Strange Murder by a Judge
A GROVETON (Texas) Judge John B. Turner, of the county court, was engaged in conversation recently with his daughter Annie and Professor George Davis, President of the…
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Courts & crime, 1890
1,064 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 54
The London Police
A CONTEMPORARY says:—The bill to make provision respecting the pensions, allowances, and gratuities of police constables in England and Wales, and their widows and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, August 30Th, 1890. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Shaw and Martin, J's.P.) Drunks
THOMAS KELLY, age 28, a seaman, and Henry Smith, age 63, labourer, were fined the usual 5s, or 24 hours, for having been drunk in Hunter-street West, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, September 1St. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Ludlow, J.P.) Drunks
JOHN RICE, age 50, labourer, and Bernard Cain, age 40, a labourer, were each fined 5s, or 24 hours' imprisonment, for being drunk on the wharf and at Adamstown on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 1. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Breach of the Bylaws
THE only case was a breach of the municipal bylaws, the inspector having summoned Joseph Hill for driving across the footpath in Wentworth-street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Summons Cases. Alleged Assault
Thomas Hogarth charged Mary Isabella Oliver and Elizabeth Stobbert with having unlawfully assaulted him on the 15th of August…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 2Nd. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.)
THERE were no drunks or any cases on the police charge-sheet…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australian News. New South Wales. Alleged Sheep-stealing
CAMERON, the escape in connection with the Cumnock sheep-stealing case, has been captured at Nevertire. It is reported that a flesh wound in the leg was caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, September 2. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) School Cases
MR W. T. BERNARD appeared to prosecute in the following cases for non-attendance at school:— Nathaniel Jones was fined 2s 6d and 1s,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Case in Court. Sydney
There was an unusual amount of interest displayed in the proceedings in the summons division of the Water Police Court to-day, when several men who had been employed as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court. Tuesday, September 2Nd. Second Day. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.)
THE court resumed its sittings at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Messrs. Blackett and Shand were the barristers present, and Messrs Sparke, Windeyer, H. J. Brown,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, September 3. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Small Debts
PAUL MOUNTER v John Woollett, 17s 6d for goods sold and delivered; verdict for plaintiff with costs. Same v W. J. Creamour, 10s 4d for goods…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 3Rd. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Shaw and Martin, Js.P.) Inebriates
THOMAS CLARK, Ellen Ford, and George Gray, were each fined 5s, or 24 hours' confinement, for over-indulgence in strong drink…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District Court. Wednesday, September 3. Third Day. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.)
THE court resumed its sittings at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Messrs. Shand, B R. Wise, Blackett, and Lusk represented the bar, and the following…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Licensing Court
James Meikle, through Mr. Mitchell, solicitor, applied for a conditional application for an hotel license for premises to be erected at the corner of Bolton and Churchstreets,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shooting Affray in Darling-hurst Gaol. Sydney
A SHOOTING affray of the most determined kind, although unattended with any serious consequences, took place within the walls of Darlinghurst Gaol this morning. A draper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mounted Police for Sydney
A NUMBER of mounted police from the various stations on the northern line have been ordered to Sydney in consequence of the recent disturbances. Several of them,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE. Work Slowly Proceeding. Strike Pay Day. Assault on Non-Unionists. MELBOURNE
No change has taken place to-day in connection with the strike. All is quiet, but the increasing gravity of the situation is recognised by both sides. Work with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 4Th. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Shaw and Martin, Js.P.) Drunk and Disorderly
THOMAS ELOTT was fined 20s, or seven days' imprisonment, for having been drunk and disorderly in Hunter-street on the previous evening. The fine was paid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Court. Thursday, September 4. Fourth Day. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.)
THE court resumed its sitting at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Messrs. Lusk, Shand, and Blackett represented the bar, and Messrs. Readett, Baker,…
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