Death of a magistrate. ADELAIDE, Wednesday Afternoon
Mr. W. R. Wigley, S.M., formerly. M.P. and Mayor of Glenelg, died at that town yesterday afternoon…
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Courts & crime, 1890
357 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 18
Warden's Court
A SPECIAL sitting of the Warden's Court was held yesterday, Mr. Barnett (Warden) presiding. The only case on for hearing was that of Charles Butcher v. J. W…
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The inquest on the body of the woman Donalds, supposed to have been murdered at Quirindi by ber Chinese paramour, Ah Dett, was continued this morning, when…
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HENRY DAVIES sued T. R. Smith at the Police Court this morning for wages due, £6 15s. 7d. This was a case laid under the Master and Servants Act, and Mr…
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The bodies of three Chinese have been found in a waterhole near Mount Ringwood diggings. It is believed they were murdered for food and clothing by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder by a Chinese. A Verdict of Guilty. SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon
At Quirindi, the Coroner's jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against the Chinese, Ah Dill, for the murder of his paramour, whose body was recently found…
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WILLIAM J. WILSON, formerly sharebroker and auctioneer, appeared this morning in the Police Court, before Mr. G. A. Mills, J.P., to answer the charge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempted Wife Murder. Driven Insane by Want of Work. SYDNEY, Tuesday Afternoon
David Wisehart, of Paddington, last night attempted to murder his wife by shooting her with a Martini-Henry rifle. He had been out of work for sometime, and…
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MR. A. N. BARNETT, presided in this court yesterday afternoon,and disposed of the following cases:— F. Tarrant v. Stenstrom.—This case…
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MR. C. L. C. BADHAM, the newly arrived P.M., disposed of a few cases at the Police Court this morning as a matter of public convenience, but will not formally…
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THE sittings of the District Court will open at the Broken Hill Courthouse on June 6. This is the first Local District Court ever held in Broken Hill, previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prosecution of Directors. Lively Scenes in Court. MELBOURNE
There was great excitement yesterday when Messrs Nimmo and Dow, Ms.LA., and Messrs. Gourlay, John Stewart, James Mirams, Phillip Corkhill, J. J. Murphy,…
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AT the Polics Court this morning, before Mr. C. L. C. Badham, P.M., and Mr. G. A. Mills, J.P., Jane Matthews for drunkenness was fined 1s or one hour's…
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A terrible murder was committed near Prince's Bridge station early yesterday morning. Joseph McGrath, a young man from Queenscliffe, attacked Conrad…
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In our issue of yesterday we complained of the infernal noise made by the brass band of the Salvation Army. It appears that we appealed to the "brotherly love'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Committed for Murder. MELBOURNE, Wednesday afternoon
At the inquest this afternoon on the body of the man Retzlaff, murdered on Sunday morning, McGrath was committed for trial for murder…
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ONLY two cases were heard in the Warden's Court yesterday:— Mary Toohey brought an action for trespass against James Leeman, claiming…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunday Entertainments. Important Judgment of Full Court. SYDNEY, Wednesday Afternoon
An important judgment was given in the Full Court yesterday, in the case of Walker v. Solomon. The latter was fined £200 under an old statute for…
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A COURT of Revision of publicans' licenses was held this morning before Messrs. Barnett and Tompson, licensing magistrates, when renewals were granted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The A.M.A. in Court. Important to Unionists
THIS afternoon, before Mr. Badham, P.M., and Mr. G. A. Mills, J.P., John Barrett sued Patrick O'Donnell, secretary of the Smelters' and Surface Hands'…
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