Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 10 Dec 1924 ¹

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Tuesday, December 9.
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(Before Mr AR Perry, SM.)

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DISCHARGED.

    Walter Edward Phillips (28), labourer, was charged by warrant, at Wingham, with embezzling the sum of £3 18s, the property of John Henry Wallace Hiekl. The police stated that there was no evidence to offer, and the defendant was discharged.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 11 Mar 1925 ²

NEWCASTLE QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Tuesday, March 10.
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(Before his Honor Judge Beeby.)
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    Mr TE Crawford, Crown Prosecutor.

REMANDED FOR SENTENCE.

    In the following cases pleas of guilty were entered, and the accused remanded for sentence:–

    William James Hailstones, 18, break, enter, and steal from the shop of Charles William Walker, at Newcastle, on January 27.

    Walter Edward Phillips, 29, improperly assaulting a male person, at Stockton on November 28, 1924.

    Charles Henry Caldwell, 27, embezzle moneys, the property of Edwin Thomas Williams, at Newcastle, on September 9, 1924. Mr N Cragg appeared for the accused.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Thu 12 Mar 1925 ³

NEWCASTLE QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Wednesday, March 11.
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(Before His Honor Judge Beeby.)
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    Mr TS Crawford, Crown Prosecutor.

SENTENCES.

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    A sentence of twelve months’ imprisonment was passed on Walter Edward Phillips (29), for an improper assault [on Ian Wilson, 8 years of age] at Stockton. Accused asked for leniency, as he would take steps to get a ship back to the United States if given a chance. His Honor said the case was one in which it was to be regretted that there was no proper institution to which he could be sent.

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Walter Edward Phillips, Gaol photo sheet ⁴

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 1945
Maitland

Date when Portrait was taken: 3 July 1925

Name: Walter Edward Phillips

Native place: Reading, USA Year of birth: 31-5-1896 Arrived       Ship: Helen in Colony }   Year: 1922 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Laborer Religion: C of E Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 4" Weight     On committal: 140 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown Grey Colour of eyes:

Marks or special features:

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Newcastle Q.S	10	3	1925	Indecent assault on a male person	12 months H.L.

 

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¹     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 10 Dec 1924, p. 5.

²     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 11 Mar 1925, p. 5. Emphasis added.

³     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Thu 12 Mar 1925, p. 2.

⁴     SRNSW: NRS2327, [3/5991], Maitland Gaol photographic description book, 1875-1930, No. 1945, p. 164, R5132.

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