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NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
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John Davenport per ship Ocean, in government service, charged with drunkenness and neglect of work. Henry Kenny (Canny), overseer at the General Hospital sworn - The prisoner is night watchman at the hospital. On Friday afternoon about five o clock he returned to the hospital so drunk as to be unfit to go on duty. He had been away from three oclock. It was his duty to go on watch at five o clock. I had given him leave of absence for a short time. The prisoner admits having been drunk and throws himself on the mercy of the court. John Davenport sentenced to 25 lashes
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NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
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Joseph Donnolly, per ship Larkins, in government service, charged with stealing a sheet, the property of the Crown. Henry Kenny, Overseer at the General Hospital states - On the 1st September, I missed a sheet belonging to the hospital. Donnolly is a wardsman and I suspected him of taking it, as only he and I have anything to do with those articles at the Hospital. I acquainted Doctor Brooks of the suspicion I entertained, and he directed the Chief constable to cause a search to b made. I accompanied two constables on that duty and at the house of Mrs. Beckett, the sheet now before the court was found on her bed. I cannot swear positively to the sheet but to the best of my belief it is the sheet that was stolen from the hospital. It is of the same description n as those there. Constable William Turvey, states - I was directed this morning by the chief constable to search for a sheet stolen from the General Hospital. On a bed in the house of Mrs. Beckett I found the sheet now before the court. She stated it to be her property. Barbara Beckett called states - I bought the linen with other of a similar description from Mr. Thew between two and three years ago, some I made into sheets and part for the cover of a sofa. Mr. Jacob Newton knows I purchased a quantity of linen from Mr. Thew. Mr. Jacob Newton states - I remember my uncle Mr Thew having several pieces of linen of the same description as the sheet now before the court, and I know that about two years ago he sold some of it to Mrs. Styles (Now Beckett) my impression is that the sheet now before the court if part of it. Joseph Donnolly acquitted of the charge
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NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
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William Barton per ship Mangles, in government service, charged with disobedience of orders and insolence. Henry Kenny, overseer at the general hospital, states - Prisoner was a patient in the General Hospital yesterday morning. I was directed by Mr. Surgeon George Brooks, to apply poultice to him, which he refused to submit to saying he did not want any. On my asking him if he pretended to know better than Mr. Brooks, he replied he did not care for Mr. Brooks, he would not have the poultice on; I then told him it should be put on by force when he said he would be damned if it should be applied tho even Mr. Brooks had directed it. On my leaving the ward, he wasted the greater part of the poultice. The prisoner denies the accusation. Sentenced to 7 days solitary confinement. Magistrates Francis Allman and George Brooks
