The Assault on Mr. Stedman. Heavy Sentences. Sydney
HEAVY sentences were passed at the Quarter Sessions this morning upon Hugh Darrell and John Charles, by whom Mr. James Stedman was recently assaulted and robbed…
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Courts & crime, 1895
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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, November 7. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Martin, J.P.) The Effects of Drink
RICHARD BARRY, seaman, pleaded guilty to using obscene language whilst under the influence of liquor on Wednesday morning, and was ordered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, November 7. (Before Mr. Mair, District Registrar.) Examinations
Re Richard Hughes.—The bankrupt, a waterman residing at the Sandhills, Newcastle, was examined. The official assignee reported that the…
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AT the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, COURT. before Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., Edward Robinson was fined 5s, with an option of 24 hours lookup, for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Charge of Stealing A. Yacht
BEFORE the County Bench at Southampton recently Harry Henty, who was committed for trial on a charge of stealing a rowing skiff, value £5, was charged with stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend Police Court. Friday, November 8. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Alleged Larceny As a Bailee
JUDAS BARSHT was brought up under arrest for larceny as a bailee at Charlestown. It seems that some time ago the accused obtained a small parcel of gold from a woman at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, November 8Th. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Thorn and Ludlow, Js.P.) Stone Throwing
A respectable looking little fellow of 13 years tearfully admitted that he was guilty of that favourite but dangerous practice of throwing stones, and was fined 5s, and 2s 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swansea Police Court. Wednesday, November 6. (Before Messrs. H. Gordon, P.M., and R. F. Talbot, J.p.) a Dangerous Practice
JOHN NORMAN and Reuben Taaffe, two boys, aged respectively 10 and 11, were charged with displacing the points on the Wallarah Coal Company's line at Catherine Hill Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Custody of a Child. Decision of the Full Court. Sydney
THE Full Court delivered its reserved judgment this morning in the matter of the application of Elizabeth Rowlands to make absolute a rule nisi for a writ of hebeas corpus…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder in Victoria. Melbourne
THE body of a man, known only by the name of "Sandy," was found on Friday in the scrub near Cunninghame, Gippsland. The man had evidently been murdered, as there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Attempted Murder. a Selector Arrested at Gunnedah. Sydney
A SELECTOR named Francis James Roberts, residing near Gunnedah, was arrested on Friday night upon a charge of attempted murder. He protested his innocence. A…
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Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Messrs. H. Crothers, J. Gillies, and M. Murray, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Alleged Attempted Murder at Gunnedah. Roberts in Court. Sydney
FRANCIS JAMES ROBERTS, a farmer at Black Jack, who was arrested on Friday, was charged this morning at the Gunnedah Police Court with having inflicted grievous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, November 11. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.m.) Alleged Larceny As a Bailee
JUDAH BARSHT was again brought up, charged with larceny as a bailee. Mr. Windeyer appeared for the accused…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, November 11. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. O'Mara, J.P.). Drunkenness
ROBERT DEWAR and Charles Reed were fined 5s, or 24 hours in the watchhouse for imbibing too freely on Saturday…
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An old man named Alexander Bromley was brought up before Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday charged with drunkenness. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maitland District. Police Item
SUPERITENDENT LARKIN, the newly-appointed officer in charge of the Maitland police district, reached West Maitland by the night mail train on Monday, and commenced duty…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pilot and Water Police Arrangements
THE State has long turned a deaf ear to the representations of the people of Newcastle regarding the disabilities under which the public duties of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, November 12. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Ludlow, J.P.). Travelling Without Tickets
HENRY JOHNSTON and Frank Darlington were charged with travelling from Sydney to Newcastle on board the steamer Sydney without tickets…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, November 13. (Before Mr. Mair, P M., and Mr. O'Mara, J.P.). Drunkenness
HENRY WEBB, 48 years of age, a seaman, was fined 5s or 24 hours for drunkenness. Shipboard Offences…
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