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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

1,026 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 52

A Daring Burglary. the Thief Behind the Curtains. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 2

A man named Phillips was charged at the Water Police Court this morning with housebreaking. He entered Petty's Hotel and stole jewellery valued at £80…

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A Deliberate Murder. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 3

A young man named Ryan, in returning home from the Condobolin races in company with a young woman, was deliberately shot dead by a man named…

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Police Court. Friday, March 18Th. (Before Mr. W. Kelk, J.p.) a Drink, a Bet, a Fight

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 2

James L'Estrange, a drover, aged 37, and Charles Roach, a laborer, aged 28, were both charged with riotous behavior in George-street last night…

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Police Bribery Cases. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 3

The police bribery cases resulted in the dismissal of the defendants without a stain on their character…

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Another Account of Williams. Other Cases of Bigamy and Theft. Brisbane

National Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 2

The man Mollet, who is supposed to be identical with Williams, when upon Charters Towers, married a widow, who had two children. After living together…

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The Windsor Murder. More of Williams' History. London, March 17

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 2

The police are continuing their inquiries into the circumstances attending the murders supposed to have been committed by the man Williams, or Deeming, at Denham Villa,…

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Police Court

National Advocate · Monday 21 March 1892 · page 2

There was a clean sheet at the Police Court on Saturday. William Godfrey, who on Friday night attempted to commit suicide in Moore's Hotel, William-street,…

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Latest Intelligence. Swanston Before the Police Court. He Remains Silent. the Police Reticent. Admits Being Williams. a Rumored Marriage in Adelaide , IN 1875. Writing Like "Jack the Ripper's." Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 21 March 1892 · page 3

Swantston has been brought before the Perth I Police Court and. formally remanded for seven days. He will probably be brought up again on Tuesday…

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The Windsor Murder. Williams' Career in England. the Box of Clothing Found. Inquest on the Bodies. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 21 March 1892 · page 2

Further particulars of the movement of Deeming at Rainhill and elsewhere have been obtained. He thrice visited his wife's sister after the murder, and in answer to enquiries…

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Second Edition. the Windsor Tragedy. the Rainhill Inquest. Burial of the Bodies. the Box with the Bloodstained Clothing. Williams' Cruelty to His Wife. Her Return Fare Subscribed. Albert Deeming Identifies the Bodies. a Remarkable Dream. Albert Deeming Dreams of the Murders. Search by the Police. London, March 18

National Advocate · Monday 21 March 1892 · page 3

Additional particulars continue to be published giving the results of the investigations made by the police into the circumstances surrounding Williams'…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 2

On Friday last Mr. ,T. B. Graham, P.M., visited Trunkey, and, together with Mr. J. Hall, J.P., of Peelwood, adjudicated in a case of allowed cattle steoling. The…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, March 21St. (Before the Police Magistrate, Hon. E. Webb, and Mr. J. MacKay, J's.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 2

J. G. Bray and Co. v. A. T. (Cousins.—£8 18s 6d, claimed for dishonored pro, note. —Verdict for plaintiff. L. Edgley and Co, v. W. Mockett.—…

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A Prisoner Escapes. Gaoler Charged with Negligence

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 2

At the Murrurundi Police Court on Tuesday, Andrew Gall, senior-constable and acting-gaolor at Murrurundi, was charged with negligently permitting the…

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The Windsor Murder. a Lady Witness. Assisting the Detectives. What the Police Think. More Revelations. His Career at the Gape. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 2

A Sydney resident will be sent to Melbourne to give evidence at the trial of Williams, and it will probably be the lady who supplied the detectives with the principal…

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The Condobolin Murder. the Murderer Found. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 3

At Condobolin, to-day, the body of Stone, the murderer, was found by the father of Die murdered man when out on the common looking for horses. He…

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Murder at Condobolin. a Jealous Man. Shoots His Rival. and Then Commits Suicide

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 4

A wire from Condobolin on Saturday conveyed the intelligence that a young man named George Ryan, a laborer, was shot dead on Thursday afternoon…

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Latest Intelligence. More of His Amours. and More Robberies. His Big Pretensions. How He Evaded the Police. London, Monday evening

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 2

It has transpired that in July last Deeming was in Liverpool, where he made the acquaintance of a young lady to whom he proposed marriage. He presented her with…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, March 21. (Before his Worship Mr. Graham, P.M., and Messrs. E. Webb, and McKay, J.'sP.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 2

J. Bray and Co. v. R. J. Consins, amount sued for, £8 13s 6d.—Theo. Hawke, for Bray and Co., deposed that the amount claimed was due on a…

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Williams in the West. His Arrival at Perth. Great Scenes of Excitement. Escorted by a Strong Body of Police. the Town Is Stirred to Its Depths. Perth

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 2

Never since the earliest days of settlement in Western Australia have the people of Perth and the surrounding country been so stirred as by the…

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The Windsor Tragedy. the Court Crowded. Williams at the Perth Police Court. Perth

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1892 · page 2

Long before 10 o'clock on Saturday morning a large crowd had assembled round the precincts of the City Police Court, waiting in the hope of seeing the…

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