The Daily Telegraph, Sat 14 Aug 1909 1
LAW NOTICES.
Monday, August 16.
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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.
Frank Kanzler, bigamy; Thomas Brown, larceny; Wallace Hanbury, indecent assault; James Cook, indecent exposure.
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The Daily Telegraph, Tue 17 Aug 1909 2
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Murray and juries.)
Mr Herbert Harris, Crown Prosecutor.
NOT GUILTY.
James Cook, a middle-aged man, who was defended by Mr JW Abigail, pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecency at Redfern, on June 1. The jury without leaving the box returned a verdict of not guilty, and Cook was discharged.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 17 Aug 1909 3
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Murray.)
Mr H Harris acted as Crown Prosecutor.
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ACQUITTED.
James Cook pleaded not guilty to a charge of unseemly conduct in a public reserve. Mr JW Abigail appeared for the accused. The jury without leaving the box, returned a verdict of not guilty.
1 The Daily Telegraph, Sat 14 Aug 1909, p. 18. Emphasis added.
2 The Daily Telegraph, Tue 17 Aug 1909, p. 8.
3 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 17 Aug 1909, p. 5.