Alleged Theft. Sydney
A YOUNG woman of respectable appearance, named Julia Carroll, was charged before Mr. Addison, S.M., at the Water Police Court to-day, with having stolen a tablecloth,…
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Courts & crime, 1891
946 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 48
Alleged Assault with Intent
James Corbett, a farmer, surrendered to his bail and was arraigned on a charge of having on the 25th of November last as. saulted Mortha Barwick at Ph[?]nix Park,…
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James Hoy, a horse trainer, was arraigned on a charge of stealing a watch and chain, the property of George Broughton, at Newcastle, on the 21st of September last. This…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wic[?]ham Indecent Assault Case
August Cross, age 14, was charged that he did indecently assault Margaret Cook Dawson, a girl 8 years of age, at Wickham, on the 5th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, December 14. (Before Messrs. Christie and Webb, Js.P.) Drunks
JOSEPH JEMISON, 39, a labourer, Joseph Harris, 30, a miner, William Neck, 34, a seaman, and Benjamin Cooper, 38, a miner, were fined in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend-Plattsburg Police Court. Monday, December 14. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Drunks
EDWARD RIDLEY was charged with being drunk in Kemp-street on the 12th inst., and after being admonished, was discharged. R. Nicholson, for being drunk and…
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George Lee, age 26, found guilty on the previous day of three charges of obtaining money and goods, to the total value of £63, from Abraham…
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James Brown, an elderly man, was arraigned on a charge of having on the 7th instant, at Cessnock, maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, December 15. (Before Messrs. Martin, Christie, and Murray, Js.P.) Drunks
THOMAS CREIG, 43, a seaman; Thomas Hudleton, 30, a labourer; John Russell, 41, a labourer; John Patterson, 38, a labourer; and Frederick Alwell,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lambton Police Court Wednesday, December 16. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Desertion
WILLIAM METCALFE was charged, on arrest, with leaving his family of five children without adequate means of support…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland. Brisbane, Wednesday. Charge of Murder
Edward Kenny, a labourer, was charged at the South Brisbane Police Court to-day with the murder of a man named Vann, who died after the altercation with Kenny outside…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, December 16. (Before Messrs. Martin, Murray, and Christie, Js.P.) Drunks
NELL ROBINSON, 30, labourer, was fined 5s, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment for having been drunk on the previous evening…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →He Swore on His Own Bible. The Court Copies were too Dirty. SYDNEY
DURING the hearing of the water supply cases at Parramatta to-day Inspector Latimer drew the attention of the Bench to the fact that the officer of the board was being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand. Alleged Theft
Three merchants at the Bluff, named Roberts, Waddell, and Bradshaw, have been charged with aiding Andrew Newton to commit a felony…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Summons Cases. Alleged Assault
A lad named Hugh Fitzsimmons sued Joseph Saunders for assault. Mr. Dart appeared for complainant and Mr. C. W. Readett conducted the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, December 17. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunks
JOHN STUART, age 29, seaman; Archibald Mills, 40, seaman; and Thomas M'Pherson, 36, painter, were each fined 5s, or in default 24 hours'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NO. 2 Police Court. (Before Messrs. Colin Christie and George Webb, Js.P.) An Alleged Threat
Francis Lynch, on remand from the 13th inst., was charged with having, at Newcastle on the 12th inst., presented a loaded gun at Joseph…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend-Plattsburg Police Court. Thursday, December 17. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Licensing Business
WILLIAM RUSSELL, licensee of the Royal Crown Hotel, South Burwood, was charged with keeping his licensed premises open for the sale of liquor on Sunday, the 29th…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and G. C. Martin and W. H. Shaw, Js.P.)
A night watchman named David Wilson pleaded guilty to having left the premises of the Railway Hotel with liquor in his possession. A fine…
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A MAN named Chisholm, a wealthy barbed wire manufacturer at Winnipeg, has been sentenced to 25 lashes and seven years' imprisonment for an…
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