A Count Charged with Forgery
LONDON, Monday.—Count Villeneuve has boon arrested at Montreal, Canada, on a charge of forgery…
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Courts & crime, 1894
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The Walhallow Station Frauds. Clarke Sentenced, Sydney
GEROGE CLARKE, the Walhallow station clerk, who pleaded guilty at the opening of the present sittings of the Central Criminal Court to having defrauded the National Bank of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, March 6. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Small Debts
JAMES V. R. Garbutt, claiming £56. 7s 9d, for goods supplied. A garnishee order was also returnable by the manager of Lambton Colliery,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Moneys of the Queen. a Civil Servant Charged. Sydney
LEOPOLD VERMEESCH, aged about 30, a clerk, lately employed in the General Post-office, Sydney, appeared before the Water Police. Court to-day charged with embezzling £72 0s…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, March 6. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Christie, J.P.) Deemed to be Insane
JAMES WORK, boiler-maker, was brought up as a person of unsound mind. Dr. Harris said he had examined…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Municipal Election Case. Power of a Magistrate. Sydney
RICHARD STEWART RICHARDSON, charged with having at the late municipal election for Anderson Ward, Parramatta, made a false declaration, appeared on summons at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, March 7. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Christie, J.p.) a Disobedient Sailor
JOHN HOOPER, a seaman, was charged with disobeying lawful commands on board the ship Thomasina M'Lellan. The accused pleaded guilty, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Darby-street Fatality. Two Accused Before the Court. Remanded Till
WILLIAM HARRIS and Daniel Wylde, labourer were charged at the Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Christie, J,P., that on the 4th instant, at Newcastle,…
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Henry Collis and Michael Malone pleaded not guilty to a charge of having, on 12th November, 1893, broken and entered the dwelling-house of Edward Leroy with intent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, March 8. (Before Messrs. Martin and Christie, Js.P.) Alleged Assault
NATHANIEL HAYES, Angus Eckman, and Alexander Wenstrau, seamen, were charged that they did, in company together, assault one Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stealing from the Person
Patrick Ryan pleaded not guilty to a charge of having at Newcastle on the 19th January last stolen £4 from the person of James Reay…
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James Kream and Ellen Howard were charged with having at Newcastle on 5th February, 1894, assaulted Alfred Wilkins and robbed him of the sum of £3 2s…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Plattsburg Disturbances. Davies Again Charged
AT the Wallsend Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. W. E Henry, P.M., and Messrs. H. Rushton, T. Fryar, and A. Ross, Js.P., Gomer Davies appeared to answer a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Bridge-street Burglary Further Charges. Sydney
CHARLES MONTGOMERY, or Millidge, and Thomas Williams, or Carroll, were charged at the Water Police Court this morning, the former with having maliciously wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Licensing Court. Music Permit
Frederick Chambers, of the London Inn, Market-square, was granted permission to have music and dancing in his premises on the 8th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Summons Court. Alleged "Threatening Words."
Benjamin Johnston, a coloured seaman, was sued by John Slattery for using threatening words toward him. Mr. Gorrick appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, March 8. (Before Mr. Mair, District Registrar.)
RE William Haynes, of Carrington, foreman.—Bankrupt stated that he had never been insolvent before. He was foreman of cranemen, and did…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Cathedral Building Case. in the Equity Court. Part Heard. Sydney
Before Chief Judge Owen, in the Equity Court to-day, the case of Stanton and another versus Straub and another was heard. Mr. Lingen, instructed by Messrs. Ellis,…
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HENRY COLLIS pleaded guilty to a charge of having at Stockton, on 8th November, 1893, broken and entered the dwelling house of Walter Ball with intent to steal therein…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, March 9. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Assault
JOHN WHITE was charged with assaulting James [?]. Cassidy, at Jesmond, on the 3rd inst., by hitting him on the head with a walking-stick…
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