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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1893

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Murder of a German Sailor. The Inquest Concluded. An Exciting Bolt for Liberty. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 5

THE inquest on body of the German seaman, Carl Reimann, who was stabbed in an hotel in George-street, on Tuesday night, was resumed to-day…

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The Victorian Baby Murders. Accused at the Police Court. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1893 · page 5

MINNIE THWAITES, or Knorr, and Rudolph Knorr, her husband, were brought up at the Police Court to-day, and charged with being concerned in the deaths of the infants…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 25. (Before Messrs. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Larceny

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1893 · page 7

Four boys named W. Williams, W. Oswald, A. Morgan, and W. Clark were charged with breaking into the shop of Mr. J. Tiplady, Nelson-street,…

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The Maitland Circuit Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1893 · page 5

THE Circuit Court will commence at East Maitland at 10 o'clock this morning, before Mr. Justice Windeyer. The criminal list is a short one, comprising but three cases,…

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The Small Debts Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1893 · page 3

IN the Small Debts Court yesterday, before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. O'Mara, J.P., number of trades-people sued some of their customers…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, September 25. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. O Mara, J.P.) Drunk and Indecent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1893 · page 6

A LABOURER named Robert May, aged 19, charged with being drunk on the Market Wharf, was fined 10s, with an option of 48 hours' lockup. For using…

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Anarchists at Vienna Discoveries by the Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1893 · page 4

VIENNA, Monday.—It has transpired that the anarchists who have been arrested here are very closely connected with members of the fraternity…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, September 26. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1893 · page 6

MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN, labourer, was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lookup, for drunkenness…

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Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, September 26. (Before Messrs. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Alleged Detention of Goods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1893 · page 3

WILLIAM METCALFE summoned William Fenwick, his father-in-law, for illegally detaining goods consisting of household furniture to the value of £5…

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Broken Hill Items. Broken Hill, Tuesday. Charge of Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1893 · page 5

LAST July an aboriginal named Murdoch was committed for trial at Broken Hill Circuit Court for the manslaughter at Pooncarie of another native named Mildura Dick. Since…

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Maitland Circuit Court. First Day. Tuesday, September 26. (Before Mr. Justice Windeyer.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1893 · page 6

THE Circuit Court commenced at East Maitland yesterday morning, before Sir William Windeyer. The criminal list was a light one, there being only…

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Train Robbery in America. Successful Ruse of the Police. Two Men Killed and Four Captured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1893 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—Owing to the frequent attempts on the part of armed men to hold up railway trains in the south-western States the…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, September 27. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Cattle Straying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 2

WALTER R. CURRAN was charged with suffering a cow to stray in Turton-road on the 22nd inst. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, September 27. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 7

FREDK. PETERSON, seaman, was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Henry Williams, seaman, was…

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CABLEGRAMS. Alleged Wife Murder In Holland. Arrest of the Husband

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—What is believed to be a terrible tragedy has just been brought to light in Holland. It appears that some time since a man…

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The Meecantile Bank Case. a Scene in Court. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 5

THE Mercantile Bank case is proceeding to-day, although Ellis is still unfit to appear through nervous prostration. A ruling will be asked in the Supreme Court whether the…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Second Day Wednesday, September 27. (Before Mr. Justice Windeyer.) Mr. Walter Bevan prosecuted for the Crown the Case of Mary Smith a Light Sentenc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 6

Mary Smith, aged 26, who pleaded guilty on the previous day to a charge of concealing the birth of her infant, was brought up for sentence…

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Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, September 28. (Before Messrs. W. E. Henry, P.M., and H. Rushton, J.p.) Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 7

RICHARD FRYAR was charged with assaulting a little girl named Catherine Murphy, on the 23rd instant, by beating her on the back…

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Sentenced at the Sessions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 5

THE following prisoners, who pleaded guilty, were sentenced at the Quarter Sessions this afternoon by Judge Coffey:— Charles Ernest Clifton and Louis Steel,…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 7

Applications for music permits were granted to John Hepplewhite, Royal Hotel, Plattsburg, and to the Toronto Hotel…

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