Police Court. Taree, Monday, April 30. Before Mr. CREAGH, P.M. EMBEZZLEMENT
Alfred John Druitt was brought before the court on a charge of embezzlement, and was remanded for four days. TAREE, TUESDAY, MAY 1…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mid North Coast · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1888
82 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 5
Action against a Police Sergeant
Mr. Quong Tart, we (Herald) learn, instructed his solicitors, Messrs Want Johnson and Co., to commence an action in the Supreme Court against Police Sergeant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kempsey Police Court. July 9. -- Before Mr. Samson, J.P.
Police v. Elliot. -- Accused pleaded guilty to getting muddled and while in that condition of forgetting his mother tongue and using strange language…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. Port Macquarie, Monday, Ju[?] Before Messrs. F. B. Hales, Jas. Butler, and [?] McLuherny, J. [?]P
Albert James Atkins was charged with stealing an overcoat, the property of P. Cohen. Senior-Constable Netterfield, on oath, stated—On last Saturday night I had the prisoner in custody on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Licensing Court. Tuesday, July 10. Before Messrs. J. L. Ruthuven (Chairman), and F. B. [?]
The Licensing Inspector's report for the quarter was submitted, and it showed that out of a total of six public under his supervision, five were reported as being "well conducted." while one was…
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July 17.--Before Capt. Davies, P.M., and Messrs. Wilson and Sutherland, J's.P. Charles Dwyer, for renewal of license; granted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court. Tuesday, July 17. Before Messrs. F. B. Hales, Jas. Meluherny, and H. J. Perrett, J.'sP
Albert James Atkins, on remand, was charged with breaking and entering the shop of Ole Henry Olsen, and sterling therefrom jewellery to the value of £50…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kempsey Police Court. July 17.--Before Capt. Davies, P.M., and Messrs. Samson, Hill and Sutherland, J's.P. Rhoda Lenahan V. Thomas Notley
Mr. Jones appeared for complainant, Mr. Gilfillan for defendant. The complainant, a little girl of 8 years of age, who appeared to know the nature of an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court July 17.--Before Capt. Davies, P.M., and Messers. Sutherland, Hill and Hayes, J's.P. BENNETT & ROSS v. ROBINSON
Bennett & Ross, trading under the name of Ross &Co., sued J. Robinson for £2 3s. for work done. Mr. Perry for plaintiff, Mr. Dighton for defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stealing Lord Rosebery’s “Burns”
Elizabeth Bell and her two sons, Albert and Edwin, were recently brought before the Marlborough-street magistrate, charged with stealing two volumes of Burns’ poems,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kempsey Police Court. July 23.--Before Capt. Davies, P.M.
Edward Rose pleaded guilty to creating a disturbance and assaulting C. Basche, of the Royal Hotel. The charge was not pressed and a fine of 1s. in each count was imposed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Land Court
The following cases were dealt with at the sittings of the Local Court, Kempsey, which commenced on Monday the 24th inst, before Messrs. W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court. Before Capt. Davies, P.M. and Messrs M. Thompson and J. Rowe, J's.P
JAMES O'NEIL v. F. T. LEWIS.--Case withdrawn. POLICE v. G. RIGBY--Obscene language in School of Arts, Smithtown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kempsey Police Court. July 31. -- Before Capt. Davies, P.M, and Messrs, Sutherland, Samson, and Hayes. POLICE V. SCUTZ
Mr. Jones appeared for the accused, who was remanded from the 23rd inst on a charge of abstracting a pound note from a letter entrusted to him to be registered…
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ON Thursday evening last, a deputation consisting of F. B. Hales, Esq., P.M., J. L. Ruthven, Esq., J. P., W. J. Macdonnell, Esq., J.P., and Mr A. E. Pountney,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kempsey Small Debts Court
July 31. -- Before Capt. Davies, P.M. and Messrs. Samson, Sutherland and R. Hayes. HILL v. O'BRIEN. Claim for £7 3s. 6d., struck out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Visit to H. M. Gaol, Trial Bay
THERE are but few people in the district of the Macleay--or in fact over the entire colony, north and south--who have not, at one time or another, heard of this now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court. Port Macquaice, August 7
Before F. B. Hales. Esq., P.M., and Jas. Butler, Esq., J.P. F. Marchment v. Annie Fox.—Claim £3 14s 3d, for goods supplied. Defendant acknowledged the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Protection. to the Editor of the Port Macquarie News
Sir, —In your paper of the 4th instant I notice where a deputation waited upon Inspector Messrs re police protection for the Hastings. I do not wish to dictate to any one, but to give my opinion, viz.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The St. Louis Murder Execution Op Maxwell. London, August 11
W. L. Maxwell, who was sentenced to death in America for the murder of his travelling companion, C. A. Prellor, at the Southern Hotel, in St. Louis, in 1885, has…
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