Below also see: Frederick Paul Scholler, 1928,
Herbert Edgar Horne, 1930,
Frederick Paul Scholler, 1931

 

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, Thu 13 Sep 1917 1

PARAGRAPHS.
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…
    A regulation was gazetted the other day making it an offence to sell or offer for sale any goods marked as having been the property of the Red Cross Society.
…
    At the Gosford Police Court last week-end a young man named Bert [sic] Horne was remanded on a very serious charge. Bail was allowed in £100 and one surety of £100, which, however, was not forthcoming. He will appear before the Bench tomorrow. Horne will be remembered as one of the buckjumping show artists who came to Gosford with Kemp’s team.

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The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, Thu 20 Sep 1917 2

POLICE COURT.
———◦———
Friday, September 14.
Before Mr Butler, PM and Messrs
Archbold and Beveridge, J’sP.

    Herbert Edgar Horne, aged 20, was charged with the crime of sodomy, and was defended by Mr Whittell. After evidence had been given for the prosecution by the police, Dr Paul (Government Medical Officer), the mother of the boy, accused was committed for trial to the Quarter Sessions, Sydney, to be held on 2nd October. Bail was allowed, self in £100, and two sureties of £50 each.

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The Daily Telegraph, Wed 10 Oct 1917 3

CRIMINAL.
———

    At the Quarter Sessions, before Judge Backhouse (Mr H Harris prosecuting for the Crown).
…
    Herbert Edgar Horne was found guilty on three charges of committing an unnatural offence and remanded for sentence.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 10 Oct 1917 4

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Backhouse.)

    Mr Herbert Harris, Crown Prosecutor.
…
    Herbert Edgar Horne, 20, pleaded not guilty to gross misconduct, [sodomy], in which a boy, [Frederick Paul Scholler, see his name change details below], of eight years was the principal witness for the Crown. Accused was undefended. The offence was alleged to have been committed while he was employed in a buckjumping show. The jury, without leaving the box, found the accused guilty, and he was remanded for sentence.

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The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, Thu 11 Oct 1917 5

GOSFORD CASE.
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    At the Quarter Sessions, Sydney, on Tuesday, before Judge Backhouse and jury Herbert Edgar Horne, aged 20, pleaded not guilty to gross misconduct, in which a boy of eight years was the principal witness for the Crown. Accused was undefended. The offence was alleged to have been committed while he was employed in a buck-jumping show. The jury, without leaving the box, found the accused guilty, and he was remanded for sentence. Accused was under committal from Gosford Court.

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The Daily Telegraph, Sat 13 Oct 1917 6

CRIMINAL.
———

    At the Quarter Sessions, before Judge Backhouse (Mr Herbert Harris prosecuting).
…
    The following persons were sentenced:
…
    Herbert Edgar Horne, three counts of indecent assault. Two years’ imprisonment, with hard labor, on each count, the sentences to be concurrent.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 13 Oct 1917 7

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Backhouse.)

    Mr Herbert Harris, Crown Prosecutor.
…

SENTENCES.

…
    Herbert Edgar Horne, gross indecent assault. Two years’ hard labour.

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Herbert Edgar Horne, Gaol photo sheet 8

SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6097], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 3 Oct 1917-5 Mar 1918, No. 15848, p. –.


Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 15848

Date when Portrait was taken: 10-10-1917

Name: Herbert Edgar Horne

Native place: Newry via Wellington

Year of birth: 16-1-1897

Arrived       Ship:
in Colony }   Year: BS

Trade or occupation
previous to conviction  } Horse trainer

Religion: C. E.

Education, degree of: R & W

Height: 5' 8½"

Weight     On committal: 177
in lbs     } On discharge:

Colour of hair: Brown

Colour of eyes: Brown

Marks or special features: Female bust above “RED. W” on outside left upper arm. Two tattoo spots outside left wrist “H. H.” outside left forearm anchor outside right forearm. Ship outside right upper arm forearm. Minus tip of left middle finger.

(No. of previous Portrait ... ) 

CONVICTIONS

Where and When

Offence.

Sentence

Sydney Q.S

9

10

1917

Sodomy (3 counts)

2 years HL on each count. Concurrent

 


Frederick Paul Scholler, 1928


The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, Thu 24 May 1928 9

    I, Frederick Paul Scholler, of North Gosford, notify that I am in no way connected or concerned with the affair of Mr and Mrs FW Clifton, 10 of William Street.

 


Herbert Edgar Horne, 1930


The Canberra Times, Tue 18 Feb 1930 11

BAD LANGUAGE CHARGE
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    Before Mr JW Forrest, PM, at the Queanbeyan Court House yesterday, Herbert Edgar Horne (33), was charged with having used indecent language in the bar of the Royal Hotel, on Saturday last.

