The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 28 Nov 1901 1

SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.—Thursday, November 28.

    The following cases are set down for trial at the Quarter Sessions, commencing at Darlinghurst Court to-day, before judge Docker:—William Martin, assault; James Boyle, larceny; William Lear, house breaking; Ah Luen, inflicting grievous bodily harm; Clara Kohn, stealing; Elijah Maddocks, indecent assault; John Chapman, assault and robbery; Frederick Albert Gravenlack, indecent assault; James Mullins, robbery; James William Jackson, stealing; Hugh McHugh and George Wood, house breaking; Amy Barnett, stealing in dwelling; Rosa Ann Stratford, bigamy; Frederick Frank, stealing; William James Stratford, bigamy; Andrew Strachan, receiving; Frederick Robinson, James Landrigan, and William O’Grady, attempted house breaking; Joseph Ryan, indecent assault; William Biggs and Frederick Biggs, stealing; John Fitzroy and James Fitzroy, breaking, entering, and stealing; Walter Rosewarne, William Montague Parker, and William Dunk, horse-stealing; George Roberts, house breaking.

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The Daily Telegraph, Sat 30 Nov 1901 2

QUARTER SESSIONS.
———
(Before Judge Docker and juries.)

    Mr WL Merewether acted as Crown Prosecutor.
…

A SERIOUS CHARGE.

    Elijah Maddocks was found guilty of attempting to commit an unnatural offence [indecently assaulting James Dalrymple, aged 10 years] was remanded for sentence.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 30 Nov 1901 3

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Docker and juries.)

    Mr WL Merewether, Crown Prosecutor.
…

SERIOUS ASSAULT.

    Elijah Maddocks pleaded not guilty to a charge of having committed a serious assault on November 10, at Sydney. He was undefended. The circumstances disclosed by the evidence for the prosecution showed that a gross assault had been attempted by accused, who was aged about 45. The defence was a denial of the story told by the Crown witnesses. The jury found accused guilty of attempting to commit the assault, and he was remanded for sentence.

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The Daily Telegraph, Thu 5 Dec 1901 4

QUARTER SESSIONS.
———
(Before Judge Docker and juries.)

    Mr WL Merewether prosecuted for the Crown.

SENTENCES.

…
    Elijah Maddocks, convicted of attempting to assault James Dalrymple, at Sydney, on November 10, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, with hard labor.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 5 Dec 1901 5

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Docker and juries.)

    Mr WL Merewether, Crown Prosecutor.

SENTENCES.

    Elijah Maddocks, who had been convicted of an attempt to commit a serious assault, was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for two years.

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Elijah Maddocks, Gaol photo sheet 6

SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6067], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1901-1902, No. 8508, p. 90, R5109. Emphasis added.


Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 8508
E[ntry] Book 01 5075

Date when Portrait was taken: 29-11-1901

Name: Elijah Maddocks

Native place: West Maitland

Year of birth: 1857

Arrived       Ship: BS
in Colony }  Year:

Trade or occupation
previous to conviction  } Packer

Religion: R.C.

Education, degree of: R&W

Height: 5' 7⅛"

Weight     On committal: 148
in lbs     } On discharge:

Colour of hair: Brown

Colour of eyes: Gray


Marks or special features: Two round scars outside bend bent of right arm. Scar inside right forearm. Scar across right 3rd & little finger hair thin on top scar on bridge of nose & on right side of mouth.

(No. of previous Portrait ... ) 

CONVICTIONS
Where and When Offence. Sentence

Central PC

ditto

ditto

ditto

ditto

Water PC

Central PC

ditto

Water PC

Central PC

ditto

ditto

ditto

Sydney Q.S

12

19

19

18

22

  9

  7

30

  4

19

17

25

22

29

10

  4

  5

10

  1

  3

  5

11

  4

12

  4

  3

  6

11

1874

1876

1876

1876

1877

1878

1878

1878

1881

1888

1893

1899

1899

1901

Stealing

ditto

Drunk

Drunk & obscene language

Drunk

Drunk

Stealing

Drunk

Drunk & obscene language

Drunk & disorderly

Profane language

Drunk & disorderly

ditto

Attempted sodomy

7 days C.

1 month L.

4 days C.

11 days C.

7 days C.

7 days C.

6 months H.L.

7 days C.

7 days C.

7 days C.

27/4 or 21 days C

10/- or 3 days C.

20/- or 7 days C.

2 years H.L.

 

1     The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 28 Nov 1901, p. 4. Emphasis added.

2     The Daily Telegraph, Sat 30 Nov 1901, p. 14.

3     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 30 Nov 1901, p. 6.

4     The Daily Telegraph, Thu 5 Dec 1901, p. 8.

5     The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 5 Dec 1901, p. 5.

6     SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6067], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1901-1902, No. 8508, p. 90, R5109. Emphasis added.

 

Sodomy