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Blue Mountains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1893

36 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2

Katoomba Court. P[?]ACE

Katoomba Times · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 3

WEDNESDAY, Before Messrs. J. K. Cleeye, P.M., and Goyder and McK[?]llop, Js.H. Harty [?]ihaff, aged 29 was charged [?] abducting a feature under 21 years, to [?] age…

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Katoomba Court. POLICE

Katoomba Times · Friday 20 January 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, Before Messrs J. K. Cleeve, P.M. and [?]etcher, Stephen, Smith and Prangley, Js.P. Goorge Sinclair, T. Carri[?] and F. [?]were charged with stealing an opera g[?] &c., from…

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Licensing Court

Katoomba Times · Friday 20 January 1893 · page 2

The lessee of the Leura Coffee Palace appliel for a publican's license. Mr. Gannon appeared for applicant. License refused on account of the rooms not being…

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Katoomba Court. POLICE

Katoomba Times · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M., and Mr. A. A. Smith and P. Mullany, JJ.P. Joseph Sayers was charged with assaulting James Webb at Springwood. Plaintiff did not appear…

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Katoomba Court. POLICE

Katoomba Times · Friday 10 February 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M., and Dr. Prangley, J.P.L. Mary Jones was charged with using offensive language to J. R. Davey. Pleaded not guilty…

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Katoomba Court. POLICE

Katoomba Times · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, Before Mr. J. K. Cleere, P.M., and Messrs F. C. Goyder and D. McKillop, Js.P. A lad named Samuel Williams was Charged with stealing a watch guard from Mathew Mooney, of…

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Katoomba Court. POLICE

Katoomba Times · Friday 3 March 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY. Before the P.M. W. F. Goyder v. James W. Newling. Claim [?] 7s. 7d. for Municipal rates on unimproved land Defendant said be did not own the land. O[?]ed…

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Katoomba Court. POLICE

Katoomba Times · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M. and Messrs. Mulla[?]y, McKillop, Goyder and Prangley, JJ.P. L. W. Fletcher v. Charles Wooller. Defendant…

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Katoomba Court. POLICE

Katoomba Times · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M., and five JJ.P. One drunk, Frank Kewell, paid 5s. for his spree. James Burn was charged with damaging a scal…

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Katoomba Court. POLICE

Katoomba Times · Friday 24 March 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY. Before the P.M. and Messrs. J. W. Fletcher, Prangley and Mullany, JJ.P. Charles Slaibert was charged with stealing from the house of Lesley Townsend, Mellow, one…

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Katoomba Court

Katoomba Times · Friday 31 March 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY. Before the P.M. and Messrs McKillop Mullany and Prangley, JJ.P. Samuel Williams was charged with having 19s 6d to his possession reasonably supposed to have been…

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Katoomba Court. POLICE

Katoomba Times · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. S. K. Gleeve, P.M., and Messrs. Goyder and Fletcher Js.P. Stephen Suerrit was charged with being drunk. Fined 2s. 6d…

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Katoomba Court. POLICE

Katoomba Times · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. K.Cleeve, P.M., and Messrs. Mckillop, Fletcher Goyder and Mullany, J.J.P. William Phillips was charged with rape…

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Katoomba Court. Police. Wednesday, Before the P.M. and Dr. Praugley

Katoomba Times · Friday 28 April 1893 · page 3

M. H. Shuttleworth was summoned by W. Irving for wages. Walter Irving deposed: Remember December 17, 1833; called at defendant's factory; saw A. Gazard…

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Katoomba Court. POLICE

Katoomba Times · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. k. Cloore, P.M., and Fletcher and McKillop, J.I.P. John Watt v. James Edward Mann and John Griffiths were charged with stealing treeferns at…

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Licensing Court at Lithgow

Katoomba Times · Friday 5 May 1893 · page 2

FRIDAY. Before Messrs. T. H. Nealc, J. Dobbie, A. Brown, and A. Dalziell, L.Mr, John Fisher Cripps applied for R publicau's license for premises situated at Blackheath…

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Katoomba Court. POLICE

Katoomba Times · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY. Before Mr. J. K. Cleere, P.M., and Mr. P. Mullany, and Dr. Prangley. JJ.P. John Bogus, on bail was charged with maliciously injuring the tram line of the A.K.O. and M. Co.,…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. in Divorce

Katoomba Times · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 2

FRIDAY, May 26. Before His Honor, Sir W. Windeyer. Davey v. Davey. Thomas Greenbank, co-respondent. All of Katoomba…

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Attempted Murder of a Comtesse by her Valet

Katoomba Times · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 2

VALBOFF, the valet who attempted to murder the Comtesse Garin de Coccouato, at Nice, on May 13, 1892, was some days ago placed on trial at the Assize Court of the Alpes Maritimes. On the night…

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Katoomba Court. Small Debts

Katoomba Times · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 2

WEDNESDAY Before Messrs. A. W. Stephen, [?] C. Goyder, and Dr. P[?] Je. P. Roberts v. Flowett. Claim £2 2s. for two loads of wood…

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