    Mr F Mitchel appeared for the defendant and stated that there was a disturbance, which defendant tried to stop.

    Horne was convicted and fined £2 in default 21 days’ hard labour.

 


Frederick Paul Scholler, 1931


The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 11 Aug 1931 12

PUBLIC NOTICES.

I, FREDERICK PAUL HUNTER, of Gosford, Labourer, heretofore called and known by the name of Frederick Paul Scholler, [see Herbert Edgar Horne, 1917 above], hereby give public Notice that on the eighth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, I formally and absolutely renounced and relinquished and abandoned the use of my surname of Scholler, and then assumed and adopted and determined thenceforth on all occasions whatsoever to use and subscribe the name of Hunter instead of the name of Scholler. And I give further notice that by a Deed Poll dated the eighth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, duly executed and attested and filed on record in the Office of the Registrar General on the fourteenth day of July one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, I formally and absolutely abandoned the said surname of Scholler and declared that I have assumed and adopted and intend thenceforth upon all occasions whatsoever to use and subscribe the name of Hunter instead of the name of Scholler, and so as to be at all times thereinafter called and described by the name of Hunter only. Dated this fourteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one.

FP Hunter.

    Witness to signature;
       RC King Kemp,
         Solicitor, Gosford.

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The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, Thu 13 Aug 1931 13

I, FREDERICK PAUL HUNTER, of Gosford, labourer, heretofore called and known by the name of Frederick Paul Scholler, hereby give public notice that on the eighth day of July, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one I formally and absolutely renounced and relinquished and abandoned the use of my surname of Scholler and then assumed and adopted and determined thenceforth on all occasions whatsoever to use and subscribe the name of Hunter instead of the name of Scholler. And I give further notice that by a Deed Poll dated the eighth day of [the remainder of the text is missing in the newspaper].

 

1     The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, (NSW), Thu 13 Sep 1917, p. 1. Emphasis added.

2     The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, (NSW), Thu 20 Sep 1917, p. 14.

3     The Daily Telegraph, Wed 10 Oct 1917, p. 10.

4     The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 10 Oct 1917, p. 8.

5     The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, (NSW), Thu 11 Oct 1917, p. 13.

6     The Daily Telegraph, Sat 13 Oct 1917, p. 7.

7     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 13 Oct 1917, p. 9.

8     SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6097], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 3 Oct 1917-5 Mar 1918, No. 15848, p. –.

9     The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, (NSW), Thu 24 May 1928, p. 10.

10   The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, (NSW), Thu 21 Jul 1927, p. 11.

“GOSFORD COURT NEWS.
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…

Thursday, July 14.
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Before Mr JW Lees, JP.

    On a charge of indecent assault, an accused was remanded to July 29 (Children’s Court jurisdiction).”

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The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, (NSW), Thu 4 Aug 1927, p. 18.

“GOSFORD COURT NEWS.
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Saturday, July 23.
————
Before Messrs JJ Fagan, WC Grahame, and VJ McKenzie, JsP.

…

Children’s Court.

    A defendant, on a charge of assaulting a female child and performing an act of indecency upon, her was committed for trial at Sydney Sessions.”

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 23 Sep 1927, p. 8.

“CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(Before Mr Justice Gordon.)

ACQUITTED.

    Frederick William Clifton, 50, veterinary surgeon, was charged with indecently assaulting a little girl, 9 years of and four months of age, at Gosford, on June 28. Mr Sproule (instructed by Messrs RD Meagher and Co.) Appeared for the accused. At the conclusion of the case for the Crown, his Honor directed the jury that there was no corroboration of the child’s story. The jury therefore acquitted the accused, who was discharge.”

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The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, (NSW), Thu 29 Sep 1927, p. 10.

“FW CLIFTON ACQUITTED.
————

    On Thursday, at the Central Criminal Court, Syd, before Mr Justice Gordon, Frederick William Clifton, 50, veterinary surgeon, was charged, on committal from Gosford, with indecently assaulting a little girl, 9 years and four months of age, at Gosford, on 28th June. Mr Sproule (instructed by Messrs RD Maher and Co.) Appeared for the accused. At the conclusion of the case for the Crown, his Honor directed the jury that there was no corroboration of the child’s story. The jury therefore acquitted the accused, who was discharged.”

11   The Canberra Times, Tue 18 Feb 1930, p. 3.

12   The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 11 Aud 1931, p. 1.

13   The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate, (NSW), Thu 13 Aug 1931, p. 9.

 

Sodomy