The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 1 Feb 1930 1

LAW NOTICES.
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Monday, February 3.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.

    No. 1 Court: Thomas Hillier, break and enter with intent to commit a felony; John Dunne, break, enter, and steal; Joseph Michael Holland, indecent assault; George Johnstone and James Maher, attempt to choke with intent to rob; Colin Campbell Stuart and William Edward Wanklyn, break, enter, and steal; Peter Lionel Keeley, robbery (to be mentioned only). The following cases are for plea only: Allan Geddes, fraudulent misappropriation; George Bentley, stealing, and break, enter, and steal; Walter Alfred Cleary, break, enter, and steal; Albert Kellow, stealing; Stanley George Hartland and Harold Lone, enter, and steal; Sidney Richardson, break, enter, and steal; Sydney Oswald Smythe, break, enter, and steal; William Edward Wanklyn, being armed, assault with intent to rob; James Robert Prescott, forgery and uttering; Arthur Dennis and William Tomlin, break, enter, and steal.

    No. 2 Court: Thomas Herbert Skinner, shoot at with intent to prevent lawful apprehension, and robbery, being armed. The following cases are for plea only: James Robertson, robbery; Leslie Austin Small, break, enter, and steal; Frederick John Jacobs, break, enter, and steal; Wilfred Smith Hall, forgery and uttering; Joseph James Stevenson, break, enter, and steal; Frank Johnson, break, enter, and steal; John Henry Hoburn and John George Dillon, break, enter, and steal; Alexander Lyle, break, enter, and steal.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 4 Feb 1930 2

Princes Highway - Tom Ugly’s Point to Sutherland, 6 Apr 1922. Image: NSW State Library collection. Reproduction: Peter de Waal
Princes Highway - Tom Ugly’s Point to Sutherland, 6 Apr 1922.
Image: NSW State Library collection. Reproduction: Peter de Waal

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

    Crown Prosecutor, Mr VH Treatt.
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INDECENT ASSAULT.

    Joseph Michael Holland, 50, wood carter, was charged with having indecently assaulted a boy, [Laurence William Gardener], at Sutherland on December 12.

    The accused was convicted and sentenced to three years’ hard labour.

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Barrier Miner, Fri 7 Feb 1930 3

JURYMAN REPRIMANDED
BY JUDGE ARMSTRONG
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“WHAT ROT ARE YOU TALKING?”
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Sydney, Thursday.

    Accepting a regulation plea of “not guilty” in a case where guilt was clearly established, a Darlinghurst juryman found himself swiftly rebuffed by Judge Armstrong yesterday.

    Joseph Michael Holland, a laborer, was accused of committing an assault on a schoolboy. He pleaded not guilty, but statements were tendered, signed by him, admitting the facts.

    Without summing up his Honor asked the jury to consider its verdict.

    Up jumped a juryman. “Not guilty on the ground that there is not sufficient evidence,” he announced.

    “Mr Juryman, Mr Juryman,” exclaimed the Judge. “What rot are you talking? It’s overwhelming, man, overwhelming.”

    At this stage a second juryman rose and announced a verdict of guilty with recommendation for medical observation.

    Medical evidence was tendered that Holland was slightly mental.

    He was sent to Long Bay for three years, with a promise that the judge would recommend his release, if he recovered.

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Joseph Michael Holland, Gaol photo sheet 4

SRNSW: NRS– [17/1495], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 3 Dec 1929-20 Mar 1930, No. 24426, p. –.


Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details 

Name: Joseph Michael Holland

No. 24426

Date when Portrait was taken: 4-2-1930

 

Finger Print
Classification

Native Place Nowra

Year of Birth 13-4-1879

Arrived in State   Ship –
                       }     Year –

Trade or occupation

previous to conviction  } Laborer

Religion C of E

Education, degree of   Nil

Height, without shoes 5' 6½"

Weight in lbs.     On committal 159
                     }     On discharge

Colour of hair Brown

Colour of eyes Blue

Marks or special features “Dear Mother” in centre of wreath inside right forearm. Scars inside bend right arm, below left shoulder blade & on left side head.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(Nos. of previous Portrait ... )

CONVICTIONS

St 7574 97939

Court.

Date

Offence.

Sentence

Name.

Gaol No.

Sydney Q.S

3

2

1930

Indecent assault on a male person

3 years HL

Joseph Michael Holland

 6066

 

1     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 1 Feb 1930, p. 14. Emphasis added.

2     The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 4 Feb 1930, p. 7.

3     Barrier Miner, Fri 7 Feb 1930, p. 3.

4     SRNSW: NRS– [17/1495], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 3 Dec 1929-20 Mar 1930, No. 24426, p. –.

 

Indecent Assault