District News. Wallsend. Police Court. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
MRS. HANCOCK v. THOS. PEATTIE.—Mr. Low, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the complainant; Mr. Gorrick was for the defendant. This was…
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Courts & crime, 1888
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New Court-house for Newcastle. SYDNEY
MESSRS. Fletcher and Creer, Ms.L.A., interviewed the Minister for Justice this evening respecting the erection of a Court-house at Newcastle. They…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, March 22, 1888. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M., Dr. C. W. Morgan, and Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.sP.) TRANSFER
THE license of the Brickmakers' Arms Hotel, Glebe, was transferred from David Thomas to Henry Churchill, there being no police objection…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, March 23, 1888 (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. Lindus, J.p.) Inebriety
ONE worshipper of the rosy god paid the penalty of his folly. FREE TRAVELLERS. Michael Walsh, firemen, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Waratah. Police Court. 21St March, 1888. (Before R. I. Perrott, Esq., P.m.) Impounding Act Case
Thomas Bennett, of Hexham, charged Moritz Ostman with unlawfully seizing and impounding at Hexham six cows and one horse, the property of complainant; also…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 26, 1888. (Before Messrs, J. Mair, P.M., D. Ludlow, and P. Bennett, J's.P.) DRUNKENNESS
EIGHT imbibers of alcohol were fined for excess. INDECENT LANGUAGE William Parr, labourer, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, March 27, 1888. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and W. H. Shaw, J.p.) Drunkenness
FOUR inebriates were fined. THEFT FROM A PARTNERSHIP. H. B. de Silva, a Cingalese, was charged with that, being a member…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, March 27, 1888. (Before the Police Magistrate.) INEBRIETY
James Franklyn was before the court as a person deemed to be insane, but was discharged. ALLEGED THIEFT…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Establishment of Quarter Sessions at Newcastle. The New Court-house. Deputation to the Minister for Justice. SYDNEY
A DEPUTATION, consisting of the Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Buchanan) and Aldermen Moroney and Laing, accompanied Messrs. Ellis, Fletcher, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 29Th, 1888. (Before the Police Magistrate.) BACCHANALIANS
Two inebriates were fined 5s each. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. Samuel Kirkpatrick, on remand, was charged with embezzling £2, the…
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On Wednesday, before Mr. R.I. Perrott, P.M., Mauritz Ostman was charged with having, on the 14th of March, impounded six head of cows and one horse from off the lands of…
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It is stated that the police have discovered a plot the object of which was the murder of Mr. Balfour, the Chief Secretary for Ireland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest District News. Lambton. Police Court. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
WILLIAM EVANS, miner, Adamstown, was charged with being drunk and using obscene language in Dixon-street yesterday. Constable Mullane arrested the accused, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, April 3, 1888. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and W. H. Shaw, J.p.) Drunkenness
FOUR alcoholists were fined small amounts. AN ACCOMPLISHED LINGUIST. Daniel M'Cara, carpenter, pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District Court Bailiffs
THE Newcastle District Court bailiff (Mr. W. S. Collins) has received the following notification that his services will be dispensed with in accordance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, April 4. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and W. H. Shaw, J.p.) Drunkenness
THREE anti-local-optionists were fined for unwise and excessive patronage of publicans. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES…
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ON Tuesday last, as Mr. O'Mara, local agent for Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe, was conducting a sale at Market Wharf, a young man drove up in a sulky drawn by a fine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Friday, 6Th April. (Before R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
P. J. Thorley was charged with the abduction of a girl named Annie Lee, 17, of Merriwa. Sergeant Salter deposed to the arrest of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, April 7, 1888. (Before the Police Magistrate.) INTOXICATION
THREE persons were fined for drunkenness. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Richard Powell and John Williams…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 9, 1888. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and D. Ludlow, J.p.) Alcoholism
Two inebriates were fined. INDECENCY. Daniel Thompson, a miner was fined, £3, or two months' gaol for…
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