• General Notes

  Qld Death Cert No. 1962 / C5347    
  James Edward WOODBRIDGE    
  William Henry WOODBRIDGE    
  Hephzibah Hannah WOODBRIDGE (nee Knight).
  
  Cairns Post (Qld.) - Sat 29 Sep 1934 - Article
  "SERIOUS OFFENCE. - CHARTERS TOWERS CASE. - TOWNSVILLE, Sept. 27.
  This afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr. Justice R. J. Douglas took his seat on the Bench of the Supreme Court in Criminal jurisdiction, when a special sittings took place, and. disposed of a case which comprised the calendar of the Charters Towers circuit Court.
  The Crown Prosecutor. Mr. Quinn, stated, that it was the desire of the prisoner to be dealt with while he was in Townsville.
  THE CHARGE
  The Crown Prosecutor then presented an indictment charging James Edward Woodbridge (39) "that, at Ravenswood, during the months of April and May, 1934, he committed a serions offence upon a girl under the age of 17 years." Accused pleaded guilty.
  Mr. Quinn said that the police report showed that accused was a single man. He was a native of Mt. Morgan, and a miner, by occupation, having followed mining in various parts of Queensland. He was also engaged for a short time in the printing trade and on railway construction, and in 1914 he enlisted for the war.
  WAR INJURY.
  He was wounded in the head and returned to Queensland after the signing of the Armistice. Since then he had been engaged in prospecting, and he was a hard working man with no criminal record. The girl in the case was anxious to marry accused, and he to marry her, and apparently the mother had withdrawn her hostility towards accused, but the father was still adamant Accused intended using further endeavors to persuade the father to consent to his marrying the girl. The girl will be 17 years in February, and Detective, Harold stated that she looks every day her age.
  JUDGMENT.
  His Honor sentenced accused to six months' imprisonment with, hard labor, to be suspended upon accused entering into his own recognisance of £50 to be of good behavior for 12 months."
  
  The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld) - Sat 29 Sep 1934 - Article
  "SENTENCE SUSPENDED - TOWNSVILLE, September 28.
  In the Criminal Court, before Mr. Justice R. J. Douglas. James Edward Woodbridge (39), was charged that at Ravenswood during April and May, 1934, he committed a serious offence. Accused pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months' Imprisonment with hard labour, to be suspended on the accused entering into his own recognisance of £50 to be of good behaviour for 12 months."

Details of James' family with Everlyn May Harris