Military Murder Trial As in Germany
An extraordinary military trial has just been concluded at Gumbinnen, after occuping one of the newly-instituted Courts-martial for five days…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blue Mountains · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1904
80 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 3 of 4
Kotoomba Police Court. Wednesday, June 8, 1904. Before Mr F. R. Wilshire. P.M.
Alice Jordan v Mary Stratton, wages. No appearance of defendant, verdict for the amount claimed, £11 8s and costs. W. T. Purslow v G. Duff, suffering one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. Same day and Bench
S. Annesley v J. Blakey, claim for £4 0s 6d and costs. Defendant admitted the debt and asked time to pay. Verdict for full amount and costs by instalments of 15s per…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kattoomba Police Court. Monday, June 20th 1904. Before F. R. Wiltshire P.M.
Earnest Herrmans, on remand was charged with travelling on the railway on 15th inst. between Lithgow and Blackheath without paying his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Katoomba Police Court. Friday, July 1. 1904. Before Messrs J. F. Tabrett and J. R. Nash, J'sP
MORGAN POWER was charged with being drunk and was fined 2s 6d or 24 : hours. The fine was paid…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Through Stealing for a Man Lambeth Girl's Suicide
In the Lambeth Coroner's Court on the 6th of May, Mr Troutbeck held an inquest on the body of Alice Denham, aged 18, who had been in service in Lambeth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court. Wednesday, July 16, 1901. Before Messrs J. R. N[?] and E. E. Med[?] J's.P
Robt. Coulson v. T. McLaughlin, chain for goods said and delivered. Verdict for plain[?] for £1 11s 10d and costs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Monday Before Messrs. J. R. Nash, Medlicott, and M'Killop, Js.P. STEALING
Charles Brady was charged with stealing four pairs of blankets valued at £3 8c, from a furnished cottage at Blackheath, owned by Mrs, Oliffe, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Katoomba Police Court. Monday, July 25, 1904. Before Messrs Nash, Medlicott and McKillop, 'J'sP
Charles Brady was charged with stealing 4 pairs of blankets valued at £3 8s, the property of Sarah Oliffe, on or about the 22nd July at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court
There were several small debts cases set down for hearing but were all settled out of court of withdrawn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Katoomba Police Court. Wed., August 10, 1901. Before Messrs Wiltshire, P.M. and Nash, J.P.
BREACH OF EXPLOSIVES ACT T. P. Jones was charged with keeping explosives on premises 50 lbs over and above quantity allowed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Wednesday, August 10th. Before the P.M. and Mr. J. R. Nash, js.P. the Aldermanic Tablet
Charles H. E, Liudeman was proceeded against by summons issued by the Katoomba Council, wherein he was Called upon to return a marble…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Gambler's Wife Pathetic Tale in the Divorce Court
GRIM STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE. A pathetic tale of domestic unhappiness was related on 7th June to Sir Francis Jeune in the undefended suit for divorce…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Police Station for Lawson
Much inconvenience is felt at Lawson through no provision being made for the accommodation of the prisoners and also the position of the residence…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Raisuli's Prisoner. the Stealing of a Man. the Coming of a Fleet
On June 17th, Mr Edgar Wallace Wrote to the London "Daily Mail" from Tangiers as follows:-- If you look out of your bedroom…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday, August 31. Before Messrs L. H. Howell and A. Slatyer, J'sP. DRUNK
Rosa Ann Webb was charged with being drunk on the Great Western road at Lawson. Accused pleaded guilty and was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Poisoned by Arsenic a Murder Trial. Recalls the Maybrick Case
The little Assize Court at Appleby, Westmorland, was crowded on 28th June during the hearing of a murder trial which, in some respects, recalls the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Katoomba Police Court. Wednesday September 14th Before the P.M, Mr F. R. Wiltshire Cattle Straying
Mr R. Meldrum was charged with allowing two horses to stray in Main street and was fined 5s for each horse and 4s 10d costs in default 48 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Katoomba Police Court Monday, September 19. Before Messrs J. F. Tabrett and E. E. Medlicott, J'sP
R. M. Pitt, of Wentworth Fails, was summoned by Senior-Constable McDowell, Inspector of Magazines, with storing explosives exceeding 12…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In an Irish Law Court
Baron Dowse, the Irish judge, once had a case in which the accused man understood only Irish. An interpreter was accordingly sworn. The prisoner…
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