Police Court
Mr. H. Gordon, P.M., and Messrs. H. Crothers and J. Enright, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. John J. Dorsey was flood 5s,…
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Courts & crime, 1895
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Newcastle Police Court Monday, December 31. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) "Toniced."
"Up lads, and at them," said Edward Hinds and his chums on Saturday night, then they effected fearful slaughter among the pewters…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, December 31. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Obscene Language
WILLIAM HUMPHREYS pleaded guilty to making use of obscene language in Macquarie-street on Saturday evening, and as the language was very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wholesale Murder in France. a Ghastly Discovery
PARIS, Monday.—A most sensational occurrence has taken place at Roubaix, where the bodies of three men and one woman have been found on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Corruption of the American Police
LONDON, Monday.—In his evidence before the Committee of Inquiry into the charge of corruption against the police in New York,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Police Court. Monday, December 31. (Before Dr. W. H. Rodgers and Mr. T. Jones. Js.P.) Drunk and Disorderly
JAMES HENRY was charged with the above offence at Lochinvar on the 29th inst. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s or three days…
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Mr. H. CROTHERS, J.P, the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. A young man named John Robert Maxwell Rigg was brought up on a charge of…
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FROM the establishment of the Newcastle Gaol, on June 4th 1894, to the end of the year, there were 79 males and 8 females received and the same number discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Police Court. Wednesday, January 2. (Before Mr. H. Gordon, P.m.) Free Labourer Fined
ALFRED ARTHUR SMITH, a free labourer, was charged with presenting a loaded revolver at W. M'Donald, saddler. The accused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, January 2. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Christie, J.P.) Offuscated
Having got wet without, John Thompson, seaman, sought to equalise matters by getting wet within also, and got so wet that he was more than…
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MR. H. GORDON, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. HORSE STRAYING. Herbert Bellamy pleaded guilty, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, January 3. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Assault
HENRY JENKINSON was charged (summons division) with assaulting Mrs. Jane Rothery at Teralba, on the 2t4h December last…
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William Ellingworth, Joseph Allam, Mary Allam, Katherine Allam, Peter Hasham, and Paul Hasham were granted hawkers' licenses…
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The quarterly sitting of the Licensing Court will take place at the East Maitland Courthouse at 10 o'clock this morning. It is understood that the business will consist…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →(Before Mr. Mair, P.M.) Assault by a Constable
John Fullalove, police constable, was charged with assaulting Edward Traubmann within view of Constable M Allister, at Newcastle, on December…
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James Barr, manager of the Cooperative Colliery, was examined by Mr. Thomas Cronin with reference to certain advance payments made to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, January 3. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Christie, J.P.) Behaviour
HUGH QUINN, seaman, pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent behaviour preferred by Constable Fea, and was fined £2, in default 14 days in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Martin and Christie, Js.P.) Renewals
THE following licensees of hotels were granted renewals for the current year:—L. Lloyd, Oriental Hotel, Carrington; James Beath, Criterion,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder in Madagascar
LONDON, Thursday.—News from Madagascar is to the effect that an Englishman, whose name is not known, has been murdered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, January 4. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Horse Straying
RALPH SNOWBALL was charged with allowing his horse to stray on a public road in New Lambton on the 9th ult. This case had been postponed for a…
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