Murder of a Paramour
LONDON, Wednesday.—An army captain named Hunt has murdered his paramour, an actress named Greene, at Gospel Oak. He subsequently committed suicide…
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Courts & crime, 1889
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Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 11Th, 1889. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin, J.p.) "Only One."
ONE drunkard was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday Night. the Murder Near Young
The hearing of the case against Isaac Sawyer, charged with the murder of the Swedish hawker named Hans Olund, near; Young, in January last, Which commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah Licensing Court. Wednesday, April 10Th, 1889. (Before Messrs. R. I. Perrott, P.M., and R. Turton, J.P.)
THE application of Thomas Palmer for a publican's license for premises situate on the Cooranbong-road, Mount Vincent, which was postponed from the Quarterly Licensing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, April 11Th, 1889. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin, J.p.) Renewal
THE license of the Lockout. Hotel, Stockton, held by William Taylor, was renewed. TRANSPER. The license of Martin's Hotel, Wickham,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lavinia Dines' Case. Resumption of Inquest. Coroner's Charge to Jury. The Issues Submitted. Attempted Abortion. Verdict of Wilful Murder Against Quack "Dr." Smith and Wife. Sydney, Thursday Night. Coroner's Charge
THE jury again assembled this morning to inquire into the cause of the death of Sarah Ann Lavinia Dines. The whole of the evidence having been taken, the coroner, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 12Th, 1889. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, P.m.) Drunkenness
EIGHT seedy-looking customers made their obeisance, and, after going through the customary formula, left the dock, some for the lockup, and others to commence a new and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, April 12, 1889. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) School Attendance
Mr. A. S. Ling appeared to prosecute thirty-one parents for neglecting to send their children to school. Fines, ranging from 2s 6d to 10s, and costs were imposed in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, April 11Th, 1889. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Drunk and Disorderly
JOSEPH RICHARDSON was charged with being drunk and disorderly. He was fined 10s or seven days for being drunk. On the second charge of disorderly conduct…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle's Public Wants. Deputation to Government. Water and Sewerage. the Court-house. a Satisfactory Reply. Sydney, Friday Night
YESTERDAY afternoon a large and influential deputation representing the city and district of Newcastle waited on the Minister for Works (Mr. Bruce Smith de) with reference to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Licensing Court. Friday, April 12Th, 1889. (Before Mr. James Mair, P.M., Dr. Morgan, and Mr. G. C. Martin, J's.P.)
R. C. WATT, Thomas Hale, and James Cock, applied for conditional licenses for hotels proposed to be erected at Islington. The plans of the first applicant were fully…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victoria. a Murderous Assault
William Noonan, an ex-constable and now a publican at Warrnambool, Patrick Noonan, his father, and John Maloney, a well-to-do farmer, were on Friday committed for trial…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The London Police
LONDON, Friday.—The London County Council has petitioned Parliament to be allowed to assume general control of the police force…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Police Court. Saturday, April 13, 1889. (Before Mr. T. Grierson, J.p.) "D. and D."
Squire Liversago was fined 5s, or twenty-four hours in the lock-up, for being drunk in the streets on Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Clarencetown Police Court. Wednesday, April 10Th, 1889. (Before Messrs. J. Lawrie and V. Carlton, J's.P.) School Attendance
CHAS OLDFIELD and Robert Newson were summoned at the instance of Mr. A. S. Ling for neglecting to send their children to school for the period required by law during…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sentence of Death Commuted. The Attempted Murder at Mudgee. SYDNEY, Friday Night
AT a special meeting of the Executive Council held to-day, at which the Chief Justice was present, the sentence of death passed by the Chief Justice on John Dick at the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 15Th, 1889. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and D. Ludlow, J.p.) Saturday's Drunks
CHARLES MARTIN, William Mason, and Herbert Llewellyn, representatives of England, Ireland, and Wales, were charged with drunkenness. Martin and Mason were each…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Zealand. Attempted Wife Murder
At Westport on Sunday a minor named Lawton made a shocking attempt to murder his wife. He states that something impelled him to kill her. He got up and obtained a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, April 16, 1889. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M., and Mr. T. Grierson, J.p.) Profanity
George Dent pleaded guilty to a charge of using profane language in Morehead-street, on the 5th instant. Fined 10s. and costs. OBSCENITY…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, April 16Th, 1889. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and W. H. Shaw, J.p.) He Played the Fool
FRANK CRIDLAND was brought up on three charges of being drunk and disorderly in Blane-street, and using indecent language in Hunter-street, and using indecent language in…
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