The Murrurundi and Quirindi Times, Fri 23 Feb 1906 1
QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Tuesday, 20th February, 1906.
Before His Honor Judge Gibson.
Mr WL Merewether appeared as Crown Prosecutor.
Percy Griffin [aka Griffen] was arraigned upon a charge of having committed an abominable crime, [buggery on William Henry Herbert Jones,], at Haydonton, on the 18th January, 1906.
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Mr GB White appeared for the accused, who pleaded not guilty.
The Crown Prosecutor stated to his Honor that a material witness for the prosecution, one Patrick Kelly, was not present, but that there was a possibility of his arriving by the passenger train from the north, due about half-past ten. That a constable had been sent to meet that train, with instructions to return at once and report as to whether the witness had arrived. He asked his Honor to allow the case to stand over until after the arrival of that train, and in the meantime to order the estreatment of the recognisance of the absent witness. This his Honor agreed to do.
Shortly after the arrival of the train in question, the constable returned, and reported that the witness, Patrick Kelly, whom he knew well, had not arrived.
The witness was then called three times upon his recognisance outside the court, and as he did not appear, his Honor ordered his recognisance to be estreated, and stated that a Bench warrant would be issued for his arrest.
On the application of the Crown Prosecutor, the accused was remanded to the next court of Quarter Sessions to be holden at Murrurundi, or to such other time and place as the Attorney-General might appoint. Bail was granted, accused in £80, and two sureties in £40 each, or one in £80.
The various witnesses were then bound over to appear at the above time and place, and the court of Quarter Sessions was adjourned.
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The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette, Fri 23 Feb 1906 2
QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Tuesday, 20th February, 1906.
Before His Honor Judge Gibson.
Mr WL Merewether appeared as Crown Prosecutor.
Percy Griffin was arraigned upon a charge of having committed an abominable crime, at Haydonton, on the 18th January, 1906.
Mr GB White appeared for the accused, who pleaded not guilty.
The Crown Prosecutor stated to his Honor that a material witness for the prosecution, one Patrick Kelly, was not present, but that there was a possibility of his arriving by the passenger train from the north, due about half-past ten. That a constable had been sent to meet that train, with instructions to return at once and report as to whether the witness had arrived. He asked his Honor to allow the case to stand over until after the arrival of that train, and in the meantime to order the estreatment of the recognisance of the absent witness. This his Honor agreed to do.
Shortly after the arrival of the train in question, the constable returned, and reported that the witness, Patrick Kelly, whom he knew well, had not arrived.
The witness was then called three times upon his recognisance outside the court, and as he did not appear, his Honor ordered his recognisance to be estreated, and stated that a Bench warrant would be issued for his arrest.
On the application of the Crown Prosecutor, the accused was remanded to the next court of Quarter Sessions to be holden at Murrurundi, or to such other time and place as the Attorney-General might appoint. Bail was granted, accused in £80, and two sureties in £40 each, or one in £80.
The various witnesses were then bound over to appear at the above time and place, and the court of Quarter Sessions was adjourned.
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The Murrurundi and Quirindi Times, Fri 27 Jul 1906 3
QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Tuesday, 24th July, 1906.
Before His Honor Judge Gibson.
Percy Griffin surrendered to his bail on a charge of having committed an abominable crime at Haydonton, on the 18th January, 1906.
Mr Walter Bevan prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, and Mr GB White appeared for the accused.
This case had been adjourned from the previous sessions, owing to the absence of a witness. The accused pleaded not guilty.
The following are the names of the jury who tried the case:—Messrs RG Stuart (Foreman), CJ McCausland, EW Hoddle, JT Vigers, W Clair, WE Baker, EJ Rixon, JA Prior, J Taylor, DG Prior, S Saunders, and P McGregor.
After hearing the evidence, the jury, after a retirement of three minutes, returned into court with a verdict of Not Guilty, and the accused was discharged.
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The following jurymen were each fined £2 for non-attendance:—Messrs P Mullins, J Cramer, and RHG Upton.
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The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette, Fri 27 Jul 1906 4
QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Tuesday, 24th July 1906.
Before His Honor Judge Gibson.
Percy Griffin surrendered to his bail on a charge of having committed an abominable crime at Haydonton, on the 18th January, 1906.
Mr Walter Bevan prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, and Mr GB White appeared for the accused.
This case had been adjourned from the previous sessions, owing to the absence of a witness. The accused pleaded not guilty.
The following are the names of the jury who tried the case:—Messrs RG Stuart (Foreman), CJ McCausland, EW Hoddle, JT Vigers, W Clair, WE Baker, EJ Rixon, JA Prior, J Taylor, DG Prior, S Saunders, and P McGregor.
After hearing the evidence, the jury, after a retirement of three minutes, returned into court with a verdict of Not Guilty, and the accused was discharged.
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The Scone Advocate, Tue 31 Jul 1906 5
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.
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At the Murrurundi Quarter Sessions, last Tuesday, Percy Griffin, who was charged with committing an abominable offence, was found not guilty by the jury after a three minutes’ retirement, and discharged. Three jurymen were fined £2 each for non-attendance. A District Court case, Fix v. White, was, by consent, adjourned.
1 The Murrurundi and Quirindi Times, Fri 23 Feb 1906, p. 2.
2 The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette, (NSW), Fri 23 Feb 1906, p. 2.
3 The Murrurundi and Quirindi Times, Fri 27 Jul 1906, p. 2.
4 The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette, (NSW), Fri 27 Jul 1906, p. 2.
5 The Scone Advocate, Tue 31 Jul 1906, p. 2.