn PC Ardlethan PC Burwood PC ex Central PC ditto ditto ditto East Maitland PC Jeans’ Plains PC Gloucester PC Central PC ditto ditto ditto Broken Hill PC Central PC Parramatta PC Central PC Wallerawang PC Bathurst PC Dubbo PC Dorrigo PC Coramba PC ditto Grafton PC ditto Kyogle PC Casino PC Grafton PC Kyogle PC ditto Grafton PC ⊗ Sydney Q.S
Lismore PC Queanbeyan PC CRC |
13 6 17 29 1 4 11 3 12 9 11 4 6 10 12 8 24 4 4
19 9 26 10 13 23 28 5 7 3 4 12 16 20 28 1 7 23 19 4 15 19 27 6 28 21 21 4 7 7 3 15 27 27 8 17 2 6 11 5 25 16 |
1 12 1 8 3 10 11 2 8 11 3 8 1 2 4 5 5 10 12
2 4 6 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 2 8 9 12 12 1 1 4 5 7 7 9 10 2 9 12 12 10 10 7 2 3 4 10 12 1 9 9 11 12 11 5 |
1902 1902 1903 1903 1906 1912 1912 1913 1913 1913 1914 1914 1915 1915 1915 1915 1915 1915 1915
1916 1916 1916 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1919 1919 1921 1921 1921 1921 1921 1921 1922 1923 1923 1923 1924 1924 1925 1926 1926 1926 1926 1926 1927 1927 1927 1927 1928 1929 1931 |
Breach of Railway Act Indecent language Drunk & disorderly Drunk & disorderly Drunk Assault Drunk & disorderly Vagrancy 1) Drunk Vagrancy 1) Indecent language Drunk & disorderly Assault Indecent language Riotous behaviour Riotous behaviour Drunk Travel on railway without paying fare Enter Railway carriage in state of
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Vagrancy Assault Drunk Assault Assault Constable
Drunk ditto ditto Vagrancy Indecent language xxxxxx Stealing Assault Assault female Drunk ditto ditto Riotous Drunk Indecent language Drunk Drunk & disorderly Riotous behaviour Drunk Vagrancy Drunk Vagrancy Drunk Drunk Application for release made Indecent language Vagrancy Riotous behaviour 1) Vagrancy 1) Vagrancy Being an Inebriate Aid and abet an indecent assault Appealed Appeal refused Drunk Drunk Drunk |
10/- or 7 days HL £3 or 6 months HL 10/- or 3 days HL 2 days HL 5/- or 2 days HL £6 or 3 months HL 10/- or 7 days HL 3 months HL 30/- or 14 days HL 12 months HL £5 or 1 month HL 20/- or 14 days HL £2 or 1 month HL 20/- or 14 days HL £2 or 1 month HL £2 or 1 month HL 30/- or 1 month HL £2 or 1 month HL £2 or 1 month HL
PTO
2 months HL £5-5-0 or 3 months HL 11/- or 24 hours HL 3 months HL 42/6 or 1 month HL
10/- or 3 days HL 30/- or 21 days HL 5/- or 24 hours HL 6 months HL £5-1-0 or 6 weeks HL £2-1-0 or 1 month 3 weeks HL 20/- or 3 days HL 10/- or 3 days HL 10/- or 3 days HL 12 months detention as an inebriate 20/- or 7 days HL 5/- or 24 hours HL £2 or 1 month HL 10/- or 2 days HL £3 or 1 month HL £1-3-6 or 14 days HL £2 or 1 month HL 10/- or 7 days HL 2 months HL 13/6 or 7 days HL Sureties or 3 months HL £1 or 7 days HL 12 months detention as an inebriate £3 or 21 days HL 6 weeks HL £3 or 1 month HL 1 month HL 1 month HL 12 months detention 2 years HL from 9-8-1927
1) £2.3.6 or 14 days HL £2.4.0 or 21 days HL 14/- or 1 day H.L. |
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And 5 previous convictions for which see Photo Nos. as above |
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Thomas St Clair, Gaol photo sheet 4
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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details
No. 22476
Date when Portrait was taken: 3-9-1927
Name: Thomas St Clair
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Native place: Ireland Year of birth: 12-8-1891 Arrived Ship: Circinus Trade or occupation Religion: R. C. Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 7⅛" Weight On committal: 156 Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Grey |
Marks or special features: Eagle outside right forearm |
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(No. of previous Portrait ... ) CONVICTIONS Convicted with Patrick John Ryan |
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Central PC ditto ditto ditto Sydney Q.S |
19 7 24 8 2 |
3 4 6 8 9 |
1920 1920 1927 1927 1927 |
Riotous behaviour Beg alms Indecent language Drunk Indecent assault on a male person |
£2 or 14 days HL. Paid fine at court 7 days HL £3 or 21 days HL 5/- or 3 hours cells. 2 years HL from 9-8-1927. |
1 The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 2 Sep 1927, p. 8. Emphasis added.
2 The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 3 Sep 1927, p. 12.
3 SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6119], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 5 May 1927-7 Oct 1927, No. 22470, p. 227. Emphasis added.
4 SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6119], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 5 May 1927-7 Oct 1927, No. 22476, p. 233.