The Police Department
The annual report of the InspectorGeneral of Police was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday afternoon. The report states that besides…
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Courts & crime, 1888
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East Maitland Police Coort. Wednesday, February 8, 1888. (Before Mr. Brooks, P.M.)
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Patrick Martin was fined 10s, in default of payment to be imprisoned for forty-eight hours, for having been drunk and disorderly in George-street on the previous evening…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West Maitland Police Court. Mondat, Febbuaky 13. (Before Messrs. Brooks and P. Green, J.P)
INFLICTING GRIEVOUS BODILT HARM.—Patrick Kerwin, on remand, was charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Margaret Loder, at West Maitland, on the 24th January. Sergeant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 14Th February. (Before Messrs J.N. Brooks, P.M., and R. H. Mathews, J.p.) Inciting a Prisoner Ro Resist
JAMES CUSICK was charged with inciting a man named Bruderlin to resist the police. Senior-Constable Hickey deposed that on the 4th instant be arrested a man named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scone Police Court. Friday, February 10, 1888. (Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M.)
ROBERT B. P. TAYLOR v. William Cameron.—Insulting language, to wit, "Bob, tinker, tinker, come here and I'll fight you," whereby a breach…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scone Police Court. Friday, 10Th February, 1888. (Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.m.) Insulting Language
WILLIAM CAMERON appeared, on summons, charged with making use of insulting language towards R. B. P. Taylor, whereby a breach of the peace might, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West maitland Police Court. Thursday, Febuary 16. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., and P. Green, J.P.)
STOCK ASTRAY.—Thomas Brassey was fined 2s 6d, Thomas Mulcahy and John Mayo each 5s, with 2s 6d court costs, for suffering stock to stray. The last named defendant was also ordered to pay 2s 6d,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muswellbrook. Police Office, February 14, 1888. (Before Messrs. T. Foley, P.M., C. E. Doyle, and A. Bowman, J's.P.)
ASSAULT.—John M'Caffrey, groom, was summoned for assaulting Henry Bolton at the Rose Inn, on the 11th inst. Defendant pleaded "provocation." Henry Bolton, on oath, deposed: I am a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →East Maitland Police Court. Friday, February 17. (Before Mr. Brooks, P.M.)
DRIVING AT A PACF FASTER THAN A WALK.- Martin Tynan and Charles Castles were each fined 5s with 2s 6d court costs, and Henry Fry, 7s 6d, and costs, for driving horses attached to vehicles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suspected Murder of an English Journalist In France
The body of Mr. Archibald M'Neill, a well-known English journalist, whose mysterious disappearance at Boulogne on December 20 last had excited the deepest interest, was washed ashore on the western…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 20. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, A. S. Browne, J. Rourke, and J. W. Birkenhead, J's.P.)
CHANGING NAME OF HOTEL.—James Main made application that the name of his licensed premises should be changed from Fullford's Hotel to the Excelsior Hotel. Mr. Green, who adjudicated,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Singleton Police Court Monday, February 20th. (Before Mr W. Dudding, J.p.) Drunk and Obscene Language
JOHN COPPER pleaded guilty to having been drank in Elizabeth-street on the previous Saturday evening and was fined 5s, or 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Copeland. Police Court, Jan. 28. (Before John Driscoll, J.P.)
Richard Darrell alias Richard Murphy alias C. Wood, John Tindall alias John Wilson, and James Baker were brought before the bench in custody, charged with forgery and uttering.—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scone Police Court. Monday, 20th FEBRUARY, 1888. (Before Mr W. F. Parker, P.M.)
THOMAS JOLLY was brought up, in custody, charged by Constable Pearce with being drunk in Susan-street. Defendant pleaded quilty, and was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court, February 7Th. (Before A. T. Laurie, C. F. Holmes, and John Driscoll, J.'sP.)
Richard Darrell, James Baker, and John Tindall on remand, charged with forgery and uttering.— Senior-constable Alfred Stone, on oath, stated: I have heard my former evidence read; when I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Court. Wednesday, February 22. (From the Herald.) Thackeray and Another V. Eales and Others
Mr. Lingen and Mr. Walker, instructed by Messrs Curtiss and Barry, appeared for the plaintiffs (appellants), and Mr. C. J. Manning and Mr. H. Manning, instructed by Russell…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 27. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, Jno. Pearse, and W. S. Harrison, J's.P.)
BREACHES OF THE PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ACT.— Reuben Philpott pleaded guilty to an information charging him with having failed to cause his son to attend school seventy days during the half-year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Denman Police Court. Thursday, February 23rd, (Before Mr F. S. Bell, J.p.) Larceny
MARGARETY HABRS was charged with stealing, in January last, together with Priscilla Thompson, at Grafton, from the dwelling house of T. D. Hamilton Foster four nieces…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scone Police Court. Friday, 24Th February, 1888. (Before Mr W. F. Parker, P.m.) Wages
WILLIAM JONES appeared, on summons, charged with refusing to pay his hired servant. William M'Donald, his wages, amounting to £1 13s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, February 28th. (Before Messrs, J. N. Brooks, P.M., W. Dudding, R. H. Mathews and St, T. Loder, J's.P.) VAGBANCY
Jane Johns was brought up on a charge of vagrancy. Constable Sparkes deposed that he arrested accused at about two o'clock a.m. on Sunday…
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