Below also see: Peter Edmunds, 1900,
Peter Patrick Edmunds, 1913

Evening News, Thu 24 Nov 1898 ¹

WANTED FAIR PLAY.
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    At the Newtown Police Court yesterday Peter Edmonds, 24, was charged with the theft of £2 12s, the property of Ernest Phegan, on the 5th instant. The prosecutor stated that he was a house agent at Erskineville, and the accused had been employed by him to do work in the garden. On the date mentioned Edmonds went away, and afterwards witness missed the money from a drawer in the bedroom. Accused asserted that there was only £1 7s in the till. He would have fair play, and would therefore, go to the high court. He was committed for trial to the quarter sessions on December 5 next.

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Evening News, Tue 6 Dec 1898 ²

A SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE.

    A young man named Peter Edmonds pleaded not guilty at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day to an indictment charging him with having, at Erskineville, on November 5, stolen the sum of £2 12s, the property of Ernest Foster Phegan. The accused had been employed by the prosecutor, a house agent, living at Erskineville-road, to do odd jobs about the garden. On November 5 he cleared out, and after he had gone Mr Phegan found that the sum of £2 12s, which he had in a drawer in his bedroom went with him. Information was given to the police, with the result that Senior-constable Darlington arrested the accused, who admitted having stolen £1 7s. Edmonds, who appeared of weak intellect, but who had served several sentences for larceny, was found guilty and remanded for sentence.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 7 Dec 1898 ³

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge and a jury
of 12.)

    Mr WL Merewether prosecuted for the Crown.

LARCENY.

    Peter Edmonds [aka Peter Patrick Edmunds] pleaded not guilty to an indictment that he did, at Erskineville, on November 5, steal the sum of £2 12s, the property of Ernest Foster Phegan.
    The case for the prosecution was that the accused was employed by Phegan as a gardener, and after he left the money was missed from a drawer in prosecutor’s bedroom. When arrested accused admitted having taken £1 7s.
    The jury returned a verdict of guilty without leaving the box, and accused was remanded for sentence.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 8 Dec 1898 ⁴

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge and juries.)

    Mr Merewether was Crown Prosecutor.
…

SENTENCES.

…
    Peter Edmonds, who was found guilty of stealing £2 12s, was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment, the sentence to be concurrent with one now being served.

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Peter Edmonds, Gaol photo sheet ⁵

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 7603

Date when Portrait was taken: 6–12-1898

Name: Peter Edmonds

Native place: Pyrmont Year of birth: 187 Arrived       Ship: – in Colony }   Year: – Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Laborer Religion: RC Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 4½" Weight     On committal: 132 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Brown

Marks or special features: Scars on right elbow, below middle finger, on back left hand. Dimple on chin. Scar over left eye.

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS Later photo
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Balmain PC  ditto ditto ditto Water PC Central PC Balmain PC ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto Sydney Q.S	10   9 19 19   1 28 19 21   6   2 14 19 27 27 22   6	11   5 12 12   4 12   1   2   6 11 10   6   7   7 11 12	1891 1892 1892 1892 1893 1893 1894 1894 1894 1894 1895 1896 1897 1897 1898 1898	Stealing ditto Drunk & disorderly Indecent language Deemed Insane Indecent language ditto Stealing Indecent language Vagrancy Stealing Vagrancy Stealing ditto ditto ditto	7 days HL 6 months HL 20/- or 7 days HL £5 or 3 months C  |  Cumulative To police 4 April 40/- or 21 days C £1 or 14 days C. 2 months HL 40/- or 1 month C. 3 months HL 3 months HL 4 months HL 6 months HL 1 month HL   |  Concurrent 3 months HL 9 months HL   |  Concurrent

 

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Peter Edmunds, 1900

The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 6 Sep 1900 ⁶

POLICE COURTS.
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    Stealing a Watch and Chain.—In the charge division of the Balmain Police Court yesterday, before Mr FW Edwards, SM, Peter Edmunds, 30, labourer, was charged, on remand, with stealing in a dwelling at 78 Church-street, Balmain, a silver watch and gold albert, valued at £5 10s, the property of Robert Hawkins, on August 28, 1900. Accused was committed for trial at the next Court of Quarter Sessions at Darlinghurst on November 1.

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Evening News, Fri 5 Oct 1900 ⁷

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
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    Mr Justice Cohen resumed the hearing of the cases at the Central Criminal Court yesterday.
    Peter Edmunds pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing, in the dwelling-house of Martha Forrester, a watch and chain, the property of Robert Hawkins. He was remanded for sentence.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 5 Oct 1900 ⁸

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(Before Mr Justice Cohen and juries.)

    Mr CG Wade, Crown prosecutor.

STEALING IN A DWELLING.

    Peter Edmunds pleaded guilty to a charge that on August 28, at Balmain, in the dwelling house of Martha Forrester, he did steal one watch and a watch-chain, the property of Robert Hawkins, and of the value of £5 and more. There was a second count of receiving. Accused was remanded for sentence.

