Newcastle Police Court Monday, July 16. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness
JOHN M'CORVILLE, 32, seaman, Patrick Doyle, 40, a carpenter, Matthew Bryant, 40, seaman, for having been drunk in various parts of the city on…
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Courts & crime, 1894
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Wholesale Murder in Belgium a Gang Charged
BRUSSELS, Wednesday.—A trial of a sensational character was commenced in Brussels to-day, when 13 men, who are believed to be members…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, July 18. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Alleged Bru[?]al Assault
JOHN POWELL, age 26, a labourer, was charged with having on the previous day inflicted grievous bodily harm on one Emily Shaw…
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IT appears that of late the books and accounts in connection with the department of the police court under the supervision of Mr. R. B. Hays, the Clerk of Petty Sessions, have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, July 18. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Alleged Insulting Words
A YOUTH named Daniel Schuck was charged with using insulting words to William Gidney, an aged man, on the 21st of June last, in Hanbury-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, July 19. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Christie, J.P.) Language
JAMES WOODCOCK was fined 20s, with an option of seven days' gaol, for having used indecent language, and received a similar penalty for having…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Port Melbourne Murder. Jordan on Trial. Melbourne
THE trial of Frederick Jordan, for the murder of Mianie Grabtree, alias Minnie Hicks, at Port Melbourne, was opened this afternoon before the Chief Justice and adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, July 20. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Thorn, J.p.) a Solitary
WILLIAM JONES, 30, a labourer, was fined the usual 5s, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk in Hunter-street on the previous night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Summons Court. a Maintenance Case
William Edward Dennis Cleary, a groom, was charged by Hannah Maud Baldeck with having neglected to contribute to the support of his illegitimate female child, born on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Barraba Murder Execution of Lee and Cummins. Cummins Attempts Suicide. Tamworth
THE execution of Lee and Cummins, found guilty of the murder of Mr. W. C. M'Kay, manager of the Barraba branch of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swansea Police Court. Wednesday, July 18. (Before Mr. C. L. Badham, P.M., and Messrs. R. F. Talbot and J. E. Hannell; Js.P.) Fishermen Prosecuted
THOMAS DUNN, jun., Frank Mosher, Albert Emerson, Joseph Richards, and Henry Augustensen, fishermen at Lake Macquarie, were charged by F. C. Aldrich, Inspector of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Port Melbourne Murder. Jordan Sentenced to Death. Melbourne
THE trial of the negro Frederick Jordan, charged with the murder of his paramour, Minnie Crabtree, at Port Melbourne, on the 6th instant, came to an unexpected…
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AN elderly man named Anthony Anderson was arrested by Constable King on Saturday afternoon on a charge of stealing a pair of trousers and other clothing from Garnham's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Saturday, July 21. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Only One
HENRY LUMLEY, 40, a miner, was fined the usual 5s, or, in default, 24 hours imprisonment, for having been drunk in Darby-street on the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Ghastly Discovery. Child Murder in Sydney. Sydney
WHILE crossing the wooden bridge at the foot of Booth-street, Annandale, yesterday morning, on his way to work, a labouring man discovered a brown paper parcel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Summons Case. ASSAULT
John T. Conn summoned John Wilkinson for assault. Mr. Sparke appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Baker for the defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, July 23. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Drunkenness
JOSEPH PARKINSON and Henry Duncan, labourers; William Walton, miner; Harold Burns and John Fitzpatrick, seamen, were each fined 5s,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. the Port Melbourne Murder
It has been decided that the case of Jordan, sentenced to death for the Port Melbourne murder, shall be considered by the Cabinet next Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, July 23. (Before Mr. W. E. Honry, P.M., and Mr. A. Ross, J.p.) Drund and Obscene
THOMAS LLEWEVAN was charged with being drunk and disorderly and using obscene language in Macquarie-street on the 21st inst. Constable Munro…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lottery Conspiracy Case. Before the Full Court. Sydney
THE case of Robert Hope Atkinson and George Henry Morris came before the Full Court this morning, on the application of Mr. Moriarty for Morris…
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