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Wentworth Gaol Entrance Book Rusheen’s Website: www.rusheensweb.com WENTWORTH GAOL ENTRANCE BOOK RUSHEEN CRAIG January 2012. Last updated: 27 April 2013 Copyright © 2012 Rusheen Craig Using the information from this document: Please note that the research on this web site is freely provided for personal use only. Site users have the author's permission to utilise this information in personal research, but any use of information and/or data in part or in full for republication in any printed or electronic format (regardless of commercial, non-commercial and/or academic purpose) must be attributed in full to Rusheen Craig. All rights reserved by Rusheen Craig. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wentworth Gaol Entrance Book Copyright © 2012, Rusheen Craig 1 No. DATE NAME and COMMITTED BY OFFENCE SENTENCE BORN TO AUST REL TRADE AGE HEIGH HAIR EYES EDUC REMARKS DISPOSAL ADDRESS WHOM & WHEN T 4026 3 Jan WEBBER Hanna CW Thomas Esq on 3 Lunacy Remanded to Ireland Unknown RC Wife 62 5ft 5in Grey Grey R & W Teeth all missing. … 20 Jan 1899 1899 of Wentworth. Jan 1899. Darlinghurst there at 12 am in case Reception of husband John House. WEBBER. 4027 10 Mar WOORLONG CW Thomas Esq on 6 Assault 3 mths Hard Victoria _ Nil Laborer 54 5ft 7in Grey Black R & W Teeth nearly all Disposed 7am "reg 18 1899 (Aboriginal) of Mar 1899. Born 30 Jan Labour missing. Large scar on days permission" 18 Euston. 1845. Wentworth Gaol forehead and nose. Aug 1899. 4027 10 Mar WOORLONG CW Thomas Esq on 6 A second 3 mths Hard Victoria _ Nil Laborer 54 5ft 7in Grey Black R & W Teeth nearly all Disposed 7am "reg 18 1899 (Aboriginal) of Mar 1899. Born 30 Jan charge of Labour missing. Large scar on days remission" 18 Aug Euston. 1845. Assault Wentworth Gaol forehead and nose. 1899. 4028 30 Mar WARD James of JO Edwards JP on 30 Drunk and Fined 5/- or 24 England Ship "The C of E Engineer 59 5ft 6 Grey Brown R & W _ Discharged 10am 31 1899 Wentworth. Mar at Wentworth Disorderly. hrs. Coptie" [hard 1/2 ins Mar 1899. Petty Sessions. to read] 4029 30 Mar SCOTT Walter of JO Edwards JP on 30 Drunkeness. Fined 5/- or 24 Scotland In 1880. Presby Laborer 35 5ft 8in Sandy Blue R & W _ Fine paid 30 Mar 1899. 1899 Wentworth. Mar at Wentworth hrs. Petty Sessions. 4030 19 Apr DAWSON John of W Bowring & JO Breaking and Remanded until Goulburn, _ C of E Laborer 46 5ft 11in Brown Blue R & W All filed list. [Mean??] See entry below in 1899 Wentworth. Edwards JP on 19 Apr Entering. 22nd. NSW. No.4031. at Wentworth Petty Sessions. Born 31 Mar 1853. 4031 19 Apr WATKINS W Bowring & JO Breaking and Remanded until Albury, NSW. _ RC Laborer 41 5ft 8in Sandy Hazel R & W See filed list. [Mean??] See entry below in 1899 Charles of Edwards JP on 19 Apr Entering. 22nd. No.4031(again) Wentworth. at Wentworth Petty Sessions. Born 10 Apr 1865. 4031 19 Apr DAWSON John of CW Thomas Esq PM on Same offence. Committed for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1899 Wentworth. 22 Apr 1899. trial to Wentworth Q Session on 29 Nov 1899. 4031 19 Apr WATKINS CW Thomas Esq PM on Same offence. Committed for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Forwarded to Broken 1899 Charles of 22 Apr 1899. trial to Hill at 5am 28/7/99 for Wentworth. Wentworth Q trial at Q Sessions there Session on 29 on 14/8/99 by Virtue Nov 1899. of Writs of habeas corpus under the Hand of His Honor Judge GB Simpson dated 6/6/99. 4032 20 MORRISON John CW Thomas Esq PM on Having Fined £10. In Hay, NSW. _ C of E Laborer 17 5ft 2in _ _ R & W Scars between Sentence completed 17 May of Hay. 18 May 1899. Born 1 possession of default 3 mths eyebrows and on left Aug 1899. 1899 Aug 1881. suspected Hard Labor. cheek. Marks of stolen powder burns on front property. left wrist. Left knee enlarged. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wentworth Gaol Entrance Book Copyright © 2012, Rusheen Craig 2 No. DATE NAME and COMMITTED BY OFFENCE SENTENCE BORN TO AUST REL TRADE AGE HEIGH HAIR EYES EDUC REMARKS DISPOSAL ADDRESS WHOM & WHEN T 4032 20 MORRISON John CW Thomas Esq PM on Horse Committed for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Suspension based on May of Hay. 18 May 1899. Born 1 stealing. trial to MORRISON entering on 1899 Aug 1881. Wentworth Q a surety of £50, plus 2 Session on 29 other sureties of £50 Nov 1899.3 mths each to be of good Hard Labor behaviour for 12 mths. Wentworth Gaol. Notation - Must not Suspended show in any way on under First Gaol Returns; entered Offence only as a record. Protection Act. 4033 20 DUNN William, CW Thomas Esq PM. Having Fined £10. In Ballarat, _ RC Laborer 28 5ft 9in Sandy Grey R & W Figure of woman on Sentence completed 17 May alias Patrick Committed 18 May at possession of default 3 mths Victoria. and casket of heart. Female Aug 1899. 