The Goulburn Herald, Tue 27 Nov 1883 1
GOULBURN POLICE COURT.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24.
BEFORE the Police Magistrate.
Bestiality.—Samuel Berry, charged with this offence at Marulan, was, upon the application of the police, remanded to Wednesday next.
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The Southern Argus, Tue 27 Nov 1883 2
GOULBURN POLICE COURT.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24.
(Before the PM.)
Samuel Barry was remanded to Wednesday on a charge of bestiality.
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The Goulburn Herald, Thu 29 Nov 1883 3
GOULBURN POLICE COURT.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27.
BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs Clifford and Ball.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28.
Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Ball.
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Bestiality.—Samuel Berry, on remand, was charged with this offence at Tarago.
Evidence having been given, the bench committed the prisoner to take his trial at the next quarter sessions in Goulburn.
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The Southern Argus, Thu 29 Nov 1883 4
GOULBURN POLICE COURT.
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TUESDAY, NOV 27.
Before the PM and Messrs Ball and Clifford.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28.
(Before the Pm and Mr Ball).
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(Mr Bell did not sit in these cases.)
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Samuel Berry was charged with bestiality. The alleged offence took place in a pig-stye at Tarago on Friday last. Four witnesses were examined, and their evidence was of such a nature as to justify the bench in committing accused to take his trial at the Quarter Sessions to be held in Goulburn on 12th December. The case was heard with closed doors.
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Sat 19 Apr 1884 5
GOULBURN CIRCUIT COURT.
The Goulburn Circuit Court was opened to-day, before his Honor Sir JG Innes.
Mr CS Alexander (as deputy Sheriff) occupied a seat on the bench.
Mr Herbert Harris prosecuted on behalf of the Crown; Mr TC O’Hara was the only barrister present.
His Honor took his seat at 10 o’clock.
The proclamation against vice and immorality having been read, [sic]
The names of the jurymen were called, and, with one or two exceptions, all answered. Those who did not appear were fined 60s for non-attendance. Rudolph Caspers, of Goulburn, was excused by his Honor.
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UNNATURAL OFFENCE AT TARAGO.
Samuel Berry was charged with committing an unnatural offence [with a pig] at Tarago on the 33rd [sic] day of November, 1883.
His Honor ordered all females and boys to be removed from the court.
The Crown-Prosecutor briefly opened the case, and several persons deposed to seeing prisoner in the act of committing the offence with which he was charged.
During the hearing of the case, the details of which were most shocking, and totally unfit for publication, his Honor expressed his surprise that any public-spirited man could remain in court during the hearing of such a disgusting case, and issued an order to the effect that one man in the gallery, whom he detected laughing, should be instantly removed from the court.
This was the case for the prosecution.
His Honor having summed up, the jury retired for the consideration of their verdict, which, after a short while, they announced as one of “guilty of the attempt to commit an unnatural offence.”
His Honor sentenced the prisoner to three years’ imprisonment, with hard labour, in Goulburn gaol.
1 The Goulburn Herald, Tue 27 Nov 1883, p. 2.
2 The Southern Argus, (Goulburn, NSW), Tue 27 Nov 1883, p. 2.
3 The Goulburn Herald, Thu 29 Nov 1883, p. 2.
4 The Southern Argus, (Goulburn, NSW), Thu 29 Nov 1883, p. 2.
5 Goulburn Evening Penny Post, Sat 19 Apr 1884, p. 4.