Summons Court. Breaches of the Bylaws
James Smith, whose first offence it was, pleaded guilty to a charge of loitering in Hunter-street with his omnibus, and was fined 10s and 2s 6d…
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Courts & crime, 1893
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Wallsend Police Court. Wednesday, August 9. (Before Messrs. W. E. Henry, P.M., and H. Rushton, J.p.) the Alleged Forgery Case
JOHN IRVINE was charged with another man named Hunter with passing forged notes. Sub-inspector Saunders conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Swansea Police Court. (Before Mr. Henry Gordon, P.M., and Messrs. J. E. Hannell and R. F. Talbot, Js.P.) Fishermen Fined
WILLIAM MEWELL, a fisherman of Lake Macquarie, was charged by Chudleigh Gorrick, assistant inspector of fisheries at Lake Macquarie, with obstructing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miller's Point Murder Trial. the Crown Case Closed. Evidence for the Defence. Sydney
THE trial of Thomas George Reid and Edward Rich for the murder of Thomas Pert at Miller's Point was resumed before Judge Innes at the Central Criminal Court this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Imperial Land, Building, and Deposit Company. Accused Again Before the Court. Sydney
AT the Central Police Court to-day, the hearing of the charge against W. P. Smairl, manager; Henry C. Brewer and William Row, auditors; William Martin, William G…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miller's Point Murder Trial. Addresses by Counsel. The Judge's Summing Up. Accused Sentenced. Sydney
THE final stage of the second trial in connection with the murder of Thomas Pert at Miller's Point on Juno 25, was reached to-day, when the legal representatives of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Police Court. Wednesday, August 8. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Fines Inflicted
ANDREW SMITH, for assaulting John Fogarty at Lochinvar, was fined 10s, and 5s 10d costs. John Anderson, for using indecent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, August 10. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.) Drunk and Disorderly
WILLIAM JONES, age 29, labourer, for having been drunk and disorderly in Hunter-street West on the previous evening was ordered to pay £1, or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., District Registrar.) Public Examinations
Robert Gibson, miner, of Hamilton, bankrupt, was publicly examined. He stated that it was his first appearance in a Bankruptcy Court, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, August 11Th. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Thorn, J.P.) Alleged Assault
JOHN PEAFSON, aged 27, tailor, was charged4 with having assaulted William Dawson, a fisherman, on the public wharf on the previous day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Summons Court. a Cross Case
William Wells, livery-stable keeper, was charged by Thomas Young, a youth, with having assaulted him on the 3rd inst. There was a cross case in which Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minmi Police Court. Wednesday, August 9. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M., and Mr. R. Durie, J.p.) Drunkenness and Obscenity
JOHN HOUSTON was charged with being drunk and disorderly, also with using obscene language. Accused pleaded guilty on both charges, and was fined 5s and 2s 6d for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flogging in Darlinghurst Gaol. Sydney
JOHN CONNORS, the man who on Thursday was sentenced by Mr. Johnson, S.M., to receive 15 lashes and 96 hours' imprisonment for an unprovoked assault upon a man…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Saturday, August 12. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness
W. SHERIDAN, seaman, was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Indecency…
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SHORTLY before 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Sergeant Thompson and Constable Denehy noticed two men emerge from the back entrance of Mr. W. Scott's draper's shop in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Imperial Land, Building, and Deposit Company. Police Court Proceedings. Sydney
THE hearing of the charge against William Percy Smairl, manager; William Graham Cameron, James Green, Evelyn Manning, William Martin, William Byrnes, directors;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, August 14. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. O'Mara, J.P.) Drunkenness
R. COOK and T. Mitchell, labourers, were fined 10s and 5s respectively, with the usual alternatives, for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Riots at Bombay. the Mob Charged by the Troops. Repeated Conflicts
BOMBAY, Sunday.—The religious riots here have become so serious that the troops had to charge and fire upon the rioters, several being injured,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Action in the Divorce Court. Damages, £750. Sydney
IN the Divorce Court this morning, before Judge Windeyer and a jury of 12, David M'Ewan sued for a divorce from his wife, Agnes M'Ewan, on the ground of adultery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempted Murder in Paris
LONDON, Monday.—Paris telegrams report a deliberate attempt at murder which has taken place in that city in connection with the cabmen's strike…
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