The Preller Murder
Maxwell, who murdered Preller in the United States over 12 months ago, and has since been lying in goal there under sentence of death, is at last to…
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Courts & crime, 1887
522 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 27
Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, 22Nd June. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin, J.p.) Jubilee Inebriates
FOUR persons who kept up Jubilee day with too much alcoholic celebration, were before the court. Three of them were fined 5s or half an hour in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle District Court. Wednesday, June 22Nd, 1887. Important Decision Affecting the Law of Promissory Notes. Callen and Another V. Gulliver
BEFORE His Honor Judge Dowling, on the 7th of June instant a case affecting the business of all monetary institutions (notably banks of all money-lending institutions), as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, 23Rd June. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS
ONE offender was fined 5s for alcoholic excess. ALLEGED ASSAULT BY A CHINAMAN. George Yon, a Chinese, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Police Reward in Dispute
AT the Manchester Assizes an action was brought by Mr. Pingstone, a member of the council and a tradesman of that city, to recover £200,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Duties—a Constant Round
THERE are many anomalies in the government of the colony, but one more puzzling to the observer than another is that the police of Sydney,…
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Mrs. Annie Gibson summoned Mrs. Ann Guinee for an assault at Hamilton on the 12th instant. Mr. J.A. Gorrick prosecuted, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, 24Th June. (Before Messrs. James Mair, P. M., G. C. Martin, and John Thorn, J's.P.) Wholesale Thefts
[?]ULIA JOHNSON was charged with [?]llegally pawning a quantity of men's [?]nothing, the property of John J. [?]loyd, mate of the barque…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Theft by a Chinaman. to the Editor
SIR,—As a lover of fair play, I should feel obliged if you would give me a small space in your columns on behalf of some members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, 26Th June. (Before Messrs. James Mair, P.M., and D. Ludlow, J.p.) Drunkenness
Six persons toed the chalk-line for alcoholic excess, and were fined various small sums. OBSCENE LANGUAGE…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Australia. Adelaide, Tuesday. Terrible Tragedy.—attempted Murder and Suicide
A terrible tragedy, has occurred here. A man named Henry Holland attempted to murder Miss M'Gilton by cutting her throat, and afterwards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, 28Th June. (Before the P.M. and Mr. J. Thorn, J.p.) Alleged Larceny As a Bailee
JOSEPH DONOVAN, on bail, was charged with having converted to his own use goods to the value of £21, the property of Mrs. Hogue, of Port…
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The adjourned hearing of the Hamilton municipal appeals was continued on Tuesday, before Dr. C. W. Morgan and Mr. George Hewison,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, 29Th June. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin, J.p.) Inebriety
Two persons were fined for drunkenness. INDECENT BEHAVIOUR. James Thompson was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Is the Hospital for Insane a Charitable Institution? Supreme Court. Tuesday, June 28. IN EQUITY.—(Before His Honor the Primary Judge Sir William Manning.) ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. Borough of Newcastle
MR. A. H. SIMPSON appeared for the Attorney-General, and Mr. C. J. Manning for the defendant Borough of Newcastle. By consent this suit was turned into a motion…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS
Two inebriates were fined 5s, or 24 hours. ASSAULT. Hugh M'Farlane was charged with…
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Four seamen of the barque Port Douglas, from Adelaide to London, have been tried in London for the murder of one of the crew, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin and J. Thorn, Js.P.) INBERIARY
ONE drunkard was fined 5s, or 24 hours' imprisonment. BREACH OF THE COAL MINES' REGULATION ACT. The Government Inspector of Collieries for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, July 4. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. D. Ludlow, J.p.) Drunkenness
FIVE tripplers were fined small amounts for indulgence in the nectar of the gods. INDECENT LANGUAGE…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Court. (Before R. J. Perrott, P.M.)
There were only two cases before the court to-day, both "drunks," and they were admonished and discharged, A case of obscene language against…
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