Police Court
BEFORE Mr. Makinson, P.M., to-day, Edward Ryan was fined £3—in default, three weeks' gaol—for using indecent language at the circus last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1897
849 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 43
Women in Gaol
ACCORDING to Major Arthur Griffiths' admirable paper in the Windsor Magazine on "Female Prisoners," woman in gaol is very much like woman out of gaol. "A long…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arrested for Murder. Auckland
Stephen Josher, one of the witnesses in the murder case against Short, who was acquitted, has himself been arrested and charged with the crime…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murder of Father Salvatore. London, Jan. 11
Colonel Mazhar Bey, who was in command of the troops at Marash at the time of the murder of Father Salvatore, has been acquitted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suicide or Murder? Mysterious Case in Melbourne. MELBOURNE
A sensational case of suicide or murder was discovered late last night on the premises of Messrs. John Cooper and Sons, ironmongers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trial for Murder. a Banker's Wife Charger at Yokohama. London, Jan. 11
During the trial at Yokohama, Japan, of Mrs. Carew on a charge of murdering her husband, a banker, by means of poison, a governess named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Assault on a Chinaman. Conclusion of the Hearing. The Five Accused Committed. Admitted to Bail. (Continued from Second Edition.)
MRS. IVES, who keeps a store in Blende-street, deposed that she knew Leeg, but none of the other accused; she remembered the night of December 21, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →3rd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. Shocking Murder in Melbourne. The Elizabeth-street Mystery Solved. A Dreadful Deed. Robbery the Motive, The Murderer Still at Large. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon
The detectives are now convinced that William Brady, the bookkeeper, who was found dead with his throat cat and a bullet in head on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Assault on a Chinaman. Conclusion of the Hearing
THE case against James Lees, William Sutton, Hermann Scheer, George White, and John Kitto, charged with having, on December 21, beaten and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Tragedy Escaped. Attempted Murder and Outrage. Some Very Bad Shooting. [By Telegraph.] Wellington
An elderly man named William Entwhistle, who came from Sydney three years ago, went to the house of William Morris at Newtown, near Wellington,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Melbourne Murder. a Further Mysterious Development. Jealously Now Supposed to be the Motive. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
The mystery attaching to the murder of William Brady, head bookkeeper of Messrs. John Cooper aad Sons, ironmongers, on the premises,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— Shocking Murder in Melbourne. The Elizabeth-street Mystery Solved. A Dreadful Deed. Robbery the Motive. The Murderer Still at Large. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon
The detectives are now convinced that William Brady, the bookkeeper, who was found dead with his throat cut and a bullet in head on the…
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BEFORE Mr. Makinson, P.M., to-day a richbrogaed Irishman named Michael Gearing pleaded not guilty to being drunk and using indecent language in Argent-street. After…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Melbourne Murder. Phillips Before the Court. Further Incriminating Discoveries. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday Afternoon
The lad William Myles Phillips was brought up at the City Court to-day and charged with the murder of William Brady at Messrs. Cooper and Sons' premises on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Melbourne Murder. Another Extraordinary Development. Suspicion Falls on a Discharged Employee. Who is Arrested for Larceny. Blood Stains Found on his Clothing. He is Charged with the Murder. Statement of the Accused. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
The sensational murder of William Brady, head bookkeeper of Messrs. Cooper and Sons, ironmongers, on the premises, Elizabeth-street, on Tuesday night, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Melbourne Murder. Phillips' Revolver Fonund. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday Evening
Another important discovery in connection with the murder of Brady at Cooper and Sons, has been made by the detectives since the despatch of the previous wire to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Stockton Disaster. The Minister Appoints a Court of Inquiry. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The Minister for Mines (Mr. Sydney Smith) has decided to appoint a court of inquiry under the Coal Mines Regulation Act to inquire into the Stockton colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Cold-blooded Murder. Melbourne
A post-mortem examination of the body of a bookkeeper named William Brady, who was found dead in this city with bullet wounds in the head…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Melbourne Murder. Phillips' Reyolver Found. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday Evening
Another important discovery in connection with the murder of Brady at Cooper and Sons, has been made by the detectives since the despatch of the previous wire to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →3rd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. the Melbourne Murder. Phillips' Cartridges Obtained. Father and Son. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Evening
There is nothing fresh this afternoon concerning the murder of Brady, except that the cartridges sent by Phillips to his brother have been got by the police. Six were…
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