Anarchy in Spain. Police Charged with Torturing Prisoners
MADRID, Friday.—The anarchists in Barcelons allege that the police are torturing the anarchists recently arrested, in order to extort a confession…
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Courts & crime, 1894
1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 55
Newcastle Police Court Saturday, December 30. (Before Mr. Mair, P.m.) a Solitary
ALEXANDER COPELAND, age 60, a vandriver, for having on the previous night been drunk in Hunter-street, was ordered to pay 5s, or go to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Waratah Police Court. Saturday, December 30. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M., and Mr. D. Watson, J.p.) Slaughtering Licenses
A LARGE number of applications were made for cattle slaughtering licenses, but objections having been lodged by the Wickham Municipal Council…
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MR. MAIR, P.M., occupied the bench at the City Police Court yesterday morning, and dealt with three cases. John Kelso, 24, a miner, for having behaved in an indecent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[From Metropolitan Papers.] The Murder of the Mayor of Chicago
LONDON, Sunday.—The trial has just concluded at Chicago of the man Prendergast, who assassinated Mr. Carter Harrison, the Mayor of that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder at Monte Carlo
LONDON, Monday.—The body of an Englishman named Allender has been discovered in the hills near Monte Carlo. He is believed to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charge of Burglary. Prisoner Committed for Trial. Sydney
ARTHUR SEYMOUR, alias Milson, was charged at the Water Police Court to-day with breaking and entering the premises of Ebenezer Beaumont, 125 Womerah-avenue,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, January 2. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. O'Mara, J.P.) Drunkenness
PETER M'INNES, labourer, was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Drunk and Disorderly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lambton Police Court. Wednesday, January 3Rd. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) a Violent Prisoner
EVAN JONES, a minor from Dudley, was charged with having used indecent language in a public place at Dudley on the night of the 2nd inst…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, January 3. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Martin and O'Mara, Js.P.) Drunkenness
PATRICK RYAN, 21 labourer, for having been drunk in Hunter-street on the previous evening, was ordered to pay 5s, or suffer 24 hours in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Anarchists in France. Domiciliary Visit of the Police
PARIS, Wednesday.—The active crusade against the anarchists is being continued. No less than 2000 warrants to search the houses of suspected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greta Police Court. Wednesday, January 3. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Dr. Walkor, J.p.) Share of a Horse
KILROY sued M'Donald to recover £2 11s 6d, part price of a horse won in a raffie by both parties, and sold on behalf of both by M'Donald. The…
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Upon reaching Wallsend, Sub-inspector Saunders had Mrs. Hydo brought before Mr. Henry, P.M., at Police Court, and applied for her release from custody. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, January 4. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness
JOHN HODGSON, 42, labourer, was fined 10s, or in default 48 hours, for having been drunk on the previous night in Scott-street. The man was liberated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Licensing Court. Billiards
There being no police objections, billiard licenses to James Beath, for the Criterion Hotel, Islington, and Edward Young, of Ivrott's Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, January 4. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Slaughtering License
MESSRS. YOUNG BROS. submitted an application for a slaughtering license. There being no objection the license was granted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swansea Police Court. Wednesday. January 3. (Before Messrs. Gordon, P.M., and R. F. Talbot, J.p.) Language
JOHN TAAFFE, for using indecent language in a public place at Swansea, was fined £2 and 4s 10d costs. The fine was paid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cooranbong Police Court. Thursday, January 4
To a charge of unlawfully hauling timber on the public highway, P. Mason pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, with 7s costs. CROWN LANDS ACT…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Small Debts Court
James Maher sued Timothy Mannix to recover the sum of £3 15s, being balance owing for certain work done. Defendant put in a set-off of £1 17s 6d, being amount owing on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, January 5. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.) Drunkenness
IRENA MUNROE was fined 10s, with an option of three days' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Drunk and Disorderly…
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