Willhem Ferdinand Schlemme
1821-1891
Born: Laugnholdensn Hanover Germany
Died: Eaglehawk, Victoria
<p><span> The Late Fracas at theWindmill Hill REKF. </span><span> —Auton Neibuhr was charged by William Schlemme</span><span> with an assault upon him on the 12th inst., by striking</span><span> him in the face with his fist. Mr. Lysaght appeared for the defence.</span></p> <p><span> William Schlemme deposed that on Thursday last he</span><span> was at work at his quartz claim on the Windmill Hill,</span><span> winding up stuff from the shaft. The defendant rushed</span><span> to where he was standing, and said, "Stop, you beast, </span><span>I will pay you." Witness said, "If you come any</span><span> nearer, I will strike you with this shovel," he having</span><span> one in his hand. Defendant had nothing in his hand.</span><span> Witness struck him twice with the shovel. Defendant then got hold of witness's hair, knocked him down, and struck him.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span> The Magistrate said that the mau had said sufficient</span><span> in his evidence to put his case out of Court. He had</span><span> taken up a dangerous weapon to a man before he was</span><span> injured or in danger, and the Bench should dismiss the</span><span> case immediately.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span> Charges of a similar nature were preferred against</span><span> the above defendant and Amelia Crontz, by Henry</span><span> Daeneker, who deposed that he was in his tent on</span><span> Thursday morning about elevon o'clock, when his</span><span> brother's wife called him out. On getting to Schlemm's</span><span> claim he saw Schlemm lying down apparently dead,</span><span> and Neibuhr striking him. He then called Schlemm's</span><span> mate, and advised him to go for the police, He then</span><span> got vinegar arid water, and wished to wash Schlemm's</span><span> face. The defendant prevented him and threatened</span><span> him, and on his persisting in doing so, the defendant</span><span> pulled him down by the leg "off his perch," and struck</span><span> him with his fist. The defendant Crantz then came up,</span><span> and struck him a severe blow in the stomach, and also one in the face.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span> Cross-examined : Mr. Hobson was also present, Mr.</span><span> Mattis and some other parties. There were several</span><span> Germans present. Did call tho defendant a sailor</span><span> fellow, not a "low sailor fellow." Did not mean it as</span><span> a compliment. Took up a small piece of pipe-clay in</span><span> his hand after he was struck. Heard Mrs. Crantz say,</span><span> "for God's sake don't fight."</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span> Alexander Hobson deposed that he was a miner at</span><span> California Gully; knows defendant. On Thursday</span><span> morning was called by his son to see what was the mat</span><span>ter at the Windmill Hill. First saw Schlemm sitting</span><span> on the ground with blood on his face. Saw Daeneker</span><span> with a basin and water. The defendant went towards Schlemm, as if to strike him; Daeneker prevented</span><span> him. Some conversation in German ensued, and blows</span><span> passed, but could not say which struck the first blow.</span><span> They rolled down togethor, and were doing their best</span><span> at one another, when Daencker's brother came along</span><span> and pulled the defendant off. The lady also came up</span><span> and seized Henry Daeneker by the hair of the head.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span> Cross-examined : On coming up to the row, he saw</span><span> Schlemm, not lying down, but sitting, and looking</span><span> very- low spirited. Mrs. Crantz might have been try</span><span> ing to get Noibulir's hand.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span> Tho Bench dismissed the case, remarking that it was</span><span> useless to waste the public time any longer over this</span><span> most disreputable German scrimmage, in which all par</span><span>ties appeared equally culpable.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span> All parties appeared to have received some punish</span><span>ment in the scrimmage, and exhibited facial abrasions and contusions.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><br>1857 'MUNICIPAL POLICE COURT.', <em>Bendigo Advertiser </em>(Vic. : 1855 - 1918), 16 November, p. 3, viewed 25 July, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87976918</p>
<p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span> FOUND DROWNED.-The <span>inquest</span> on the</span><span> body of <strong> Merria Schlemm</strong>e, wife of W.</span><span> Schlemme, miner, California Gully, which</span><span> was commenced on the 28th inst., at the</span><span> California Gully Hotel, was resumed yester</span><span> day. The evidence of Dr. Atkinson and the</span><span> husband of deceased, has already been pub</span><span> lished. Eight additional witnesses were ex</span><span> amined, but they were unable to throw any</span><span> light on the cause of death. The last time</span><span> deceased was seen alive was by Eliza Ennor</span><span> on Boxing Day at three o'clock in the after</span><span> noon, when she was digging in her garden.</span><span> A cabman named W. H. Howard, deposed</span><span> that he saw deceased's husband coming from</span><span> the Shamrock Hotel to the sports in the</span><span> Reserve on that day, between three and four</span><span> o'clock. The son of deceased proved that on</span><span> Christmas Day his father and mother were</span><span> quarrelling, and calling each other names;</span><span> and Mary Neirbut deposed that on the</span><span> forenoon of Boxing Day, deceased came to</span><span> her place in very low spirits, and said her</span><span> husband had beaten her on Sunday about</span><span> the dinner. The evidence of other witnesses</span><span> went to show that deceased and her husband</span><span> quarrelled, and that deceased had wished to</span><span> be out of her misery, as she wanted peace at</span><span> home. Deceased appeared to have been a</span><span> very sober tidy woman, always having her</span><span> self neat and her house clean and in good</span><span> order. The jury returned a verdict that</span><span> deceased was drowned in a water-tank, but</span><span> that there was no evidence to show when or</span><span> how she came by her death in the tank.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><br>THE APPROACHING END. (1870, December 31). <em>Bendigo Advertiser </em>(Vic. : 1855 - 1918), p. 2. Retrieved July 31, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87916686</p>
<p><span>EAGLEHAWK Police Court.—Mr Webster,</span><span> P.M., adjudicated, on Saturday. A wine seller</span><span> named <span>Wilhelm</span> Schlemm was charged with</span><span> telling wine on a Sunday. On the 29th April</span><span> Constable O'Brien and Bennetts visited the</span><span> defendant's place at California Gully, and found</span><span> fourteen boys and his men there drinking wine.</span><span> There had been several complaints of young men</span><span> going to defendant's place on Sunday, drinking</span><span> wine and getting drunk. As this was "the defend</span><span> ant's second proved offence he -was fined =5, with</span><span> 2s. 6d costs. </span></p>
<p><span> A Hint to Mining Companies.— Many mining</span><span> companies are troubled with the fact that share</span><span> holders show a want of spirit and energy especially</span><span> when call paying time comes round. A remedy</span><span> has, however, been prescribed. After the half</span><span> yearly meeting of the <strong> Confidence Extended Com</strong></span><span><strong>pany, Mr. Wilhelm Schlemme, </strong> who has taken a</span><span> rather prominent part in opposing the proposed</span><span> amalgamation with the United Johnson's, made a</span><span> lengthy statement, showing a number of</span><span> works in which lie, like many another</span><span> "prophet after the fact," considered the com</span><span>pany's money had not been wisely 'expended.</span><span> He was urged by several present to show the way</span><span> to go in tho future; but the nearest approach</span><span> which he made to complying with the request was</span><span> to suggest that the best thing they could do was</span><span> go and drink some of Schlemme's wine, which</span><span> would liven them up and givo them spirit to pay</span><span> their calls and go to work properly, and then they</span><span> would soon have dividends." The meeting having</span><span> closed, Mr. Schlemme's suggestion could not be</span><span> formally considered, but no doubt before their</span><span> next meeting the directors will take care to pos</span><span> sess themselves of some of the wonderful wine,</span><span> the drinking of which is to have such a happy result.</span></p>
<p><span> Warden's Court.—Mr. Warden Patterson</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span> presided at this court this morning. The ad</span><span> journed application of the<strong> New Victoria</strong></span><span><strong> Catherine Company</strong>, for a lease of land at</span><span> California Gully, including the property of</span><span><strong> Messrs. Schlemme and others</strong>, again came</span><span> on for hearing. Dr. Quick; instructed by Mr.</span><span> G. D. Watson, appeared for the applicant,</span><span> and Mr. Jones for the objector. At the</span><span> onset Mr. Jones objected that the pro</span><span> ceedings should have been brought by sum</span><span> mons, and that the signature of the deputy</span><span> registrar general to the' certificate of .in</span><span> corporation of the :company could not be</span><span> accepted. He quoted authorities in support</span><span> of his contentions, but tho point3 wore over</span><span> ruled. Evidence in support of the applica</span><span> tion was heard at the previous sitting of the</span><span> court. Wilhelm Schlemme, the objector, stated in evidence that<strong> he had consider</strong></span><strong> able experience in mining, having been manager of a mine in this district, and had also owned and worked a mine now included in the lease of th£ New Vic toria Catherine Company. Ho was a share holder in the New Victoria Catherine Company, but he had raised objections to the granting of the lease applied on the ground that it would injure him in his busi</strong><span><strong> ness as a wine maker.</strong> He had a cellar on</span><span> his property which had been sunk 20 feet</span><span> into the solid rock, and there were in the</span><span> cellar over 100 hogsheads of wine, valued at</span><span> from £18 to £36 per hogshead. The slightest</span><span> vibration of the earth or atmosphere dis</span><span> turbed the sediment in the wine, and thereby</span><span> rendered it useless for some time. He racked</span><span> his new wine eyery three months, but if</span><span> mining operations were carried on below</span><span> his land and in the same strata as that the </span><span> cellar was sunk into the sediment would be</span><span> disturbed and his work would be destroyed</span><span> He asserted that lie had heard shots 'whicli</span><span> had been fired 300 feet below the surface,</span><span> but he could not positively state that the</span><span> sufrace earth or buildings had been affected by the shots. He, however, apprehended </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span> that damage would result to his wine by the</span><span> vibrations of tho earth caused by shots fired</span><span> below 400 feet. In answer to Dr, Quick</span><span> the witness stated that <strong>he would accept £500</strong></span><strong> compensation, but would not sell his</strong><span><strong> land at that price.</strong> In answer to the</span><span> warden he said he owned two roods and</span><span> some perches of ground which, when he</span><span> bought, it at £16 per acre, was unimproved,</span><span> He instanced a case where a shot, fired in</span><span> the Dixon's Trib mine, 300 yards away, had</span><span> been heard, "and had caused a clock on a</span><span> mantle in his house to strike. When cross</span><span> examined by Dr. Quick on this point he</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span> could not swear that the shot had been fired in the Dixon's mine, but he supposed it came</span><span> from that place. The warden pointed out</span><span> that the onus rested on the applicant to prove</span><span> that no damage to the surface work would</span><span> result from mining operations. He con</span><span> sidered Mr. Schlemme an expert in the busi</span><span>ness of wine making, and his evidence clearly</span><span> showed that damage would be likely to re</span><span> sult. Unless the applicants could rebut his</span><span> evidence and show to his (the warden's) satis</span><span> faction that no vibration or subsidence would</span><span> be caused by mining, he would refuse his</span><span> certificate. Dr. Quick remarked that it was</span><span> unlikely that any evidence of a more expert</span><span> or reliable character than that already given</span><span> could be obtained. He pointed that the</span><span> evidence in support of the application tended</span><span> to prove that tho effect of shots tired below</span><span> 400 feet would not be felt upon the surface.</span><span> The warden intimated that he would forward the papers to the Minister. There being no</span><span> further business, the court adjourned.</span></p> <p> </p>