Police Changes
SENIOR-CONSTABLE O'SULLIVAN was discharged on a well-earned pension yesterday, after 28 years' police service. He has been an intelligent and active…
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Courts & crime, 1887
522 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 27
Small Debts Court
A number of small debt cases were disposed of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 25. (Before Messrs. D. Ludlow and W. Lindus, Js.P.) They All Confessed
FOUR offenders confessed to having taken too much alcohol on Saturday, and were ordered to subscribe five bob each to the revenue; in default…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland Circuit Court. (Before Mr. Justice Faucett.)
His Honor Judge Faucett opened the Circuit Court at Maitland yesterday morning. Mr. W. H. Coffey was Crown…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District News. Wallsend. Police Court. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
THIS favourite place of resort was again crowded out on Monday morning, but unfortunately for a large number who were in the hopes of hearing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, April 26. (Before Messrs. G. C. Martin, J. Wood, and Major Bolton, J's.P.) Profane Language
AMOS BURGESS for having made use of profane language in Scott-street the previous night, was ordered to pay a fine of 20s, in default seven days'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland Circuit Court. Second Day (Tuesday). (Before His Honor Judge Faucett.)
THE court opened at 10 a.m., when the first case called was one of WILFUL MURDER. Charles Harris was arraigned before the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Dog Stealing Case
SEVERAL members from both sides of the Assembly have written us for information respecting the sentence passed on the theatrical agent Smythe for taking a dog from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, April 27. (Before Messrs. Alex. Brown and G. C. Martin, J.'s.P.) a Nice Quartette
FOUR persons, one of them a woman, pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness, and were ordered to forfeit the sum of 5s each to the revenue of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dr. Wright's Case and the Inspector-general of Police
TUESDAY's metropolitan papers contain columns of unsavoury evidence taken in the case against those persons charged with conspiracy to extort…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Circuit Court. Third Day—wednesday. (Before His Honor Judge Faucett.)
THE court resumed at 10 o'clock, when the following sentences were delivered by his Honor:— Henry Mitchell, unnatural; 18 months'…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, April 28. (Before Dr. C. W. Morgan, Licensing Magistrate.) Sunday Selling
William Beverage was prosecuted for having on Sunday the 24th inst., at 3 p.m., kept his licensed premises, known as the Racecourse Inn, situated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 28. (Before Messrs. Stewart Keightley, G. C. Martin, and Dr. C. W. Morgan, J's.P.). on the "Never."
JOHYN THOMAS, a seaman, tried to defraud the owners of the steamship Namoi by travelling from Sydney to Newcastle in that vessel without…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Circuit Court. Fourth Day—thursday. (Before His Honor Judge Faucett.)
THE court resumed at 10 o'clock, when the first case was one of CATTLE-STEALING. Jacob Dennewald was charged with…
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AT our local hall of justice yesterday morning some Tory high words passed between Mr. J. A. Gorrick and Sub-inspector Lynch. The former gentleman was appearing on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Circuit Court. Fifth Day—friday, April 29. Civil Division. (Before His Honor Judge Faucett.) Alex. Brown and Others V. the Commissioner of Railways
THIS case has resumed at 10 o'clock, Mr. J. F. Want, with Mr. W. Edmunds, instructed by Mr. G. C. Waldron, being for the plaintiff and Mr. F. E. Rogers, with Mr. Cecil…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Grave Police Scandal
A GRAVE scandal has just come to light in the Metropolitan Police Force, and the offenders have had exemplary punishment meted out to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reform in District Court Practice
THE Minister for Justice (Mr. William Clarke) received on Thursday a deputation from the Judges of the District Courts, who desired, to draw the Minister's attention to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, April 30. (Before Messrs W. K. Lochhead, C. H. Hannell, T. Brooks, and Dr. Ashe, Js.P.) DRUNKENNESS
Two offenders were ordered to pay the usual sums. LARCENY OF A PAIR OF BOOTS. John Cowell, described as a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Circuit Court. Sixth Day.—saturday. Civil Division. (Before his Honor Judge Faucett.) Alex. Brown v. the Commissioner of Railways
THIS case was resumed at 11 o'clock, when Mr. James Fletcher, M.L.A., re-called, stated that he did not believe in the theory of the "wash-out" in the place indicated on…
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