Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, May 23. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.m.) Drunks
THOMAS POOLE was lined 5s, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for being drunk in Hunter-street Ellen Morgan was similarly dealt with for…
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Courts & crime, 1889
1,191 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 60
Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, May 23. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Juvenile Pyrotechnists
William Evans, John Hodge, and John Abell, three boys, were charged with letting off fireworks in Metcalfe-street, Wallsend, on the 18th instant. The case against William…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Summons Court. Time Payment System
Helen Hynds was charged on the information of W. T. Gibb, auctioneer and furniture-dealer, with illegally detaining property. The complainant stated that some months…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Licensing Court. Thursday, May 23Rd. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.m.) Licenses
A BILLIARD license was granted to William Russell, of Adamstown. TRANSFERS. A transfer of the Lass o' Gowrie Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, May 23Rd. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.m.) Public Examination
THE public examination of Henry Hall, late publican of Hamilton, was held before the Newcastle P.M. yesterday. He attributed his insolvency to hard times, and through…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, May 24. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.m.) Birthday Honours
THE only two cases brought up before the court to be dealt with were those of two men who had been run in from the streets on the previous night, after having indulged in more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of Dr. Cronin. the Body Discovered
NEW YORK, Thursday.—Dr. Cronin, who was summoned to give evidence before the Times-Parnell Commission, has been murdered in Chicago. The body was discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Terrible Railway Tragedy. Murder and Suicide
A TERRIBLE tragedy was enacted on Saturday night, April 13, in what is known as the Lincoln mail, running between that city and Tamworth, at some point on the journey…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, May 25. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.m.,) Holiday-makers
JOHN GORMAN, Andrew Anderson, John Williams, John Laird, and George Brennan all started out on the Queen's Birthday with dry throats, and breasts overflowing with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, May 27. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.m.,) Drunks
Two sailors named Frederick Beck and William Cavanagh were fined 5s, or 24 hours, for being drunk in Hunter-street. Horrick Oscar, a Frenchman, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"To Encourage the Others." The Theft of £5000
DURING the last voyage of the Orient R.M.S. Iberia to London an event occurred of a nature to strike dismay into the hearts of every honest officer and man in the ship. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, May 27. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Threatening Language
THE only case dealt with this morning was one of threatening language to Sergeant Salter. The accused William Wallace, after being severely reprimanded, was fined 10s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Constable Charged with Theft. Shocking Depravity. a Kleptomaniac. BRISBANE, Tuesday Night
AT the criminal sittings to-day, in the case against John Roach, charged with the theft of a lady's skirt, evidence of shocking depravity was given against the accused…
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NEW YORK, Monday.—Further investigations have led the authorities to arrest a man named M'Gehan, of Philadelphia, on suspicion of complicity with the murder of…
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LONDON, Monday.—The gentleman who was assaulted by the Duke of Cambridge on the occasion of the Fire Brigade inspection on the Horse Guards Parade, St. James's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, May 28. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., J. Thorn, J.P., and W. H. Shaw, J.p.) a Serious Assault
RICHARD WEST was charged on the information of Carl Davis with an assault on board the barque Herbert Black, whilst that vessel was lying alongside the Dyke, on April 25…
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NEW YORK, Monday.—The investigation of the police into the circumstances attending the death of Dr. Cronin has caused suspicion to fall upon a Chicago detective…
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CABLEGRAMS state that the mystery attending the disappearance of Dr. CRONIN in Chicago has now been cleared up. The naked body of the unfortunate man has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, May 28. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Drunkenness
WILLIAM CANNON, an old offender, was charged with drunkenness and using obscene language in Elder-street, on the 27th inst. Defendant pleaded guilty, and, as it was a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stoppage of the Supreme Court Business
No business was transacted in Banco Court yesterday. Shortly before 11 o'clock the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Foster, who had been awaiting the arrival of Mr. Justice…
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