Charles Francis Stanley, 1884

Below also see: Charles Frances Stanley, 1894
Donald Dougall McDonald, 1894
Donald McDonald, 1897
Duncan Dugald Macdonald, 1900
Donald McDonald, 1902
Duncan Douglas Macpherson, 1905
Duncan McPherson, 1908
Donald Dugald McDonald, 1915
Donald Dugald McDonald, 1917 – Indecent exposure

 

Evening News, Thu 10 Apr 1884 ¹

DUBBO ITEMS.

Dubbo, Thursday.

…
    Sir James Martin, the Chief Justice, is to be invited to a public banquet shortly. The Circuit Court work is reported to be very heavy.

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Evening News, Thu 17 Apr 1884 ²

DUBBO ITEMS.

Dubbo, Wednesday.

    The Dubbo circuit court was opened this morning by the Chief Justice, Sir James Martin. It is intended to invite him to a banquet shortly.

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Evening News, Fri 18 Apr 1884 ³

DUBBO ASSIZES.

Dubbo, Thursday.

    In the Dubbo Circuit Court yesterday,
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    Charles Francis Stanley, obtaining money by false pretences (four charges);

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Australian Town and Country Journal, Sat 19 Apr 1884 ⁴

CIRCUIT COURTS.
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(By Telegraph. From Our Correspondents.)

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Dubbo, Thursday.

    In the Dubbo Circuit Court yesterday,
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    The following prisoners pleaded guilty, and were remanded for sentence:
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    Charles Francis Stanley, obtaining money by false pretences (four charges);

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 19 Apr 1884 ⁵

NEWS OF THE DAY.
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    On Wednesday last an address from the inhabitants of Dubbo was presented to Sir James Martin, on the occasion of his first visit to that township, where he presided at the Assizes. Among other things it was stated, “You have ever followed the dictates of the great foundation of British law … … Unmoved by clamour or by prejudice, you have ever, in our humble opinion, most successfully sought, without fear, favour, or affection, to fulfil those grave duties imposed upon you by the Constitution.” To which his Honor replied, “It has been so long the settled practice of British Judges, in all parts of the Empire, to act in the discharge of their duties without fear, favour, or affection, that on that head no one of them need be singled out for special commendation. The good opinion of our fellow-citizens is, however, always agreeable, and if the compliments which you have been pleased to bestow on me should, on a closer acquaintance, be considered not altogether out of place, I shall be glad, and the knowledge of such a circumstance will not hereafter be amongst the least cherished of my memories.”

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Evening News, Mon 21 Apr 1884 ⁶

THE CHIEF JUSTICE.

    His Honor Sir James Martin, Chief Justice, was taken ill at Dubbo on Saturday. He had been presiding at the circuit court. The Attorney-General, upon being apprized of the Chief Justice’s illness, thoughtfully caused a special train to be sent to Dubbo, which, starting yesterday at 9.35 pm, reached Sydney in the evening about 7 o’clock. The indisposition of his Honor will necessitate some other judge presiding at the Bathurst circuit court. We understand that at a meeting of the Executive Council this morning, Mr Matthew Henry Stephen, QC, was appointed acting Judge, to conduct the remainder of the Circuit Court business of his Honor Sir James Martin, who, as stated, is incapacitated through serious indisposition. We understand that his Honor is somewhat better this morning, although his indisposition is likely to last some days. He was not well when he started to go on circuit, and the fatigue consequent on travelling has evidently precipitated the coming on of the illness. Strict rest and quietness are enjoined by his medical advisers.

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The Goulburn Herald, Tue 22 Apr 1884 ⁷

TELEGRAM.
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Sydney, Monday, 7 pm.

SIR JAMES MARTIN's illness is likely to continue several days. Mr Matthew H Stephen takes his place at the Dubbo Circuit Court.

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Australian Town and Country Journal, Sat 26 Apr 1884 ⁸

NYNGAN.

April 20.

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    He next turns his pen against our worthy keeper of the peace, to him he can have no friendly intentions, and no doubt if his name was known the feeling would be mutual. If he would shake off some of his somnolent habits, and pay an occasional visit to our police court, where there are from 30 to 40 cases tried every fortnight, and also read the last Dubbo Dispatch, he would see that out of 13 cases tried at the [Dubbo] Circuit Court, seven were from Nyngan. These facts ought to satisfy reasonable people that our police are working strenuously to put down crime.
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DUBBO.

