Scene in Court
AN extraordinary scene was witnessed the other afternoon at the Solihull police-court. An elderly and respectably-attired woman, named Jane…
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Courts & crime, 1888
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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 5, 1888. (Before Mr. James Mair, P.M., and Messrs. G. C. Martin and D. Murray, J.'sP.) an Inveterate Offender
Mary Munro, who had only been discharged the previous morning, again appeared to answer a charge of drunkenness, and pleaded guilty. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle District Court. Third Day. Wednesday, September 5, 1888. (Before His Honor Judge Wilkinson.) WINN V. KING
THIS was an action brought by William Winn to recover from R. R. King the sum of £125, the amount paid for a share in the Temple Hill…
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AT the Morpeth Police Court, on Wednesday, Thomas Ryan was charged with assaulting William Road on the night of the 31st ult…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 6, 1888. (Before Mr. James Mair, P.M., and Mr. G. C. Martin, J.p.) on the Wine
Two worshippers at the shrine of Bacchus paid the usual sum towards the revenue. DIDN'T PAY THEIR FARE…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle District Court. Fourth Day. Thursday, September 6, 1888. (Before His Honor Judge Wilkinson.) WINN V. KING
THIS was an action, part heard, to recover £125 for a share in the Temple Hill Silver Mine. Mr. W. Edmunds, instructed by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Licensing Court. Thursday, September 6. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, P.M., and Dr. Morgan and Mr. G. C. Martin, Licensing Magistrates.) Sunday Selling
MICHAEL J. MORONEY, lessee of the Rouse Hotel, Hunter-street, appeared to answer a chance of having allowed liquor to be sold on his licensed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambton. Police Court. Friday, September 7. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
Mr. Ling, school-attendance officer, appeared to prosecute in the following cases of parents neglecting to send their children to school…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 7, 1888. (Before Messrs. James Mair, P.M., G. C. Martin, and J. Thorn, J's.P.) DRUNKENNESS
ONE inebriate, a well-known Hibernian, was fined. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Ellen Cassidy was fined £2, or…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle District Court. Fifth Day. Friday, September 7, 1888. (Before His Honor Judge Wilkinson.)
THE court re-opened at 10 o'clock, when the case of PEARSON AND WIFE V. CAMERON (part heard) was resumed. The case…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, September 8, 1888. (Before Messrs. James Mair, P.M., and J. Thorn, J.p.) Attempted Rape
EDWARD REAY, 48 years of age, described as a miner, was charged with having assaulted a married woman named Emma Cocks, at Adamstown,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle District Court. Sixth Day. Saturday, September 8, 1888. (Before His Honor Judge Wilkinson.)
IN this case Francis Murphy, of Morpeth, sued Thomas Stephenson, Wm. Stevens, John Garrettt, and Daniel Maher, of Tighe's Hill, for £18 for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 10, 1888. (Before Messrs. James Mair, P.M., and D. Ludlow, J.P.)
JOHN MURPHY, a seaman, was charged with resisting a constable while in the execution of his duty. Constable Rochfort deposed that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 11, 1888. (Before Messrs. James Mair, P.M., and W. H. Shaw, J.p.) Drunkenness
THREE offenders were fined for the above offence. NO PROSECUTRIX. Patrick Hogan was down on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland Quarter Sessions. Second Day. Tuesday, September 11, 1888. (Before His Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.)
THE Court resumed at 10 o'clock, Mr. W. H. Coffey acting as Crown Prosecutor. EMBEZZLEMENT…
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A TRALEE correspondent telegraphs that John Forham was shot dead on the evening of Sunday, July 29, at Mount Cole, near Listowel, whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 12, 1888. (Before Messrs. James Mair, P.M., and D. Murray, J.p.) Drunkenness
THREE offenders wore convicted and fined 5s each. PROTECTION. Ann Coleman, a married, woman,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland Quarter Sessions. Third Day. Wednesday, September 12, 1888. (Before His Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.)
THE court resumed at 10 o'clock, Mr. W. H. Coffey acting as Crown Prosecutor. CATTLE STEALING…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 13, 1888. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin, J.p.) Drunkenness
Two persons were fined for this offence. DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS William Bennett, a steward, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland Quarter Sessions. Fourth Day. Thursday, September 13Th. (Before His Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.)
THIS COURT re-opened at half-past 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. Coffey was Crown Prosecutor. ASSAULT WITH INTENT…
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