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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1897

1,072 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 54

Alleged Stealing. The Accused Discharged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 7

Alfred Smith and Thomas Bennett were arraigned on a charge of stealing in company from the person of Walter Bolton on board the s.s…

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"Common Assault." John Stanton Leniently Dealt With

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 7

John Stanton, the young cabman who was committed for trial upon a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Grace Flahvin, at Newcastle,…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. the Clarence Street Burglary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 5

Detectives Roche and M'Loan have succeeded in recovering a considerable portion of the property recently stolen from Messrs. Sutton's premises, in Clarence-street. They…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, September 6. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) a Trio

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 7

PATRICK HUMPHRIES, a labourer, for drunkenness on the Market Wharf, was fined 10s, in default 24 hours. Jas. David, for being drunk and…

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Wallsend Police Court. Monday, September 6. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunk and Disorderly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 6

SOLOMON HANCOCK pleaded guilty to the double charge of being drunk and disorderly in Hill-street, Plattsburg, on Saturday evening. Constable…

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Another Barcelona Outrage. Officers of Police Attacked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—An anarchist named Barril, an accomplice of Golli, who woe recently executed at Madrid for the assassination of Senor Canovas…

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Serious Case at Singleton Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 8

At the Singleton Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. F Scott, P.M., a man named Robert Albert Ramsay was charged with being unlawfully intimate with Jane…

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Theft of Money. Eighteen Months' Imprisonment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 3

Abdo Chamois, an Arabian, aged 25, was arraigned on a charge of stealing the sum of £20, the property of Moses Shree, at Wickham, on July 22nd…

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The Wallsend Assault Case. Accused Discharged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 3

John Wallace, an elderly man of respectable appearance, described as a miner, was arraigned upon two charges—first, an assault with intent to carnally know Mary Ann…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, September 7. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M.) Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 6

THOMAS J. GRI[?]N, a clerk, was charged with forging the name of Isaac Josephs to a valuable security, namely a post office order for the sum of £10, and uttering the same at…

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The Hamilton Assault Case. Verdict of Not Guilty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 3

William Germyn, a miner, aged 25, was arraigned on a charge of indently assaulting one Jane Morgan Turner, a married woman, at Hamilton, on 3rd July. He was charged…

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Lambton Police Court. Wednesday, September 8. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1897 · page 3

LANCE BROWN and William Young, two boys charged with stealing two bags from Mr. W. Conn's store on Tuesday, the 7th instant, pleaded…

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Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 8. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.) Two Tars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1897 · page 3

ISAAC WINTE, for drunkenness in Scott-street, was fined 6s, and William Evans, for behaving indecently on the Market Wharf, was called upon to pay…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 8

Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., Henry Crothers, and C. W. Holmes, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…

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Minmi Police Court. Wednesday, September 8. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 2

ROBERT CHAMBERS, Minmi, was charged with making use of indecent language in M'Intyre's hall last Pay-Friday night, and was fined £1 and 5s 6d…

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Newcastle Police Court Thursday, September 9. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.) Committed for Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 6

THOMAS J. GRIBBEN, a clerk, on remand was charged with forging the name of Isaac Josephs to a valuable security, namely, a post-office order…

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Newcastle District Court Thursday, September 9. (Before his Honor Judge Murray.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 7

THE business of the Newcastle District Court was resumed yesterday before his Honor Judge Murray. R. Ingall and Sons v. John Day…

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Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 8

Dr. Wright and Mr. J. Cunningham, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday. Mary Ann Warby charged by Owen…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, September 10. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 6

GEORGE MASON and Patrick Murphy were charged with being drunk at Dudley on the 8th instant. They pleaded guilty, and were were fined 5s, or to be imprisoned till the…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 10. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) a Short List

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 6

JAS YOUNG, Eric Eichlar, and Patrick Sweeney, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 6s. Eichlar was fined on extra 20s for having made use of obscene…

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