The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 21 Dec 1920 1
LAW NOTICES.
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Tuesday, December 21.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
Sydney James Henry Willey, forgery and uttering; James Douglas, breaking and entering and stealing; James Edward Hearn and Ernest Edward Peter Fletcher [aka Ernest Peter Edward Fletcher], indecent assault; David Connors, larceny; David Lambert, stealing from the person.
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The Daily Telegraph, Wed 22 Dec 1920 2
CRIMINAL.
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(Before Judge Scholes.)
At the Quarter Sessions, Darlinghurst.
Mr N Rowland prosecuted for the Crown.
James Edward Hearn and Ernest Edward Peter Fletcher were charged with indecent assault on November 7. Each pleaded not guilty. Mr ER Abigail appeared for Hearn, and Mr JW Abigail for Fletcher. Accused were found guilty, and were bound over in their own recognisances of £50 each to come up for sentence within two years if called upon.
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Evening News, Wed 22 Dec 1920 3
SERIOUS OFFENCE PROVED
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TWO MEN GIVEN CHANCE TO
REFORM
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James Edward Hearn and Ernest Edward Peter Fletcher, were found guilty at the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions, before Judge Scholes, and a jury, on a charge of being jointly concerned in an offence of an unmentionable character. Accused were represented by Messrs E and J Abigail.
His Honor said that no one could have any sympathy with the men in what they had done. He was reminded at the same time that up to the present both had borne good characters. Fletcher had served his country 4 in the best possible way during the war, and the other had tried to. The law had been vindicated, and he proposed to put both prisoners to a very severe test. They would be bound over in the sum of £50 each to come up for sentence within a period of two years if called upon.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 22 Dec 1920 5
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Scholes.)
Mr Norman Rowland, Crown Prosecutor.
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GROSS MISCONDUCT.
James Edward Hearn, for whom Mr ER Abigail appeared, and Ernest Edward Peter Fletcher, for whom Mr JW Abigail appeared, were charged with gross misconduct. The accused were found guilty. His Honor bound the two over to come up for sentence if called upon at any time within two years.
1 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 21 Dec 1920, p. 6. Emphasis added.
2 The Daily Telegraph, Wed 22 Dec 1920, p. 12.
3 Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Wed 22 Dec 1920, p. 11.
4 To view the WWI service record (barcode 4007036, service number 31) of Ernest Peter [Edward] Fletcher go to: www.naa.gov.au
5 The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 22 Dec 1920, p. 9.