Lawrence Police Court
ON Thursday last, before the P.M., James Langan was charged on the information of Reuten Hayward with stealing a calf. Mr. McGuren appeared for accused…
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Courts & crime, 1900
405 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 21
A Ballina Police Court Incident
THE Ballina " Beacon " in a trenchant article last week refers to Borne peculiar proceedings at the local police court on If the ' Beacon' has not considerably…
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AT a special sitting of the Bowra Licensing Court, on Saturday last, before Messrs. E. Hitchins and P. McHugh, J's.P., Mr. R. S. M. Dougall applied for confirmation of the…
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At the Grafton Court yesterday a first offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged. At Maclean yesterday before Mr. J. A. Creagh, P.M. Charles Murray, a South Sea Islander, appeared…
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It having been reported that about 450 head of cattle are missing from Bungawalbyn station Sub-Iuspector Carroll, of Lismore, with a black tracker, has gone out to investigate, but up to…
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An aboriginal named Billy Broome, who was recently convicted in Queensland of the murder of Mary Le Blowitz, has confessed to the crime…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maclean Police Court
ON Friday, before the P.M., and Mr. D. See, J.P. Patrick Cullen pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly at Maclean on the 24th, and was admonished and discharged…
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SIR,—If the persons writing under the above heading in a few of your recent issues were to keep more to the question, instead of trying to abuse one another and writing nonscuse about tomcats and about…
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At the local Police Govt on Friday, John Murphy, deemed to be insane, was ordered to be forwarded to the Hospital for the Insane at Gladesville…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Appeal Court
On Friday, before the P.M., the Municipal Appeal Court was held. There were six appeals, one of which was struck out. In the other five reductions were made as under, by mutual consent of the…
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AT the Criminal Court to-day the boy Juntos Murphy was indicted on a charge of murdering Cyrus McFarlane at Grafton in February last. Accused pleaded not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prince-street Murder. Murphy Found Guilty. and Sentenced to Death
SYDNEY, FRIDAY.—The trial of the boy James Murphy, who was arraigned at the Sydney Criminal Court on a charge of murdering Cyrus M'Farlane on 10th February, commenced…
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At Grafton yesterday before the P.M., Messrs A. Lipman, H. Maxted and W. M'Cormack, J's.P. Michael Fitzgerald sued G. Barnier for £13 0s 6d alleged to be due as wages. After hearing a good…
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On Wednesday, before the District Registrar. In the estate of John Hendly, of Grafton, labourer, a single meeting. The bankrupt stated he was never bankrupt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Full Court Surprised
The Full Court has been surprised. The feeling was caused by a solicitor who accepted a sixth of a sum he got for a client as a "present." Whether the astonishment was due to the lawyer's action in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Tragedy. the Trial in Sydney, The Accused Convicted and Sentenced to Death. Several Points Noted. by Our Special Reporter
AT the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, before Mr Justice G. B. Simpson and a jury of twelve, the lad James Murphy was indicted on an alleged charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Murder Case. Murphy Found Guilty. and Sentenced to Death
AT the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, before Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson and a jury of twelve, the lad James Murphy was indicated on a charge of wil fully murdering Cyrus M'Fariano, another lad, at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Changes
WE regret to report that Sergeant Tysee has boon transferred from Maclean to South Grafton station. The Sergeant has been in charge of Maclean station for over 25 years, and during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shorthand in Court
SINCE the adoption by Mr. Justice Simpson of the practice of having a shorthand writer to take evidence in divorce suits, barristers have got into the habit of conducting examinations of…
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THE Clarence Examiner's report of the trial of young Murphy, in Sydney, states that for the defence, Murphy elected to make a, statement from the…
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