The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 15 Mar 1917 1
LAW NOTICES.
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Thursday, March 15.
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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.
Florence Appleby, larceny; Thomas Murray, indecent assault; James Allan Brown, indecent assault.
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The Daily Telegraph, Fri 16 Mar 1917 2
CRIMINAL.
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Before Judge Backhouse.
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A similar plea, [not guilty], was entered by James Allan Brown, who was defended by Mr ER Abigail, to a charge of indecent assault, [on Thomas Wilbur Wright and Mabel Paine], at Ashfield on January 11. The Crown case depended on the evidence of several little children, and the defence was mistaken identity. The jury’s verdict was not guilty.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 16 Mar 1917 3
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Backhouse and juries.)
Mr AF Dawson, Crown Prosecutor.
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ACQUITTED.
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James Allan Brown, charged with indecent assault at Ashfield on January 11 last, pleaded not guilty. The jury acquitted the accused. Mr ER Abigail appeared for the defence.
1 The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 15 Mar 1917, p. 4. Emphasis added.
2 The Daily Telegraph, Fri 16 Mar 1917, p. 8.
3 The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 16 Mar 1917, p. 4.