Agnes May SHUTTLEWORTH [5404]

   Another name for Agnes was May WALSH.

  General Notes:

Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1926) Thu 3 Apr 1890 Page 4 GEELONG POLICE COURT.
BREACHES OF THE PAWNBROKERS STATUTE.-
Samuel Michael, of Moorabool-street, was charged with unlawfully purchasing a brooch from a person under the age of 14 years, and a second case was a charge of unlawfully taking in pawn a brooch from a person under the age of 14 years. Mr Whyte appeared for the defendant, and Sergeant McGreal conducted the prosecution. Margaret Hasset, daughter of Norah Hassett. deposed that on the 8th ult. she was in the ladies baths on the Eastern beach. She stole two gold brooches there. She sold one of the brooches for 1s. 6d. to Mr Michael. She was only 12 years of age. She gave a receipt to Mr Michael. To Mr Whyte: She did not tell Mr Michael that she was fourteen years of age. She did not get the money at first, but was told to get an order in writing. She returned with a piece of white paper without anything written on it (Mr Whyte here said that on the previous occasion the piece of paper did contain some writing.) Witness admitted that the paper contained an order signed "Horton" which she told Mr Michael was her mothers name. The order contained the words " Please give me 1s. 6d. for this brooch."

Mrs Norah Hassett deposed that her daughter was 12 years of age. She never wrote the order asking Mr Michael for the eighteen pence. Miss McDowell deposed that the brooch produced was her property. It was valued at 20s. and it was stolen from her at the baths. Agnes Shuttleworth, a little girl, deposed that on the 8th March the girl Hassett gave her a silver brooch to take to Mr Michael. she took it to Mr Michael, and Mrs Michael gave her one shilling for it. To Mr Whyte : The girl Hassett said that she got the brooch from a friend in Melbourne. To Sergeant McGreal : She was only 12 years of age.

Agnes Kate Saunders deposed that she was the mother of Agnes Shuttleworth, who was 13 of age, having been born in 1887 and registered at Majorca. Constable Maher deposed that he had interviewed Mr Michael regarding the stolen brooches. Mr Michael showed him the brooches and told him that a girl named Houghets first brought the brooch to him and wanted to sell it. He told her to get an order from her mother, and she returned with the order which contained the following words,''Please Mr Michael give me 1s. 6d. for this brooch.'" By the handwriting he had traced the order to the girl Hassett and from her he ascertained that the girl Agnes Shuttleworth had received the second brooch from herself. To Mr Whyte : Mr Michael had been instrumental in discovering the robbery, he happened to be in Mr Michael's shop, and he was told by Mr Michael that there was a chance for him to make a case, and produced the two brooches, which witness afterwards found had been stolen.

Mr Whyte here read a letter from Sergeant Lomaine, of Melbourne, who stated that Mr Michael was a pawnbroker of a most exemplary character, and had always assisted the police. A second letter from Supt. Kennedy was read, and this gave Mr Michael an excellent, character. Mr Whyte submitted that Mr Michael ought to have been praised by the police instead of prosecuted.

Directly Mr Michael saw in the Geelong Advertiser on the 10th March that two brooches had been stolen out of the baths he told Constable Maher that he had purchased the articles. That was several days before the Stolen Properly List had been sent round by the police. Detective Quilty gave evidence to the effect that Mr Michael bore an excellent character, and gave every assistance to the police in detecting persons who had committed larcenies.

The Bench, after a lengthy consultation, decided that the offence had been proved in each ease. Under the Pawnbrokers' Statute, Mr Michael rendered himself liable to a fine of £30, but owing to his previous good character they had decided to deal with the defendant leniently. Mr Michael was fined 20s. on each of the two charges.

Agnes married Walt LYONS [9593] [MRIN: 3136] in 1894 in , Victoria, Australia.⁴⁹⁶²

Agnes next married Joseph GRANT [9594] [MRIN: 3137] in 1901 in , Victoria, Australia.⁴⁹⁶³

Agnes next married William WALSH [9029] [MRIN: 2934] in 1911 in , Victoria, Australia.⁴⁹⁶⁴