Vice-admiralty Court. Sydney
THE hearing of the adjourned application on behalf of Messrs. J. and A. Brown for the consolidation of the actions which has been commenced against the steamship Miowera…
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Courts & crime, 1898
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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. N. Payton, S.M.)
Thomas Sharp applied for permission to transfer the license of the Post Office Hotel to James Wilson.—Granted. Isabella Short, licensee of the Market…
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Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Annie Robert was discharged with a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lambton Police Court. Friday, February 18. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) Breach of Mines Regulation Act
MR. F. CROUDACE, manager of Lambton Colliery, proceeded against two miners named' William Long and Richard Maddison for a breach of the Mines Regulation Act by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, February 18. (Before Mr. C.N. Payten, S.m.) Summons Cases. Yelland v. Ridgeway
RACHEL YHLLAND, a little girl, acting under instructions from her parents, sued Mrs. Lucy Ridgeway, of Wickham, for an alleged assault…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, February 19. Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) a Supposed Theft
JOHN CONNOLLY, a seaman, was, upon the application of Detective M'Hattle, remanded till to-day upon a charge of having in his possession and whip reasonably suspected to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Greta. Police Transfers
Constable W. Sarginson leaves here to-day for Muswellbrook, to which town he has been promoted. Constable Sarginson is respected throughout the community, both for his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. Alleged Murder in Prison
Harry Dedd, a warder at St. Holena, who was stabbed by a boy prisoner named William Archer, died in the hospital yesterday afternoon. Archer will be charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Dreyfus Case. Violent Scenes in Court. Count Esterhazy Refuses to Be Questioned. Rioting in the Streets. Grave Tumult Feared
LONDON, Saturday.—General Pellieux states that after Captain Dreyfus' conviction the Government received fresh proofs of his guilt, and General…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court Monday, February 21. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M.) Drunkenness
JAMES CRAIG, Mary Batler, David Smith, and Emily Shaw were each fined 5s, in default 24 hours, for drunkenness. The latter, for using indecent language, was fined…
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THE hearing of the suit brought by William Wilson, a police constable, for a dissolution of his marriage with Mary Wilson, formerly Washington, on the ground that she had,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.)
G. H. Barnes v. George Richardson, claiming £4 18s [?]d. goods sold and delivered. Verdict for plaintiff. Same v. Edward Har[?]horn, claiming £9…
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Unusual interest is taken in the alleged assault case preferred against Mr. Emerson Dixon, and for which he is committed to stand his trial. Dixon is an old resident of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, February 22. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.M.) Drunkenness
THOMAS DOHRRTY and Robert Corlette, labourers, were each fined 5s, in default 2s hours, for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, February 22. (Before Mr. C. N. Payton, S.M)
A YOUNG man named David Powell was charged with assaulting an old man named David Williams, at Jesmond, on the night of the 20th instant. The prosecutor did not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Trial of M. Zola. Tumultuous Scenes. M. Zola Addresses the Court
LONDON, Monday.—Tumultuous scenes occurred in Court to-day during the trial of M. Zola. The Judge refused to allow the…
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James Gregan was this afternoon charged with the murder of his father at Clifton Hill in December. Evidence was given that both men were intoxicated at the time. The case…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, February 23. (Before Mr. Jas. Mair, S.m.) a Bright Pair
JAMES WILLIAMS was charged with riotous behaviour in King-street, with using obscene language, and also with assaulting Constable M'Vicar…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greta Police Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.m.) Wednesday, February 23. Small Debts
R. BOBINSON v. Thomas Palmer, goods sold, £2 19s 5d. Verdict for amount claimed, with costs. R. Robinson v. Geo. Gilliard, goods sold,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extraordinary Case. a Queen's Counsel Sent to Gaol. Adelaide
MR. PARIS NESRIT, Q C., appeared in the Police Court this morning to charge Mr. Clement Giles, M.P., for assaulting him when entering a church at Burnside. After…
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