The Lambton Assault Case. a Light Sentence
Hugh Agnew, a miner, of Lambton, was charged with maliciously assaulting Robert Musgrove on Friday, the 29th May, by striking him over the…
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Courts & crime, 1891
946 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 48
Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 3. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
CHARLES MONTGOMERY, 45, a fireman; Michael M'Gee, 53, a stonemason; Patrick Dwyer, 25, a seaman; James Moore, 56, a seaman; and William…
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BOROUGH Newcastle v Hall, Wallon v Fountain and another, Peale v Newton, Scott v Holt, Lindeay v Hailstones, Rooks v Cantwell, Temple v Borough of Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court. First Day. (Before his Honor Judge Backhouse.)
BEFORE commencing the Quarter Sessions yesterday morning, his Honor Judge Backhouse determined, as the date was fixed, to go through the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Baccarat Scandal Case. the Prince of Wales in Court
LONDON, Tuesday.—In cross-examination Colonel Sir William Gordon-Cumming admitted that he did nothing to clear himself until the scandal was published, and then…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Murder Case
The trial of Mrs. Taylor for the murder of a young woman at Ballan, by an illegal operation, was postponed to next sessions. She was admitted to bail…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, June 4. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Drunk
W. JOHNSTONE was charged by Constable Dunshea with being drunk, at Teralba, on the 3rd instant. Discharged, with a caution…
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Sir,—I desire to bring under your notice a public grievance, which I wonder has not been ventilated in the columns of your valuable paper long…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, June 4. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin and W. H. Shaw, JsP.) Drunks
JOHN ASHTON, 28, a labourer; Peter Duncan, 27, a seaman; David Gamble, 20, no occupation; Jack Williams, 36, seaman; and Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Court. Second Day. (Before his Honor Judge Backhouse.) WALTON v. FOUNTAIN
THIS was an action in which Thomas Walton, labourer, sued Peter and Frederick Fountain, wood contractors, of Teralba, to recover a sum of £10…
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THE report of the Inspector-General of Police of New South Wales for last year shows that the total of all ranks in the force on the last day of the year was 1651. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, June 5. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) No Ticket
THOMAS REARD, 37, a seaman, was fined 20s, with an option of seven days' gaol, for having travelled from Sydney to Newcastle by the steamer Newcastle without paying his fare…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Court. Third Day. (Before his Honor Judge Backhouse.) FLYNN v. BEAUMONT
THIS action, part heard on the previous day, was one in which Emanuel Flynn, auctioneer and commission agent, sought to recover from Albert Beaumont, publican, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, June 6. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
PETER HOWARD. 35, a seaman, and Albert Knowles, 32, a bricklayer, were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lookup for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District Court. Fourth Day. (Before his Honor Judge Backhouse.) MONTGOMERY v. the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company
THIS was an action in which John Montgomery, a railway porter, sought to recover from the Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland. Brisbane, Monday. SENTENCED
Catherine and Archibald—Downes, convicted of burning down their residence, were both sentenced, to-day, to seven years' penal servitude…
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LONDON, Saturday.—A shocking case of wife murder was recently brought to light, the victim, being an American lady named Duncan, of Baltimore. Her dead body was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Murder. Hobart
AN elderly woman, named Adams, was found in Bathurst-street at 5 o'clock this morning, with her skull battered in with an axe. She died shortly afterwards. There is no clue to…
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CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused about 9 o'clock on Saturday evening at Deniliquin, when it was reported that a terrible tragedy had been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, June 8. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M. and Mr. J. Murray, J.P.) Drunks
JOHN WILLIAMS, 32, a seaman, and George Martin, 50, a labourer, were fined the usual amounts for drunkenness…
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