The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 7 Sep 1894 ¹

POLICE COURTS.
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CHARGE OF ASSAULT.

    In the Water Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr Johnson, SM, Henry Mottershead, 38, was committed for trial at the next Court of Quarter Sessions on a charge of having attempted to assault, [a boy], Thomas Watson. Bail was refused.

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The Daily Telegraph, Tue 9 Oct 1894 ²

QUARTER SESSIONS.
Monday, October 8.
(Before Judge Fitzhardinge and juries.)

    Mr WL Merewether prosecuted on behalf of the Crown.
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ASSAULT.

    Henry Mottershead pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault and was remanded for sentence.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 9 Oct 1894 ³

QUARTER SESSIONS.
Monday, October 8.
(Before Judge FITZHARDINGE and juries of 12.)

    Mr WL Merewether prosecuted on behalf of the Crown.
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PLEADED GUILTY.

    Henry Mottershead pleaded guilty to an indecent assault and was remanded for sentence until Wednesday.

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Evening News, Wed 10 Oct 1894 ⁴

INDECENT ASSAULT.
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CONCURRENT SENTENCES.
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    The man Henry Mottershead, who pleaded guilty at the quarter sessions on Monday, of attempting to indecently assaulting a little boy named Thomas Watson in Woolloomooloo recently, was sentenced by his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge this morning. He informed the prisoner that he had read his statement, which Mottershead had attributed his wrong-doing to the effects of drink. However he hopped that the prisoner would carry out his promise of reformation. The sentence of the court was that he be imprisoned with hard labor for 18 months. Gaol-recorder Cunningham, in answer to the judge, stated that Mottershead had received a sentence at the Central Police Court of six months’ hard labor for indecent exposure on August 11, 1890. There were three charges, and the sentences were concurrent

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The Daily Telegraph, Thu 11 Oct 1894 ⁵

QUARTER SESSIONS.
Wednesday, October 10.
(Before Judge Fitzhardinge.)

SENTENCES.

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    Henry Mottershead, a middle-aged man who had pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment with hard labor.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 11 Oct 1894 ⁶

METROPOLITAN QUARTER SESSIONS.
Wednesday.
(Before his Honor Mr District Court Judge FITZHARDINGE.)

SENTENCES.

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    Henry Mottershead, who had pleaded guilty to an assault, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment, with hard labour, in Darlinghurst Gaol.

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Henry Mottershead, Gaol photo sheet ⁷ 

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 6076

Date when Portrait was taken: 7-9-1894

Name: Henry Mottershead

Native place: England Year of birth: 1856 Arrived       Ship: Sorata in Colony }   Year: Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Laborer or Clerk Religion: C of E Education, degree of: R&W Height: 5' 5¾" Weight     On committal: 166 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Brown

Marks or special features: Scar outside right fore finger. Pestle and mortar outside left forearm. Scar on right temple. Small ears. Short neck

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
CPO Sydney Q.S	11 3	8 10	1890 1894	Expose person 3 charges Indecent assault on a male person	6 months HL on each Charge. Concurrent 18 months H.L.

 

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¹     The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 7 Sep 1894, p. 3.

²     The Daily Telegraph, Tue 9 Oct 1894, p. 3.

³     The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 9 Oct 1894, p. 3.

⁴     Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Wed 10 Oct 1894, p. 2.

⁵     The Daily Telegraph, Thu 11 Oct 1894, p. 3.

⁶     The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 11 Oct 1894, p. 6.

⁷     SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6057], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1894-1895, No.6076, p. 111, R5105.

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