Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 19 Feb 1902 1
NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Tuesday, February 18.
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(Before Mr LS Donaldson, SM.)
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ALLEGED IMPROPRIETY.
Augustus Marshall was committed for trial on a charge of improper conduct.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 19 Feb 1902 2
NEWCASTLE.
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THE CITY POLICE COURT.
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At the City Police Court to-day a lad named Augustus Marshall, aged 15 years, and engineer’s apprentice, was committed to take his trial at the March sittings of the Newcastle Quarter Sessions on three charges of a serious nature. Bail was allowed.
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 5 Mar 1902 3
NEWCASTLE QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Tuesday, M 4.
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(Before His Honor Judge Rogers.)
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The Newcastle Court of Quarter Sessions for March was opened yesterday morning, before his Honor Judge Rogers.
Mr HH Lang, Deputy-Sheriff, occupied his seat on the Bench.
Mr AF Dawson prosecuted for the Crown. The legal profession was well represented, there being in attendance: Messrs W Tighe, and R Cowan, barristers-at-law; and Messrs W Sparke, J Windeyer, GW Mitchell, HV Harris, T Cronin, W Moore, TA Braye, GW Millard, WA Reid, JA Wood, AH James, FG Stacey, EJ Payne, J Dart, WH Baker, RA Mackenzie, TD O’Sullivan, solicitors.
Sub-inspector McVane was in charge of the police in attendance.
Mr Richard Geble, governor of the Maitland Gaol was present.
Mr WJ Goulding, deputy-clerk of the peace, acted as clerk of the court.
Messrs Henry Smith, Alexander Lutch, RH Murray, AL Adam, HM Shedden, CH Unthank, AJ Shepherd, George Wilson, Benjamin Green, William Marshall, Amos Lane, M Thurston Hall, Andrew Boa, LH Lewington, John Byatt, and Joseph Sperring were sworn in as justices of the peace.
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Fri 7 Mar 1902 4
NEWCASTLE QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Thursday, March 6.
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(Before His Honor Judge Rogers.)
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The business of the Newcastle Court of Quarter Sessions was continued yesterday, before his Honor Judge Rogers, Mr AF Dawson prosecuting for the Crown.
Messrs William Bethel Sharp and R Alan Wallace were sworn in as justices of the peace.
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FIRST OFFENDERS’ ACT.
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A boy named [Augustus] Marshall pleaded guilty to assaulting another [Walter Whitehurst, William Butters, and Lionel Solomon Abrahams] on Merewether beach on 14th February.
His Honor bound him over in a sum of £50 to appear for sentence when called upon, under the First Offenders’ Act , a surety of a like amount being entered into by the father.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 7 Mar 1902 5
NEWCASTLE.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Newcastle, Thursday.
The March sittings of the Newcastle Court of Quarter Sessions were resumed before his Honor Judge Rogers at the City Courthouse to-day. Mr Dawson prosecuted on behalf of the Crown.
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Augustus Marshall, a lad of 15 years, was arraigned on an indictment charging him with having attempted to commit a serious offence. The prisoner pleaded guilty to common assault, and the plea was accepted by the Crown. He was bound over to appear for sentence when called upon, and to find the necessary sureties.
The Court at its rising adjourned until to-morrow morning.
1 Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 19 Feb 1902, p. 7.
2 The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 19 Feb 1902, p. 8.
3 Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 5 Mar 1902, p. 3.
4 Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Fri 7 Mar 1902, p. 7.
5 The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 7 Mar 1902, p. 8.