Summons Court. Alleged Indecent Language
Lily Bankier was charged by Constable Grainger with having made use of indecent language in Hunter-street on the evening of the 11th inst…
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Courts & crime, 1892
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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, April 22. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Asher and Thorn, Js.P.). Language
ENOCH Lindsay, age 27, a cabman, was fined £2, or in default, 14 days' imprisonment, for having made use of obscene language in Perkins-street on the previous evening. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northumberland Police Magistrate. to the Editor
Sir,—In Saturday's issue appears a letter from Mr. William Fletcher, commenting upon the remarks of Mr. Perrott, P.M., in a case heard before him on Thursday last at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, April 23. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M) Drunk
CHARLES M'CAFFREY, 44, a labourer, was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Alleged Stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Anarchist in Police Pay
LONDON, Friday.—It has transpired that Munoz, the leader of anarchists in Spain, was a spy for the Government. A Madrid detective has admitted this fact, and states…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stockton. Friendly Appeal Court
A special meeting of this council was held on Thursday night to consider in friendly court of appeal the petitions which had been received…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Australia. Adelaide, Monday. Burglary in Rundle-street
Martin and Company's drapery store in Bundle-street was entered while the watchman was absent during the night, by a burglar, who came in through the skylight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 25. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Martin, J.P.) Drunks
FRANK SEITZ, 28, a seaman, and Frederick Johnson, 24, a seaman, were fined 5s and 10s respectively, with the usual alternatives, for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend and Plattsburg Police Court. Monday, April 25. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Obscene Language
WILLIAM SHIELDS, from Minmi, was charged with making use of obscene language on the 18th inst. Constable Hearn deposed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cablegrams. a Shocking Murder. the Frightful Act of a Madman
ST. PETERBURG, Monday.—A terrible tragedy was enacted yesterday at Petershof, a town in Russia, on the Gulf of Finland. The choir-master of the Imperial chapel in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Assaulting the Police. He Got the Worst of it. SYDNEY
A MAN named William M'Namara, when called at the Water Police Court this morning, charged with four offences under the Police Act, presented a sickening appearance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Windsor Tragedy. Evidence of Insanity in the Family. Fancy Prices Offered for Williams' Clothes. He Doesn't get on with the Gaol Chaplain. MELBOURNE
MR. MARSHALL LYLE, Deeming's solicitor, received to-day important particulars by cable relative to Deeming's insanity, showing that there was a strong taint of insanity in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Wallsend. Police Magistrate
IT would appear that the unfortunate remarks of Mr. Perrott, Police Magistrate, during the hearing of the Small Debts Court case of Dr. Perkins v. J. Johnson are likely…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Correspondence the Vagaries of a Police Magistrate. to the Editor
SIR,—There is an old truism that "Follow feeling makes one wondrous kind," and it is doubtless an illustration of the force of that adage that we find Mr. Frank Ralston in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Insulting Remarks by a Magistrate. Sydney
MR. N. MELVILLE, M.P., who has been very unwell, but who is now better, on Saturday last addressed a letter to the Department of Justice with reference to certain remarks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, April 26. (Before Messrs. Mair, P.M., and Thorn, J.P.) Drunks
A SEAMAN named Angus Karr was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Alleged Boot Stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stockton Appeal Court. (Before Messrs. Mair P.M., and Thorn, J.P.)
THE following appeals against the assessment of lands in the municipality of Stockton were heard at the Newcastle Courthouse at half-past 11…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Vagaries of a Police Magistrate. to the Editor
Sir,—In reply to Mr. F. F. Ralston, I would say that I was present at the Wallsend Police Court when Mr. Perrott delivered himself of most outrageous language, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, April 27. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.M.)
MR. BERNARD, school attendance officer, appeared to prosecute Morgan Edwards for neglecting to send his child to school the required number of days. Fined 1s, without…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland. Brisbane, Wednesday. Murder of Gins
Two black gins were discovered murdered near Clermont. No trace has as yet been obtained of the murderer. THE DARKEY FLAT RUSH…
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