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Evening News, Sat 6 Oct 1900 ⁹

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT
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    The following sentences were passed at the Central Criminal Court on Friday by Mr Justice Cohen:—
    Peter Edmunds, who had pleaded guilty to stealing in the dwelling house of Martha Forrester, Balmain, eighteen months’ hard labor.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 6 Oct 1900 ¹⁰

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(Before Mr Justice Cohen and juries.)

    Mr L Whitfield Crown Prosecutor.

SENTENCES.

    Peter Edmunds, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a watch and chain at Balmain, was sentenced to imprisonment for 18 months, with hard labour.

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Peter Edmunds, Gaol photo sheet ¹¹

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 8172

Date when Portrait was taken: 4-10-1900

Name: Peter Edmunds

Native place: Pyrmont Year of birth: 1873 Arrived       Ship: in Colony }   Year: Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Laborer Religion: RC Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 4½" Weight     On committal: 126 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Brown

Marks or special features: Scar on inside left thumb, & outside heels of both big toes & one left eye

(No. of previous Portrait ... 7603 )  PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Balmain PC  ditto ditto ditto Central PC  Balmain PC ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto Sydney Q.S Sydney GD	10   9 19 19 28 19 21   6   2 14 19 27 27 22   6   4	11   5 12 12 12   1   2   6 11 10   6   7   7 11 12 10	1891 1892 1892 1892 1893 1894 1894 1894 1894 1895 1896 1897 1897 1898 1898 1900	Stealing ditto Drunk & disorderly Indecent language Indecent language ditto Stealing Indecent language Vagrancy Stealing Vagrancy Stealing ditto ditto ditto ditto	7 days HL 6 months HL £1 or 7 days HL £5 or 3 months C  |  Accumulative £2 or 21 days C £1 or 14 days C. 2 months HL £2 or 1 month C. 3 months HL 3 months HL 4 months HL 6 months HL 1 month HL 3 months HL 9 months HL 18 months HL

 

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Peter Patrick Edmunds, 1913

The Daily Telegraph, Tue 2 Sep 1913 ¹²

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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(Before Judge Murray and juries.)

    Mr Bevan, Crown Prosecutor.
…

ASSAULT ON A CHILD.

    For a criminal assault [on William Nolan, 4] at Balmain on July 30, Peter Patrick Edmunds, aged 40, was sentenced to five years’ penal servitude. It was stated by Mr G Forbes, who appeared for Edmunds, that the prisoner had spent eight years in a lunatic asylum, and was still under observation.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 2 Sep 1913 ¹³

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Murray and juries.)
Mr W Bevan, Crown Prosecutor.

BOY ASSAULTED.

    Peter Patrick Edmunds, 40, was found guilty of having assaulted a boy aged 3 years, at Balmain, on July 30, and was sentenced to five years’ penal servitude.

    Mr G Forbes, who appeared for the defended, told his Honor that the accused had spent eight years in a lunatic asylum, and was still under observation.
During his term in gaol, the Executive might find that the accused had reformed, his Honor said. As soon as the Executive was satisfied that the accused could be trusted to keep away from public-houses, then it could exercise its power, and he could become a man again. He was something less than a man now.

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Peter Patrick Edmunds, Gaol photo sheet ¹⁴

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 13182

Date when Portrait was taken: 1-9-1913

Name: Peter Patrick Edmunds
(aka Peter Edmunds)

Native place: Pyrmont Year of birth: 10-11-1873 Arrived       Ship: in Colony }   Year: B.S Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Laborer Religion: RC Education, degree of: R and W Height: 5' 4¾" Weight     On committal: 140 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Dark brown Colour of eyes: Brown

Marks or special features: Minus all teeth, nail of left thumb injured, small mole on right side of chin, mole under right shoulder blade.

(No. of previous Portrait ... 7603, 8172 )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Balmain PC Sydney Q.S Balmain PC ditto Central PC ditto	6   1 14 16 20 13	8   9 11   9 10   1	1913 1913 1917 1918 1920 1938	Indecent language Indecent assault on a male person Suspected person Vagrancy Vagrancy Trespass on railway premises	10/ or 48 hours HL 5 years PS 2 months HL 3 months HL 14 days HL 44/- or 4 days HL
And 14 previous convictions for which see Photo No. as above

 

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¹     Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Thu 24 Nov 1898, p. 7.

²     Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Tue 6 Dec 1898, p. 4.

³     The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 7 Dec 1898, p. 4.

⁴     The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 8 Dec 1898, p. 7.

⁵     SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6063], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1898-99, No. 7603, p. 175, R5107.

⁶     The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 6 Sep 1900, p. 7.

⁷     Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Fri 5 Oct 1900, p. 3.

⁸     The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 5 Oct 1900, p. 8.

⁹     Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Sat 6 Oct 1900, p. 7.

¹⁰   The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 6 Oct 1900, p. 7.

¹¹   SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6065], Darlinghurst gaol photograph description books, 1900, No. 8172, p. 250, R5108.

¹²   The Daily Telegraph, Tue 2 Sep 1913, p. 7.

¹³   The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 2 Sep 1913, p. 5.

¹⁴   SRNSW: NRS2138, [3/6083], Darlinghurst Gaol photographic description book, 1913-1914, No. 13182, p. 137, R5117.

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