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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

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[?]Quarterly Licensing Court. (Continued from First Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 4

THE hearing of applications for new licenses waa continued. The following applications were adjourned for inspection:—John Allan, for house to be erected…

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The Knife at Ballarat. Attempted Wife Murder. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 4

A horrible occurrence is reported from Ballar[?]t. Last night a man named George Farmer, a curer, of Ballar[?]t, who has lately been drinking heavily, stabbed…

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Murder is Queensland. Battered with a T[?]hawk. [By Telegraph] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 3

The body of a young man has been found lying on a lonely road near Hemmant, its appearance and the surroundings pointing unmistakably to murder…

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The Windsor Murder. [By Cable.] Is Deeming "Jack the Ripper"? How the Finger of Suspicion Points. Londow, Thursdsy

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 4

The police authorities have received a communication from a woman, a dressmaker by employment, who is well acquainted with Deeming. She asserts…

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The Queensland Murder [By Telegraph] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 3

There is as yet no clue to the perpetrator of the mysterious murder near Bulimba, particulars of which were telegraphed yesterday. The body has…

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The Windsor Murder AND The Rainhill Butchery. Deeming's Trial. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 3

The Atterney-General (Mr. Webster), in reply to a question in the House of Commons, said that Deeming could only be brought to England and tried for the…

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[By Telegraph.] Deeming's Affected Eyes. an Oculist Declares He Is Shamming. the Gaol Authorities Stand No Humbug. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 3

Authority having been given the police to search a box at the Bairnsdale railway station, which was suspected to belong to Deeming, be having sometime since been in…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 2

AT the Police Court, this morning, before Messrs. Badham, P.M., and Gibson, J.P., two drunkards were fined in small amounts, with alternative short periods…

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The Windsor Murder

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 2

DURING the inquest at the Melbourne City Court the accused, Williams, noticed that a pressman sitting near him was writing his "copy" on Government…

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Murder by Malays. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 2

News has been received that the rebela in the Malay Peninsula have murdered Messrs. Stewart and Harris, two Australian officers in the employ of the…

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The M'Crow Murder. a Painful Scene. Sentence of Death Passed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 3

The trial of Alexander M'Crow for the murder of his wife, Jane, at Blackfriars Estate, near Sydney, was concluded at the Criminal Court on Saturday night. The…

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A Brisbane Butchery. the Murder on Hemmant Road. Arrest of the Accused. Where Has the Money Gone? [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 2

The young man who was from the first suspected of the horrible murder of a new arrival, Rudolph Wismuller, on the Hemmant-road, near Brisbane, has been…

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The Windsor Murder. [By Telegraph.] the Trial of Deeming. a Medical Lawyer's Opinion. Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 3

It is now stated that the trial of Deeming for the Windsor murder will open on Monday week, April 25, and that an effort will be made to first clear off the…

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The Windsor Murder AND The Rainhill Butchery. Deeming's Condition. Threats of Lynching. Writing His Biography. [By Telegraph.] Meleourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 2

There has been little fresh to report as regards the condition or demeanor of Deeming, who lies in the Melbourne Gaol awaiting his trial for the Windsor…

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More Murder. Result of a Matrimonial Quarrel. the Husband's Throat Cut by His Father-in-law. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 3

The appetite for details of murder, aroused by the discovery of Deeming's crimes, has been afforded further food by a horrible murder, apparently…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 2

THE Licensing Bench, composed of Messrs. Badham (chairman), Lane, and Mills, resumed their deliberations this morning. Before commencing business,…

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The Windsor Murder AND The Rainhill Butchery. by Telegraph. Deeming's Demeanor. the Bloodstained Knives. Melboubne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 4

The demeanor of Deeming still continues quiet and orderly. He eats and sleeps well, and occupies himself with writing his biography. This improvement…

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The Windsor Murder. [By Cable.] the "Jack the Ripper" Theory. Confirmatory Evidence From Nova Scotia. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 3

Information has been received from Nova Scotia which tends to connect Deeming, the alleged perpetrator of the Windsor and Rainhill atrocities, with the…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 2

AT the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Badham, P.M., Mary Jane Reid asked that her husband, Bruno Reid, might be bound over to keep the peace…

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The Windsor Murder AND The Rainhill Butchery. [By Cable.] Warrant Issued for Rainhill Murders. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 2

A warrant for the arrest of D[?]eming for the murder of his wife and children at Rainhill, Lancashire, has been issued. The warrant will only be executed in the…

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