The Parnellites and the Police
The police to-day arrested Mr. Patrick O'Brien, M.P. for Monaghan, in mistake for Mr. James Gilhooly, member for West Cork, against whom…
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Courts & crime, 1888
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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 13. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and D. Ludlow, J.p.) Alcoholism
SIX drunkards were fined small amounts. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. fined, £2, in default fourteen days…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 14. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and W.H. Shaw, J.p.) Deemed to Be Insane
JAMES FORD, a labourer, was before the court as a person deemed to be insane. Constable Hatherley stated that about twenty minutes to 8 o'clock the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 15, 1888. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin, J.p.) Drunkenness
ONE female was fined 5s for inebriety. PROTECTION. Sidney Hornsby, a boy, was again before the court for protection, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 16, 1888. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Joseph Wood, J.p.) Inebriety
Two inebriates were fined 5s each, or 24 hours' imprisonment. ALLEGED THEFT AT THE LADIES' BATHS. John Copeland, 12, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, February 16, 1888. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M., Chairman.) TRANSFERS
"THE license' of the Northumberland' Hotel, Hunter-street, was transferred from John Champion to Job Williams, of Lambton, there being no police objection…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 17, 1888. the Result of Drink
JOHN WILKINSON was charged with being drunk, and was fined the usual sum; and was further indicted with damaging a door, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 18, 1888. (Before the P.M., Mr. Jas. Mair.) Arrival Case
JOHN OLSEN, a seaman, appeared to answer a charge of having stolen a curtain pole and chisel, valued at 8s 6d, the property of a Celestial named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 20, 1888. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., D. Ludlow and P. Bennett, J.'s P.) Inebriety
THREE "drunks" were fined small amounts. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Matthew Malone, a labourer, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, February 21, 1888. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., G. C. Martin, and W. H. Shaw, J.sP.) DISCHARGED
JAMES FORD, who was on remand from the 14th instant, was again before the court as a person deemed to be insane, but was discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, February 22, 1888. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS
ONE inebriate was fined a small amount for drunkenness. VERBOSITY. William Thompson was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Important Police Discovery
A BURGLAR who would probably have given considerable trouble has just been captured, says the Telegraph. On Monday last Detectives Rochaix and Clough proceeded to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, February 23, 1888. (Before the Police Magistrate.) INEBRIETY
ONE drunkard was fined for drunkenness at Carrington. DISCHARGED. Thos. Durrant was charged, on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest District News. Wallsend. Police Court. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
WILLIAM CRUISE, Thos. Robinson, John Wilkinson, William Robinson, and Archibald Dellaway, all boys between the age of 11 and 14 years, were charged with taking…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, February 23. (Before Messrs. C. W. Morgan, M.D., and W. K. Lochhead, J's.P., Licensing Magistrates.) Transfer of License
THE license of the Clyde Hotel, Carrington, was transferred from James Higginson to Hugh Cobb. There was no police objection…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Extraordinary Case of Assault. (Melbourne Age.)
A SERVANT girl brought an action for assault against her master in the County Court on Wednesday, before Judge Cope. The plaintiff was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, February 24Th. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and John Thorn, J.p.) Free Travellers
ANNIE FARRELL, Thomas Farrell (her husband), and John Rodgers, were charged with travelling from Sydney to Newcastle the previous night on board the steamship…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. Wallsend. Police Court. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
R. BEVERIDGE, James, Walker, and William Walker, all boys under 14 years of age, were charged with breaking, entering and stealing from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, February 27, 1888. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and P. Bennett, J.p.) Inebriety
James M'Kee was fined 20s, or seven days gaol, for being drunk and disorderly in Blane-street on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Correspondence the P.m. and the Supreme Court. to the Editor
SIR.—In your issue of to-day you have a local paragraph purporting to be explanation respecting a certain action, founded upon an alleged…
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