Newcastle Police Court Thursday, July 8. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Discharged
WILLIAM PALMER, on remand, was before the Court as a person deemed to be of unsound mind. Constable Wells stated that Palmer…
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Courts & crime, 1897
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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. Theft of a Till
ARTHUR HAYES, 26, and James Petersen, 19, were charged with stealing a till, containing about 18s, the property of Guldah Israel. They pleaded guilty, and were each…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar, Mr. Payten.)
Re James Heaney.—Bankrupt said he was a miner, and that his bankruptcy was due to strikes and want of employment. He had resided at…
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MESSRS. A. G. CULLUM and J. Ewing, Js.P. occupied the Bench at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday. Thomas M'Lenaban was charged on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, July 9. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Alleged Indecent Assault
WILLIAM GERMYN, a miner, aged 25, was brought up (on remand from 5rd instant) on a charge of indecently assaulting one Jane Morgan Turner, a married woman, at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, July 9. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M.)
GEORGE BAKER and Samuel Eason were charged on an information laid by Constable Kinane with furiously riding through Regent street, New Lambton, on the 27th…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Streaky Bay Murder. Another Bush Assassin. a Horrible Career
AT Adelaide, at 8 o'clock this morning, Joshua Beard will suffer the extreme penalty of the law. On June 12 he was found guilty, after a trial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minmi Police Court. Thursday, July 8. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) a Frequnt Offender
AT the Police Court on Thursday, John Cadby, of Minmi, was brought before his Worship, charged with drunkenness at West Wallsend on the…
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MR. G. F soar, P.M., and Messrs. A. Wilkinson, J. Rourke, and M. Murray, Js.P, occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, July 12. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.) Drunks
AT the Police Court yesterday James Anderson, Angus Mackay, Antonio Lelano, Louisa Brown, were each fined 5s or 24 hours for drunkenness ;…
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THE ideas which prevail at the police headquarters of this colony are frequently hard to be understood. One of those which cannot be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, July 12. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Alleged Petty Larceny
CHARLES BENDEICH, a lad, was charged with stealing two packets of cigarettes from William Bower, of Toronto. Mr. Low appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shot by the Police. While Being Arrested. Sydney
THE Inspector-General of Police this morning received the following telegram from Superintendent Saunderson, of Bathurst :—"Marsh's store at Mundooran was robbed on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, July 13. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.) Mixed
CHARLES NORMAN, for behaving indecently in a public place, pleaded guilty, and was fined £1, in default 48 hours. William Watson alias…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, July 14. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M.) P's and T's
PETER PHILLIPS and Thomas Thomas admitted having been drunk on the previous day, and they were each fined in the usual sums…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, July 15. (Before C. N. Payten.) Obscene Language
IVOR LEWIS was charged with making use of obscene language at Argenton on the 10th inst, and failed to appear…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, July 15. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M.) Two Incorrigibles
WILLIAM SHAW and Stephen White, two boys, were charged, on remand, with stealing in company the sum of 10s, the property of David Stuart…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court
William Hogg, versus Lewis .Cognett, Minmi, for goods delivered, claim £4 1s 4d. The plaintiff did not appear, and the case was struck out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minmi Police Court. Wednesday, July 14. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunk and Disorderly
William Hammonds and John Walker (known as Dickson), both of Minmi, for being drunk and disorderly, were each fined 10s, or three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, July 16. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.) Larceny
JOHN WILSON, a labourer, aged 27, was charged with stealing one macintosh coat (recovered), valued at 30s, the property of Messrs. Lasker Bros., on 10th inst…
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