Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. Mair, S.M.)
George Hy. Ball v. S. J. Clayton, claiming 18s 4d goods sold and delivered; verdict for plaintiff. Same v.—Hamilton, claiming £1…
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Courts & crime, 1898
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A Sydney Letter. the Premier and the Press. "Your Own Gipsy Maid." Sir Julian Salomons' Eloquence. Rum and the Early Grants. a Nice Little Court Scene. the Blast of Influenza. Florists and Funeral Notices. on Acting-judges Again. the "Notice-before-proceedings" Trick. Sydney, August 11th
The Premier has made a statement that "the papers tried to bring him down and failed." That statement conveys a falsehood. What is correct…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, August 12. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Language
Peter M'Farlane, a seaman, was fined 40s, in default 14 days' imprisonment, for using obscene language in Scott-street on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, August 12. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Bad Language
Joseph Coburn, who was charged with making use of obscene language and behaving in an indecent manner at Dudley on Sunday, July 31, pleaded guilty, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Saturday, August 13. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Alleged Assault
Hugh Leckie, the seaman who was remanded from Friday on a charge of assaulting Joseph Ellison on board the steamer Boveric, was discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Hooley Revelations. Assault by Mr. Hooley
LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Hooley thrashed Mr. Lawson Johnston, junr., in the street with a walking stick for threatening an exposure of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Police Court (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.) Saturday, August 13. Petty Larceny
Mark Thomas Cummings, a lad nearly 14 years of age, was charged with stealing from the railway goods-shed the sum of about 19s 9d…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lambton Police Court. Saturday, August 13. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Riotous Behaviour &c
John N. Collins was charged with riotous behaviour at New Lambton on the 12th instant. He pleaded guilty, and a fine of £1, or seven days' gaol,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, August 15. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Drunk
Thomas Aspinall, from Jesmond, was charged with being drunk in Platt-street, Wallsend, on Sunday, the 14th instant. He was fined 10s, or the option of two days in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, August 15. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness, &c
Topsy Sooter, Robert Young, Agnes O'Neil, Charles Carlson, Joe Wilson, Thos. Anderson, Thomas Donovan, Geo. Roes, Matthew Conroy, charged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dudley Explosion. Special Court of Investigation
Mr. C. G. Wade, the chief Crown Prosecutor, appointed by the Government as a special commissioner to inquire into the causes and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Hooley's Failure. Alleged Contempt of Court
LONDON, Saturday.—In the matter of the bankruptcy of Mr. E. T. Hooley an application was made yesterday to Mr. Justice Wright, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, August 16. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Theft of a Purse
Edward Hayes, a labourer, on remand, was charged with stealing a purse containing 12s 6d, the property of Evan Meredith, at Newcastle, on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alleged Brutal Assault. Accused Committed
James Vickers, on remand, was charged with that he did, at Newcastle, on July 30, assault one Jemima Thomas, thereby occasioning her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Dudley Explosion. Special Court of Investigation. Some Recent Explorations
The investigation into the causes and circumstances surrounding the Dudley Colliery explosion was continued at the Newcastle Courthouse…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, August 17. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.m.) Drunkenness
Hugh Campbell (70), labourer, and Arthur Maaz (32), seaman, were each fined 5s, with the default of the rising of the Court for drunkenness on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Murder and Attempted Suicide. Warren
There was a very serious fatal affray last night among the Chinese living near the railway station at Warren. A Chinaman named Win Mong stabbed a Chinaman and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Dudley Explosion. Special Court of Investigation
The investigation into the causes and circumstances surrounding the Dudley Colliery explosion was continued at the Newcastle Courthouse…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Hooley's Charges. More Disclaimers. the Contempt of Court
LONDON, Tuesday.—In the matter of the bankruptcy of Mr. E. T. Hooley, the Court was taken up yesterday in hearing disclaimers from Mr. Beall…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burglary at a Cathedral
LONDON, Wednesday.—Burglars yesterday entered the Cathedral of St. Louis, at Blois, France, and plundered the building of the rich chalices,…
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