The Police Court Bench
IT took two policemen and the clerk of the court over half-an-hour this morning to secure a justice of the peace to sit in the local police court this morning. There…
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Courts & crime, 1889
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Police Protection
JOHN THOMAS, a broken-down specimen of Humanity who, at one time followed the lowly occupation of boot-black in this town, but who has been away for some…
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THE worthy C.P.S. has done what he can to make the barn in Chloride-street, at present doing duty as a courthouse, as endurable as possible for those who have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Policeman Murdered. His Dying Depositions. A Desperate Struggle. The Murderer Before the Court. His Clothes Wet with Blood. SYDNEY
Constable Sutherland, one of the metropolitan police, was brought to the Sydney hospital at an early hour this morning by Senior-sergeant Robinson and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court Revenue for May. SILVERTON
MR. J. SAUNDERS, clerk of petty sessions at Silverton, received the following revenue for that department during the month of May:—Fees of court, £3 5s.;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Horrible Murder. A Dozen Stabs in the Body. The Murderer Uncaptured. AUCKLAND
Last night the lifeless body of a young settler named Thomas Hawkins was discovered on the road near Kaiwara, in the Wellington province. It was evident that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest. Over 35,000 DROWNED. 15000 Boasted Alive. Horrible Crucity or [?]oughs. Wholesale Murder and Pillage. 25,000,000 Dollars' Worth or Property Destroyed. The Floods Abating. [By Cable.] London
The floods in Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania, are spreading devastation over the country for miles round. The scenes are described as simply awful. The crowds…
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WILLIAM SMITH was brought up on warrant at the Police court this morning, before Mr. G. H. Gower, P.M., charged with the larceny, of two gold rings, valued…
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AT the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. H. Gower, P.M., Joseph Manley, for being drunk in Argent-street on Wednesday, had one previous conviction…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Zealand Murder. An Arrest Effected. AUCKLAND
Considerable excitementhas been caused by the arrest of a well-known chemist named Louis for the murder of Hawkins, the young settler, whose body was found,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Potts Point Murder. Morrison Committed for Trial. SYDNEY
The inquest on the body of Constable Sutherland was resumed to-day, when further evidence was taken. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Potts Point Murder. Funeral of Constable Sutherland. SYDNEY
The funeral of Constable Sutherland, who was murdered on Monday morning, took place yesterday afternoon. There was an enormous attendance. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Juvenile Thief. Two Charges of Stealing
JOHN GREEN, a lad 12 years of age, was charged at the police court this morning with stealing three cardigan jackets and a brush from J. T. Walker's store,…
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YESTERDAY, before Mr. Gower, P.M., and Mr. Ring, J.P., Joseph Shackleton alias Smith, and Thomas Taylor alias Burt, were summoned by John Charley…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murder of Dr. Cronin. LONDON
At the inquest on the body of Dr. Cronin, the murdered secretary of the Chicago Irish-American Society, it was alleged that Alexander Sullivan diverted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Land Bill. The Personnel of the Land Court. SYDNEY
The Assembly spent the whole of last night's sitting over the consideration in committee of the 8th clause of the Land Bill. Mr. Brunker (the Minister) moved…
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ON Saturday, before Mr. Gower, P.M., Joseph Shackleton, alias Smith, and Thomas Taylor, alias Burt, charged with assaulting John Charley, were fined, the…
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It is alleged that strong evidence of the complicity on the part of Alexander Sullivan in the murder of Dr. Cronin is now in the possession of the detectives…
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YESTERDAY, before Mr. Ring, J. P., George Knevett, on bail, was charged with obtaining one horse and saddle, the property of John Smith, Cobham. Knevett was…
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THE Warden's Courb will not be held to-morrow as usual, that being the opening day of the Quarter Sessions at Silverton; but the warden will sit in the…
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