"Contempt of Court."
A MR. E. G. PHIPSON was recently sentenced to ten days imprisonment at Durban, Natal, for refusing to pay his grocery bill. The acting city magistrate, who give Mr. Phipson ten days…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1899
373 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 19
Grafton Police Court
On Tuesday, before the P.M., Patrick M'Mahon a stranger, deemed to be insane, was, on the certificates of Drs. Smith and Henry, ordered, to be forwarded to the Hospital for the…
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At Grafton yesterday, before the P.M., Walter Klaus and William Cracroft were summoned for alleged riotous behaviour. Constable Richards stated that on Saturday, about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. ON Friday, before the P.M.
H. Fisher pleaded guilty to behaving in a [?] Princes-street. Mr. Donaldson appeared for the defence, and asked for a lenient penalty. The P. M. inflicted a fine of 1s and 4s…
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A YOUNG man named Thomas Tudor, a restdent of Hamilton, was arrested by Constable Fallon, of Teralba, and subsequently charged at the Newcastle police station with the wilful murder…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bellingen Police Court. Monday, May 8. Before Messrs. F.T. Matthews (chairman), A.E. Ellis, and E. Raymond, Js.p. a Coach-driver's Case
ALBERT COLEMAN was charged by Senior-Constable Jordan with having, at Marx Hill on April 27, endangorod the safety of a passenger and of a stage,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bellingen District Court. Friday, May 5. Before His Honor, Judge Coffey
The District Court was held at Bellingen on Friday before Judge Coffey. The legal profession was represented by Messrs. McKenzie and…
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Yesterday, before the P.M., Frederick W. Wilcox was summoned by H. H. Gerard, of the Clarence River stores, for assault. Defendant pleaded guilty. Mr…
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ON Friday, before the P.M., F. W, Wilcox was summoned by H. H. Gerard for assault. Defendant, for whom Mr M'Guren appeared, pleaded guilty. Mr M'Guren explained there…
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Yesterday before Mr. L. Jacobs, J.P. Thomas Martin, a labourer, was fined 5s or twenty-four hours for drunkenness in Prince-street on Sunday. For resisting…
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AT the inquest held on Wednesday into the circumstances attending the death of the infant, Baker, which we reported in our last issue as having been hanged to a bed post at Balmain…
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AT the above court on Monday, before the P.M., and Mr. F. Turnbull, J P., Alfred Dennis (remanded on bail) was charged with stealing u brown stallion pony, the property of Samuel Willis, of South…
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YESTERDAY, before the P.M. and Mr. J. Read, J.P., James McMillan v. AV. Everson, son., for unlawfully detaining a bullock branded K.S., the property of plaintiff. Mr. Dowling for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Interest. Bellingen Police Court
AT Bellingen Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. F. T. Matthews, J.P.,a travelling watchmaker named Frederick Preston Pearee was charged with fraudulently…
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AT the Ulmarra Police Court on Monday, before the P.M., and Mr. F. Turnbull, J.P., Alfred Dennis; on remand, was charged with, on January 19 last, stealing a brown pony stallion…
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SIR—It has come to my knowledge that some busy bodies have carried to Mr. John Hickey, Postmaster, of Iluka, that in the recent assault case (Everson v. Busch) I croas-examined…
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On Wednesday, before the P.M. and Mr. F. Turnbull. J.P. Alfred Dennis was charged with stealing a brown pony, the property of Samuel Willis, of South…
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At Grafton on Tuesday, before the P.M., Patrick Murnane v. John Murray, claim of £7 19s 7d for stone-breaking. Mr. Donaldson for complainant, Mr. M'Guren for defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Parisian Mystery Solved. Fate of the Raveneaus. Jealousy, Murder and Suicide
Here's a story from Paris that holds the plot for a thrilling novel or a sensational melo-drams, and, according to the best evidence obtainable, it's true, albeit a bit…
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Yesterday before the P.M. George Foggo and Michael M'Grath were each fined 10s for riotous conduct on Saturday. It appeared defendants had an…
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