Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Mon 27 Mar 1916 ¹

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Saturday, March 25.
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(Before Mr CF Butler, SM.)

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    Charles Frederick Russell Pluck (47), storeman, was charged with an improper offence at Hamilton on March 15. Mr TA Braye (Messrs Braye and Cohen) appeared for the defendant. A remand was applied for by Inspector Cook until Tuesday, which was granted, bail being allowed of £50, or two sureties of £25 each.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 29 Mar 1916 ²

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Tuesday, March 28.
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(Before Mr FG Adrian, SM.)

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CHARGE OF ASSAULT.

    Charles Frederick Russell Pluck, 47, storeman, was charged, on remand, with an assault on March 15th. Defendant, for whom Mr TA Braye (Messrs Braye and Cohen) appeared, was remanded until to-day, bail being allowed.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Thu 30 Mar 1916 ³

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Wednesday, March 29.
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(Before Mr FG Adrian, SM.)

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

    Charles Frederick Russell Pluck (47), storeman, was charged with, at Hamilton, on 15th March, a serious [indecent] assault [on Robert Begg]. Mr TA Braye (Messrs Braye and Cohen) appeared for the defendant. At the conclusion of the evidence, defendant was committed for trial at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions, on May 2nd. He was allowed bail, in his own recognisances, of £80, and two sureties of £40 each, or one of £80.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Thu 4 May 1916 ⁴

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Wednesday, May, 3.
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(Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.)

    Mr AF Dawson was the Crown Prosecutor.

ACCUSED DECLARED INSANE.

    Charles Frederick Russell Pluck, on bail, arraigned on a charge of a serious assault at Hamilton, on March 16, pleaded not guilty. Mr JC Gannon, KC (instructed by Messrs Braye and Cohen) appeared for the accused. The jury, after a brief retirement, returned a verdict of not guilty on the grounds of insanity. His Honor ordered the accused to be detained in Parramatta gaol during the Governor’s pleasure.

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Charles Frederick Russell Pluck, Gaol photo sheet ⁵

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 15036

Date when Portrait was taken: 6-5-1916

Name: Charles Frederick Russell Pluck

Native place: Sydney Year of birth: 26-7-1869 Arrived       Ship: in Colony }   Year: BS Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Storeman Religion: C of E Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 7¾" Weight     On committal: 149 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown to Grey Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: Scar inside heel right thumb. Scar on left cheekbone

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
30 to 36 years ago served a sentence of 1 month in Maitland [gaol] Same name
Newcastle Q.S Newcastle Q.S	28   3	11   5	1882 1916	Stealing Indecent assault on a male person	1 month Imprisonment Governors pleasure

 

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¹     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Mon 27 Mar 1916, p. 7.

²     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 29 Mar 1916, p. 2.

³     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Thu 30 Mar 1916, p. 7.

⁴     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Thu 4 May 1916, p. 7.

⁵     SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6093], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 5 May 1916-29 Aug 1916, No. 15036, p. –.

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