1899 DUNN, alias Euston. Born 17 Mar suspected Hard Labor in curly. … on right muscle. 8 SHAW, alias 1871. stolen Wentworth Gaol. cornered star on right RICHARDSON of property. forearm. Near elbow Balranald. Aust Coat of Arms. Clasped hands. Female bust on front of same arm. Bust of woman on left muscle. Bust of woman and bunch of flowers on front of left forearm. Wreath of flowers on left thigh. Tooth missing from top Jaw on left side and those behind it much decayed. Brown patch on left breast. Scar on nose. 4033 20 DUNN William, CW Thomas Esq PM. Horse Committed for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ May alias Patrick Committed 18 May at stealing. trial to 1899 DUNN, alias Euston. Born 17 Mar Wentworth Q SHAW, alias 1871. Session on 29 RICHARDSON of Nov 1899. Judge Balranald. Dawson. 9 mths Hard Labor in Wentworth Gaol. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wentworth Gaol Entrance Book Copyright © 2012, Rusheen Craig 3 No. DATE NAME and COMMITTED BY OFFENCE SENTENCE BORN TO AUST REL TRADE AGE HEIGH HAIR EYES EDUC REMARKS DISPOSAL ADDRESS WHOM & WHEN T 4034 31 July PRINCE Charles CW Thomas Esq PM. Breach of Sec One mth South _ C of E Fruit 32 5ft 9in Dark Grey R & W Air [sic] lip. Bad See Sentence. Notation 1899 Alfred of Committed on 31 July 39 … Act of suspended Australia. grower. impediment in speech. - Must not appear in Mildura, Victoria. 1899 at Wentworth. 1893 towit under the First any Gaol Returns; [Surname making false Offenders entered only as a difficult to read] answers. Protection Act of record. 1894.Bound self in £20 to be of good behaviour for 12 mths and to report to Wentworth Police every 3 mths. 4035 5 Aug FARRELL John of DA Morgan JP. Supposed Remanded till 12 Victoria _ RC Shoe- 30 5ft 6in Black or Brown R & W _ Dis to P.C. at 9.30am on 1899 Wentworth. Committed 5 Aug at unsound Aug 1899. maker. very 12 Aug 1899. [Surname Wentworth. mind dark difficult to read] sandy. 4036 19 Oct WHITE John of CW Thomas Esq PM. Obscene Fined 20/- or 7 Ireland Ship "Free RC Laborer 79 5ft 8in Grey Blue Neither Ship and British Coat Dis free at 7am on 25 1899 Wentworth. Committed on 19 Oct at language. days Trade" in of Arms on right Oct 1899. Wentworth. Imprisoned. 1859. forearm. A woman on bunch of flowers on left forearm. Crippled in right ankle. 4036 19 Oct WHITE John of CW Thomas Esq PM. Drunkeness. Fined 5/- or 24 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1899 Wentworth. Committed on 19 Oct at hours Wentworth. imprisonment. 4037 20 Oct BLACKSON John CW Thomas Esq PM. Indecent Fined 40/- or 14 Victoria Presby Laborer 26 5ft 6in Brown Blue R & W _ Disposed at 7am on 2 1899 of Wentworth. Committed on 20 Oct at language. Imprisonment Nov 1899. Wentworth. with Hard Labor. 4038 20 Oct PLATT Henry of CW Thomas Esq PM. Indecent Fined 40/- or 14 Victoria _ RC Laborer 38 5ft 5in Black Brown R & W "HP" on left forearm. Disposed 7am on 2 Nov 1899 Wentworth. Committed on 20 Oct at language. Imprisonment Right ear deformed. 1899. Wentworth. with Hard Labor. 4039 7 Nov BENSON Arthur JO Edwards JP. Drunkeness. Fined 10/- or 5 Tasmania _ C of E Fireman. 27 5ft 6in Brown Brown R & W Figure of Man of War Disposed 6pm on 9 Nov 1899 of Wentworth. Committed on 7 Nov at days … cask on right wrist 1899. [Surname is very Wentworth. imprisonment. …[Scar?] on left thumb hard to read] Joint. Piece off middle finger of right hand. 4040 10 Nov SMITH William JO Edwards JP. False Remanded till 17 Wedder- _ C of E Laborer 32 5ft 7 Brown Brown R & W Both elbow Joints Removed to Wilcannia 1899 of Wentworth. Committed 10 Nov pretenses. Nov 1899. burn, 1/2in crooked and will not Gaol under 1899 at Wentworth. Victoria. straighten. Long light Transmission Warrant Born 30 July 1867. sandy moustache. dated 9 Dec 1899. 22 Scars inside right leg Dec 1899. below knee. 4040 10 Nov SMITH William JO Edwards JP. Same. Remanded till 18 Same _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ See above. 1899 of Wentworth. Committed 17 Nov Nov 1899.
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