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William Barnard son of T C
Barnard
 William Barnard Born: Abt. Mar 1847 in Bermondsey London Baptism: 12 Jan 1851 St Mary Magdaline, Bermondsey, London Died: Abt. 1911 in Granville 1860 Christchurch
Militia List: BARNARD, William: Sewell street, Kaiapoi
Carpenter
1867, - William was charged with having an illicit still in his possession, on which occasion he was fined £IOO, with the alternative of six months imprisonment. Wgtn Archives - This is recorded
in "Intentions to Marry" Wellington: William Barnard mar Emma Charlotte
Hill (b: Abt. Sep 1851 in Edmonton to parents Francis Charles Hill
and mother: Emma; d: 1936 in Mental Hospital, Redfern, Goulburn) Mar: 13
May 1869 in House of Rev J Aldred, at the house of Rev John Aldred, St
Albans; William Barnard of full age, occupation Settler, married
Emma Hill, full age, spinster. Their witnesses were Gardiner Levet, a
tinsmith of Market Square Christchurch and ? Pye wife of C Pye 1870 Star, 13 January 1: Bankruptcy — William
used to hawke goods around the country which Blackett of Rangiora supplied
to him on credit. He had to file for banckruptcy when Blackett pursued him
for £100. Blackett accused him of removing £80 of goods from his
store just before he
filed 1870 Star, 4 Mar. 1870:(Abbrev.)
Sergeant O'Grady of
Rangiora said on 15th Dec he arrested the male prisoner
William Barnard and charged him with obtaining certain documents from
T. C. Barnard (his father) with intent to defraud. He was cautioned
and the prisoner said "How can it be proved they were
valuable documents - they were not signed nor stamped. I
destroyed them by instructions from Mr. Joynt." The female prisoner was
arrested on December 17 on the same charge.
Whe cautioned, she said nothing with reference to the document
in question. John Wheeler: I am a butcher in
Rangiora. Last August I lent the male prisoner £15. I was
to get £3 interest the following morning after he had the money, and
a bill of sale on the horse and cart as security for the principal and
interest. I got it about three weeks later. It was prepared in his
father's Parlor bar by William Barnard and I asked his
father to read it, which he did before it was signed by William Barnard
and myself. His father witnessed the signatures.The contents stated I was
to have the horse and cart as security and the bill of sale
was written to secure the principal and interest. The possession
of the horse and cart was to remain with Barnard. His father took the
bill of sale after it was signed - he said he was going
to Christchurch in a week's time, however whoever went
first could take it and get it stamped and we agreed.
I did not know William Barnard had become bankrupt until I saw it in
the paper later. I asked him if he was going to Christchurch, he
said "Yes." I said "I will go with you, and have bill of sale stamped". He
said "I am going to town for some goods, and I'll give you £10 from
it, because I do not want to go to any more expense at present, if that
will do." He did not pay me £10. Defence lawyer Mr. Joynt cross-examined:
Wheeler stated " I got a receipt for the £15 first. In his
father's presence, I stated the money would not be given until I
had one. His father witnessed the receipt which Mr. Graham has now.
Nothing was said about the bill of sale in the receipt and I
did not know it's importance. I lent the
money for 12 months. I could not read the bill of sale. I
can write, but not like the prisoner. I asked
his father to read the bill of sale and William Barnard also read it.
I swear it was signed by him - I do not know whether the copy
was signed by him. Nothing was said by the father about the bill of sale
requiring to be stamped before it was signed. I saw Mr. Barnard put the
documents on the shelf in the bar. I do not know how long they
remained there as I never saw them afterwards. It was some time in
September I signed the bill of sale, but I do not know exactly when
or when I saw the prisoner's notice of bankruptcy in the Gazette.
