The Campbelltown Herald, Wed 26 Sep 1906 1
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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At the police court on Wednesday last, Mr FR Wilshire, PM, presiding, Charles Thompson (a swagman) was charged with having at Campbelltown, indecently assaulted Eli David Evans. After the evidence had been heard, he was committed for trial at Parramatta on October 1.
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers’ Advocate, Sat 29 Sep 1906 2
PARRAMATTA QUARTER SESSIONS.
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LIST OF FIXTURES.
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Tuesday, 2nd October.
Albert Reynolds, George Reynolds, and Alexander Marshall, breaking and entering and stealing.
William George Hume and George Roach, ditto.
Victor Greentree, horse stealing.
Theodore Warwick and Frederick Warwick, breaking and entering and stealing.
Charles Thompson, indecent assault.
Wednesday, 3rd October.
Carl Richards, cattle stealing.
Oswald Schofield and William Smith, assault and robbery.
Thursday, 4th October.
Charles Green, John Staughton, and Hyam David Turner, cattle stealing.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 3 Oct 1906 3
PARRAMATTA DISTRICT.
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QUARTER SESSIONS
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The Parramatta Court of Quarter Sessions was opened yesterday, Judge Docker presiding. Mr AF Dawson was Crown Prosecutor, Mr James Watt, JP, deputy clerk of the peace, and Mr DD Henderson, JP, acted as deputy sheriff.
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ACQUITTED.
Charles Thompson, charged with assaulting Eli David Evans at Campbelltown, pleaded not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, stating that insufficient evidence had been adduced to sustain the charge. The accused was discharged.
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers’ Advocate, Sat 6 Oct 1906 4
PARRAMATTA QUARTER
SESSIONS.
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Tuesday, October 2.
(Before His Honor Judge Docker.)
Mr AF Dawson was Crown Prosecutor; Mr Jas Watt, JP, Deputy Clerk of the Peace. Mr DD Henderson, JP, acted as Deputy Sheriff.
ALLEGED ASSAULT.
Charles Thompson, a man between 30 and 40 years of age, described as a laborer, was charged with assaulting a young man named Eli David Evans at Campbelltown on 16th September last, where they camped together.
After evidence had been given for the prosecution, accused went into the witness-box and denied that he had assaulted Evans, that the latter had trumped up the charge to get even with him for a row they had.
Evans denied that there was any row at all.
The jury, after being absent from Court two hours and a half, returned with a verdict of not guilty. The foreman stated that the jury were of opinion that there was not sufficient evidence to convict accused.
Accused was then discharged.
1 The Campbelltown Herald, (NSW), Wed 26 Sep 1906, p. 2.
2 The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers’ Advocate (Parramatta), Sat 29 Sep 1906, p. 11. Emphasis added.
3 The Sydney Morning Herald,Wed 3 Oct 1906, p. 10.
4 The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers’ Advocate (Parramatta), Sat 6 Oct 1906, p. 8.