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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1897

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The Se[?]aphore Murder. Drummond on his Trial. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 4

In the Criminal Court to-day Andrew Drummond was placed on his trial for the murder of John King at the Semaphore on the night of January 25 last, after a quarrel…

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The Eaglehawk Murder. Result of the Post Mortem. Death Due to Suffocation. Allegations About Another Woman. The Prisoner Remanded. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 2

The extraordinary case in which Charles Hall, of [?]glehawk, is charged with murdering his wife Minnie, who was at first supposed to have been…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 3

AT the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Makinson, P.M., David Green, charged with being drunk in Argent-street, was fined 10s., in default four days' gaol. A first offender,…

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The Semaphore Murder. Verdict of Manslaughter. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 4

The trial of Andrew Drummond for the murder of John King at the Semaphore on January 25 last was concluded in the Criminal Court to-day. A verdict…

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New Guinea Massacres. The Murder of the Government Resident at Mambare. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 2

The schooner Curlew, which has arrived at Cooktown from Woodlark Island, via Samarai, New Guinea, brings fuller details of the recent massacres on the Mambare…

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Police Ourt

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 2

AT the Police Court this morning two " first cffenders," charged with being drunk and disorderly in Argent-street, were fined respectively 5s. and 2s. 6d. The charge…

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Charge of Murder. Melbourne

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 2

Charles Hall, a well-known footballer, has been arrested at Bendigo on a charge of murdering his wife, who was supposed to have committed…

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The Pentridge Assault. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 4

William King, a former pugilist, for the recent murderous assault on a warder at Pentridge, has been sentenced to a year in irons and 40 days' solitary confinement…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 4

AT the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Makinson, P.M., a number of first offending drunks were each fined 2s. 6d. Another named Maude, for…

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The Semaphore Murder. Drummond Sentenced to Ten Years. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 4

What is known as the Semaphore murder case was before the Criminal Court again to-day, when Andrew Drummond who was found guilty on…

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The Murder of an Infant. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 2

An infant's body has been found on a vacant space at Balmain. Two horrible knife gashes cross the throat…

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The Mysterious Death. Murder, Suicide, or Accident? The Post Mortem

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 2

THE identity of the man whose body was found in the Junction South shaft on Saturday is still wrapped in mystery, and the queer surroundings of the…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 March 1897 · page 3

AT the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Makinson, P.M., John Stead, who has a record of 33 previous convictions, pleaded guilty to having used…

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Wilful Murder. Mrs. Sutcliffe Sentenced to Death. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 March 1897 · page 2

Mrs. Sutcliffe, the nurse who operated illegally on Eleanor Mary Gardiner in September last, was on her trial yesterday in the Criminal…

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The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— the Semaphore Murder. Drummond sentenced to Ten Years. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 March 1897 · page 1

What is known as the Semaphore murder case was before the Criminal Court again to-day, when Andrew Drummond, who was found guilty on…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 4

AT the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Makinson, P.M., Henry Ward, who has appeared in court very frequently in the past, was fined 10s.—in default, two days'…

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Sentenced to Death. Melbourne

Western Grazier · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 2

Mrs Suteliffe has been found guilty of the murder of Eleanor Gardiner, and sentenced to death…

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The Assault on Ah Chick

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 3

ANOTHER arrest has been effected, on a warrant, in connection with the assault on the Chinaman Ah Chick at North Broken Hill on December 21…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 4

AT the Police Coort to-day, before Mr. Makinson, P.M., Henry Ward, who has appeared in court very frequently in the past, was fined 10s.—in default, two days'…

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Contempt of Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 3

THE Chief Justice, in announcing the decision of the Supreme Court that John Norton must pay £50 for his contempt of court for publishing in Truth an article attacking the…

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