Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Sat 3 Jun 1905 ¹

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Friday, June 2.
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(Before Mr GF Scott, SM.)

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REMANDED.

    Charged with having, at Wangaratta (Victoria), on 2nd May committed a serious offence, [sodomy on Richard Gray, 14 years], Peter Burgos [aka Peter Bergos] was remanded until the 8th June.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Fri 9 Jun 1905 ²

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Thursday, June 8.
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(Before Mr MS Love, SM.)
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REMANDED TO VICTORIA.

    Peter Bergos, on remand, was charged with having committed a serious offence at Wangaratta, Victoria, on 2nd May. Senior Detective McHattie and Plain-clothes Constable Murphy had arrested accused. Constable Nicholas Mallon, of Wangaratta, recognised Bergos as the man required. Accused was remanded to Wangaratta.

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The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times, Wed 14 Jun 1905 ³

WANGARATTA.
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From Our Own Correspondent.

Tuesday.

    At the Wangaratta police court, before Messrs PS Thompson, J Trotman and H Hutton, J’sP, Thos Irving v. Peter Burgos, goods sold and delivered, £12/15—Order for amount with £1/6 costs.

    George Crete v. P Burgos—Claim for £8/15/; work and labor—Claimant was non-suited.

    Peter Burgos was next charged with an unnatural offence on a boy named Gray. The case was heard with closed doors. The case occupied three hours. After hearing the evidence of the boy Gray, and that of a doctor, the bench retired to consider their verdict. They considered there was not sufficient evidence to commit.—The accused was then discharged.

    Defendant had been brought from Newcastle NSW, by the Wangaratta police to answer the charge. Mr CJ Ahearn appeared for Burgos.

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Benalla Standard, Fri 16 Jun 1905 ⁴

WANGARATTA.

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    At the police court on Tuesday
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    Peter Burgos, a Greek fishmonger, was charged with assaulting a boy named Richard Gray, but the evidence was considered not to be convincing and he was discharged. Mr Ahern appeared for the defence. A sum of £12 19 was in accused’s possession when arrested in New South Wales, and an application to have the money held for the expenses of his defence was granted. This amount was stated to be £6/6/.

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The North Eastern Ensign, Fri 16 Jun 1905 ⁵

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
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    The will of James Curry, of Laceby, near Wangaratta, farmer, has been lodged for probate. Testator leaves real estate valued at £2800 to his children and grandchildren.

    Peter Burgoss, [sic] a Greek, who is alleged to have committed an indecent assault at Wangaratta, was arrested last week at Newcastle, New South Wales. On being brought before the court of the first-named place a few days ago accused was committed for trial.

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Ovens and Murray Advertiser, Sat 17 Jun 1905 ⁶

WANGARATTA POLICE COURT.
Tuesday, June 13.
(Before Messrs Thomson, Hutton and
Trotman, JP’s.)

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ALLEGED UNNATURAL OFFENCE.

    Peter Bergos was charged with an unnatural offence on a boy named Gray at Wangaratta. The case, which occupied three hours, was heard with closed doors. After hearing the evidence of the boy [Richard] Gray and that of a doctor, the bench retired to consider their verdict. They considered there was not sufficient evidence to commit, and the accused was discharged.

    The court then adjourned. 

 

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¹     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Sat 3 Jun 1905, p. 7.

²     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Fri 9 Jun 1905, p. 7.

³     The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times, (Albury, NSW), Wed 14 Jun 1905, p. 2. Emphasis added.

⁴     Benalla Standard, (Vic), Fri 16 Jun 1905, p. 1.

⁵     The North Eastern Ensign, Fri 16 Jun 1905, p. 2. Emphasis added.

⁶     Ovens and Murray Advertiser, (Beechworth, Vic), Sat 17 Jun 1905, p. 9. Emphasis added.

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