A Brutal Assault
Thomas James Moore and Jamos M'Callum were charged in the Newtown Police Court, on Tuesday with having on the night of January 3, in Conoord assaulted and robbed John Grimes, locally known as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Courts & crime, 1885
4,969 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 249
Police
At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday the bench in the Charge Court was occupied by Mr. J. Buchanan, S.M. A large number of persons were punished for drunkenness, or other minor offences. Ja[?] Robinson or Martin…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Magistrate assists a Constable
BATHURST, Tuesday.--A man named M'Donald was arrested yesterday, charged with wilfully destroying a Chinaman's property. He bit the constable's finger very severely, and otherwise…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Intelligence
A rather extraordinary case came before Mr Clarke, S.M., at the Newtown Court yesterday, in which one Clara Bloomfield swore that Pailip Walters, clerk and sexton at St. John's Church…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parramatta Police Court. Saturday, January 3. (Before Mr. H. Taylor, J. P.)
Mary Ann Dawson was fined as , in [?]‘ 24 hours’ imprisonment for drunkenness, and 5s, in default 24 hours, for using obscene language…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Redfern Police Court
In the Redfern Police Court, on Wednesday, James Galloway, James Brown, and James williams were ordered to go to [?] for seven days for having fought in Raglan-street on Christmas Day. Five persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing Newspapers
A barefooted lad named George Davidson, apparently not more than 11 years of age, was charged in the Water Police Court to-day with having stolen a newspaper, the property of Mr. Foster. The boy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police
At the GENTRAL POLICE Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Buchanan, S.M., Marp Gifford was charged with false pretences in having obtained two shillings each from three females at a house in Nithsdale-street, on a pretence of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Insolvency Court. Wednesday, January 7. SURRENDERS
Samuel Cross, of Tilbuster, near Armidale, farmer and carrier. Liabilities, £107; assets, £65. Mr. F. Macnab, official assignee. James Hardmen, of Armidale, lately fruiterer and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Law Report. Insolvency Court.—wednesday, January 7. Surrenders
William Henry Digance, of Armidale, railway labourer Liabilities, £49 13s. 6d. Assets, £9 10s. Mr. Stephen, official assignee. Samuel Cross, of Tilbuster, near Armidale, farmer and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gamekeepers Charged with Murder
Before a bench of East Biding magistrates, at Driffield, on Monday, five gamekeepers, in the employ of Mr St. Quintin, of Lowthorpe and Scampston, were brought up on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Redgern Police Court
In the Redfern Police Court to-day, before Mr. O'Malley Clarks, S.M., George Evans was charged by Mr. Webber, inspector for the animals Protection Society, with having i[?]tecated a horse, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Burglary
In the Central Police Court to-day, before Mr. Buchanan, S.M., Henry Fitzgerald, alias William Hodurt, was charged with having broken into the dwelling-house of Join Rose. 156, Hay-street, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempted Burglary at Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--On 30th December, a during attempt at burglary in a house in Witt-street was frustrated, Two men scaled a high wall and were breaking into the premises when a servant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Serious Assault
In the Central Police Court to-day, before Mr. Buchanan, William Blackler, William Valbis, and Maude Halley, were charged with having assanlted an Indian named Sherbert Ali. The assault is alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police
At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday, the bench in the Charge Court was occupied by Mr. Buchanan, S.M. A number of persons were punished for minor offences. Elizabeth Smith, alias Josephine Summons, besides being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Intelligence
At the Ryde Police Court on Wednesday before Dr Brereton and Mr Manning, J.'sP. two men, Griffiths and M'Queen, seamen of the brig Amy, were charged with stealing a vest in which were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Assaulting the Police
BATHURST, Thursday.--A man named M'Donnell was sentenced to three months imprisonment for assaulting Constable Drummond, on Monday. The accused received a very had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Altercation in Court. [By Telegraph.]
Tamworth,--Thursday.--At the Quarter Sessions an altercation took place between Judge Docker and Mr Buchanan, M.P, in summing up in a case of cattle-stealing the Judge, referring to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Police Court Scene
A discreditable scene occurred in the Water Police Court yesterday afternoon. A witness named Robert Burns had given some telling evidence against the accused, for several of whom…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →