Assault on the Italian Premier
LONDON, Sunday.—An outrage was to-day committed upon Signor Crispi, the Italian Premier, who, while driving through the streets, was struck by a stone on the head;…
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Courts & crime, 1889
1,191 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 60
Dr. Cronin's Murder
London, Sunday.—The work of empanelling a jury to try the four persons who are charged with the murder of Dr. Cronin, of Chicago, has not yet been accomplished. The…
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The Rev. Dr. Boyd Mackay, Presbyterian minister at Castlemaine, was assaulted on Saturday afternoon by a man named Black. The Rev. Dr. Mackay had performed a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 16Th. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and D. Ludlow, J.P.) Drunkenness
JOHN FRANCIS, Charles Ingram, George Garrett, Joseph Davis, and George Paddock were each fined 10s and costs, or forty-eight hours' hard labour, for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Horrible Murder at Wagga. an Exciting Chase. Great Excitement. SYDNEY, Monday Night
NEWS has been received from Wagga of a murder committed there on Sunday morning, and which has caused profound sensation in the district. A few days ago Christian…
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LONDON, Monday.—The man who threw the stone which struck the Italian Premier, Signor Crispi. turns out to be an insane Socialist. The stone, which weighed a…
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LONDON, Monday.—It is reported that the Chicago police have secured the records of Dr. Cronin's trial before the Clan-na-Gael, at which he was sentenced to death, and as the…
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THE sensational death of Mr. Samuel Clayton, who was a small farmer living in the neighbourhood of Mathinna, has (says the Tasmanian Mercury) resulted in the arrest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, September 17Th. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Obscene Language
MICHAEL MURINANE pleaded guilty to making use of obscene language in Elder-street on the 1st inst., and was fined 5s, and costs. NO LAWFUL MEANS…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 17Th. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., Shaw, J.P., and Murray, J.P.) Intoxication
CATHERINE MENERY, 50, and Joseph Newman, 31, labourer, for drunkenness, were each fined 5S or 24 hours. Language…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Father O'Dwyer has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for offences under the Irish Crimes Act…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, 18Th September. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Horse Straying
MR. J. BEDFORD, inspector of nuisances, appeared to prosecute Charles Byerly for allowing his horse to stray in Turton-street on the 8th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 18Th. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M., and Mr. W. H. Shaw, J.P.) Drunks
MINNIE LEONARD, 28, Susan Russell, 17, aboriginal, James Parkinson, 36, labourer, and Peter Mearns, 22, seaman, were each finds 5s, or 24 hours, for having on board a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE Wagga Wagga Murder. How the Murderer Was Caught. He Confesses. Sydney, Wednesday Night
THE inquest on Christian Epple, the drover, who was murdered near Wagga on Sunday, was concluded to-day, when Thomas Riley confessed having committed the crime…
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LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—Considerable excitement has been caused in Tipperary owing to the death of a boy named Heffernan who was wounded during a recent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Thursday Night. Charged with Murder
Elizsbeth Rebecca Hyde was charged at Ipswich Police Court to-day with the wilful murder of Albert Ernest Hyde, her husband, a farmer, of Boonay, by poisoning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Blandford School. Decision of the Court. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
IN the Equity Court to-day the report of the Master Armidale or Morpeth would be a good site for the Blandford Properietary School, and that a capital of about £20,000…
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The Ballarat police on Thursday night received information that the body of Fredcrick Simpson, aged 70, who had been missing for several days, was discovered in an abandoned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, September 20Th. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Profanity
ROBERT ARMSTRONG, a youth, pleaded guilty to using profane language in a shop at Jesmond, within hearing of persons passing on the 13th inst. The P.M. severely lectured…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 20Th. (Before Mr. J. Mair, P.M., and Mr. J. Thorn, J.P.) Drunkenness
AN aboriginal named Aaron Russell was filled 5s and costs, or 24 hours, for drunkenness. Public Schools' Act…
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