Count Charged with Forgery
LONDON, Monday.—The Count de Perigord has been arrested in Paris charged with the forgery of the signature of M. Leboudy, the millionaire,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1894
1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 55
Newcastle Police Court Monday, April 23. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. O'Mara and Burke, Js.P.) Drunkenness
WILLIAM FERGUSON, 33 labourer, and James Clarkson, 42, seaman, were each fined 10s, or, in default, 48 hours, for having been drunk in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Claim for Salvage. Case in the Vice-Admiralty Court. Sydney
IN the Vice-Admiralty Court to-day, before Judge Windeyer, an notion was brought by the owners of the steam tug Carbine against John Saunders, of the schooner Crest of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, April 24. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Assault Cases Settled
THE only business before the Court was that of two assault cases involving a cross summons. The parties are the Brothers France, of New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, April 24. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Christie and Clapin, Js.P.) Drunkenness
JOHN URE, seaman, was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup for drunkenness. Drunk and Disorderly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The North Melbourne Murder. Two Men Suspected. A Strong Chain of Evidence. Melbourne
THE Melbourne detective force have now drawn their snares very close around the men who are believed to have murdered the Frenchman Possett at North Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, April 25. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Martin, O'Mara, and Thornton, Js.P.) Drunk and Disorderly
JOHN NELSON, seaman, was fined 10s, with an option of 48 hours' lookup, for having been drunk and disorderly. Riotous…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CABLEGRAMS. The Miners' Strike in America. Conflicts with the Police. Women to the Rescue
NEW YORK, Tuesday.—The miners' strike in Pennsylvania continues, and conflicts between the police and the strikers are numerous. A miner was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Janet Court.—tempestuous Weather
The voyage of the barque Janet Court, which has arrived at Melbourne from Leith, has been marked by tempestuous weather, and has been prolonged much beyond the ordinary time. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, April 26. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.) Absent Without Leave
Joni M'ALEENAN, a seaman, was charged with having been absent without leave from the ship Comliebank at Newcastle on the 17th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, April 26. (Before Mr. Mair, District Registrar.) Public Examinations
RE Robert Garbutt, of Lambton. Bankrupt, a miner, stated that he did not desire to alter his statement of affairs. He had not been insolvent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Greta Burglary at Leconfield
There is a rumour current in town that the house of a resident at Leconfield was burglariously entered recently and a valuable gold watch and chain, besides other articles of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Barraba Murder. Alexander Lee Before the Court. M'Manus Discharged. Sydney
THE accused man, Alexander Lee, was brought before the Boggabri Police Court this morning. Senior-constable Mahon stated that when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Police and the Revolver
THE charge of man-laughter brought against Constables WHITE and SHIELL in connection with the death of JOHN CONSIDINE at South Broken Hill has resulted in the bringing of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Summons Court. a Wages Case
William Coulter, a coal trimmer, sued Samuel Johnson, a stevedore, to recover the sum of £2 6s alleged to be due as wages, The plaintiff stated that he was engaged by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, April 27. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Thorn and Christie, Js.P.) The Paragon Hotel Robbery
THOMAS JONES, alias "Geordie," age 62, a miner, was charged on remand with having taken a reward for helping to recover property which he knew had been stolen in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Libel on a Minister. "Justice" in the Court. Sydney
WILLIAM MASON, Henry Douglas, Thomas Dodd, George Macnivon, and John Dwyer were summoned at the Central Police Court to-day, for publishing a defamatory libel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Saturday, April 28. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Alleged Stabbing
ALLAN MURPHY, alias Duggan, a seaman, was charged by warrant with assault occasioning actual bodily harm to one John Trainer, on the 20th…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Court Proceedings
Cummins and Lee were together charged with the murder at the Barraba Police Court to-day. Elijah Turner, a saddler residing at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, April 30. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. O'Mara, J.P.) Drunkenness
PATRICK DOYLE, 40, a carpenter, and Ernest Carlson, 28, a Swedish seaman, were each ordered to pay 5s, or suffer 24 hours' in the lockup, for having…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →