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John Alexander Heatley, 1937 – Buggery
The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 20 Oct 1928 1
LAW NOTICES.
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Monday, October 22.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
Louis Zard Taylor, assault a girl under the age of 16 years and commit an act of indecency; Martin Henry Lofberg, indecent exposure; John Alexander Heatley, by misconduct do bodily harm while in charge of a motor vehicle; Alice Hunter, unlawfully use an instrument with intent.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 22 Oct 1928 2
LAW NOTICES.
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Monday, October 22.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
Louis Zard Taylor, assault a girl under the age of 16 years and commit an act of indecency; Martin Henry Lofberg, indecent exposure; John Alexander Heatley, by misconduct do bodily harm while in charge of a motor vehicle; Alice Hunter, unlawfully use an instrument with intent.
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The Sun, Tue 23 Oct 1928 3
UNIQUE INCIDENT
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Juryman Gives Evidence
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Wanton Driving
A unique feature of the hearing at the Darlinghurst Sessions of a charge of wanton driving was the appearance of one of the jurymen in the witness box.
John Alexander Heatley, 32, a salesman, was charged with wanton driving, causing bodily harm to a woman passenger in another car with which Heatley’s car had collided.
One of the jurymen drew attention to the omission on booth sides to mention that it had been raining on the day of the accident. The juryman went into the witness-box and gave evidence to that effect. He identified the date by another accident at Rosebery.
After he was told that, owing to the civil claim, Heatley had sold up his home and paid out everything, Judge Armstrong bound him over. The judge said that he was satisfied that Heatley was a good type of driver, and bore an excellent character.
The judge declared that he was glad to see that jurors were taking more notice of reckless and careless motor driver in the streets.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 23 Oct 1928 4
LAW NOTICES.
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Tuesday, October 23.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
John Alexander Heatley, by misconduct do bodily harm, while in charge of a motor vehicle (part heard),
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 24 Oct 1928 5
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Armstrong.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr VH Treatt.
WANTON DRIVING
JUROR GIVES EVIDENCE.
The hearing was concluded of the charge against John Alexander Heatley, 32, salesman, of causing bodily harm to Ethel O’Donnell, at Mascot, on May 5, by the wanton driving of a motor car, which struck the rear of the car in which Mrs O’Donnell was a passenger.
Mr Sproule (of Messrs RD Meagher, Sproule, and Co) appeared for the accused.
At the conclusion of the case, a juror remarked that nothing had been said as to the state of the weather at the time, and intimated that he remembered rain having fallen upon that particular day on which a stand had collapsed at Rosebery Park, when a number of people had been injured. The juror was sworn, and gave evidence to that effect.
After viewing the locality in which the accident occurred, and after questioning witnesses, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. His Honor remarked that he was glad to notice that juries were beginning to take furious and wanton driving more seriously than in the past. He sentenced the prisoner to seven months’ imprisonment, with hard labour, in Goulburn Gaol, but suspended the sentence under the First Offenders’ Act upon the prisoner entering into recognizances of himself and one surety in £20 each to be of good behaviour for 12 months.
John Alexander Heatley, 1930
The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 8 Apr 1930 6
LAW NOTICES.
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Tuesday, April 8.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
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APPEALS.
The following appeals against the magistrate’s orders and convictions will be heard in No. 2 District Court, Queen’s square:—Alice Tudor, malicious damage; Hugh Henry Shaw, maintenance; John Alexander Heatley, maintenance; Stewart Bannerman, maintenance; James Marmont, maintenance; Edward Thomas Clout, affiliation; Sydney George Farmer, maintenance.
John Alexander Heatley, 1937
The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 10 Mar 1937 7
LAW NOTICES.
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Wednesday, March 10.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
No. 1 Court:—Guy Paul McDonald and John Henry Davidson, conspiracy to cheat and defraud (part heard).
No. 2 Court:—John Alexander Heatley, aid and abet an indecent assault by a person unknown; Leslie Nicholls, break, enter, and steal; Harry Ernest McLeay. Robbery.
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The Daily Telegraph, Thu 11 Mar 1937 8
LAW COURTS—TODAY’S LIST
Conducted for the Daily Telegraph by WA Flynn
Retired Stipendiary Magistrate.
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QUARTER SESSIONS
Before Judge Curlewis.
John Alexander Heatley, 40, commercial traveller, was found guilty on a charge of aiding and abetting, and assisting a person unknown to commit an indecent offence at Paddington on January 20.
He was sent to jail for 23 months.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 11 Mar 1937 9
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Curlewis.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr W McMinn (instructed
by the Clerk of the Peace)
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SENTENCE OF 23 MONTHS.
John Alexander Heatley (40), commercial traveller, pleaded not guilty to having on January 20 last, at Paddington, aided, abetted, and assisted a person unknown to commit a serious offence upon a male person. The accused was found guilty, and he was sentenced to 23 months’ imprisonment.
Mr GM Stafford appeared for the defence.
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Truth, Sun 14 Mar 1937 10
GAOL FOR SEX OFFENDERS
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“You picked an innocent boy. I do not intend to pass it over lightly.”
Thus Judge Curlewis at the Sydney Quarter Sessions last to William Pinkerton, who had been found guilty of an offence against an eleven-years-old boy at the Sydney Showground on the night of January 16. His Honor passed sentence of two years’ gaol with hard labor.
A second case in which John Alexander Heatley was found guilty of what Judge Curlewis termed a “filthy and loathsome offence” occupied the attention of a jury the following day.
Heatley, an unemployed commercial traveller, claimed that at the time of the commission of the alleged offence he was so far under the influence of intoxicating liquor that he did not appreciate the nature of his acts.
Detective Wells told the judge after conviction that Heatley was a married man with two children.
Sentence of twenty-three months gaol was passed.
Mr GM Stafford appeared for Heatley.
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John Alexander Heatley, Gaol photo sheet 11
![SRNSW: NRS– [6/19653], NSW police photo books, 14 Jan 1937–28 Apr 1937, Vol. 148, p. 140.](../../images/trials/1928-Heatley-19653-gaol-photo-p-140.jpg "SRNSW: NRS– [6/19653], NSW police photo books, 14 Jan 1937–28 Apr 1937, Vol. 148, p. 140.") |
Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details
No. 148/140
Date when Portrait was taken: —
Name: John Alexander Heatley
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Native place: Victoria Year of birth: 1-2-1897 Arrived Ship: Trade or occupation Religion: Nil Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 8½" Weight On committal: 168 Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Blue |
Marks or special features: Surgical [mark on] right side of abdomen, [mole] on right shoulder. |
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[Photo] No. 30192 [SRNSW location 17/1521, Photo Nos. 30123-30264, 4 Feb 1937–17 Apr 1937] |
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(No. of previous Portrait ... ) CONVICTIONS |
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Where and When |
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Sentence |
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?? PC [Sydney] Q.S ditto Children’s court, ditto ditto ditto ?? PC Central PC [Sydney] Q.S |
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1927 1928 1928 1930 1930 1932 1933 1936 1937 1937
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Indecent behaviour By wanton driving did cause bodily By misconduct do bodily harm Not pay costs of order Disobey order for maintenance of wife ditto ditto Drive motor car whilst under influence Drunk Aiding and abetting a person unknown |
30/- or 7 days 7 months H.L. on each charge [As above] £2-14-0 or 21 days H.L. Imprisoned till £87-10-0 arrears £24-10-0 arrears & 12/- costs £40 arrears & 4/- costs or £15-4-0 or 30 days H.L. & 5/- or R[ising] of C[ourt] 23 months H.L. PG 1937/116 As John Alexander Heatley |
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1 The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 20 Oct 1928, p. 11. Emphasis added.
2 The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 22 Oct 1928, p. 7. Emphasis added.
3 The Sun, (Sydney, NSW), Tue 23 Oct 1928, p. 17.
4 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 23 Oct 1928, p. 8.
5 The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 24 Oct 1928, p. 12.
6 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 8 Apr 1930, p. 9. Emphasis added.
7 The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 10 Mar 1937, p. 12. Emphasis added.
8 The Daily Telegraph, Thu 11 Mar 1937, p. 21.
9 The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 11 Mar 1937, p. 5.
10 Truth, (Syd, NSW), Sun 14 Mar 1937, p. 13. Emphasis added.
11 SRNSW: NRS– [6/19653], NSW police photo books, 14 Jan 1937–28 Apr 1937, Vol. 148, p. 140.