Police Court Cases
THE return of the number of cases disposed of at the local police court for the past two years is as follows:—1890, 3439 cases; 1889, 3719 cases. The decrease for 1890 was…
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Courts & crime, 1891
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District Court Return
MR. HUNTINGTON, the Registrar of the District Court, Newcastle, reports that the fees of this court paid into the Treasury during the year have been £348 11s 6d. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lambton Police Court. Wednesday, 31St December. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.). Slaughtering Licenses
APPLICATIONS for slaughtering licenses were made and granted as follows:—Arthur Bush, New Lambton; George Rudge, Charlestown; S. Burns, S. O. Greenland, William Arnold,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, December 31. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Shaw, J P.) Drunks
FREDRIECK WALLER, aged 53, a cook, and Petit Jacques, a French seaman, who were found drunk on the previous evening, were send to the lookup for 24 hours, not having…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 1. (Before Mr. Shaw, J.P.) Drunks
LAURENCE BOYLE,. an old Irishman, and Michael Brennan, a fireman, stood in the dock for being drunk on the previous day. The magistrate…
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THE little village of Arq, near Roubaix, has been thrown into a state of consternation, by the discovery that a determined attempt was made to murder the cure, who is eighty-five…
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THE shocking murder of a schoolmistress named Elizabeth Ann Holt took place recently at Bolton, England. The latest accounts show that on a Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, January 2. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.). Indecent Language
Janet Ridley, an aged woman, was charged with using indecent language to her daughter in Dent-street, Lambton, on the 23rd inst. Mr. T. Cronin appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, January 2. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Thorn, J.P.) Drunks
JAMES KILPATRION, 27, a seaman; Elizabeth Munro, 35; John Perry, 26, a labourer; and August Benson, 35, a seaman, were each fined 5s, in default twenty-four hours' lockup,…
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AT the Licensing Court yesterday morning, five swarthy sons of the East appeared to hear whether or not their several applications for hawkers' licensee would be granted. They…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Assaulting the Police
WILLIAM CASHMAN was to-day brought up, on remand, in the Water Police Court, charged with having assaulted a constable, while in the execution of his duty. On…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 3. (Before Mr. Mair, P.m.) a Solitary
MARY SMITH, age 35, a married woman, was fined 5s, or, in default, twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Language…
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As exciting incident is reported from Nicaragua. At Rivas, in that province, a prisoner was charged with attempting to murder Dr. Flores, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend Police Court. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
ELIZABETH ECKFORD, an offender, was charged with being drunk on the 2nd inst., and a second charge of indecent exposure was also preferred…
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THE Court of Common Pleas at Philadelphia, on Wednesday, November 26, confirmed the report of the Master, and dismissed the equity suits against…
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MR. H. GORDON, Police Magistrate at Gosford, proceeded to Swansea yesterday with the object of officially opening a Court of Petty Sessions, in pursuance of a notification which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, January 5. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Ludlow, J.P.) Drunks
THOMAS SUTTON, age 57, seaman, and Peter Nelson, 36, a Swedish sailor, were fined the usual 5s or 24 hours for being drunk on Saturday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Postmaster-general and Supreme Court. Sydney
THE Postmaster-General, Mr. D. O'Connor, has come into collision with the Supreme Court. The facts of the case are as follow:—Some weeks ago the proprietors of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, January 6. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.). Small Debts
A. JONES v. W. Burt, claiming £2 2s 3d, for labour done; verdict for plaintiff, with costs. W. Davies v. M. Maher, claiming £1 3s 10d, for goods supplied; verdict for plaintiff, with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 6. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Ludlow, J.P.) Liquor
JAMES JERD, Louisa Brown, and Michael Gleeson, were each fined 5s, or twenty-four hours, for over-indulgence in strong drink…
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