Alleged Criminal Assault. Committed for Trial. SYDNEY
WILLIAM SMITH, a well-known athlete, was charged at the Police Court, Hay, with attempting to criminally assault a girl of 14 years of age. The evidence of the…
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Courts & crime, 1892
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Sale of the Central Police Court Site. Purchased by the Sydney Council. SYDNEY
THE land situated at the junction of George, Druitt, and York streets, known as the old Central Police Court site was sold by auction to-day by Messrs. Batt, Rodd, and Purves,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, September 27. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) School Case
MR. BERNARD, school-attendance officer, appeared to prosecute Allan Miller for neglecting to send his two children to school. Mrs. Miller appeared, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, September 27. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Christie, J.P.). Drunk and Riotous
PATRICK M'DONALD, 28, a seaman, was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. The accused was also charged with having behaved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Circuit Court Tuesday, September 27. Second Day. (Before the Chief Justice.) Russell and Co. v. the North Stockton Coal Company. An Action for £5000
IN this case the plaintiffs, James Russell and Samuel Campbell, trading as Russell and Co., ironfounders, engineers, and contractors, Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, September 28. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) School Cases
MR. BERNARD, school attendance officer; appeared to prosecute several parents for neglecting to send their children to school, with the following…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, September 28. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.) Unsound Mind
A YOUNG man named Henry Woolston was brought up as a person of unsonnd mind. Drs. Harris and Clarke testified to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Murder of a Chinaman. Comments by the Judge. ADELAIDE
THE Northern Territory murder case, where two Europeans were acquitted by a jury of murdering a Chinaman, was alluded to in the Assembly. Mr. Solomon, the member for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Circuit Court Wednesday, September 28. Third Day. (Before the Chief Justice.) Russell and Co. v. the North Stockton Coal Company. An Action for £5000
IN this case, part heard on the previous day, the plaintiffs, James Russell and Samuel Campbell, trading as Russell and Co., ironfounders,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tasmania. Sentenced for Bigamy
Alfred Thomas Powell, who was remanded from Sydney on a charge of bigamy, has been sentenced to one year's imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland. Brisbane, Thursday. Fined for Assault
David Bingham, a coachman, was fined £2 to-day for assaulting Elizabeth, his wife, and Robert Dath, a merchant, whilst endeavouring to escape from her room, after…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sicilian Murder League
LONDON, Wednesday.—One hundred persons, suspected of being concerned in a league which has been formed for the purpose of murder and robbery, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, September 29. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.) Drunk
AN elderly labourer named Edward Gallagher was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Comical Court Scene. a Well Illustrated Point
A STRANGE coincidence occurred in the Circuit Court at Maitland yesterday during the hearing of the lengthy case of Russell and Co. v. The North Stockton Coal Company. Dr. Sly,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrival of Non-unionists. No Adverse Demonstration. A Police Escort to the Border. ADELAIDE
The steamer Adelaide brought 24 non-unionist labourers from Melbourne, who were engaged to work at Broken Hill. When the men came ashore, they were allowed to pass…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, September 29. (Before Mr. Mair, J.P., Registrar in Bankruptcy.) Re Sydney Henry Young
BANKRUTPT said he wished to amend his statement by adding the names of Alexander Forbes, to whom he owed £8, and William Davies, to whom he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland Circuit Court Thursday, September 29. Fourth Day. (Before the Chief Justice.) Russell and Co. v. the North Stockton Coal Company. An Action for £5000
IN this case, part heard on the previous day, and commenced on Tuesday, the plaintiffs, James Russell and Samuel Campbell, trading as Russell…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, September 30. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs Thorn and Asher, Js.P.) Indecency
A SEAMAN named William Dove was fined £2, with an option of 14 days' gaol, for having behaved indecently in Hunter-street. No Ticket…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Circuit Court Friday, September 30, Fifth Day. (Before the Chief Justice.) Russell and Co. v. the North Stockton Coal Company. Verdict for the Plaintiffs
THIS case, which was commenced on Tuesday, was brought to a conclusion, the evidence having been finished on the previous day. It was one in which James Russell and Samuel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Imprudent Theft
AT about half-past 7 o'clock last evening a man walked into the shop of Messrs. Blackall and Hunt, chemists, Hunter-street, and seizing a glass jar containing "puffs"…
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