Great Travelling by a Police Magistrate
Mr. W. S. Laswell, the Dubbo, P.M., has done some tall travelling recently, and there is his record during November:—If is as follows :—2nd—Went to Girilambone, held…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1889
471 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 24
Police Court. Monday, November. 18th. (Before the P.M.)
There was an aspect of unusual activity at the Police Court this morning. The dull solemnity which has enveloped the judicial proceedings in Bathurst For the past fortnight…
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The police have not succeeded in making any arrest in regard to the murder of Blackburn in Devonshire-street. The assassin is still at large. The inquest on the murdered man was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gaol Birds. Crushing an Outbreak in the Bathurst Gaol. Officers of the Law Active
This morning vague rumors flouted on the silent air of the city of Bathurst. The exact intent and meanings of the half-articulated whispers could not be gathered and solved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Monday, November 18Th. (Before Mr. W. A. Steel P. M.)
DRUNK.—John Barrett was charged with drunkeness.— Fined 5s in default 24 hours imprisonment. RIOTIOUS BEHAVIOUR.—Thomas Carlyia was charged with behaving in a riotous manner in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Items. the Gaol Revolt. Probing a Skilful Scheme. A Secret Enquiry
The judicial aspect of the revolution in the Bathurst Gaol commenced at 11 o'clock this morning before Police Magistrate Steel and visiting magistrate Dulbunty. With the…
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During the past few days rumours of insubordination to the gaol have been current, but on account of the rules under which the penal establishments are conducted, the authorities are not permitted to give…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Mysterious Murder
Murder—for there can be no doubt of the nature of the crime whatever there may be about the identity of its author—has again been committed, and another horror is the chief topic of conversation…
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The murderer of Henry Blackburn at Surry Hills is still at large, and all efforts of the police to trace him have, so far, been in vain, but they have obtained another important clue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Thursday, November. 21st. (Before Messrs. Webb & Kelk, Js.P. MR. S. ROBINSON, P.M., YOUNG
There were a few moments of recognition of many years and hand-shaking activity in the court-room this morning before Messrs. Webb and Kelk sat in judgment. The cause of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Friday, November 22nd. (Before Mr. Steele, Police Magistrate.) Grey Hairs in Grief
The irterior of the Police Court presented a very sorry sight, this morning. Two poor old men, bowed down with the weight of many years of adversity, appeared before the Bench,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Friday, Nov. 22Nd 1889. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
VAGRANCY.—Two old men named Thomas Burns and Phillip Mara were formally charged by Senior Sergeant Musgrove under the Vagrancy Act. Burns said he was 84 years of age, had been 55 years in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Devonshire-street Murder. (Thursday's Evening News.)
A rumor has been current this afternoon that two men were arrested in Gunnedah, charged with being the principal and accessory in the Devonshire-street murder. The report includes the names…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bathurst Gaol. Peace now Reigns. Gossip With the Governors
The past week has written a full page on the history of the Bathurst Gaol. The little scenes of harmless discontent have now subsided and gentle calmness reigns where once angered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Thursday, November 21St, 1889. (Before Messrs. E. T. Webb and W. C. Kelk, Js.P.)
ASSAULT.—Henry Clark v. Bryan Seully.—Defendant was charged with assaulting complaint.—Mr. McInstosh for complaint and Mr. Kenny fordefedant.— Complainant, an innkeeper at O'Connell,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Gaol Revolt. Matter before the Minister for Justice
The matter of the recent revolt in the Bathurst Gaol is to be fully investigated by the Minister for Justice, who has Mr. Police Magistrate Steele's report before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Report of the P.M. on the Gaol Investigation
Police Magistrate Steel's report re the Bathurst Gaol insurrection is in the hands of the Minister for Justice, who will not take action upon it till a further report is received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Gaol Trouble
Official secrets are generally hard to keep, and the recent unpleasantness at the Bathurst Gaol, its causes and effects, are not different…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gaol Disturbances in Brisbane
A considerable sensation has been caused by the publication in the Brisbane papers of a paragraph referring to the alleged irregularities in the Brisbane gaol. It is understood that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Tuesday, November 26th (Before Mr. Dulhunty, J.p.) He Wasn't in the Back Blocks
The peace of "William-street was radely upset yesterday evening by Mr. William Hughes, a dark gentleman from the back blocks, who insisted upon wasting a deluge of…
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