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Courts & crime, 1890

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Penrith Police Court. Tuesday 4Th February

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. J. K. Cleeve, P. M., A. W. Stephen and M. Long, J.[?] KINGSWOOD WATERMELONS. Thomas Johnson and W. Mills, brought up for…

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Horse Stealing in Katoomba

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 2

SOME thief or thieves entered the yard at the rear of the watchmaker's shop of Mr. Troth, next to the KATOOMBA TIMES office, late on Monday night, or very early on Tuesday morning, and stole…

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Bathurst Bankruptcy Court. Friday, 7Th February. Before District Commissioner W. G. B. Smith, in the Case of John Steedman, of Katoomba, Baker

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 February 1890 · page 4

Mr. Thompson appeared for bankrupt; Mr. Kenny, for creditors. Bankrupt deposed that he was arrested and placed in great on a writ of (a. m. issued by Howell and…

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Horrible Murder in England

Katoomba Times · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 4

LONDON, 14th February. A girl, 15 years of age, has been missing from her home at West Ham, a village in W[?]re for the past fortnight. Her [?]was to-day [?] in a cupboard…

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Lithgow Police Court

Katoomba Times · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 2

ON Wednesday week, before the P.M. and A. Brown, J.P., Senior-Sergeant Morrow applied by order of the Master in Lunacy for an order asking Wm. Mabbott to pay towards the support of his daughter…

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Lithgow Police Court. Wednesday, 2Nd April

Katoomba Times · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 4

BEFORE T. H. Neale, P.M., J. Dobbie, and A. Brown, Js.P. MAINTENANCE. We [?]tt appeared to show cause why the…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, 22Nd April. Before Mr. James Bray. J. P. Onscene--assaulting the Police

Katoomba Times · Saturday 3 May 1890 · page 4

John Lewis was fined 40s. or a month for talking [?]ly in Jack's Volunteer but at Lithgow at 11 the previous night when asked to go out, and 60s. of another month for kicking Constable David on…

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The Wagga Wagga Murder. Smith's Confession

Katoomba Times · Saturday 3 May 1890 · page 4

AT the inquest on Tuesday on the body of John Young Tayler, the statement of prisoner Alexander Smidt was handed in:-- I, Alexander Smidt, after being duly cautioned…

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Sydney Supreme Court. Friday, 2Nd May

Katoomba Times · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 4

IN Chambers.--Before Judge Stephen. Ex PARTE WILLIAM BENBY EDWARDS BE PATRICK MCLLANEY AND FREDERICK CHARLES GOYDER. Mr. Lusk, instructed by Mr. H. Cromwell,…

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Lithgow Police Court. Friday, 16Th May. Before Mr. T. H Nelle, P.M. DRUNKENNESS

Katoomba Times · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 4

William Clifton, charged with being drunk in Main-street on the previous evening, pleaded guilty. He explained that he had been working on the roads, and having come into town had taken…

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Katoomba Municipality. Ex-aldermen Mullany and Goyder Ousted. Two Fresh Aldermen to be Elected. Sydney Supreme Court. Ex Parte William Henry Edwards Re Patrick Mullany and Frederick Charles Goyder. Sydney, Tuesday, 3 p.m

Katoomba Times · Saturday 7 June 1890 · page 3

In the Supreme Court to-day, the Judges made the rule absolute to oust ex-Aldermen Patrick Mullany and Frederick Charles Goyder from the seats they have held illegally in the Muncipal Council of…

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Katoomba Friendly Appeal Court. Tuesday, July 8, [?]

Katoomba Times · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 2

[?] The Mayor (Ald. A. A. Smith), Abler men Edwards Nimmo, James and Thomson. [?] Mitchell and Council-clerk Goyder were…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, 8Th July. Before Mr. G. Donald. J. F. Assault with Intent

Katoomba Times · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 4

Joseph Bri[?]dock was changed with having assaulted David Daves with intent to be him grievous bodily ha[?] on the 16th of June last. Accuse[?] who had been arrested in Newcastle, was remainded…

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Court and Lockup for Katoomba

Katoomba Times · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 2

MR. GOULD, in answer to Mr. Dawson, said in the Legislative Assembly that arrangements had been made for [?]ling a moveable cell for temporary use at Katoomba, and inquiry was being made as…

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Sydney Criminal Court

Katoomba Times · Saturday 9 August 1890 · page 2

JOHN M'MANCS was indicted for having on December 26, 1889, at Meadow Flat, committed a capital offence upon Emfly M'Mancs. Mr. Pa[?]more (instructed by Mr. Matthew…

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Tale. A Romance of Police Protection

Katoomba Times · Saturday 16 August 1890 · page 1

Tho Right Honorable Mr. Justice Moore had been for years the leading practitioner and [?] lawyer at the Irish Bar. But [?] neither of these facts, nor to his general…

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Lithgow Police Court. Monday, August 11. BEFORE H. Dillon, C.P.S., J.P.

Katoomba Times · Saturday 23 August 1890 · page 4

B. Silk, charged with acting in a riotous manner in the street on Saturday night, pleaded guilty. Sergt, Morrow said he thought the accused was not the aggressor, and that it was his first offence. He…

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Attempted Burglary In Melbourne

Katoomba Times · Saturday 27 September 1890 · page 4

ON Sunday night a daring attempt at burglary was made at the premises of Julius Kractzer, in the [?] Arcade, Bourke -street. The watchman found that the lock had been broken. He quickly…

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Lithgow Police Court. Monday, September 22. Before the Police Magistrate. False Pretences

Katoomba Times · Saturday 4 October 1890 · page 4

PATRICK CONNOLLY was charged with that on the seventeenth day of September, 1890 at Little Hartley, he did unlawfully obtain by a false pretence cerain property; to wit, goods and money:…

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Murder on Peak Hill Road

Katoomba Times · Saturday 4 October 1890 · page 3

DUBRO, Tuesday.-- News has just been received of the discovery of the body of a man on the Peak-hill road, about 20 miles from Dublo. The head was cut in several places as if the men had been murdered…

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