The Cootamundra Herald, Fri 27 Feb 1920 1
QUARTER SESSIONS.
———
Wednesday.
———
Edgar Conkey’s Gondola. Photo taken on corner of Wallendoon and
Parker Streets - Cootamundra, NSW. Image: NSW State Library
collection. Reproduction: Peter de Waal
Before Judge Bevan, Mr Mason, CP.
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
An elderly man, named Daniel Cooper, [61], (a stranger) was charged with indecently assaulting a little boy, at Cootamundra, on February 12th.
The assault was alleged to have taken place in a blacksmith’s shop in Parker-street.
John Warner was the principal witness for the Crown, and gave evidence of seeing the alleged offence committed.
Jury: PJ Bartley, EW Boxsell, ER Laver, H Punnett, W Elliott, MJ O’Connor, A Bragg, A Armstrong, T Jenkins, H Davidson, D O’Reilly, TW Faulks.
After hearing evidence the jury visited the blacksmith’s shop, to inspect the building where Warner deposed to seeing the offence committed.
The Jury returned at 3.40, when the foreman (Mr A Bragg) announced a verdict of not guilty.
1 The Cootamundra Herald, Fri 27 Feb 1920, p. 6. Emphasis added.