The Hampton Murder Case
The Pall Mall Gazette refers to the Hampton murder case in Victoria, While maintaining the truth of, and the necessity for, the recent revelations made by that…
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Courts & crime, 1886
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 30
More Police Protection for Newcastle
WE are glad to make our readers acquainted with the contents of the following letter:—"Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 8th March, 1886. Gentlemen.—Referring to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 11.) (Before Messrs. James Mair, P.M., and G. Donald, J.P.)
A number of inebriates were disposed of by the infliction of small fines. Christina Winter, a girl 19 years of age, was fined £3 for using obscene…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. (Before Mr. James Mair, P.m.) Friday, March 12
FIVE culprits were brought before his Worship yesterday for drunkenness, and mu[?]ted in small sum. Morris Backell, labourer, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mubderous Assault by Coal Miners in France
ONE of those terrible shocks to humanity, reminding the reader of some of the furious disturbances which took place between capital and labour in the old country at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court-martial
It is reported that the two men on board the Cerberue have been tried by court martial and sentenced to a fort-night's imprisonment for the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Quarter Sessions. Saturday, March 13. (Before his Honor Judge Dowling.) Alleged Indecent Assault
Alfred Bashford was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with that, on the 15th December, at Hamilton, be die assault one Catherine smith,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cablegrams. London, Saturday. London Police
It is announced that Sir Charles Warren, late Commissioner of Bechuana land, has been appointed to succeed Colonel Sir Edmund Henderson as Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 15. (Before Messrs. Jas. Mair, P.M., and D. Ludlow, J.P.)
REVELLERS.—Seven "gentlemen" who had absorbed rather too much alcohol to, keep out the cold during the rainy weather, were fined in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Quarter Sessions. Monday, March 15. (Before His Honor Judge Dowling.) Indecent Assault
Alfred Bushford, convicted on Saturday of indecently assaulting a child nine years of age, was brought up for sentence. Alfred Harris, chief warder, deposed that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Waratah Licensing Court
April 7th has been appointed for the quarterly and special licensing court at Waratah…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Supreme Court
In the action Fegan v Commissioner for Railways, to recover £2000 for injuries received in July last through the train running into plaintiff's cab near George…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Strange Story of Murder and Suicide
A MAN named Francois Paul, the Paris correspondent of the Daily News says, has been condemned at the Assize Court, Finisterre, to perpetual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Woman's Wrongs. Amusing Police-Court Case
A MERRY LOOKING little woman applied to Mr. Marsham, the Woolwich stipendiary, the other day, for a protection order against her husband. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Self-accused Double Murder
JOHN SHADWELL, a man of respectable appearance, with the two aliases of Marshall and Loveday, has been charged on remand at Plymouth with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Protection
THE following is a copy of the letter received by the members for Newcastle from the Colonial Secretary's office:— "Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 18. (Before Messrs. Jas. Mair, P.M., and G Donald, J.P.)
William Hammerton was fined 20s or seven days' imprisonment for being drunk in Brown-street. William Baker, a lad about 12 year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, March 19. (Before Messrs. Jas. Mair, P.M., and Samuel Chapman, J.p.) Drunkenness
The usual batch of charges for drunkenness were disposed of. WANDERING CHILD. George Patterson, aged 11, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 20. (Before Mr. James Mair, P.M.)
WANDERING ABOUT.—Henry Woods, aged 10, an ancient looking lad, was charged with wandering about the public steels without ostensible…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Inquiry. MELBOURNE
An inquiry is being held at Woodend into the conduct of Police Constables Walker and Lawless during a recent lecture given there by Joseph Symes…
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