Thomas Charles Barnard: I was a Publican
in Rangiora in September and October. I am aware my
son borrowed £15 from John Wheeler and that £3 pounds was to be paid
as interest. The understanding was that he was to have the horse and cart
belonging to William Barnard as security by a bill of sale. They met at my
house at the time the money was handed over. The bill of sale was to be
given in a few days or so after but it was about three weeks
after. Wheeler, my son, and myself drew out in the bill of sale
and my son made a duplicate. I was called into the room. One of the
bills of sale was read over by my son and myself in the presence of
Wheeler. Before anything more was done, I took the documents and put them
in the bar. They were not signed - I am quite sure of that. I
said it would be of no use signing unless it was stamped before it was
signed. They agreed to leave them with me for the purpose of bringing
them to Christchurch to get stamped, and to ascertain the cost of
registering. Crown Lawyer Mr.
Duncan cross-examining Mr. Barnard "I am quite sure they were
not signed because of my objection to their being
signed before being stamped. After the documents had been in my possession about three weeks,
between two decanters on the shelf, one afternoon when in the
bar I took them off the shelf and unrolled them. I read
through one and am sure it was unsigned - I did not
open the other. I gave the documents to Emma Barnard after they had been
in my possession about eight weeks and she took them away. I heard
they were since burned. I had no conversation with either of the prisoners
about the bill of sale and the first I saw about it was in the newspapers.
I mentioned to my son that it was foolish to destroy the paper. He
said he had spoken to his solicitor about them, was told they were of
no use, and he might destroy them. He admitted that they had been
destroyed - I do not know by whom, or if he was present. I did not speak
to Emma about the Barnard documents after I gave them to her, or after
they were destroyed. His Honor inquired if the Crown had any
independent evidence to support the indictment - if not, there was no
case to go to the jury. Mr. Duncan admitted that the case had broken
down. His Honor, addressed Mr. Joynt, saying that if he advised
the spoliation of the documents in question, it was bad and dangerous
advice, whether signed or not. 18 January 1872 "Lyttelton Times" - A
shocking occurrence has taken place in Christchurch. The wearing apparel
of Mrs. Barnard, in Taylor's Lane, off Madras-street North, caught fire.
Before the flames could be extinguished very severe injuries were
sustained by Mrs Barnard, and it is possible they will prove fatal. She
was intoxicated when discovered, and when taken to the hospital, by the
police, was quite insensible. The unfortunate woman, is progressing
much more favorably towards recovery than was anticipated. Mr W. Barnard,
her husband, was up-country harvesting at the time of the occurrence, but
came to town yesterday 1872 Star, 1 August 1872: Sons of
Temperance. — A meeting to establish a sub-division of the Sons of
Temperance was held Tuesday evening, in the Wesleyan Schoolroom,
Kaiapoi.The general objects of the Order are the practice of total
abstinence principles by means of public meetings, the circulation of
temperance publications, and by the force of example. Members are to
succor and aid sick or distressed brothers, visit widows and
fatherless in their affliction; and to keep themselves unspotted from the
world.The following officers were then elected and duly installed : Worthy
Patriarch, Mr George Henry Blackwell; Worthy Associate, Mr Elijah Hornby ;
Recording Scribe, Mr William Henry Wake; Assistant Recording Scribe, Mr
William Barnard ; Financial Scribe, Mr Thomas Knight Treasurer, Mr James
Robertson ; Conductor, Mr Francis Charles Hill ; Assistant Conductor, Mr
Charles Brighting ; Inside Sentinel, Mr Benjamin Smith ; Outside Sentinel,
Mr Thomas Barnard Knight. It was resolved that the meetings of the
Division to be held fortnightly, in the Wesleyan Schoolroom.
The Progress Division opened with seventeen names on the charter.
1873 14 May - Birth
of Mary Ann at Kaiapoi to William Barnard occupation watchmaker
Kaiapoi, mother Emma Charlotte Barnard formerly Hill,
1874 - Evening Post, 30 June 1874 Drunkenness - William Barnard
for being drunk and incapable, were each, fined 5/-, or 24 hours
imprisonment. 1875 Star, 22 January 1875, SUPREME
COURT. IN BANKRUPTCY. Jan. 21. William Barnard This case
was adjourned until March 18, the accounts not having been filed in time.
Mr Bamford appeared for the bankrupt.
