Police Court
ON Saturday, at the Police Court (before Mr. Buchanan, P.M.), Susan Perry, a notorious offender, and Sarah Walton, alias "The Wickham Queen," were both…
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Courts & crime, 1880
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Theft of Diamonds
Utica, N.Y., August 9, 1880.—Henry Schuler, agent for Noah Mitchell, diamond dealer of New York city, came to Utica last Friday night. He…
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AT the Quarter Sessions on Saturday morning, Constable O'Connor was deposing that the prisoner before the court (Mary Coglan), when being taken away…
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STEALING.—Jemmy Amot (native of India), on remand, was charged with stealing £6, the property of St. Anna Carvalho, on the 2nd instant. Alex…
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WE beg to remind persons whose names have been omitted from the electoral roll for the city of Newcastle, that a Revision Court will be held at the Court-house…
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THE Court for the revision of the Electoral List for the city of Newcastle was held yesterday. The presiding Justices were His Worship the P.M., with…
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BEFORE Mr. Buchanan, P.M., yesterday the following business was disposed of times Toogood, Thomas Greg, and Alexander Fraser, of the loafing genus, was…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Henry, the post-office clerk, has been sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment, with hard labour…
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AT the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., Mr. G. Tully, and Dr. Morgan, J's.P., a short business sheet was disposed of. Two drunkards were…
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HIS Worship Mr. Graham Webster does not (says the Riverine Herald) appear to approve of a number of women congregating at the Police Court. On Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, 8Th October, 1880. (Before Mr. Buchanan, P.M.)
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Robert Martin, drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s, in default twenty-four hours, and for assaulting senior-constable Finnegan, 40s,…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—At a court martial, the steward of the Wolverine was sentenced to twelve months for stealing, and is now being tried for riotous…
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THE prosecution of the prisoners in the 15,000 dollars robbery case led to a most extraordinary scene in the police court on the 9th instant. Mr…
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PITTSBURG, Pa., August 17,1880.—An unknown man was murdered by a mob yesterday at Agnew Station, on the Pittsburg and Fort Wayne road, about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, October 11Th 1880.(Before Mr. Buchanne, P.M., and Mr.—Fenwick, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Two drunkards were discharged, having been locked up since Saturday night. LARRIKINISM.—John Watson, a boy,…
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THE only business at the Police Court yesterday was the fining of one drunkard, who was ordered to pay 5s, in default, twenty-four hours…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Peter Felix has been convicted at the Armidale Circuit Court of the murder of John O'Neill, near Stanthorpe, and sentenced to death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, October 13, 1880. (Before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., and Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P.)
A PECULIAR CASE.—James George. Fennell and W. B. Fennell, two respectable looking young men, appeared in answer to summons charging them…
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AT the Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan; P.M., one inebriate was fined. John Walsh, described as a grocer, and a late arrival from New Zealand, was…
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THE Riverine Herald states that a young man named William Stem, the son of a selector at Torrumbarry, was arrested on Thursday on the charge of stealing cattle,…
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