Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Serious Assault
A woman named Mary M'Guire was brought before the Collingwood Court yesterday, charged with a murderous assault on an old man named Kilmartin. They had a…
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Courts & crime, 1898
1,032 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 52
Police Court
Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., H. Crothers and M. Murray, Js.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Emma Tester was charged that she did, at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Murderous Assault
A murderous assault was committed on a man named George Loghland early on Sunday morning in North Melbourne. A foreigner, whose name is at present unknown, called at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Electoral Revision Court
Mr. Wm. Keohan, Registrar, presented his monthly report, and submitted some 40 now names to be added to Electoral Roll. As there was no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, April 18. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) a Mixed Lot
JOHN SHEPHERD and Arthur Boilean were charged with travelling from Sydney to Newcastle by the steamer South Australian without paying their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, April 18. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Breach of Municipal Bylaws
MR. WORBOYS, inspector of the Borough of Plattsburg, proceeded against Henry Gilpin for permitting a horse to, stray in Boscawen-street, and he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, April 19. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Drunkenness
JOHN SIMION and Charles Field, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s. An Old Offender. Mary Eckford was charged with having no…
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AN action to recover damages for an alleged assault was brought in the District Court to-day by Joseph and Mary Haywood, of Hereford-street, Glebe, against Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, April 20. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Drunkenness
WILLIAM AHEARN, for drunkenness in Church-street, was fined 10s, in default four days. Heinrich Spencer, for being drunk and disorderly in Market-street, was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Bankruptcy Court. Special Examination. Scissors and Muntz Metal. the Evils of Backing Horses
AT the Newcastle Bankruptcy Court yesterday, before Mr. C. N. Payton, District Registrar, William H. Stevens was examined under section 30 of the Bankruptcy Act…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Licensing Court
BEFORE Messrs. J. Mair and C. N. Payton S. Ms, constituting the Licensing Court, the following applications were granted yesterday afternoon:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, April 21. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S M.) Riotous Conduct
WILLIAM COXEN pleaded guilty to behaving in a [?]itons manner in Devon-street, Platte. burg, on the 4th instant. Sergeant Coghlan intimated that the case was a very bad one,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Minmi Police Court. Wednesday, April 20. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Alleged Desertion
JOHN HODGE, arrested on a warrant by Constable Roberts on a charge of wife desertion, wee discharged, the wife having declined to prosecute…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, April 21. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m) a Solitary
JEMIMA WALLACE, an old woman, charged with being drunk in Hunter-street West, was fined 10s, or four days, and for using indecent language the was fined 40s, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, April 21. (Before Mr. C.N. Payten, D.R)
[?] Richard Parker. Bankrupt said he was a gardener, and had never been insolvent before. He attributed his bankruptey to want of employment and pressure of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, April 22. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Drunk
WHITAKES PRICE, hailing from Dudley, was charged on an information laid by Constable Spicer, with being drunk in a public place on the 8th inst. He pleaded guilty, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, April 22. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m) a Solitary
PATRICK M'DERMOTT, a seaman, for drunkenness in Market-street, pleaded guilty and was fined 10, in default four days. Stealing a Shirt…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Murder of a Missionary. in West Africa. a Missionary's Head Impaled
LONDON, Thursday.—A cable received from Sierra Leone, West Africa, announces the perpetration of a terrible outrage upon a missionary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, April 23. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.) Dcemed to be Insane
JOHN JOSEPH CALLANAN, aged 20, a labourer, of Adamstown, was deemed to be insane and unable to keep himself under proper care and control…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Is It Murder? a Man's Head Out Off. a Ghastly Discovery
YESTERDAY afternoon, while a boy named Robert Savings was walking through the bush looking for scare poles in Smith's paddock, between the train and tram lines at the…
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