April 23

    CIRCUIT COURT.—Wednesday last the Assizes were opened before Sir James Martin, CJ. The clerk associate was Mr W Martin. Mr A Bird prosecuted for the Crown. The members of the legal profession were Messrs Haydon, Close, McCulloch, Butterworth, and Davis; Messrs Fitzhardinge, Fitzgerald, Booth, and Ryan. Mr Ould, from the Crown Solicitor’s office, assisted the Crown Prosecutor. The following cases were disposed of:—
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    [Charles Francis] Stanley, false pretences, four charges, pleaded guilty, two years Bathurst gaol;
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    BANQUET.—Saturday evening a banquet was given at Boland’s Macquarie View Hotel to Sir James Martin. About 50 gentlemen were present, but at the last moment the mayor received an apology, stating Sir James having been indisposed for two days, and after the fatigue of a long day in court he was unable to attend. General regret was expressed, but it was then too late to postpone the dinner, which passed off to the entire satisfaction of everyone present, except the disappointment at the absence of the Chief Justice.

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Charles F Stanley, Gaol photo sheet ⁹

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 453
B[athurst]

Date when Portrait was taken: 21 May 1884

Name: Charles F Stanley

Native place: England Year of birth: 1854 Arrived       Ship: Barrowdale in Colony }   Year: 1865 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Hotel keeper Religion: Presbytrian Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 9" Weight     On committal: 162 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown & bald Colour of eyes: Blue Marks or special features: Bald

Where and when tried: Dubbo C[ircuit] Court] 16 April 1884 Offence: False pretences Sentence: 2 years HL Remarks: Judge stated that he had no objection to the prisoner petitioning for remission – but stated no time

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
				No record

 

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Charles Frances Stanley, 1894

South Australian Register, Wed 10 Jan 1894 ¹⁰

POLICE COURTS.

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    PORT ADELAIDE: Tuesday, January 9.

(Before Messrs HW Thompson and CE Cooke.)

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    Charles Frances Stanley was charged with having obtained from William Gowling, landlord of the Cumberland Hotel, the sum of ₤2 by means of a valueless cheque on January 8 with intent to defraud. The information stated that the prisoner came to his house on the night of January 6, and stopped there until the following morning. Defendant asked for a blank cheque, but not being able to obtain one he requested the load of £1, and promised to cash a cheque on the following day. Gave him the money. on Monday saw the defendant, who again asked for a blank cheque on the Commercial Bank. At defendant’s request the informant filled it in for £2 and then cashed it,, taking out the 20s which he had lent on the 6th. He presented the cheque at the Commercial Bank, Port Adelaide, where it was marked “No account.” Mr JJ Disher, accountant, stated that there was no account in the Bank in the name of the defendant. FC Walsh said he arrested the prisoner, who made no statement. Found 14s, in his possession, of which 9s was discovered secreted in one of his boots. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sent to gaol for two months with hard labour.

 

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Donald Dougald McDonald, 1894

The Express and Telegraph, Thu 29 Nov 1894 ¹¹

LAW COURTS.
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POLICE COURT—ADELAIDE.
Thursday, November 29.
(Before Messrs J Gordon, SM, and J Abbott.)

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    Donald Dougald McDonald was charged on the information of Emanuel Harris, clothier, with obtaining from him on November 27 4s by false pretences by means of a valueless cheque for £5 on the Australian Joint Stock Bank. The defendant went to the informant’s shop and ordered goods to the value of £4 4s 6d. He gave the cheque produced and received 4s change. The information presented the cheque at the Bank of New South Wales and found that there was no branch of the Australian Joint Stock Bank in Adelaide and that the cheque could not be cashed. The defendant was to have called for the 11s 6 balance of change, but did not do so. Richard Hooper, clerk at the Australian Joined Stock Bank in Adelaide. The National Bank were their agents. The defendant when arrested said—“I done him bad for it and I will do the same for you.” He decided to be tried by the bench and said he remembered nothing about the occurrence. Sentenced to three months in gaol.

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The Express and Telegraph, Fri 30 Nov 1894 ¹²

LAW COURTS.
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POLICE COURT—ADELAIDE.
Friday, November 30.
(Before Messrs J Gordon, SM, DM Charleston, MLC, WA Robinson, MLC,
AA Kirkpatrick, MLC, JD Woods, A Henderson, J Abbott, S Saunders, and H Fraser.)

    Detective-Sergeant Hampton prosecuted.
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    Donald Dougal McDonald was charged with obtaining 14s 9d by means of false pretences from Caroline Norman. The accused pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment.

