Murder Near Torquay, Devonshire
The dangers incurred by elderly ladies living alone bave been terribly illustrated by a murder of peculiar atrocity near Torquay. At the little village of Babbicombe, a Miss…
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Courts & crime, 1885
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Police Court, Dec. 29, 1884. (Before F, W. Thrum, Esq., J.P.)
Edward Carthow, in custody, charged with exposing his person. Pleaded not guilty.— James Smith, on oath, saith: I am senior[?] sergeant of police stationed at Muswellbrook;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scone Police Court, Satubday, 27Th December, 1884. (Before W. F. Parker, P.M)
Henry Beckinhatn brought up in custody, and was charged by Constable Scott with being drunk in main street. Discharged. This offender was further charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →East Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, December 30, 1884. (Before Messrs. Jas. Mair. P.M., Jas. Carlton, and Dr. Wright, J's.P.)
CASES UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS ACT.—Edward Hoskins and Horatie Violet Hoskins, two children, arrested under the provisions of the Industrial Schools Act, were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scone Licensing Court.—wednesday, Dec. 24, 1884. (Before W. F. Parker, P.M., and W. E. Abbott, J.P.)
Joseph Friedman, being the holder of a colonial wine license for the premises situate at Wingen, was charged with that he did knowingly suffer drunkenness to continue on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Brutal Assault
Sydney, Friday.-A [?] of [?]arrikins yesterday afternoon brutally [?] a [?] He was walking quickly along the street when the mob set…
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A sad case of this nature is reported as having; occurred in Tangier Island, Acomac Co., Va. A Dr. Walter, who had taken out one course of lectures, set up in practice in…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →East Maitland Police Court. Friday, January 2, 1885. (Before Mr. James Mair, P.M., and Dr. Wright, J.—.)
ASSAULT.—Louis Seves was charged with having unlawfully assaulted Eliza Kinch, at East Maitland, on the 26th December. Mr. Thompson appeared for the prosecution, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, January 5, 1885. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooks, P. M., and P. Green, J.P.)
LARCENY OF WEARING APPAREL.â"William Fitch and William Austin were jointly charged that they, on the 31st December last, in the dwelling house of John Bisby, situate at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →East Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, January 6. (Before Drs. Spink and Wright, J's. P.)
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS ACT.—Edward Hoskins and Horatio Violet Hoskins, two children arrested under the provisions of the Industrial Schools Act some weeks ago, were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Morpeth Police Court. Wednesday, January 7, 1885. (Before Messrs. D. Sim and P. K. Haydon, J's.P.)
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Hugh Fraser, in custody, was charged with having made use of obscene language in High-street, Hinton, on tthe 30th October last. The defendant was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Muswellbrook Police Court, Jan. 6Th. (Before W. F. Parter, Esq., P.M., and F. W. Thrum, and Edward Bowmau, Esq's.)
Eight persons were prosecuted under the Tobacco Licenses Act, having sold tobacco without having a license for the year 1885. It appears that the law or regulation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, January 8, 1885. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, J. B. R. Robertson, J. Bowden, and A. Wilkinson, J's P.)
WAGRANCY.—Mary Bridekirk, a very old offender, was charged under the Vagrant Act with having no visible lawful means of support. The defendant was arrested by Constable Bannan about balf-past 2…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Pullaming Cattle-stealing Cases
AT the Tamworth Quarter Sessions on Thursday, David William Grover, Patrick Nowland, and Peter Smith were indicted for stealing nine head of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Altercation in Court
TAMWORTH, Thursday.—At the Quarter Sessions an altereation took place between Judge Docker and Mr. Buchanan, M.P. In summing up in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coffee Palace Fire.-ver Dict of Murder.'
Sydney, Tuesday.—At the inquest on the fire at the Coffee Palace, the jury found that the fire was work of an in-uito cendiary and returned a verdict of arson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court, January 13Th, 1885. (Before W.F. Parker, P.M., and K. T. Keys, J.P.)
George Mills and William Ingram, on remand from Denman, appeared in the court charged with larceny as bailees. James Smith being sworn, and the evidence given by him at Denman on the 10th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, January 20. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., Mr. St. T. Loder, J.P., and Mr. R. H. Mathews, J.p.) Breaches of Municipal By-laws
John Dunn, char[?]ed with driving over a footpath, was fined 5s and 2s 6d costs, and W. Lawrence for allowing a horse to stray in the streets, was fined 10s and cost[?], it being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, January 20, 1885. (Before Dr. Spink, Jas. Carlton, and A. G. Callum, J's P.)
CHARGE UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS ACT.—In the case of the two children Edward Hoskins and Horatie Violet Hoskins, the circumstances connected with whose arrest have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broke Police Court. Friday, January 16. (Before Mr. J.N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. Pearse, J.p.) Wages Case
GEORGE HARDING sued George Watts for the recovery of the sum of £20 10s., wages alleged to be due to him for services as a groom…
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