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

Courts & crime, 1894

922 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 47

Death at the Gaol. Verdict Op Natural Causes

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 2

The governor of the gaol (Mr. G. H. Stace) reported to Mr. J. B. Graham, P.M., yesterday that James Driscoll a prisoner, serving a sentence of 6 months…

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Bathurst Police Court. Monday, January 22, 1894. (Before Mr. J. B. Graham, P.M., and Messrs. V. Jenkins and J. Mackay, J's.P.) a Linguist

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 2

James Malone was charged with using obsoene language in Lambert-street on Saturday evening. He said he was very drunk at the time and could not…

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Breaking and Entering. the Alleged Boy Burglars Before the Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 3

George Hobbs (18), and John Sambrook (16), on remand, were charged with breaking and entering the store of E. Webb and Co., and stealing in company therefrom 7 tins of…

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The Dora Dora Murder. "Willie" Before the Court. Albury

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 2

At the police court to-day the case of Willie, alias Tirramburra, charged with the murder of a settler at Dora Dora in 1891 was resumed. Detective-sergeant Sainsbury, of…

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The Burglary at Webb and Co's Store. Accused Committed

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 2

John Sambrook (16), and George Hobbs (17), both described as laborers, were charged with breaking and entering the store of E. Webb and Co, in Keppel…

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The Albury Murder. SYDNEY, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 3

At the trial of Willie, the aboriginal, at Albury, on a charge of murder of a Polish settler, a constable gave evidence to-day that Willie had told him that Jacky,…

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Bathurst Police Court. Tuesday, January 23, 1894. (Before Mr. J. B. Graham, P.m.) Protection

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 2

John Cash was brought up on a charge of vagrancy merely for his own protection. He was paralysed on one side. Remanded for seven days…

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Thefts at the General Post Office. a Letter Sorter Charged

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 3

A respectable-looking young fellow named Edward James Rice, employed as sorter at the G.P.O., appeared before the Water Police Court, Sydney, yesterday, on a…

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Municipal Lists Revision Court

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 2

The meeting of the Borough Council, convened for the purpose of revising the municipal lists for the various wards of the Borough, lapsed yesterday afternoon…

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Police Court. Thursday, January 25, 1894. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. V. Jenkins, J.P.29

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 3

BREAKING AND ENTERING.—John Sambrook and George Hobbs were charged with breaking and entering the Public School and stealing in company therein.—The lads were…

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The Public School Burglary

National Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 2

It was expected that the charge of breaking and entering the Public School would be heard against the lads, Sambrook and Hobbs, but owing to the…

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Monte Carlo Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 3

An Italian man and woman have been arrested at Nice on suspicion of murdering an Englishman at Monte Carlo…

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Reported Murder of a King. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 3

It ia reported that the trouble in Servia has resulted in the murder of King Alexander and his father, ex-King Milan…

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Municipal Lists Revision Court

National Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 2

At the close of the Borough Council meeting last night, the aldermen resolved themselves into a Municipal lists Revision Court. The lists of the…

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American Irish League. a Reactionary Manifesto. Dynamite and Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 3

A manifesto has bean issued by the American Irish National League which advocates a return to the use of dynamite, and incites to murder. The manifesto plainly asserts that the time…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday, January 24, 1894. (Before Mr. J. B. Graham, P.m.) the Roberts Case. the Great Unwashed' in Evidence

National Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 2

When the court opened there was an unusually large muster of the gentry delicately (or otherwise) described as 'The Great Unwashed.' Both the body…

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Bathurst Police Court. Thursday, January 25, 1894. (Before Mr. J. B. Graham, P.M., and Mr. Vaughn-Jenkins, J.p.) Hobbs and Sambrook

National Advocate · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 2

John Sambrook and George Hobbs were charged, on remand, with breaking and entering the Public School on January 30, and stealing in company…

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Revision Court

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 3

A Revision Court for the purpose of revising the Municipal List for 1894-95 was held immediately after the above meeting. No fresh names were added to the list, but…

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Molong Police Court. Tuesday, 23Rd January, 1894. (Before Messrs. A. Ross and W. H. Couch, Js.P.) Riotous Behaviour

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 4

Police v. Thomas Skelton, for behaving in a riotous manner in Betts-street on the 11th inst. Accused did not put in an appearance and a warrant was ordered to…

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Bathurst Police Court

National Advocate · Monday 29 January 1894 · page 3

Mr. Vaughan-Jenkins presided on Saturday morning when two drunks only were brought up for discussion. They were both discharged with a caution…

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