    McDonald was also charged with obtaining 19s from LM Tier by means of a valueless cheque. The SM, in sentencing the prisoner the prisoner to six months’ imprisonment, said it was scandalous that tradesmen should accept cheques indiscriminately from such a man as McDonald and if the law allowed it he would make the prosecutors pay the cost of the proceedings. The country was put to a lot of expense in charging men of the prisoner’s stamp, whereas if assistance were not given him by those who were foolish enough to cash the cheques there would be no need for the Police Court proceedings. Had he the power he would have made the prosecutors pay as he had indicated, but unfortunately he had not.

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Charles F Stanley, Gaol photo sheet ¹³

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 453
Bathurst
202/84

Date when Portrait was taken: 21 May 1884

Name: Charles F Stanley
(aka Donald McDonald)

Native place: England Year of birth: 1854 Arrived       Ship: Barrowdale in Colony }   Year: 1865 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Hotel keeper Religion: Presbyterian Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 9" Weight     On committal: 162 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: B;ue Marks or special features: Bald

Where and when tried: Dubbo C[ircuit] Court] 16 April 1884 Offence: False Pretences Sentence: 2 years HL Remarks: Judge stated that he had no objection to the prisoner petitioning for remission – but stated no time

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Moree PC Coonamble Q.S	18 29	11   3	1896 1897	No record False pretences.  ditto	1 month H.L. 3 years P[enal] S[ervitude]
Has since served a sentence in Broken Hill

 

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Donald McDonald, 1897

Evening News, Tue 30 Mar 1897 ¹⁴

COONAMBLE SESSIONS.
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    COONAMBLE, Tuesday.—The quarter sessions commenced yesterday, before Judge Docker. Donald [Mc]Donald [sic], for passing a valueless cheque, was sentenced to three years’ gaol.

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Truth, Sun 25 Apr 1897 ¹⁵

DRACONIC DOCKER.
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Three Years for Five Half-Crowns
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THE extraordinary vagaries of certain Judges in criminal jurisdiction have frequently exercised this paper, and evoked considerable comment and expostulation. Only a month back we had a man sentenced by Judge Gibson to three years for stealing a tin of baking powder, valued at 6d, and Judge Docker has given a man 14 years for stealing (when drunk) a buggy and horse, and the pleasure (?) Of seeing the Crown Law Department interfere, and turn the poor wretch loose when he had done little more than two and a half years. Even Judge Backhouse expressed surprise the other day, at the Sessions, when this man was again before the Court, at the excessive severity of such a sentence for such a crime—and Backhouse, J, is no pitying angel!

    At Coonamble, on March 29, Judge Docker sentenced a man named Donald Dougal Macdonald to three years imprisonment for getting 12s 6d and five days board and lodging on a valueless cheque. He cut short the prisoner’s reply to his own question as to whether he had anything to say in extenuation, before he had spoken a complete sentence, and asked angrily for his ‘record.’ When the record that Macdonald had been convicted in 1884 on a similar charge was read out, Docker, J, remarked that ‘he seemed to make a trade of it—only ’94, eh?’ The police sergeant corrected His Honor, telling him ’twas ’84. ‘That makes it worse,’ quoth this would be Jeffries Windeyer, ‘it is such a long time ago.’ Any stick will do to beat a dog with, is a proverb that comes in very apropos here. In the 13 years since that conviction for drunkenness, and one for borrowing 5s and got one month respectively.

    After hearing this ‘damning catalogue of crime’ the gentle Docker, without giving the man time to call several well-known gentlemen as witnesses to character, sentenced Macdonald to three years imprisonment with hard labor. He had already lain in goal three months awaiting trial, and if he had got an additional six months the law would have been amply vindicated, and the injured publican fully avenged. The man has a wife and four children, it seems a monstrous thing that so slight a lapse after so long a probation should have been so vindictively, cruelly punished. When the day comes that Docker has to stand before the Eternal Judgment Seat, it is much to be feared that his own heartless, brutal judgments on earth will be set in evidence against him, and that his plea for leniency will meet the cold disdain and non-compliance he has so often meted out to earthly offenders.

 

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Duncan Dugald Macdonald, 1900

The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle, Fri 23 Nov 1900 ¹⁶

POLICE COURT, PORT AUGUSTA.
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Friday, November 16.
(Before Jas T Keats, Esq, SM.)

    Duncan Dugald Macdonald (a Scotchman ?), charged with drunkenness on the preceding day admitted the soft impeachment and was fined 5s, in default 8 hours. He took the 8 hours.

A TICKET LESS TRAVELLER.

    The same defendant was charged upon the information of William Byford, railway station master, Port Augusta, that he did, on the 13th day of November, unlawfully travel in a railway carriage from Quorn to Port Augusta without having previously paid his fare and obtained a ticket and with intent to avoid payment thereof.

