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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1890

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Circuit Court. (Before Mr. Justice Windeyer.) Larceny and Receiving

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 April 1890 · page 3

ANNIE SPRAGG was charged with larceny in a dwelling from John Williams, of Broken Hill, on the 20th Deceraber last. A second count charged her with receiving…

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Circuit Court. Tuesday, April 22. (Before his Honor, Judge Windeyer.)

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 April 1890 · page 2

MR. B. R. Wise prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, and the Bar was represented by Messrs. W. V. Smith and Symons. MURDER…

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Circuit Court. Tuesday, April 22. (Before his Honor, Judge Windeyer.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 April 1890 · page 2

MR. B. R. Wise prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, and the Bar was represented by Messrs W. V. Smith and Symons. After we went to Press the following…

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Attempted Murder. a Man Fires Two Shots at His Wife. the Murder Frustrated. Bravery of Wm. Newton

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused this morning by a report that a man had attempted to murder his wife, at Mulga Hill, near the Mayflower Hotel, by firing…

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Circuit Court. This Afternoon's Proceedings. Larceny in a Dwelling

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 3

Wm. Thos. Edwards was charged with stealing a valuable security consisting of Hebe scrip No. 56, the property of George O'Halloran, on the 29th August last. Mr…

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Circuit Court. Wednesday, April 23. (Before his Honor, Judge Windeyer.)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 April 1890 · page 2

MR. B. R. Wise prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, and the Bar was represented by Messrs. W. V. Smith and Symons. MURDER…

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Barrier Miner. Friday, April 25, 1890. Ten Years for Murder!

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 2

THE trial of John Ice, the murderous villain who systematically tortured a poor little boy to death, has been concluded; and yet though both…

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Cold-blooded Murder. Horrible Mutilation of the Victim. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 2

The body of au elderly man, frightfully mutilated, was fouud yesterday partly immersed in water among the rocks in that portion of the Domain which…

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Circuit Court. Thursday, April 24. (Before Mr. Justice Windeyer.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 2

MR. B. R. Wise prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, and the Bar was represented by Messrs. W. V. Smith and Symons. PERJURY…

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Police Offences

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 April 1890 · page 2

MR. BARNETT, P.M., presided in the Police Court this morning, and Mr. G. A. Mills, the newly appointed J.P., took his seat on the bench for the first time…

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The Wagga Murderer. Another Murder Suspected. WAGGA, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 April 1890 · page 2

It is stated that one of the watches in the possession of Smith, the alleged murderer of Taylor, belonged to a miner named Rix. Smith and Rix left…

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The Domain Murder. Identification of the Body. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 April 1890 · page 2

The body of the man murdered in the Domain last week has been identified as that of Dennis Connell, a respectable laboring man. Three witnesses swore…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 April 1890 · page 3

THE quarterly Licensing Court for the districts of Broken Hill and Silverton was held this morning before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M., and Z. Lane, J.P.,…

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The Wagga Murderer. Another Murder Suspected. Interview with a Clergyman. He Wants to Die. WAGGA

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 April 1890 · page 3

A farther denouement in regard to the Wagga murder has occurred. At the conclusion of the inquest on Taylor the Rev. John McIntyre had an…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 5 p.m. Shocking Murder. A Chinese Makes Away with his Paramour. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 April 1890 · page 3

A shocking affair is reported from Quirindi. A woman living with Ah Dett, a Chinese gardener, was missed. The neighbors had previously heard cries of…

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Charge of Horse-stealing

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 May 1890 · page 2

AT the Police Court this morning, before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M., W. J. Wilson was charged with stealing a horse from W. T. Linton. The accused had been…

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Murder in the South Seas. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 May 1890 · page 2

News of the murder of a Frenchman named Mercier by the natives of the New Hebrides group reached Sydney yesterday by the steamer Waroonga. Mercier…

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The Sydney Domain Murder. Identified as Dennis Connell. (From Our Special Correspondent). Sydney, April 30,1890

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 May 1890 · page 2

The Sydney domain murder is pretty well occupying public attention in this city. Slowly but surely the thread of the mystery is being unravelled, although the…

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A Bush Murder. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 May 1890 · page 3

A telegram from Thargomindah states that a Chinaman has been foully murdered at Boorara and his body covered with bushes. The police are out searching for…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 May 1890 · page 2

THE Licensing Court sat again this morning when the following applications for renewals were granted:—Edward O'Malley, Acacia Siding; John F. Evans,…

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