1875 Star, 19 March - BARNARD: Mr Bamford applied for a
final order of discharge In reply to his Honor, the bankrupt said he had
gone through the court before. He attributed his bankruptcy to loss on
furniture which he had sold at Kaiapoi, Leithfield, and Christchurch. His
Honor made the order.
1875 - 23 November, Wellington - RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S
COURT. R.N. Toop charged W. Barnard with assault after quarrelling
about a boring machine They had been partners in a building contract and
Richard Toop was accused of stealing a boring-machine from William Barnard
. The assault was not a violent one, and the complainant, in describing
it, said, "He hurt my hat more than he did me." William denied having
struck the complainant, and said his hat had been blown off. Fined
10s and costs. Plaintiff sought to recover £3 10, the value of a boring
machine, about which there have been numerous disputes, one charge of
theft, and one of assault however it appeared that the affair was
simply a case of disputed ownership, and the charge was
dismissed.
1877 Evening Post, 20 June - The adjourned
meeting of the creditors of William Barnard, of Wellington, storeman, was
to have been held, but no creditors attended, and the meeting
lapsed. 1879 - DEATH. Barnard.— On the 10th March,
1879, Edward Barnard, youngest son of William and Emma Barnard, Adelaide
Road, aged 3 years
1879 – 7 October: William Barnard
charged with breach of Public House ordinance. He was bankrupt and
selling liquor under his old license which had expired, Rangiora Hotel.
The Hotel was ordered closed and the license granted to J Carter (LT
7/10/1879)
HANNAH BROOMFIELD 134 tons, commanded
by Captain F W Highfield: On 4th October 1880 while entering
Wellington harbour at Pencarrow Head in heavy weather whilst on her
way from Hobart to Wellington with a cargo of timber, she hit the
reef in the heavy gale. Cabins filled fast with water.
Walter Lee, a blacksmith
(now a prisoner), said he lived next door to Denley in
Frederick-street, and some of the tobacco had been placed underneath the
corner of his house. On last Thursday he met Barnard in the Arcade, and
accosting him, said he " knew where the tobacco was."
He afterwards entered into a compact with Barnard to remove the tobacco to another hiding place unknown to Denley, and witness received half-a-sovereign "on account " Subsequently, witness arranged to "stand in" with Denley, while professing at the same time to be also " standing in" with Barnard. He knew Denley was going to inform the police, but did not care to interfere. He did not try to sell the tobacco, but he did try to "sell" the man who had it. (Roars of laughter.) Mr. Edwards, Barnard's
defence lawyer, apprehended if this was the case for the
prosecution, that Barnard should not be called upon to answer
something which consisted almost entirely of statements made by persons
who admitted they had consorted together for the purpose of extorting
money. The witness Denley he characterised as a liar and scoundrel of the
most pestilent type, who had condemned himself out of his own month. His
Worship's decision was not stop the case
here.
Barnard, gave a point blank denial to the evidence against him, and protested he knew nothing whatever about the tobacco. He gave a few interesting particulars of his career while under examination for the defence. He is a resident of Drummond street, off Adelaide Road, and has dwelt in this city for the past seven years. In 1867, while in Canterbury, he waa charged with having an illicit still in his possession, on which occasion he was fined £IOO, with the alternative of six months' imprisonment. During the first three years of his sojourn in Wellington he followed the calling of a cabinet-maker. Afterwards he acted as a salesman in a store (Sidey's) and latterly had been a general dealer. He complained he was now the victim of a plot. He said this was the third attempt to entrap him. The first was made at Otaki, and the second only a fortnight ago, when a stranger, whom he suspected had been sent by the police, asked him to purchase l cwt. of tobacco. He refused. He said he had no objection to accept a cheap "line" of tobacco whenever he saw it " sticking out" if the duty had been paid. The case was adjourned and Barnard was allowed reduced bail in his own recognizance of £IOO, and two (sureties of £50 each. 30 August 1881 THE
TOBACCO SMUGGLING CASES.Evening Post,
Mr. Izard appeared as
before in support of the information, and Mr. Edwards defended.
