Cootamundra Herald, Fri 7 Jun 1918 ¹

POLICE COURT.
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YESTERDAY.
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Before Mr F Crook, JP.
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INDECENT ASSAULT.
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    Thomas Fulton, aged 47, was charged with indecently assaulting one Ronald Tier, aged 6 years; also a similar charge with regard to Alick Fenning.

    On the application of the police, accused was remanded to appear within eight days.

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Cootamundra Herald, Mon 10 Jun 1918 ²

POLICE COURT.
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SATURDAY.
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Before Mr Chippendall, PM.
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THE CASE AGAINST FULTON.
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    Thomas Fulton, on remand, again appeared. The charge of indecent assault upon a boy of six years and a deaf and dumb man aged 27, was withdrawn, and Fulton was then found guilty of indecent behaviour. He elected to be summarily dealt with, and was sentenced to six months’ light labor in Goulburn gaol ³.

¹     Cootamundra Herald, (NSW), Fri 7 Jun 1918, p. 2.

²     Cootamundra Herald, (NSW), Mon 10 Jun 1918, p. 3.

³     There is a gaol photograph of Thomas Fulton available from: SRNSW: NRS2232, [3/5981], Goulburn Gaol photographic description book, 25 Sep 1918 – 16 May 1922, No. 2881, p. 1, R5122.