    Defendant pleaded not guilty.

    Evidence was given to the effect that the defendant was discovered in the lavatory of a railway carriage on the 13th inst before reaching the Summit. When asked for his ticket he fumbled in his pockets as it looking for it. The guard had his “doots,” and asked for the fare. He replied that he hadn’t it. When asked if he had any luggage he pointed to a small hand bag. Was then told that on arrival at Port Augusta he would be handed over to the station master. The guard expressed the opinion that the bag was not an equivalent for the fare; and in reply, defendant said, “I’ll get the 2s 7d ten minutes after arrival.” That promise like that of the Commissioner of Public Works, in respect to the smelters, was not kept.

    Defendant did not question the witness, and made no other statement than that he felt ill and prayed the Court to provide either a stimulant or a doctor. The only stimulant the Court deemed it prudent to provide was a fine of 10s and an order for the payment of 2s 7d for fare, and 20s costs—in default 7 days in gaol.
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Friday, November 73. [sic–23]
(Before JT Keats, Esq, SM.)
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PASSING VALUELESS CHEQUES.

    Duncan Dugald MacDonald was again before the court, charged by MC Farmer, that he did on 14th November, by false pretences and representations, impose upon and obtain from C Charam, by means of a valueless cheque, one pair boots valued at 16s 6d and one silver coin valued at 3s 3d. The cheque was drawn on the Union Bank Adelaide. MacDonald was sentenced to two months imprisonment, but mitigated to a fine, £10, in default 2 months. It is likely he will do the 2 months.

 

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Donald McDonald, 1902

The Advertiser, Sat 24 May 1902 ¹⁷

THE COUNTRY.
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RIVERTON.

    May 22.—Donald McDonald, alias Donald McDougal McDonald, alias Malone alias Stanley, was charged before Mr J Wilson in the Riverton Police Court on Tuesday with having obtained money by means of a valueless cheque from Mr WJ Riorden of Rhynie. Accused was committed for trial at the next Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court in Adelaide.

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Adelaide Observer, Sat 31 Mar 1877 ¹⁸

LAW AND CRIMINAL.
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MAGISTRATES’ COURTS.

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    RIVERTON: Tuesday May 20 (before Mr J Wilson).—Donald McDonald, alias Donald McDougal McDonald, alias Malone alias Stanley, was charged with having obtained money by false pretences by means of a valueless cheque from Mr J Riorden, of Rhynie. Prisoner was committed for trial at the next criminal sittings in Adelaide.

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Chronicle, Sat 31 May 1902 ¹⁹

RIVERTON.

    May 22.—Donald McDonald, alias Donald McDougal McDonald, alias Malone alias Stanley, was charged before Mr J Wilson in the Riverton Police Court on Tuesday with having obtained money by means of a valueless cheque from Mr WJ Riorden, of Rhynie. Accused was committed for trial at the next Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court in Adelaide.

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Chronicle, Sat 7 Jun 1902 ²⁰

LAW COURTS.
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SUPREME COURT—CRIMINAL
SITTINGS.
Monday, May 2.
(Before his Honor Mr Justice Bundey.)

    The Crown Solicitor (Mr JM Stuart, KC) prosecuted.
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VALUELESS CHEQUE.

    Donald McDonald (63) admitted having unlawfully obtained from William James Riordan, at Riverton, the sum of £1 by means of a valueless cheque. He said he was stupidly intoxicated with Scotch whisky at the time, and had no knowledge of what he was doing. He had been a mineral prospector for 23 years in the State, and had on two occasions been sunstruck. This accounted for his being easily overpowered with drink. He therefore asked to be leniently dealt with.

    His Honor said prisoner had been convicted on seven previous occasions. He thought the sentence ought to be four years, but the punishment would not be so heavy as that. He would be imprisoned and kept to hard labor for two years.

 

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Duncan Douglas Macpherson, 1905

Morning Bulletin, Wed 22 Nov 1905 ²¹

SUPREME COURT.
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    The quarterly criminal sittings of the Supreme Court were continued yesterday forenoon before His Honour Mr Justice Power.

    Mr GW Power, instructed by Mr AE Lavers (from the Crown Solicitor’s Office), appeared for the prosecution.

FALSE PRETENCES.
 

