Newcastle District Court. Wednesday, 3Rd Day. (Before His Honor Judge Wilkinson.)
THIS was a claim for £10 10s, and was settled by consent, defendant to pay at the rate of £1 per month. SHAW A NASH…
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Courts & crime, 1890
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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, March 6. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
KUSH v. BRUNKER, damage to boat at Lake Macquarie. Case postponed till next court day. SMALL DEBTS…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, March 6. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and Shaw, J.P.) Drunks
WILLIAM RILEY, a labourer, and Patrick Kevan, labourer, were sent up for 24 hours, not having the necessary 5s to procure their liberty, for being drunk on the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, March 6Th. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Public Examination
THE public examination in bankruptcy of George Lennon, hotelkeeper, of Merewether, took place yesterday, and there were no creditors present. The bankrupt stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle District Court. Thursday, 4Th Day. (Before His Honor Judge Wilkinson.) Honson V.quigley
THIS case was resumed from the previous day. George Wilson, a labourer, residing at Glenmitchell, remembered seeing Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Licensing Court. Thursday, March 6. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Shaw J.P.) Unlawfully Selling
John Reay, licensee of the Adamstown Hotel, Adamstown, pleaded guilty to having sold liquor on Sunday Feb. 6. Sub-inspector Lynch stated that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victoria. Investigating Gaol Systems
Captain Pennefather, superintendent of the St. Helena establishment at Moreton Bay, is on a visit to the colony to investigate the Victorian gaol system. He waited…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, March 7. (Before Messrs. J. Mair, P.M., and Thorn, J.P.) Inebriate
JAMES FRAZER, for over indulgence in strong drink, was fined 5s or 24 hours. Aggravated Assault. Annie Catherine Mulvaney was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle District Court. Fifth Day. Friday, March 7. (Before His Honor Judge Wilkinson.) Lindsay and Wife V Hart
THIS was a case in which Alexander Lindesay and Margaret Lindsay, of Newcastle, sued Joseph Hart for £20, the value of a sewing machine alleged to have been converted by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, March 8. (Before Mrs. J. Mair, P.M.) Inebriate
F. FRIEND was fined 5s or 24 hours for overindulgence in strong drink. Indecency. John Dent, for being drunk, was ordered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Shooting of a Judge. Prisoner Sentenced to 20 Years' Penal Servitude
LONDON, Sunday.—The trial of Edward Arnemann, a German dentist, for attempting to murder by shooting Mr. Briscow, a county court judge at Nottingham, in September…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court. Saturday Sixth Day. (Before His Honor Judge Wilkinson). WHEELER v. WORLEY
THIS was a claim made by Frederick Wheeler, of Gosford, against Lucy Worley, for £194 7s 6d for wages from 1st January, 1887, till the 31st December, 1889—155½…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Horse Stealing
William Keevers pleaded guilty to an information charging him with stealing at Bolwarra on the 27th February, a horse belonging to Richard Dennis Dilley, and also a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stealing from a Dwelling
John Lewis, on remand from Sydney, appeared on a charge of stealing a quantity of jewellery, valued at £35, from the dwelling of David Thomas, at Cardiff, on the 5th…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Summons Cases. Assault at Mosquito Island
James Turner, sen., of Mosquito Island, was summoned by Walter Coombes for assault. Mr. Gorrick appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Dart for the defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Indecent Assault. a Disgusting Offence. the Accused Found Guilty
Henry Sampson, an elderly man, was charged with indecently assaulting a little girl named Mary Seymour, aged 9 years and 6 months, at Morpeth, on the 2nd of last…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, March 10. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Ludlow, J.P.) Inebriate
JAMES OWEN, George Earskin, H. Thomas, J. O'Neil, S. Johnston, J. Sullivan, H. Ruddy, and J. Sweeny were each fined in the usual amounts for over-indulgence in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, March 10. (Before Messrs. R. I. Perrott, P.M. and J. Richardson, J.P.)
THE only oases dealt with were some brought by the Wallsend inspector of nuisances against persons for allowing their cattle and horses to stray in the public streets…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maitland Assault Case. the Accused Acquitted
Michael Murray, Frederick Ezzy, and Fortescue Cooper, three young men surrendered to their respective bails, and were arraigned on a charge of assaulting a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, 11Th March. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m) Maintenance
EMANUEL EDE pleaded guilty to a charge of deserting his wife and two children and neglecting to support them. Mrs. Ede deposed that her husband left…
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