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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

573 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 14 of 29

Stealing From the Changehouse

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 2

A Young man named Joseph Little, who was up to the time of his arrest employed at the Proprietary mine, was charged at the Police Court this morning with stealing a flannel…

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Theft of Property. Identification of Marked Coins

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 4

IN the Police Court this afternoon, before Mr. Maitland, P. M, Mortimer Shee[?]an appeared, on remand, to answer a cha[?]ge of stealing on June 2 a metal watch, a dress…

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Adelaide Criminal Court. (By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 2

In the Criminal Court to-day, Edward Biggs, 17, pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle, the property of T. W. Leak. Mr. Mitchell, for the defence, said the lad came…

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Bookmakers As Obstructionists. Cases Before the Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 4

CONSIDERABLE interest was evinced in the hearing in the Police Court this afternoon of charges of loitering preferred against a number of local bookmakers. The date of…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 June 1901 · page 2

SEVEN victims of intemperance appeared before Messrs. Maitland, P M., and Bright, J.P., in the' Police Court this morning Six of them were first-offenders,and were leniently…

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Alleged Theft of a Bicycle. a Prisoner's Dash for Liberty

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 4

ON February 22 Ernest Virgin lett a bicycle' valued at £17, in the Block 10 chaugehouse. When be went to get it in order to ride home the machine was gone. Nothing more was…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 4

IN the Licensing Court to.day, before Messrs, Maitland, L.M., and Mills, J.P. m[?]'c permits were granted to Charles Berkholz. Gasworks. Hotel; Charles Pitcher, South…

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Died in the Gaol Hospital

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 June 1901 · page 2

ON Monday afternoon vincent D[?], 43, was a[?]ted in Argent street and placed in the watchhouse on a charge of d[?]kenness. On the following day he was brought before…

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Alle[?]ed Serious Assault. Accused Before the Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 4

JAMES HENRY GEORGE STRAHAN (46), who is alleged to have caused serious injuries to George Lee,[?]sce of the Federal Palace Hotel, by striking him with an iron window…

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The Federal Palace Assault

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 8

M[?], GEORGE LEE, who h[?] h[?] h[?]d inj[?]d by a blow [?]leg[?]d to have b[?]en [?]ed by J[?]n H[?]ry Georg[?] Stra[?] at the Federal Pal[?]ce Hot[?] l[?]t nigh[?] [?] not [?]o badly…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 June 1901 · page 2

MESSRS. Maitland, P.M, Bright, Harrington, and Crawford, Js P., adjudicated this morning. Two inebr[?]ates with hitherto spotless records were fined 2s. 6[?]. Ewen M'Donald…

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The lmperial Appellate Court. LONDON, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 June 1901 · page 1

Many Franco-Canadian lawyers and journalists are strongly opposed to the formation of the Imperial Appellate Court, fearing that its imperialism will…

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An Accountant Arrested. Liquidator Charged with Embeizlament. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 2

Horace Selwyn Layton, accountant, well known on the Burrier in the early days, [?] been arrested, charged with the embezzlement of £300, the property of the New [?]…

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Bicycle Stealing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 4

FEED HAMER, who the other morning [?] some [?] by jumping from the train while being [?] as a p[?] [?] Adelaide to Broken Hill, was [?] out…

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The Colchester Murder. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 2

The man Lilly white, or [?], arrested in New Zealand, charged with murder at Colchester (England), was before the Colchester police court…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 4

IN the [?] [?] to-day, before Messers. Maitland. P.M., and Mills, J.P., F Bletchley, Sydney For, and Arthur Ernest O[?] were each fined [?] with [?] [?] [?] for…

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The Federal Palace Assault. a Dangerous Development

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 1

GEORGE [?] the licensee of the Federal Palace Hotel, took a very bad turn this afternoon, and Dr. Horne thought his condition so [?] to night that it was decided to take…

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The Colchester Murder. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 2

The man Lillywhite, who was arrested in New Zealand on a charge of being identical with one Blatch, wanted for murder at Colchester, has, shaven and…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 4

IN the Licensing Court to-day, before Messrs Maitland. P.M., and Mills, J.P., F. Bletchrey, Sydney Fox, and Arthur Ernest Oelmann were each fined 20s., with 5s 6d. costs, for…

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Another Murder in New Guinea. [By Telegraph. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 2

A message from Cooktown states that the steamer More by has arrived from New Guinea, bringing news of the murder of Jack M'Lean, a storekeeper, of Mile Bay. The…

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