The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 8 Dec 1887 ¹

QUARTER SESSIONS.

    The Metropolitan Court of Quarter Sessions opens to-day at Darlinghurst. His Honor Mr District Court Judge Docker will preside. There are 47 cases set down for trial as follow:—
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    William Dew alias Frederick Dew, sodomy.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 12 Dec 1887 ²

LAW REPORT.

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QUARTER SESSIONS.

    The following cases are set down for trial today:– William Dew, infamous crime;
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The Daily Telegraph, Tue 13 Dec 1887 ³

QUARTER SESSIONS.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12.
(Before his Honor Judge Docker.)

    Mr Butterworth and Mr WH Coffey prosecuted on behalf of the Crown.
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AN ACQUITTAL.

    William Dew, a respectable dressed, middle-aged man, was acquitted upon a charge of having committed an unnatural offence.

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Evening News, Tue 13 Dec 1887 ⁴

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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    SERIOUS CHARGE.—William Dew surrendered to his bail, charged with a serious offence at Johnson’s Bay, Annandale, on August 1,1886. Prisoner was acquitted.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 13 Dec 1887 ⁵

METROPOLITAN QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before His Honor Mr District Court Judge DOCKER.)

JURORS FINED.

    The following absenting jurors were each fined 40s.:– Charles Lester Wallace, Samuel O’Connell, James Williams, William Hall, Herbert John Fairfax, Richard James, Hugh John King.
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ABOMINABLE OFFENCE.

    William Dew alias Frederick Dew, an elderly man, was charged with committing an abominable offence upon a boy named [George] Hanks, at Johnson’s [sic– Johnstone’s] Bay, ⁶ on the 1st of August of last year.

    Mr Butterworth appeared on behalf of the Crown. Prisoner was defended by Mr David Buchanan.

    The jury retired to consider their verdict at 20 minutes to 3 o’clock, and returned into Court at 25 minutes to 4 with a verdict of not guilty.

    Prisoner was then discharged.