Alleged Assault
JAMES RAINE, a resident of Broadmeadow, has been arrested on a charge of indecently assuulting Ethel May Griffiths, a child of 13 years of age. It is alleged that the offence…
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Courts & crime, 1894
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Newcastle Police Court Saturday, June 2. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness
DONOLD M'LEAN, seaman, was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness. Brunk and Disorderly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Co-Operative Store Burglary. Accused Found Guilty of Receiving
George Forsyth and Ellen Whitehurst, the latter being on bail, were arraigned on a charge of having on February 17th broken into and entered the shop of the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, June 4. (Before Messrs. Martin and Burke, Js.P.) Drunkenness
CHARLES HENRY, labourer, and August Heirkari, seaman, were each fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours' lockup, for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Criminal Assault. Cassidy and M'Donald Arraigned. Sydney
THE June sittings of the Central Criminal Court commenced this morning at Darling-burst before his Honor Sir George Innes. Francis Cassidy and Donald M'Donald…
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Thomas Collins and Edward Marion, two American seamen, were arraigned on an indictment charging them with having, on May 16th, stolen a…
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Margaret Hogarth was sued by Sarah Moore on a charge of assault at Merewether. There was a cross summons, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, June 5. (Before Messrs. Martin, Christie, and Keightley, Js.P.) Language
JOHN LYNCH, seaman, for using profane language in Cooper-street, Carrington, was ordered to pay 20s, or go to gaol for seven days…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Criminal Assault. Cassidy and M'Donald Acquitted. Sydney
THE trial of the two young men Francis Cassidy and Donald M'Donald, on a charge of criminally assaulting Annie Phillips, at Newcastle, on April 1 lat, was continued at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wickham Burglary. A Bad Character
Bertie Williams, age 27, the young man with several aliases, who was found guilty on the first day of breaking and entering a butcher's shop at…
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THE June sittings of the Newcastle District Court commence this morning before Judge Murray. Since the last Court only 100 cases have been entered, and of this number only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, June 6. (Before Messrs. Martin and P. Bennett, Js.P.) Language
DENIS O'SULLIVAN, labourer, was ordered to pay £3, or serve one month's gaol, for having used indecent language…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, June 6. Third Day. (Before Judge Murray.) The Paragon Hotel Burglary. Disagreement of the Jury
JOSEPH LEWIS, age 30, a miner, and Thomas Jones, 63, a miner, were arraigned on a charge that they did, on March 19th, corruptly agree to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Australia. Adelaide, Wednesday. the Criminal Court
At the Criminal Court to-day Wm. Thomas Rodda was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for forgery. Henry Butler, late of Sydney, got 12…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Stockton Police Station
MR. SCOTT, M.P., has received the following letter from Inspector-General of Police:—"In reply to your letter of the 16th ultimo, respecting the police station at Stockton, I…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, June 7. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Booth License
A LICENSE was granted to Alex. Frew, of Tattersall's Hotel, for a booth license in connection with the Wallsend Pony Club race meeting on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Small Debts Court. a Jockey's Claim
A. M'Gregor sued A. Andrews for the sum of £8, being the fee for four losing mounts on the racehorse Topsy last Easter. Mr. Cronin appeared for the plaintiff, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, June 7. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. O'Mara, Shaw, and Burke, Js.P.) A Solitary
WILLIAM JONES, age 30, a labourer, was ordered to pay 5s, or suffer 24 hours in the lockup, for having been drunk on the previous evening…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle District Court. Thursday, June 7. (Before Judge Murray.)
THE District Court opened at a few minutes after 10 o'clock with probably the smallest list that has ever been heard in the city. Several cases were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, June 7. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Public Examinations
GEORGE WYLD, labourer, residing in Railway-street, was publicly examined. He stated that he had never been bankrupt or insolvent before,…
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