The Powers and Turkey. Trial of a Bey. Murder of an Armenian Governor
LONDON, Tuesday.—Despite the promises of the Sultan, the Dragomans (interpreters) of the French and Italian Embassies have been excluded from…
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Courts & crime, 1897
1,072 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 54
Maitland District. Police Court
AT the West Maitland Police Court yesterday Louisa Trotter made her third appearance since the dawning of the year on charges of drunkenness. She was let off with a fine of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. Alleged Horse Stealing
George Davey, a young man, was at the Central Police Court to-day committed for trial on a charge of stealing a chestnut mare, the property of John O'Hagan, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, January 7. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Drunk and Disorderly
MATHEW PEARCE was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Toronto on the 1st instant, and pleaded guilty. A further charge of obscene language was preferred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, January 7. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Short and Sweet
THE business at the court yesterday was short and sweet, like a donkey's breakfast. There were only three names on the charge-sheet, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, January 7Th. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, Registrar.)
RE Thomas Young.—This was an adjourned examination from the 17th of December. Mr. H. J. Brown represented the…
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AT the East Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. F Scott, P.M., and Dr. Wright and Mr. R. Scobie, Js.P., David Colman was granted a hawker's license…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, January 8. (Before Mr. James Mair, S.m.) Drunk
JAMES DONNELLY, who was charged with being drunk at New Lambton on the 4th instant, pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s and 5s 6d costs of court, or 48 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, January 8. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) a Quartette
FOUR devout worshippers of the shrine of Bacchus—Michael M'Garry, Wm. M'Marra, William Dalton, and Geo. Charton—were in different parts of the city drunk on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland District. Alleged Stealing
ON Saturday last a little lad informed Constable Kent, of West Maitland, that he had seen a man remove some goods from the front of Mr. W. R. Sullivan's establishment in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Alleged Assault
AT the Water Police Court yesterday a Frenchman, who gave the name of George Seymour, was committed for trail upon a charge of assaulting a little girl aged 10, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah Police Court. Saturday, January 9. (Before Mr. W. R. Curran, J.p.) Alleged Furious Driving
ALBERT FENWICK, 'bus proprietor, was charged with driving his omnibus furiously along the Georgetown-road on the 4th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CABLEGRAMS. The Aristocratic Libel Case Lady Scott Sent to Gaol
LONDON, Friday.—After Lady Scott and her fellow-accused in the Russell libel case had pleaded guilty to-day, the Judge (Sir Henry Hawkins)…
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Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Mr. H. Crothers, J.P, occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. John Cowell, brought up for drunkenness,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, January 11. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.) Discharged
HENRY GRAMBLE, who was sent to Maitland Gaol on Monday last as a person deemed to be of unsound mind, was reported to have recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, January 11. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Obscene Language
THOMAS CASEY pleaded guilty to making use of obscene language within the hearing of persons in Devon-street, Plattsburg, on the 26th…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland District. Police Court
ON Monday last William M'Leod was arrested at West Maitland by warrant on a charge of using threatening words to Benjamin Green at Tarro on the 10th instant. Yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, January 12. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.) An Old Offender
HENRY GRAMBLE, who was only discharged from custody the previous day after having done eight days' medical treatment, again toed the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, January 12. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Insulting Language
GEORGE MADDISON was charged with using insulting language to Constable Mahood on the morning of the 1st instant. He pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr. Thos…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Horse Stealing
On Sunday last Mrs. Tracey, of Aberglasslyn, missed her horse from the paddock adjoining her house, and the harness from one of the outbuildings. Information was given to the police, and the horse…
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