STEALING CHARGES - Convictions and Sentences - Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder (NSW : 1899 - 1952) - 16 Jan 1947 (original) (raw)

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Thu 16 Jan 1947 - Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder (NSW : 1899 - 1952)
Page 2 - STEALING CHARGES

Convictions and Sentences

At the Court of Petty Sessions

last Tuesday, before Mr. Earls,

P:M., two charges of stealing

Andrew Williams, 32. labourer, was

charged that, at Condobolin on the

7th .December, 1946, he did- steal one

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of fifteen / shillings, /the property of

Thomas Joseph Stanley/ Alexander.

Defendant, pleaded' -'guilty.; Stating.', the;

case,'- Constahie.; Snow said the" own

er had fits' car parked at the swim

ming reserv'e, and whilst there the

cap was stolen. It" was afterwards

I'nnnrl in defendant's home. When talc

ing the cap defendant gave it to a

man, saying this will fit my car.

Addressing the Bench, defendant)

said he toad no. recollection wtoatever

Previous Convictions. In- response

to the P.M's. inquiry as. to. previous

convictions/this list was' handed in:

At Young Police Court on November

IS, 1933, trespassing on railway, -fin

ed £.1 and costs. At Bogan Gate, on

11/12/33, trespassing on railway flu-,

ed 10s. At Bogan Gate, same date,

malicious damage to property, fined

£3; Oil those two occasions at Bogan

Gate defendant want by the name of

.William Ward; lie was also at times

alias Yank -Doyle. At Condobolin-

8/6/39, charge, of. stealing, fined £5.,

At Condobolin, 19/6/39, stealing sad

dle, six months hard labour. Condo

bolin, 19/9/39, stealing horse, six

months hard labour. Port. Augusta

(South; Australia),' 29/9/11, travelling

on railway without -ticket!' .- fined <-£4;'-

Port Augusta, '29/9/41, giving false

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6/11/41/ unlawful use- of- motor car,

fifteen months -hard "labour. Condobo

lin, 12/11/46, unlawful assault, fined

£2 and costs making, the total up to

Again speaking; defendant said the'

cap was of no use to him, that it

would not fit his car. He asked for

The P.M. said that, in view of the

long record of convictions, he could

not be lenient. Sentenced to one mon

ths imprisonment with liard labour. :

Francis Jerome Roberts, aged 60.

labourer, charged that, on the 4th

January, 1947, at Condobolin, lie did

steal one watch of the value of £5,

the property of John Steadman. Die-

fendant .said toe scarcely knew what

he had been doing. He was suffering

fvnni si' hnriilv- iniiii-v. Constable) -Snow

stated defendant toad been canvassing

for/photography.; orders for a/.firni in

Parkes and was taking deposits on

orders booked. He visited Steadman's

home and' stole the watch. The. watch

was recovered. Fined £10, in default

Another, charge against Roberts

was that of stealing purse containing

l-l shillings and railway ticket to A'de-

laid, the property of Carmel Mc

Namee, all of a total value of £5/3/0.

The P.M. said he could- not admit

that the railway ticket was the pro-

, perty, of Carmel McNamee; it could

only be classed ' as the property of

the Railway Commissioner. The Pol

ice -pointed out that to reduce the

charge, to. fifteen shillings (cash 14s

and purse value Is) it would not

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ticularly. as the Avoman (McNamee)

had to travel by traiii to Adelaide,

via Broken Hill-, and without the re-

coA'ered stolen ticket .Avould -have to

pay a fresh fare. Defendant, too, Avas

caught' at the railAvay station intend-,

ing to leave Condobolin. It Avas ho'w-

ever, decided to reduce the charge to

the money value and purse, maybe

realising that, as the sentences avouUI

be concurrent, it Avould make but

little difference In the time, of gaol

served. Statement by the Police Avas

that the purse Avas 'taken at the Fam

ily Hotel oil the 5th January, Avbfist

left on a table by the owner. Fined

£5, in default ten -days toard labour."

We understand that both Williams

and Roberts tire iioav in Bathurst gaol

taken there from Condobolin by Tues

WOMEN ON BAIL DO NOT APPEAR

jean- Breast and Sylvia- Dulcie

White, -the t\Aro Avomen with, the two

'men. - who illegally took a motor car

from Bogan Gate, Avhen' brought be

fore blie Condobolin court in Novem

ber last, Avere eiich granted- bail of

£20' each. Jean Breast had secured a

Donusiiian. oui oyivm waiite wus tu-

lowed on lier oavii recognisance. Nei

ther appeared- Avhen called at the

Court last 'Tuesday. It was mention

ed that Breast was in St. Vincent's

Hospital, Sydney, and White in a

certain condition that may -have pre-

veutd her from making the train jour

ney. In the case of Breast the re

cognisance . Avas ordered to be

forfeited, but action to be held in

suspense till 11 a.m. on lltli Febru

ary, to give chance of appearance at

Court that day. The recognisance of

YHliU/i .!a P/\i»Fix5f A/1 T I'

must be understood /however, that

such forfeiture does not end the res

ponsibility. Arrest may follow and

charge for contempt of court. -

In connection- with the case invoiv-

ing the tAvo girls, we are not yet in a

position to be permitted to publish

other than these happenings :

Norman Sydney Bolger, 32, and

Robert David Clayton, 29, were before

local Justice of ' the Peace J. AV.

Masters. On Friday -December 27,

charged with illegal rise of motor car

owned- by Basil Michaelias, of Bogan

Gate. The car' was taken from Bogan

Gate, 'B.G. and Trundle police Ave.-e

in search, but Constable Wells, of

Condobolin, made: the arrest '-outside

the town of Condobolin. Nfext day tAvo

detectives . arrived from NeAveastie

and/the' men: were taken to NeAveastie

because of a charge of alleged rape

hanging over their heads and awaiting

their arrest. The serious offence was

said 'to have taken place at Norali

Heali (Wyong locality).' They Avere to

have the Petty Sessions Court hear

ing on the 30th December, but, so

far, we have not been able to get the