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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

574 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 29

Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 2

THERE was a full dock and an overflow which filled two forms at the police court yesterday morning. Messrs. Mills, Bright, and Hall adjudicated. Nine first offenders,…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 4

As was to be expected after the holidays the "drunk" and his next of kin, the "language case." were in evidence in the Police Court to-day. Five of the dranks were…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 3

MR. MAKINSON, P.M., adjudicated this morning. Two first-offending drunks were fleed 2s. 6d. Joseph Badgood was fined 2s. 6d. for drunkenness and 40s. or 14 days…

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Playing an Illegal Game. Stanbridge Sent to Gaol

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 4

CHARLES STANBRIDGE, who was arrested at the Silverton Tramway Employees sports yesterday on a charge of playing "Yankee Sweat," an allegedly illegal game, pleaded…

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The Oxley Murder. Wilson Before the Court [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

At the police court yesterday E. L. C. Wilson, who is under committal on three charges of criminal assault, was charged with the murder of the lad Hill at Oxley in…

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The Milor Assault Case. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 1

George and Charles Elliott, brothers, who committed the assault at Mylor on Monday evening on Messrs. Tilling and Rochock, were to-day each sentenced to two months' gaol in…

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The Paddington Murder. Trial of Kelly. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 1

Kelly, charged with the murder of Miss Marion Flynn at Paddington, was placed on trial at the Central Criminat Court to-day. Prisoner is defended by Mr. Moriarty. The…

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Opal Stealing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

No fresh evidence was adduced at the trial of Robert and Rudolph Hoffmann, charged beforo Judge Gibson at the Wilcannia Quarter Sessions, and, as already reported,…

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Sentenced to Death. Wife Murder at Mudgee. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

At the Mudgee Circuit Court yesterday afternoon the man M'Coy, charged with the murder of his wife last September, was found guilty, His defence was insanity. After…

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The Opal Stealing Case. the Accused Found Guilty

Western Grazier · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

The jury in the above case, after being locked up all night, came to a decision this (wednesday) morning, about a quarter of an hour before the opening of the…

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District Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

THE April sittings of the District Court were opened this morning at the Courthouse before his Honor Judge Gibson. UNDEFENDED CASES…

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Court House Accommodation

Western Grazier · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

WHEN the jurymen were being discharged at the Sessions on Wednesday morning the foreman, Mr. NORMAN CAMPBELL, brought under his Honor's…

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Sentenced to Death. a Horrible Charge. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 4

At the Maitland Circuit Court to-day Daniel Taylor was charged with criminally assaulting his step-daughter, under the age of 15 years, at Barrington River. As the result of the…

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The Dreyfus Case. Further Sensational Disclosures. A Magistrate's Evidence. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

The Paris Figaro continues its sensational disclosures in the Dreyfus case. The journal to-day publishes further…

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The following appeared in our late editions of yesterday:— Opal Stealing at White Cliffs. The Hoffmanns Found Guilty

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 4

AT the Wilcannia Quarter Sessions just terminated Robert Bismarck Hoffmann and Rudolph Trevan Hoffmann (brothers) were found guilty of receiving stolen opal at White…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. FRIDAY, 7th APRIL. Before Mr. J. W. Fletcher, L.M., and T. E. Atkins and J. M. Byrnes, Mr.L.C

Western Grazier · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

The Licencing Inspectors quarterly report was received. The applications for conditional licenses at the now Bunker opalfields…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 2

MR. MAKINSON, P.M. adjudicated in the Police Court to day. There was an unusually light list for n Monday morning, only two "drunks" putting in an appearance. One of…

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Circuit Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 2

THE April sittings of the Circuit Court were opened this morning before Mr. Acting Justice Gibson. Mr. W. Bevan was Crown Prosecutor, and Mr. Scarvell Judge's associate…

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Interrupting the Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 3

THERE is always a crowd bustling in and out of the courthouse at the opening of any of the higher courts, and there was no exception at the opening of the Broken Hill Circuit Court…

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Court of Quarter Sessions

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 2

As it was originally announced that the Court of Quarter Se[?]sions would be oponed this morning, the latter court being subsequenlly superseded by a sitting of the Circuit…

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