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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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Newcastle Licensing Court. Thursday, June 8 (Before Messrs. C. N. Payten and L. S. Donaldson, L.Ms.) Renewal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 7

John M. Limeburner was granted in renewal of the license of the Centennal Hotel. Transfer…

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Lambton Police Court. Friday, June 9. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 7

Henry Pierce, a 'bus driver, charged on an information laid by Constable Toohey with cruelly sing a horse on the 8th instant by riding it while suffering from sores, pleaded…

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Newcastle Police Court. Friday, June 9. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 3

James Webber and Ellen Donnely, alias Elizabeth Gray, were each fined 10s, with the alternative of three days' imprisonment, for drunkenness…

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The Ring in America. the Pending Fight. Threat by the Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday—The New York police threaten to stop the hoxing match threaten Bob Fitzsimmons and Jeffries, the American pugilist, after…

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Wallsend. Police Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 6

At the Police Court yesterday before Mr. Payton, S.M., Felix Carter pleaded guilty to being drunk in Nelson-street on Saturday evening, and was fined 5s, or one hour…

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Horse-stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 6

James Farry, 18, was charged that he did, at West Maitland, on the 22nd April, 1899, steal one mare, the property of Henry Hercules Skinner. Prisoner pleaded guilty,…

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Indecent Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 6

Joseph Wright, an elderly man, was charged that he did at Greta, on the 8th April, indecently assault Annie Lizzie Bond, a girl under the age of 14 years, to wit, 11 years…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 6

Michael Seymour, Matthew Seymour, and Michael Tanguey were charged that they did, at Morpeth, on the 30th April, in Company, assault William Alfred Bennis,…

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Newcastle Police Court Monday, June 12. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Stealing from the Person

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 6

Patrick Foley, seaman, was charged with that he did, at Newcastle, on the 10th inst., steal from the person of Matthias Andrews the sum of 17s…

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New Lambton. Alleged Serious Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 5

On Saturday an alleged serious assault took place in the Burwood Colliery. It appears that two wheelers, named Pendlebury and Campbell, had some little dispute as to…

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Alleged Murder. the Toronto Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court, to-day, before the Chief Justice, Thomas Tudor was charged with having, at Toronto, on 7th May, murdered an infant named Albert…

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A Sydney Letter. a Demented Mother's Crime.—is Lord Beauchamp Parsimonious ?—American Tars in Port.—mr. Russell Forecasts Good Seasons.—a Presentation to Signor Hazon. —Something About Gordon. the Scenic Artist.—a Police Magistrate's Whimsical Remarks.—a School Boy's Shot Gun. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 3

Another city tragedy, and as usual ghastly! This time it was Mrs. Kidney, wife of a bricklayer, living in View-street, Woollahra. From what can be learned, the…

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Alleged Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 3

Henry Lloyd Whittell, on bal, appeared to answer a charge of having, on the 9th June, 1908, stolen a cheque of the value of £65, the property of Henry Vercoe, and a…

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Summons Division. Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 3

Enoch Bailey summoned Enoch Brien for assault at the Junction on the 23rd ult. Mr. T. A. Braye appeared for…

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The Morpeth Assault Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 3

Michael Seymour, Matthew Seyinour, and Michel Tanguey were charged that they did, at Morpeth, on the 30th April, in company, assault William Alfred Bennis,…

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Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, June 13. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 3

John Trodden and James Webber were each fined £1, in default a week's gaol, for drunkenness. Indecent Language…

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The Murder of Mr. Fleming in China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The British Government, is insisting upon the removal of the Governor of Kweichow for not arresting the instigator of the murder…

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Alleged Murder. the Toronto Case. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 4

The hearing of the case in which Thomas Tudor was charged with having murdered the infant, Albert Cyril Ashton, at Toronto, on 6th May, wan resumed before the Chief…

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The Dreyfus Scandal. the Rennes Court-martial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Unlike the court-martial of 1894, the court-martial to assemble at Rennes for the re-trial of Captain Dreyfus is to include…

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Alleged Assault

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1899 · page 3

Michael Seymour and Mathew Seymour were charged with having, at Morpeth, on the 30th April, 1899, assaulted and otherwise ill-treated Louisa Ann Bennis. Accused…

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