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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1891

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Murder by a Russian Prince. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 2

Prince Bartinelfly a Russian prince, has been sentenced to 8 years' imprisonment for the murder of a young actress, his mistress, of whom he was…

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The Keatinge Assault Case. A. c. Taylor and Willis Severely Censured. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 2

At the Criminal Court yesterday the trial of Oswald Keatinge for criminal assault on a young girl was concluded. The jury, after considering the evidence…

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The Clifton Hill Murder. The Judge's Summing Up. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 3

Mr. Justice Molesworth summed up to-day in the case of the tram conductor Wilson, charged with the murder of his sweetheart, Stella Marks, at Clifton Hill,…

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The Irish Party. Parnell's Latest Gasconade. Anti-parnellite Delegates to Australia. Dillon and O'brien in the Gaol Infirmary. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 2

Mr. Farnell says he is willing to face the British bayonets should the occasion arise. Timothy Sullivan, M.P. for the…

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Prince Bismarck. Sensational Statement by Figaro. the Ex-chancellor Summoned to a Court-martial. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 2

The Paris Figaro publishes a sensational statement to the effect that the German Government has taken the necessary steps for summoning…

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Latest Cables. Strike of Miners at Durham. the Police Stoned. London, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 2

A strike of miners has taken place at the Silkworth colliery, Durham, and the police were stoned by the mob, many persons being injured…

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The Clifton Hill Murder. The Judge's Summing Up. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 4

Mr. Justice Molesworth summed up to-day in the case of the tram conductor Wilson, charged with the murder of his sweetheart. Stella Marks, at Clifton Hill,…

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Latest Cables. Strike of Miners at Durham. the Police Stoned. London, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 February 1891 · page 4

A strike of miners has taken place at the Silkworth colliery, Durham, and the police were stoned by the mob, many persons being injured…

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The Whitechapel Murder. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1891 · page 3

The coroner's jury, in the case of the recent murder of a woman in Whitechapel, returned an open verdict. In the absence of any evidence against…

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The Narbethong Tragedy. The Police at Fault. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1891 · page 3

It new appears that the police have no clue whatever to the perpetrator of the Narbethong double murder. A carpenter named Coulston, who is wanted by the…

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The Lilydale Murder. Trial of Fatta Chand. The Jury Disagree and are Pischarged. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1891 · page 3

The trial of Fatta Chand, for the murder of his countryman, Juggo Mull, near Lilydale, on the 27th November, was concluded on Saturday, before Judge…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1891 · page 2

THE principal items of business transacted at the court this morning were a large number of petty debts cases, which occupied the attention of Messrs. Bad[?],…

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Police Court. Afternoon's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 3

ON the resumption of the hearing of the case of alleged orestealing after lunch, Mr. Power, managing director of the Consols mine, gave evidence relating to the class…

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The Whitechapel Murder. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1891 · page 2

The fireman, Saddler, arrested on suspicion of complicity in the Whitechapel murder, has been released from custody…

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Mitrams in Gaol. Ineffectual Appeals on His Behalf. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 March 1891 · page 3

The friends of Mirame, how imprisoned in Sale gaol for fraud in connection with the Premier Permanent cases, have endeavored to get a relaxation of the gaol…

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A Mean Theft. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 March 1891 · page 3

John Lawrence O'Brien took advantage of the faneral of the Mayor of Ballarat, and stole from the dead man's library some books. He was sent to gaol…

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Shocking Outrage. Brutal Assault on an Aged Woman by a Blackfellow. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 March 1891 · page 2

The discovery of a shocking occurrence has been made at Benalla. A widow named Mary Smith, aged 76, has, it appears, been brutally assaulted, and is…

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The Deepwater Murder. Arrest of a Suspect. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. DEEPWATER

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 March 1891 · page 3

William White was arrested to-day for the alleged murder of Montgomery, at Nine Mile. The preliminary investigation will he held this afternoon. Montgomery…

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The Ballarat Tragedy. Johnston Before the Court. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 March 1891 · page 2

Johnston, the perpetrator of the sad tragedy at Ballarat, was present at the adjourned inquest yesterday. He was carried into court in an ambulance…

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The South Yarra Murder. Petition for Phelan's Reprieve. The Governor Asked to Exercise the Prerogative. [By Telegraph] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 March 1891 · page 2

The Governor to-day received a petition, extensively signed, asking that his Excellency should exercise the preroga tive of mercy in the case of John…

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