    Duncan Douglas Macpherson, aged sixty-five years, miner, who had pleaded guilty to the charge of having, on the 17th instant, at Mount Morgan, by falsely pretending by means of a valueless cheque, obtained a quantity of goods and 10s 8d, amounting to altogether to £2, from James Hill, was brought up for sentence.—

    His Honour: You have pleaded guilty; but in sentencing you I will take into consideration your age and will not give you as severe a sentence as I would give a younger men. The sentence is that you be kept and imprisoned in Rockhampton Gaol for twelve months.—

    The prisoner: Will your Honour extend to me the provisions of the First Offenders Act? I have not been in gaol before, and I have been sixty years in the colony.—

    His Honour: That is you came here when you were five years old?—

    The prisoner: Yes, I came here when I was five years old.—

    His Honour: Is there anything known against him?—

    The Crown Prosecutor: No.—

    His Honour: Considering your great age, I will extend to you the first offenders’ provisions of the Criminal Code.—

    The prisoner: Thank you, your Honour.—

    His Honour: What is the section?—

    The Crown Prosecutor: No. 656.—

    His Honour: The sentence will be suspended upon you entering into your recognisance in £50 to be of good behaviour for the term of twelve months. If you commit any offence in the meantime you are liable to be rearrested and serve the sentence of twelve months. You understand that?—

    The prisoner : I thoroughly understand that, your Honour.—

    His Honour: Very well.

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The Telegraph, Wed 22 Nov 1905 ²²

CRIMINAL TRIALS.
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SUPREME COURT SITTINGS.
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(Before Mr Justice Real).

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CENTRAL SUPREME COURT.
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Rockhampton, November 22.

    The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court were continued last night,
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    Yet another, [Donald McDonald], who pleaded guilty to false pretences, was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment, the sentence to be suspended under the Offenders’ Probation Act.

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Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, Fri 24 Nov 1905 ²³

ROCKHAMPTON.
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(From Our Own Correspondent.)

November 21.

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    His Honour Mr Justice Power has been presiding over the sittings of the Supreme Court for the last few days, with Mr GW Power, as Crown Prosecutor.

    An old man, who had spent 60 years of his life in Australia, pled guilty to passing a valueless cheque, annd wa sentenced to a year’s imprisonment, but released under the First Offender’s Act.

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The Capricornian, Sat 25 Nov 1905 ²⁴

CRIMINAL COURT.
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    The quarterly criminal sittings of the Supreme Court were opened on Monday forenoon before His Honour Mr Justice Power.

    Mr GW Power, instructed by Mr AE Lavers (from the Crown Solicitor’s Office), appeared for the prosecution.

    The following members of the legal profession were present at the opening of the Court:—Messrs EA Douglas, FB Kavanagh, FH Swanwick, and WH Miskin.

JUROR EXCUSED.

    Robert Roberts, carrier, was excused from attendance as a juror owing to him having reached the age limit of sixty years.

COMMISSION TO PROSECUTE.

    Mr Power presented his commission to prosecute.

FALSE PRETENCES.

    Duncan Douglas Macpherson, aged sixty-five years, miner, was charged with having on the 17th instant, at Mount Morgan, by falsely pretending by means of a valueless cheque, obtained a quantity of goods and 10s 8d, amounting altogether to £2, from James Hill.—

    The accused: Guilty. It is the first time I have been before the Court. I am sixty-five years of age and have been sixty years in the colony.

    His Honour (to the Crown Prosecutor: Is there anything known against him?—

    The Crown Prosecutor: No.—

    His Honour: I will remand him.
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SECOND DAY’S SITTING’

    The Court sat again on Tuesday.

FALSE PRETENCES.

    Duncan Douglas Macpherson, aged sixty-five years, miner, who had pleaded guilty to the charge of having, on the 17th instant, at Mount Morgan, by falsely pretending by means of a valueless cheque, obtained a quantity of goods and 16s 8d, amounting altogether to £2 from James Hill, was brought up for sentence.—

    His Honour: You have pleaded guilty, but in sentencing you I will take into consideration your age and will not give you as severe a sentence as I would give a younger man. The sentence is that you be kept and imprisoned in Rockhampton Gaol for twelve months.—

    The prisoner: Will your Honour extend to me the provisions of the First Offenders Act? I have not been in gaol before, and I have been sixty years in the colony.—

    His Honour: That is you came here when you were five years old?—

    The prisoner: Yes, I came here when I was five years old.—

    His Honour: Is there anything known against him?—

    The Crown Prosecutor: No.—

    His Honour: Considering your great age, I will extend to you the first offenders’ provisions of the Criminal Code.—

    The prisoner: Thank you, your Honour.—

    His Honour: What is the section?—

    The Crown Prosecutor: No. 656.—

    His Honour: The sentence will be suspended upon you entering into your recognisance in £50 to be of good behaviour for the term of twelve months. If you commit any offence in the meantime you are liable to be rearrested and serve the sentence of twelve months. You understand that?—

    The prisoner : I thoroughly understand that, your Honour.—

    His Honour: Very well.