Thomas Bould, licensee of the Foresters' Arms Hotel, at the corner of Ingestre and Little Taranaki streets, said he did not know Barnard by name but might by sight. Henley did not assist in the removal of any cases out of his hotel. Denley's statement that he (Bould) assisted Barnard to put any cases of tobacco in an express was false. Cross-examined he said he never had tobacco stored on his promises, and he knew nothing more than what he had read in the papers with regard to the boxes of tobacco being in his yard. He had told Detective Benjamin he did not know Barnard and that he had heard that smuggled tobacco had been put into his yard. Edwin Davy, carter, said he was not at the Foresters' Arms Hotel on the evening of the 2nd inst. He knew of negotiations between Barnard and Lee with regard to the purchase of the latter's furniture. Robert A. Page, engineer, deposed that he was in the Tramway Hotel the other Sunday. There he met Barnard and Lee, who were talking about the purchase of certain furniture. Witness remarked to Barnard that he was surprised to find him furniture-dealing on a Sunday. His Worship - lf Barnard
was there on Sunday morning for the purpose of buying furniture, what were
you there for, may I ask? (laugher)
Witness - I was there for the ostensible purpose of borrowing a book from landlord, Mr. Plimmer (Laughter.) I don't know
whether I should be in order in saying what I was doing otherwise.
(Renewed laughter )
Charles Plimmer, licensee of the Tramway Hotel, said he knew nothing of any cases of tobacco having been taken to his premises. Cross-examined said some unstamped tobacco was found in an open passage near the hotel premises on his land. It must have been taken there while he was in bed. He could now sell tobacco at 4/- per lb and make a profit out of it - he had never sold it at 3s 6d per lb. He bought a quantity of tobacco from a stranger about six months ago for 3s 9d per pound that the man said he had purchased cheap at auction. Witness did not recollect the name of the man or anything about him. Since then he had bought some Barrett's twist from Mr. Kruil at 3s 6d per lb. He was aware that the duty alone now amounted to 3s 6d per lb. The tobacco he obtained from Mr. Krull was slightly damaged, and had been taken out of bond when the duty was only 2s 6d per lb. 'This closed the case for the defence. Mr. Izard produced witnesses by way of rebuttal. Detective Benjamin was recalled, and gave evidence with a view to impeaching' the credibility of the witness Bould. Cross-examined by Mr. Edwards— Witness said he never told H. C Cato that if he would help him to get a conviction against Barnard for tobacco Smuggling, he would give him £5O. Thomas Hill, Collector of Customs, also rebutted the evidence given by Bould. Mr. Edwards then asked for leave to call a witness to impeach the credibility of Detective Benjamin. (Laughter.) This was granted and Henry Cox Cato, fruiterer, stated that Detective Benjamin had tried to "pump" him with regard to the " plant" of tobacco. Benjamin offered him £5O if he would "split," and said it would be a good thing for him. Cross-examined — Witness knew through Deney that the Benjamin had "planted" some tobacco. Mr Edwards then addressed the Court on behalf of the defendant. He directed attention to the character of the witnesses called by prosecution - Each had admitted that they meant to make something out of this affair, and it was evident they had intended to concoct a trap for Barnard, a man whom, above all others the detectives, after the "smoked fish" fiasco were anxious to convict. The prosecution's contradictory evidence must be received with very great caution - it disregarded the testimony of persons who, like Mr. Bould, had previously borne an unimpeached character in Wellington for 40 years. It was unreasonable to convict the defendant of smuggling and perjury on the statements of the off-scourings of the town. He said the defendant should be given the benefit of the doubt, and discharged. Mr. Izard contended the character of the witnesses for the defence was no better than that of the witnesses on the other side and in respect of Bould, he was practically a defendant in connection with this affair. Court was adjourned till Thursday. 1881 Evening Post, 1 September (Abbrev) William Barnard dealer,
appeared at the Resident Magistrate's Court to receive judgment. His
Worship addressed him and said : "The Crown have produced evidence to show that you
knowingly were concerned in concealing certain goods. The resulting great
deal of evidence has created a very large amount of suspicion against you
and others in regard to this matter and it's consideration has given
me a good deal of anxiety, because if the evidence of the Crown can be
believed, there is no doubt whatever that you were implicated in this
matter. My anxiety arises from the fact that the only material
evidence against you is that of men who say they were your accomplices -
something always fraught with a very great deal of suspicion. The
evidence of one accomplice is not sufficient in any case to ensure a
conviction. Starting upon that hypothesis, the evidence of two accomplices
is worth very little, the evidence of three accomplices is worth very
little more, and so on ad-infinitum. However, a good deal of suspicion is
raised in my mind as regards your conduct in this matter
but not enough to dis-entitle you to the benefit to which a doubt is
given. l am entirely satisfied that the evidence of Lee and Denley is
absolutely true and can be believed. Having that doubt in my mind, I
therefore hesitate to convict you, and you, William Barnard, are now
discharged."
