The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, Tue 22 Jun 1880 1
EAST MAITLAND POLICE COURT.
FRIDAY, JUNE 18.
(Before Mr Addison, PM, and Messrs W Eckford and FH Bartlett, JsP.)
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CHARGED [WITH AN] UNNATURAL OFFENCE.—Julius Gallagb [aka Galland] and Andrew Chambers were brought [before the] bench by Constable Woods charged [with] committing an unnatural offence. Chambe[rs was defen]ded by Mr Young. It was all[eged the] offence was committed in a sta[ble] … yard of the Erin’s Isle Hotel, …, kept by Mr Jeremiah Leo, … The evidence of Constable [Woods], James Haines, (the principal witness [and] Jeremiah Leo was taken, and the [prisoners were] remanded till Tuesday next. … had been drinking during …
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, Thu 24 Jun 1880 2
EAST MAITLAND POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS.
TUESDAY, JUNE 22,1880
(Before Messrs Addison, PM, FH Bartlett, and W Eckford, JsP.)
Sodomy.—Julius Galland and Arthur [aka Andrew] Chambers were brought up, on remand, charged with the above offence. On the application of the police they were further remanded until Friday, owing to the absence of the medical witness.
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, Tue 29 Jun 1880 3
EAST MAITLAND POLICE COURT.
FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1880.
(Before Messrs W Eckford, FH Bartlett, and Dr Spink, JsP.)
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Sodomy.—Julius Galland and Andrew Chambers were brought up on remand charged the above offence. After hearing the evidence of Dr Pierce, the Bench dismissed the case. Mr Thompson appeared for Chambers.
1 The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, Tue 22 Jun 1880, p. 7. Newspaper copy is damaged and hence not all the text is available. Missing text is indicated thus …
2 The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, Thu 24 Jun 1880, p. 4.
3 The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, Tue 29 Jun 1880, p. 6.