 

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Duncan McPherson, 1908

The Northern Miner, Fri 28 Aug 1908 ²⁵

POLICE COURT.
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Thursday, August 27, 1908.
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(Before Mr E Eglinton, PM.)
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    At the [Charters Towers] Police Court on Thursday morning, Arthur Yeates, proceeded against Nora Hempen stall, for sureties of the Peace. Mr WFR Boyce appeared for complainant, and Mr SN Johnson for defendant.

    Adjourned until 1st September.

VAGRANCY.

    Duncan McPherson was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 1 month’s imprisonment in Stewart’s Creek Gaol.

 

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Donald Dugald McDonald, 1915

The Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser, Fri 26 Nov 1915 ²⁶

JURY LIST.

    Justices of the Peace are reminded that the revision of the Jury List will take place at the Court House on Monday, 6th December, at 11 o’clock, at which all are required to attend. Magistrates who fail to attend without reasonable cause are liable to a fine.
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A VERY SAD CASE.

    Mr J Moore, a selector on Rocky Creek, brother of Mr S Moore, late Minister for Lands,, died on Wednesday at Terry Hie Hie. About 12 months ago he met with a very serious accident, the car in which he was driving being upset, the deceased pinned down underneath, and his back broken. He lingered on for months, but never recovered. His only child died a few weeks before the accident, and now he has been taken away. He leaves a widow, for whom the keenest sympathy is felt.
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ALLEGED THEFT OF A CHEQUE.
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    A very old man named Donald Dougal [aka Dugald] McDonald, apparently 76 years of age, was charged at the local Police Court on Wednesday before Major Crane, PM, with stealing a cheque on the 18th inst for the sum of £23 7s, drawn by EE Morgan on the Bank of Australasia.

    Constable [William James] Badcock stated that he and Constable Ledger saw the accused at Magarry’s boarding house at 3.30 pm on the 18th inst, and asked him about the cheque which the accused declared was his property. The constable then arrested him. Next morning the accused said he knew absolutely nothing at all about the matter. “I was drunk all day yesterday,” he said, “and my mind’s a blank.” He further said he had been on the spree for several days. Constable Badcock said to him, “That tale’s no good. I saw you about 9 o’clock yesterday and you weren’t drunk then.” Two days before the 11th inst, the constable saw the accused going about town canvassing a patent medicine.

    EE Morgan, manager for AC Reid and Co Ltd, said the cheque bore his signature and that of his accountant. It was drawn on the 12th inst, and posted to Day, Son, and Harris, of Sydney, for which he received acknowledgement in due course. The cheque would be debited against the account of AC Reid and Co at the Commercial Bank, Moree. On the 18th inst he saw the cheque in the possession of Mr Stanton.

    AW Stanton, licensee of the Central Hotel, said that on the morning of the 18th inst the accused tendered a cheque in payment of 4s worth of drinks. The defendant said on two occasions, after tendering the cheque, “What about my change?” Witness handed the cheque back to Mr Witts, manager of the Bank of Australasia.

    WSC Garrard, teller in the Bank of Australasia, said he received a number of cheques by post from the head office in Sydney including the one for £23 7s. He was checking the cheques on the counter when the accused came into the bank and offered a patent medicine for sale. Witness went round the door to get a chilling to buy something from the accused, leaving the cheque in question and others on the counter. He gave the accused a shilling and got the medicine, when defendant went away. Witness was present in the afternoon when witness handed the cheque to the manager, and next morning witness handed the cheque to Mr North, clerk in the Commercial Bank, Moree, for collection.

    AS North deposed to handing the cheque to Constable Badcock on that morning (the 24th inst.)

    WSC Garrard, recalled, said he did not miss the cheque till it was returned in the afternoon. He had not balanced up for the day.

    The accused was committed to take his trial at the Quarter Sessions, Moree, on February 22, 1916, bail being allowed in £50 personal recognisances, and two sureties equal to a similar amount.
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POLICE COURT.
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    Several cases were heard at the Police Court on Wednesday, before Major Crane, PM>
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    Oscar Dillon pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct at the aborigines’ reserve, Terry Hie Hie, on the 23rd ult by shouting and the continual use of bad language. He was fined 20s with 6s costs of Court, seven days allowed in which to pay.

