Charged with Murder. SYDNEY
Isaac Sawyer, aged 21, is being tried to-day for the wilful murder of Hans Olund, a foreign hawker, at Young, several months ago. A large amount of…
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Courts & crime, 1889
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Court Revenue
THE following are the particulars and amounts collected by Mr. Saunders, C.P. S., Silverton, for the month of April: Fees of court, £2 18s. Sd.; small debts,…
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ON Wednesday, before Mr. J. Saunders, district registrar, the first single meeting in the matter of Joseph Nolan, of South Broken Hill, was heard. Mr…
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MR. C. G. GIBSON, the local C.P.S., furnishes the following figures as representing the polioe court business at Broken Hill for the month just ended:—…
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ON Thursday, before Mr. Gower, considerable interest was manifested in the case of W. C. Young and others v. Duchatel, McMahon, Marwood, Powell,…
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AT the Silverton Police Court yesterday, before Dr. Thomson, J.P., John Gerrard was presented on a charge of drunkenness and was fined 58 or 48 hours. William…
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There has been and still is great excitement in Sydney over the double murder on Saturday afternoon at Pyrmont, particulars of which were telegraphed the…
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ON Saturday, before Dr. Thomson, J.P., the irrepressible "Taff" Williams, made his 42nd appearance. The old charge of drunkennness, & c., was given, and he was…
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ON Tuesday, before Messrs. Gower and Crommelin, Js.P., Patrick Considine, who was remanded from Monday on the charge of larceny of 10s, the property of…
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On Wednesday, before Mr. C. A. Ring, J.P., Martin Quinlan was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Burke-street on the 7th inst.; also, with using…
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MR. C. G. GIBSON, the local clerk of Petty Sessions, has received a communication from Mr G. C. Tompson, the chairman of the Land Board for this part of…
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ON Thursday, before Mr. Gower, the case of R. S. Wilkie v. the Aldinga Silver-Mining Company, for a claim of £36, wages due to him for acting in the…
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Walter Brooks, an insurance agent, yesterday afternoon attempted to murder Matilda Thompson, a woman with whom he had been for some time living at North…
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AT the Petty Debts Court on Friday, before Messrs. Crommelin and Thompson, Js.P., P. J. Jonas sued H. Newman to recover £9 5s 7d, for goods sold. A…
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ON Monday, before Mr. Crommelin, J.P., Michael Kane was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Burke-street on the 12th instant, also with using obscene…
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ON Tuesday, before Messrs. Gower, P.M., and Ring, J.P., Michael Kane, who was remanded from the previous day, on a charge of using obacene language at the…
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A DISGRACEFUL scene, or rather series of scenes, occurred in the police court this morning. Two rather suspicious-looking men, who were charged in the names of…
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The case of Isaac Sawyer, the man who was recently acquitted on a charge of the murder of Hans Olund, and who was convicted at Burrowa on Friday last and…
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AT Silverton, yesterday, before Mr. Gower, L.M., the special license held by Henry Able to William Peat in respect of the New Thackaringa Hotel,…
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ABRAHAM ABOUKATTER, Abraham Khatt, and George Khyatt, three Syrian hawkers, were brought up before Mr. Gower, P.M., charged jointly with having robbed a…
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