Police Courts
At Grafton, on Tuesday, before the P.M., William Sterling, on remand, deemed to be insane, was ordered to be forwarded to the Hospital for the Insane at Gladesville…
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Courts & crime, 1901
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Grafton Police Court
On Saturday an inebriate, on his first appearance, was fined 5s, or to be detained five minutes. Yesterday, before the P.M., Davy Ryan, an aboriginal, was fined 5s for…
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At the Grafton Police Court on Tuesday Lowis Gilbert, was fined is and 5s 6d conts for neglecting to send his child to school, and Thomas Wrattan for a similar infringement of the Public Instruction…
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ON Friday, before the relieving P.M., George Rankin, on bail, was charged with stealing a cheque valued at £35 2s 6d, the property of Robert Dickson, 'of Carr's Creek…
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A sensational burglary was committed at Mosman, one of the marine suburbs of Sydney, yesterday evening. It was at the house of Mrs, Starling, Spofforth-street, a man breaking into the place…
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The Police Court is developing into a kind of matrimonial bureau. Some months ago a youog man and woman were married by direction of the Magistrate at the Central Court, and now the…
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ON Tuesday, before the P. M. George Rankin, and John Patrick Byrnes, both on remand, were charge with stealing a letter, containing a cheque…
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On Tuesday, before the P.M., George Rankin and John Patrick Burns, on bail, were charged with stealing a cheque for £35 2s 6d, the property of Robt. Dickson…
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Yesterday, before the P.M. Percy Connor, on remand, was charged with the larceny of a gold ring, velued at 15s, the property of Sydney Smidt. Mr. Bawden appeared for…
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ON Friday, before the P.M., Percy Connor was charged with stealing a gold ring, valued at 15s, the property of Sydney Smidt…
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That ex-Queensland criminal, Joseph Baker, who so seriously stabbed Inspector Toomey in the back in Martin Place at the time of the Commonwealth, has been sentenced to death, Toomey, it will be…
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Another street murder is reported. At the time of writing the victim is still alive, but how long he will remain so may be guessed from his injuries which embrace a fractured skull, a fractured jaw,…
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THE trial of Timothy Cadogan for the murder of William Bird, land agent, which opened on Monday, December 10, before the Chief Justice, Lord O'Brien, and a Cork city jury, concluded…
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A SCENE of unparalleled excitement occurred in the House of Commons at midnight yesternight. A motion of closure was moved, and sixteen Nationalist members refused…
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On Thursday, before the P.M. P. Shannon, an aboriginal, for drunkenness was fined 5s, or fire minutes detention. A music permit was granted John Hollingworth,…
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Another desperate street assault case has to be reported, the victim this time being a Chinaman. It occurred in Gastlereagh-street on Monday, when the celestial, who was harrying to the bank with a…
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Previously to fining several Sydney shopkeepers— chiefly Italians—for selling fruit, etc., on the first day of the week, Air, Wilshire, S.M., made some strong remarks on Tuesday on the subject of the…
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A cable from London states that George H. Parker, an ex-soldier, has been sentenced to death for the murder of a farmer named William Pearson, on January 17, in the…
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At Grafton, yesterday, before the P.M., William Robertson pleaded guilty to using indecent language. Mr. Everingham, for defendant, pleaded extenuating circumstances. He was fined…
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Yesterday before Mr, M'Kell, acting-Warden. John Day appeared through an agent, W, Dunn, to apply for suspension of labour for six months gold lease 598, portion 44, parish Millama,…
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