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CIRCUIT COURT
I (Before SSr. Aotlpg JnsMcs Gibson)
. AtLHGÍD IRDÏCÏHT- ASSAULT.
KVunèeu'Witeon (15) waa enargid
ia th« Gjtöalb OOBÏS thia afternoon
with Indecently nutaltlog a little eirl
9 year« ofyise, a>t. Bonch Broken Hill,
on Jaonar/f IS. Acsaeod pleaded not
«alloy, aodiVaa defended by Mr. J. B.
Edwards, ^Evldenoe WM given bo the
effeát'íba* cn tba data, mentioned no
caiied waa '.with sena* little girls and
bojB who «ere playing tegather near
tn old engine hesse, and he made an
improper p/opoeal to the proeeoatrix,
whloh ehe deoHnrd. Accoeed then, lt
ta alÍFged,',took (ha child in h!a mme,
carried ber, luto the engine hoaae, and,
lb Ia fatbher alleged, there committed
the assault. O ber little gifla and
boya, lt wes assorted, were present at
tho tima - When tho proscovtrlx WHS
rel».«Jtd ran home, bab did cob to
quaint hermoihor with what had co
c«md till the following night.
Far, tbs def «noe, the Riv. E J
Tamk; and several other well-known
residents of Benth Broken Hill were
called, and beatified bo the aooased'o
prevlca« good cbaraoter.
Hie Hooor cammed ap very t brongly
agatnat ths'aacmed. He (aid that so
far as ho i waa oonoerned be coxld SEQ
no reiaan to doabb tbs evldenoe given
for tho Grown by the boys and girls
who were ia the company, of accased
and tho "proseoalrlx ab tba time of
the alleged.; assault. The j «ry were
not, however, to allow themselves
to be aobaafted by any feeliog of eeniii
mem toward» tba aooaicd Bub if
they fels there uas a ruaaonable dcabt
in the oajp, »hen they might take into
consideration bbs eviiesoa as to cha*
raoter whloS had been tendered on
aocaaed'a behalf,
- The j ary retired an 4 35 o'olcok.
The j ary, . .af ter aboab three qrartets
of an honrt retirement, brought ia a
verriiat cf RftUty, with a strong recom-
mendation, to mero? on account of the
pris mer'« ¿ge, bl» prevloas good
chuaoter, and t he pvidenna diiolosed.
THE AFGHAN FEUD.
In the case of the three Afghans,
Said Dal, Muloom, and Ackoobet
Shah, charged with assault, the jury
on returning to court this afternoon
offered a verdict of not gulity. Ac
cused were, therefore discharged.
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