John August Sorwell, for
whom Mr. FitzGerald appeared, was charged with being knowingly concerned
in dealing with certain unstamped tobacco, but Mr. Izard declined to
proceed with the case, seeing that the main witness for the prosecution
was a man in whom his Worship did not place sufficient
confidence.
Walter Lee, who
had pleaded guilty to two charges of a similar nature, was put forward for
judgment. In reply to the magistrate, Mr. Izard said he elected to sue for
a penalty of £IOO instead of treble the value of the seized tobacco. Lee
was thereupon fined .£IOO, in default six months imprisonment, the
prisoner to be liberated prior to the expiration of that period should the
fine be sooner paid.
SMUGGLING. Wellington City, September 1.
At the Police Court to-day, charges of smuggling tobacco against J. A.
Sorwell and William Barnard were dismissed, the Magistrate saying he gave
them the benefit of a slight doubt, as the evidence was that of an alleged
accomplice, Walter Lee, who had pleaded guilty to the same charge was
fined £100 or 6 months.
Evening Post, 21 September 1880: MEETING OF MR. FRANCIS
SIDEY'S CREDITORS.
A meeting of the creditors of Mr. Francis Sidey, auctioneer, was held in the Grand Jury Room of the Supreme Court House, at 11 o'clock this morning, about a dozen creditors being present. Mr. Gordon Allan represented the debtor. The liabilities were set down at .£10,587 5s 9d, including the following large debts— £8805, £666, £497, and £99. The assets were stated at £12,795 9s 2d, made up as follows :— Arcade building, £9000 ; 2 1/2 acres land, in Thomson-street, £3000; land in Hopper-street, £300 ; stock and furniture in Arcade, £124 19s ; book debts, £127 14s ; furniture in dwelling house, £60 ; bills in Bank of New Zealand for collection, £165 16s 2d ; pony and saddle, £5; interest in land, in Woodville, £2; shares in New Zealand Accident Co., £10. A large number of proofs of debt were put in.Mr. Cary moved as an amendment, and Mr. Barnard seconded, that Messrs. T. J Ladd and W. R. Waters be joint trustees. The amendment was carried. Mr. Sidey made a statement as to the cause of his failing. There had been, he said, a general impression throughout the town that he had filed owing to the recent action of Mr. Cary against him in the Resident Magistrate's Court. That was not the immediate cause, but it precipitated matters. He had been carrying on during the last two or three years under very heavy expenses, and although he had been doing a large business, he found himself going gradually to the bad. His expenses and charges were something over £2000 a year, although he had struggled to raise economy in every shape and form. Business, however, had been so bad that no commission would pay his heavy expenses. There were other cases similar to Mr. Cary's likely to be brought against him. Divested of the property secured to creditors, his estate was a very small one. His liabilities amounted to something like £650 — that was his trade liabilities — and there was very little to meet them. There was his stock-in-trade, amounting to about £100 ; good debts, about £60; and his furniture about £60 ; and that was the lot. He did not think there would be enough to realise more than 5s in the £, and it was possible law expenses, &etc , would reduce that to 4s. He felt himself in a most unenviable position, because he was left penniless. Court adjourned. NB William Barnard had worked for Sidey and had lived in a house provided by him - this was now sold as it's owner was insolvent. Evening Post, 29 March 1881 1881 Evening Post, 21 June : LOST, a bay Mare; 8
years' old; with part of clothes line round neck. Any person returning the
same to W. Barnard, Adelaide Road, will be rewarded. Evening Post, 12 December 1881: The following judgment summonses were disposed of at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning :— W. Moriarty v. Wm. Barnard, 9s 6d. 1881 South
Wellington Electoral Roll; Qualification Freehold; Place of residence -
Drummond St; Occupation Storekeeper; Property qualification - house and
land Drummond St.
