South Australian Tragedy. Murder Verdict at Inquest
Adelaide, March 26.—The inquest in the Escott murder case was concluded at Burra to-day. Upon the resumption of evidence this morning, Detective…
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Courts & crime, 1915
678 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 34
Police Court. Monday, March 29th, 1915. (Before Mr. R. W. Collins, J.p.) Stolen Chaff. "Farmer's Private Mark."
Timothy West, was charged with stealing as Wombat, on 28th inst., two bags of chaff, valued at 12s the property of Seymour Apps. Mr. Hogan…
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Before Mr. L.A. McDougall, C.P.S. (District Registrar). A public examination was held in the Circuit Court on Monday into the affairs of George…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Court. Tuesday, March 30th. (Before His Honor, Judge Scholes)
This morning's District Court proceedings were of very brief duration. In the claim of C. H. Allen against Elsie Victoria O'Connor, there was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Nie's Lone Hand "[?] Fightem T'lee Men." Forbes Court Case
The brawl in Rankin street on the afternoon of Monday, March 15th, when three men named Bell started knocking the Chinamen about at the…
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John Thomas Shepherd was shot dead in the city last Wednesday night, while, it is alleged, two men were being attacked my a mob. A man was arrested and brought before the Court…
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Ardlethan, Tuesday.—Chds. Oakroot was chargcd at the local police court with Slaving stolen a quantity of wheat from the grain shad at Beckom…
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Before Mr. Belcher. DRUNKENNESS. A defendant for being drunk in Verner-street on the previous night was fined 2/6 or one hour…
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Before Messrs. Egar and Sheekey. ALLEGED BREAKING AND ENTERING. Albert Mitchell (18) was charged that he did at Gundary on the 28th March break and…
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Sydney, Tuesday.—At the Central Criminal Court to-day Joseph Henry Arthur Charles Clayton, 32 years or ago, was found guilty of having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Wednesday, March 31, 1915. (Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, P.m.) a Man of Many Names. a Stolen Ring
Patrick Kennedy, alias William Thomas, alias Andrew Ealer, alias Harrio Johnson, etc., on remand was charged with at Young, on or about…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Tattersall's Prize Court Case From Stockinbingal
A prize of £100 in Tattersall's Sweep on the December Handicap, went to Stocklnblngal last year, but one of the shareholders in the ticket did not…
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The case in which Albert Mitchell, the 18-year-old youth, was charged with escaping from the custody of the police on Tuesday morning last, was heard at the Police Court this…
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Before Mr. Belcher. DRUNKENNESS. A defendant pleaded guilty to being drunk in Sloane-street on the previous day, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. TUESDAY, 6th April. Before P.J. Kenny and H. Denham
William Merrit and Frank Brown were charged with breaking and entering the premises of Cyril Comins, hotelkeeper, and charged with…
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A sitting of the Licensing Court, was held on Tuesday morning before Mr. G. R. Williams chairman. The license of the Prince of Wales Hotel, North Goulburn, was transferred from…
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At the Canbelego Police Court on the 26th infant the Police Magistrate (Mr Laidlaw) before the business of the court commenced said he…
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At the Young Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. R. W. Collins, Albert Nicholls and Arthur Ritchie, charged with behaving in a riotous manner on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burrowa Police Court. Reid's Flat. Thursday, April 8. (Before Mr. A. O. Butler, P.m.). Assault. Death
Timothy Castles wes charged with assaulting Atphonsus Cauty on the 6th March, and also on the 27th March, and pleaded guilty. Some days ago, Muster Eric Taylor, 13, son of Mr. Patrick Taylor, of Meadow Valley, Reid's Flat, had the misfortune to wound his foot with a…
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Nicholas Tonkin, an old chap of 50, was sentenced to 1 month's hard labor at Goulburn the other day for being in an orchard for the purpose of…
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