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

Courts & crime, 1898

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2nd Edition The World The Dreyfus Scandals. the Zola Trial.0 Astounding Scenes in Court. London, Monday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 3

General Billot has repudiated the charge of M. Henri Rochefort that he intrigued with Matthieu Dreyfus. Astounding scenes have occurred in the…

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Lord Wm. Nevilll Sentenced to 5 Years' Penal Servitude. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 3

Lord William Nevill pleaded guilty to frond and not guilty to the charge of forgery. The latter charge vas dropped. He was sentenced to 5 years' penal…

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Lithgow Police Court. Monday, February 14. (Before Mr. John James, J.p.) Charge of Theft

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 3

Archibald Moffit, a miner, was charged by Patrick Kelly with stealing, about January 15, a swag containing various articles of apparel and other articles to the value of about £5, the…

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Lithgow Police Court. Thursday, February 17. (Before Dr. Asher, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 4

An old man named Henry Powell was brought before the court this morning for protection and remanded for eight days, pending a pass being obtained for his admission into an asylum…

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Small Debts Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 3

There was only one case and this had been settled out of court…

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Wallerawang Police Court. Wednesday, February 10. (Before R. H. Bulkeley and T. Davis, J's.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 3

Thomas Murphy, alias Edward Clark, in custody charged with refusing to pay for liquor at the Commercial Hotel, Wallerawang, on the 9th instant. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Fined 20s. or 21 days…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, February 16. (Before Capt. Bracey. L.M.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 4

Frank Pugh was granted a billiard license for premises situate in Inch-street, adjoining Mortlock's hotel…

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Another Theft of a Bicycle

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

Another impudent theft of a bicycle has been reported to the police. A clerk in the loco, department of the railway left his machine in the hall of a house where he was…

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Official Visit to the Gaol

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

The Minister for Justice (the Hon. Gould) and the Comptroller-General of Prisons (Captain Neitenstein) arrived in Bathurst yesterday morning, in company with the…

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Charge Against John Norton. of Indecent Assault. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 3

In the summons division of the Water Police Court today, John Norton was charged with indecently assaulting Mrs. Annie Violet Leith, wife of…

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Here & There Licensing Court

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday (before ths P.M.) Cadwell Howard applied for the transfer of the license of the Plough and Harrow Hotel, Howick-street, to Richard…

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A Charge of Murder. the Darlinghurst Tragedy. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 3

Margaret North was placed on her trial at the Central Criminal Court today on a charge of murdering Charles Michael Guest at Darlinghurst, on…

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Revision Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 2

An Electoral Revision Court for the Bathurst district was held at the Courthouse yesterday (the Police Magistrate presiding), when 49 names were added to the list…

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Small Debts' Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 2

At the Small Debts' Court yesterday (before the Police Magistrate), John Casey summoned Thos. Malone for the recovery of £3, alleged breach of…

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2nd Edition. The World. the Dreyfus Case. Trial of Zola. Wild Scenes in Court. London, Monday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 3

Farther tumultuous scenes have occurred at Zola's trial. The presiding judge refused Zola's counsel, Maitre Labori, the right to examine the military…

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Police Court

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1898 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. H. M'Dougal, J.P., two first offenders were fined 5s or imprisonment till the rising of the court, on charges of drunkenness…

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Charge Against John Norton. of Indecent Assault. an Alleged Political Prosecution

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1898 · page 2

The proceedings against John Norton were continued on Tuesday, says the "D.T.", in the Summons Division of the Water Police Court on a summons…

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Zola Sent to Gaol. London, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 3

The trial of M. Zola on a charge of criminally l[?]elling the French War Office authorities in his championship of the convict Dreyfus was concluded to-day…

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Small Debts Court

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 6

David Curtin v. C. W. Clout, claim for wages. Case dismissed…

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Lithgow Police Court. Saturday, February 19. (Before A. H. Clapin, J.p.) a Serious Charge

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 6

Charles Sandells was charged with stealing a roan bullock, the property of Patrick Joseph O'Donnell. Remanded until Monday…

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