    An aborigine named W Jordan alias Swan pleaded guilty to remaining on the aborigines’ reserve, Terry Hie Hie, after he had been removed under the provisions of the Act of 1909. He was fined 40s with 6s costs of Court, and allowed seven days in which to pay.

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The Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser, Tue 22 Feb 1916 ²⁷

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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SIX CASES LISTED.
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Judge Hamilton Presided

    Six cases are listed for hearing at the [Moree] Quarter Sessions, which commenced at the Court House this morning.

    The first case in order of committal is that of Donald Dougal McDonald, about 76 years of age, who was committed on November 24, by Major Crane, PM, on a charge of stealing a cheque on November 18 for the sum of £23-7s-0d, drawn by EE Morgan on the Bank of Australasia. The evidence taken at the Police Court showed that the accused was going about town canvassing a patent medicine, and on the morning of the date named he went to the Bank of Australasia and offered it for sale. The teller (WSC Garrard) was checking the cheques on the counter, including the one in question, and went round the door to get a shilling to buy some medicine, leaving the cheques on the counter and the accused on the other side. He was only away for a brief moment, and having paid the accused a shilling the latter went away. The same morning the accused had 4s worth of drinks at the Central Hotel and tendered the cheque in payment, which the licensee handed to the manager of the Bank on which it was drawn, when for the first time it was missed.
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ESCAPING FROM CUSTODY.
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    The following pleaded guilty, namely, CJ Keen, W Gillespie, Harry Howse, Donald McDonald, and Helena Carroll.

    William Gillespie and Helena Carroll were discharged on giving sureties for good behaviour in £40 each.

    The case against W King was then proceeded with.

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The Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser, Fri 25 Feb 1916 ²⁸

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Tuesday, February 22.

    Judge Hamilton presided, with Major Crane, PM, on his left, and there were also present the Crown Prosecutor (Mr Browning), and all the local solicitors, together with Messrs McCattie, a Sydney barrister, and Mr McDonald, of Narrabri.

    Several excuses were tendered by the local solicitors (especially by Mr Moodie) for the absence of jurymen.
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PRISONERS SENTENCED.

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    Donald Dougal McDonald, aged 76, was next sentenced for stealing a cheque for £23 7s from the Bank of Australasia on November 24.

    A long list of previous convictions against the accused—34 in all—for offences of all sorts, mostly false pretences and stealin [sic], committed in several of the States was read in Court. In one case in Queensland, after he had committed quite a number of offences, the accused was let off as a first offender.

    His Honor: I will give you one last chance. It is not likely you will want another. I shall not do what I would be justified in doing, that is to give you such a sentence as would prevent you from ever wronging the public again. Two years have passed since your last conviction and in the hope that you may not come before the Court again I sentence you to twelve months’ imprisonment with hard labor.

    Mr Browning: His last conviction, your Honor, was in September last.

    The accused (to his Honor): I have been in gaol since November 18, and I hope your Honor will include that in the sentence.

    His Honor: You will do well to say no more about it, or I might revise your sentence, after hearing what Mr Browning has said, by making it longer instead of shorter.

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Donald McDonald, Gaol photo sheet ²⁹

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 1173
Bathurst

Date when Portrait was taken: 3-6-1897

Name: Donald McDonald
(aka C. F. Stanley)

Native place: England Year of birth: 1854 Arrived       Ship: Barrowdale in Colony }   Year: 1865 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Chemist Religion: Presbyterian Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 8¾" Weight     On committal: 153 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Dark brown Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: Several small scars on right shin. Little finger right hand deformed

(No. of previous Portrait ... 452 Bathurst)  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Dubbo C.C Port Adelaide PC  Moree PC Coonamble Q.S	16   9 18 29	4   1 11   3	1884 1894 1896 1897	False pretences ditto ditto Obtaining property by false pretences. 46 Vic No. 17 Sec 141	2 years H.L. 2 months HL 1 month HL   3 years PS
Convictions of Donald McDonald [Some of the convictions, from above, are repeated on the original document below]
NSW Dubbo CC  SA Port Adelaide Adelaide ditto  ditto  ditto  NSW Moree PC Coonamble Q.S SA Port Augusta ditto Qld Gladstone CC SA Adelaide SC NSW Orange PC Qld Rockhampton SC Charter Towers NSW Moree Q.S	16     9 12 30 30 30   18 29   16 23     1     4   15   18 27   22	4     1   6 11 11 11   11   3   11 11     8     6     3   11   8     2	1884   1894 1894 1894 1894 1894   1896 1897   1900 1900   1901   1902   1905   1905 1908   1916	False pretences   False pretences Larceny False pretences ditto ditto   False pretences False pretences   Unlawfully travel on Railway False pretences   False pretences   False pretences   Stealing   False pretences Vagrancy   Stealing a cheque.	2 years HL   2 months HL 14 days HL 3 Months HL  4 Months HL  |  Concurrent 6 Months HL    1 month HL 3 years P.S.   7 days HL 2 months HL   12 months HL   2 years HL   £2 or 14 days HL   12 months HL. Released as a 1st offender 1 month HL   3 years

