25th July 1904
Thomas Anderson
Sexual Offences - sodomy
605. THOMAS ANDERSON (55), Buggery with Alfred John Dennis.
MR. WARDE Prosecuted; Mr. Fulton Defended.
On tlie evidence of Dr. James Scott, the medical officer at Brixton Prison, the jury found that the prisoner was insane and unfit to plead to the indict-vient. To be detained during His Majesty's pleasure.
[Verdict: Unfit to plead - Punishment: Imprisonment - insanity]
5th February 1906
William Henry Paynter
Sexual Offences - sodomy
256. WILLIAM HENRY PAYNTER (25), Buggery with John Hall
GUILTY, Three years' penal servitude.
Before Mr. Justice Button.
[Verdict: Guilty - Punishment: penal servitude]
30th April 1906
William Hunter Roberts, Sam Kjernen
Sexual Offences - sodomy
ROBERTS, William Hunter (32, sailor), and KJERNEN, Sam (23, sailor), unlawfully attempting to commit an act of gross indecency with each other. Roberts inciting Kjernen to commit buggery.
Mr. J. F. Vesey FitzGerald prosecuted.
[Verdict: Not Guilty]
25th June 1906
Frank Duttnall, Charles Channell
Sexual Offences - sodomy
DUTTNALL, Frank (18, newsvendor), and CHANNELL. Charles (15, newsvendor), buggery with George Muir.
Verdict, Guilty.
Mr. Justice Bigham said that, if he could, he would order both prisoners to, be thrashed, but the law did not allow it. To send them to prison would do them no good, nor anyone else. They would be released in their own recognisances in £5, to come up for sentence if called upon.
[Verdict:Guilty - Punishment: sureties]
23rd July 1906
Walter Hawkins, Joseph Bell
Sexual Offences - sodomy
HAWKINS, Walter (17, printer's labourer), and BELL Joseph (17, cropper boy) pleaded guilty, to buggery with each other.
Sentence, Hawkins, 18 months' hard labour; Bell, 12 months' hard labour.
[Verdict: Both pleaded guilty - Punishment: hard labour]
