Below also see: John William Cowie, 1932
The Daily Telegraph, Tue 21 Apr 1925 1
CRIMINAL.
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(Before Judge Edwards.)
Crown Prosecutor: Mr LJ McKean.
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(Before Judge Curlewis.)
Crown Prosecutor: Mr WT Coyle, KC.
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NOT GUILTY.
John William Cowie, [27], was acquitted on a charge of having assaulted a male person, [Alexander Michael Bourke, 15], at Waterloo on March 8. Mr Dovey (instructed by Mr Niland) appeared for accused, who was discharged.
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The Sun, Tue 21 Apr 1925 2
ACQUITTED
At the Darlinghurst Sessions Rose Marlton was acquitted on a charge of perjury; John William Cowie was acquitted on a charge of indecent assault; and George Brookes, who was charged with indecent assault, was acquitted at the close of the Crown case.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 21 Apr 1925 3
QUARTER SESSIONS.
No. 1 COURT.
(Before Judge Edwards.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr LJ McKean.
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No. 2 COURT.
(Before Judge Curlewis.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr WT Coyle, KC.
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NOT GUILTY.
John William Cowie, who was charged with assaulting a male person at Waterloo on March 8, was acquitted and discharged.
Mr Dovey (instructed by Mr WM Niland) appeared for the accused.
John William Cowie, 1932
The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 1 Jul 1932 4
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge White.)
Mr TS Crawford, Crown Prosecutor.
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(Before Judge Armstrong.)
Mr McKean, KC, Senior Crown Prosecutor.
BOUND OVER.
John William Cowie, 34, labourer, pleaded guilty to receiving a motor car, the property of Frank Ernest Ridge. He was bound over to be of good behaviour and appear for sentence if called upon within one year.
Mr WM Niland appeared for Cowie.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 8 Jul 1932 5
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Armstrong.)
Mr FW Berne, Crown Prosecutor.
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THREE MEN DISCHARGED.
Harry Newberry, 32, labourer, William Mann, 44, boilermaker, and John Cowie, 34, labourer, were charged that on May 25 they attempted to break and enter a dwelling at Waterloo with intent to steal.
By direction, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of Mann and Cowie, and they were discharged.
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of Newberry, and he was discharged.
Mr Kinhead (instructed by Mr Fred A Newnham) appeared for Newberry, and Mr WM Niland appeared for Cowie.
1 The Daily Telegraph, Tue 21 Apr 1925, p. 7.
2 The Sun, (Sydney, NSW), Tue 21 Apr 1925, p. 11. Emphasis added.
3 The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 21 Apr 1925, p. 6.
4 The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 1 Jul 1932, p. 6.
5 The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 8 Jul 1932, p. 7. Emphasis added.