The family moved to Sydney - eldest
son remained in Wellington, a building apprentice employed
at Ballinger's however in 1887 he also moved to Sydney
and was employed as salesman in a shop on William Street.
Sydney Morning Herald: Sept 4, 1884 - Redfern Police Court; William Barnard was ordered to pay 15s. per week for 12 months for the support of his wife, Emma Barnard,with 6s. l0d. costs of Court. Sydney Morning Herald: Sep 5 1885 - William Barnard, charged, on warrant, with disobeying; a summons for having neglected to comply with an order of Court for the support of his wife, was 'discharged on paying the amount due under the order, with 9s. 5d. costs. Sydney Morning
Herald: 19 Mar 1886 - Emma Barnard obtained an order against
her husband, William Barnard, for tho payment ot 10s. a week for 12 months
towards her maintenance.
Sydney Morning
Herald: 12 Jan 1886 William Barnard, 34 labourer, was fined £5, in
default two months' im prisonment, for having assaulted Constable
Darlington he was also fined for having been drunk on the pier at
Manly
Sydney Morning
Herald: 17 Apr 1894 -: Licensing Act New Colonial Wine Licenses were
issed to Barnard, of Campbell and Macquarie streets,
Sydney Morning
Herald: Saturday 18 August 1894 BARNARD V BARNARD
Mr. F. S. Moore appeared for the petitioner, William Barnard, who sued for the dissolution of his marriage with Emma Charlotte Barnard on the grounds of her adultery with some person unknown. A decree absolute was granted. State records
Divorce Index 1488 1894 BARNARD William BARNARD V Emma Charlotte
Barnard Co-respondent FRAZER Charles
William Barnard (b: Abt. Mar 1847 in Bermondsey London Bapt: 12 Jan 1851, St Mary Magdaline, Bermondsey, London; d: Abt. 1911 in Granville, Australia) mar: 13 May 1869 in House of Rev J Aldred, ChCh to Emma Charlotte Hill (b: Abt. Sep 1851 in Edmonton to father: Francis Charles Hill & mother: Emma; she d: 1936 in Mental Hospital, Redfern, Goulburn Their children: i Frederick (Willie) William* Barnard (b: 07 Jul 1870 in Rangiora d: 1944 in Ryde) Mar: (1) 1892 in Sydney to Catherine Agnes Kinnane (b: 1875 in Camden, her father: Michael Kinnane, mother: Katherine; d: 1923 in Sydney *2nd Wife of Frederick (Willie) William* Barnard:Mar: 1913 in St Leonards to Marie Gertrude Carr b: 1888 Died: 17 May 1917 in Coast Hospital, Redfern ii Emma Barnard (b: 04 Apr 1872 in Rangiora) Mar: 1907 in Picton to William H. Shields iii Mary Ann Barnard (b: 14 May 1873 in Kaiapoi) Mar: 1895 in St Leonards, to Arthur J. Robertson iv Edward Barnard (b: 28 Jul 1876 in Wellington d: 10 Mar 1879 in Wellington Bur: 10 Mar 1879 Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington v Rosa Barnard (b: 07 Feb 1881 in Melbourne d: 1906 in St
Peters) Mar: 1906 to Robert K Parsons (b: 1864 his father:
John K Parsons and mother: Isabella
Paterson)
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1878
Evening Post, 23 July - at the Bankruptcy Court
sitting held before Mr. Justice Richmond William Barnard
obtained his discharge, there being no
opposition.
