Police Court
BEFORE the Police Magistrate, on Saturday, at the Newcastle Police Court, Warren Kerr, for vagrancy, was sentenced to one month in Maitland gaol. Two…
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Courts & crime, 1880
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The Wantabadgery Police Fund
AT Gundagai, on Wednesday, at a meeting of the Police Testimonial Committee held for the purpose of distributing the fund, there were 17 members of…
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AT the Police Court, yesterday (before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., and Mr. G. Tully, J.P.), a batch of larrikins from the Lake Macquarie Road district were arraigned,…
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AT the Police Court, yesterday morning, before the Police Magistrate, the case of James Howell, brought up to find sureties of the peace, was remanded until this…
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SHEPHERD v. DIBBS.—This was an action brought to recover £10,000 damages for slander. The alleged slander, as set forth in the declaration, was that…
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At the Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., the remanded case James Howell, for sureties of the peace, was again adjourned until this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Tuesday, February 24Th, 1880. (Before Mr. Perrott, P.M., and Mr. S. S. Vale, J.P.)
CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES.—Joseph Smith alias Charles Hedley, was charged with unlawfully obtaining goods under false pretences from David Watson, at…
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THE case of Shepherd v. Dibbs, in which the plaintiff claimed £10,000 damages, was continued in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, and lasted all day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News. Waratah. Police Court. Wednesday, February 25. (Before Mr. Perrot, P.M.)
FALSE PRETENCES.—Joseph Smith alias Charles Hedley was charg[?] remand, with obtaining goods by [?] pretences from David Watson, at Raspberry Gully,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, 26Th February, 1880. (Before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., and Mr. G. Tully, J.P.)
DRUNNKENNES.—Thomas Stevens, an old and garrulous inebriate, was fined 5s, in default twenty-four hours, for this offence…
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THE case of Shepherd v. Dibbs, in which the plaintiff claimed £10,000 damages, was continued in the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, and lasted all day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, 27Th Feb. 1880. (Before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., and Mr. G. Tully, J.P.)
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—Alexander Shaw, in custody, was charged with having attempted to destroy himself in the New castle lock-up early on Thursday morning…
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A PLOT has been discovered to murder the Sultan of Turkey. Some of the leading conspirations have been arrested…
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A deputation, consisting of the Mayor, and Alderman Curley, of Hamilton, waited on the Colonial Secretary to-day, respecting the above. The deputation…
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AT the Police Court, on Saturday last, before Mr. Buchanan, P.M., John Herbert, found guilty of having indecently exposed his person in Hunter-street, was…
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The same deputation, introduced as before, next waited upon the Hon. F. B. Suttor, Minister of Justice and Public Education, with reference to urging upon…
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THE Newcastle District Court will open this morning at 10 o'clock. There are a goodly number of cases set down for hearing. His Honor, Mr. District Court…
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A terrible tragedy took place in Manchester on January 7, the simple facts connected with which, so far as they have been ascertained, are as follows…
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WE are requested to state that owing to the heavy list of cases, the District Court will resume its sittings at 9.30 this morning prompt. The case Cropley v…
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The case of alleged contempt of court, against the Evening News proprietors, has been postponed till after the trial is concluded…
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