 
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Donald McDonald, Gaol photo sheet ³⁰

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. –

Date when Portrait was taken: 3-6-1897

Name: Donald McDonald
(aka C F Stanley)

Native place: England Year of birth: 1854 Arrived       Ship: Barrowdale in Colony }   Year: 1865 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Chemist Religion: Presbyterian Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 8¾" Weight     On committal: 153 in lbs     } On discharge: 184 Colour of hair: Dark brown Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: Several small scars on right shin. Little finger right hand deformed

(No. of previous Portrait ... 453 Bathurst)  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Dubbo CC Moree PC Coonamble Q.S Broken Hill PC ditto	16 18 29 21 27	4 11   3   7   7	1884 1896 1897 1899 1899	False pretences ditto  Obtaining property by false pretences 46 Vic No. 17, Sec 141 Drunk Vagrancy	2 years HL 1 month HL 3 years P.S. Discharged from Bathurst Gaol 2-8-1899 7/6 or 24 hours C 3 months HL

 

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Donald Dugald McDonald, 1917

    [Unfortunately no newspaper reports of McDonald’s 1917 indecent exposure trial could be located. However, he was sentenced to six months’ hard labour.]

 

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¹     Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Thu 10 Apr 1884, p. 2.

²     Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Thu 17 Apr 1884, p. 2.

³     Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Fri 18 Apr 1884, p. 2. Emphasis added.

⁴     Australian Town and Country Journal, (Sydney, NSW), Sat 19 Apr 1884, p. 732.

⁵     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 19 Apr 1884, p. 11.

⁶     Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Mon 21 Apr 1884, p. 5.

⁷     The Goulburn Herald, Tue 22 Apr 1884, p. 3.

⁸     Australian Town and Country Journal, Sat 26 Apr 1884, pp. 812, 813. Emphasis added.

⁹     SRNSW: NRS1998, [3/5956], Bathurst Gaol photographic description book, 1874-1930, No. 453, p. 166, R5084.

¹⁰   South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA), Wed 10 Jan 1894, p. 3. Emphasis added.

¹¹   The Express and Telegraph, (Adelaide, SA), Thu 29 Nov 18994, p. 2. Emphasis added.

¹²   The Express and Telegraph, (Adelaide, SA), Fri 30 Nov 18994, p. 2.

¹³   SRNSW: NRS1998, [3/13068], Bathurst Gaol photographic description book, 1874-1930, No. 453, p. 52, R5088.

¹⁴   Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Tue 30 Mar 1897, p. 5.

¹⁵   Truth, (Syd, NSW), Sun 25 Apr 1897, p. 5. Emphasis added.

¹⁶   The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle, (SA), Fri 23 Nov 1900, p. 2.

¹⁷   The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA), Sat 24 May 1902, p. 10.

¹⁸   Adelaide Observer, (SA), Sat 31 Mar 1877, p. 12.

¹⁹   Chronicle (Adelaide, SA), Sat 31 May 1902 p. 15.

²⁰   Chronicle (Adelaide, SA), Sat 7 Jun 1902 p. 29.

²¹   Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld), Wed 22 Nov 1905, p. 6. Emphasis added.

²²   Daily Telegraph, (Brisbane, Qld), Wed 22 Nov 1905, p. 5.

²³   Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, (Qld), Fri 24 Nov 1905, p. 3.

²⁴   The Capricornian (Rockhampton, Qld), Sat 25 Nov1905, pp. 32, 34. Emphasis added.

²⁵   The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld), Fri 28 Aug 1908, p. 6. Emphasis added.

²⁶   The Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser, (NSW), Fri 26 Nov 1915, pp. 2, 5. Emphasis added.

²⁷   The Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser, (NSW), Tue 22 Feb 1916, p. 3. Emphasis added.

²⁸   The Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser, (NSW), Fri 25 Feb 1916, p. 3. Emphasis added.

²⁹   SRNSW: NRS1998, [3/5960], Bathurst Gaol photographic description book, 1874-1930, No. 1173, pp. 95, 96 R5085.

³⁰   SRNSW: NRS1998, [3/13072], Bathurst Gaol photographic description book, 1874-1930, No. –, p. 246, R5089.

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