Murder in Tipperary
A report has been received of a murder in the county Tipperary, under mysterious circumstances. An evicted tenant named Thomas Dillon, went into Clonoulty on the…
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Courts & crime, 1885
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East Maitland Police Court. Monday, January 26, 1885. (Before Dr. Spink, J.P.)
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Robert Ross, a stranger, was sentenced to pay a fine of 10s or to be imprisoned for forty-eight hours, for having made use of obscene language in a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday January 26. (Before Mr. A. Vindin, J.P.)
CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—John Moreaity arrested on warrant, issued in Sydney, was charged with having embezzled one coat and one vest, the property of Catherine…
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Thomas Ward v. William Graham, goods sold, £1 16s 4d. Verdict for amount claimed. Mr. Norrie for plaintiff. William R[?]ton v. J. S. Carroll, goods sold, £2 4s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 2, 1886. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, J. B. R. Robertson, J. Pearse, and J. W. P[?]nder, J's.P.)
DRUNKNNESS.— An elderly woman, against whom previous convictions were recorded, was fined 5s, or twenty-four hours' imprisonment for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muswellbrook. Police Court, 3rd FEBRUARY, 1885. (Before W. F. Parker, P.M., F. W. Thru[?], J.P., and Edward Bowman, J.P.)
Robert Nicoll, obscene language, pleaded guilty. Fined 10s and costs. W. A. McKenzie, charged with cruelty to animals. Pleads not guilty.—James Smith, on oath, saith: I…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Singleton Police Court. Monday, February 9. (Before Messrs R. H. Mathews and W. Dudding, J's. P.) Larceny
James O'Neill and James Williams were charged with stealing a bottle of brandy from the While Swan Hotel. Mr Gould appeared for the accured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Coleridge in Court Again
ADELAIDE, Friday.—Archibald Forbes states in his letter, published to-day, that Lord Coleridgo, whose domestic affairs have lately excited public…
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Leslie Storms had left an order with the clerk of the hotel to the effect that he was to be called at half-past five o'clock on the morning of his departure from New York, in order to catch the 7.45 train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder in Kent-street, Sydney. (From the Herald.)
A terrible tragedy was enacted in Kent-street at about 11 o'olock on Saturday night. It appears, from what can be ascertained of the occurrence, that shortly before that hour…
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A man named Thomas Parry has been indicted at Carrick-on-Shannon assizes, before Judge Lawson, for the murder of his sweetheart, Alice Burns, aged 23, at the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Police Court, February 10Th, 1885. (Before W. F. Parker, Esq., P.M.)
James Mullins, in custody, was charged with vagrancy. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Roger Sparkes deposed: I am a police constable stationed at Muswellbrook; last night, about half-past nine,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →West Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, February 10, 1885. (Before Mr. A. Vindin, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Two persons were convicted of drunkenness, and fined in small sums…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Cessnock. Police Court, February 4Th, 1885, (From an occasional correspondent.) (Before H. Gordon, P.M:, and J. Wilkinson, J.P.)
Joseph Hall was charged with stealing 11 fowls the property of Amos Murrell, of Mount Vincent Amos Murrell, on oath, stated that he claimed the fowls produced, which he found on the prisoner's…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Supreme Court. (From the S. M. Herald.) Wednesday, February 11. (In Banco.—Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Faucett, and Mr. Justice Windeyer.) CHRISTIAN V. WOODS
Mr Pilcher and Mr. Field appeared on behalf of defendant, to move to make absolute the rule nisi for a new trial, or to enter the verdict for defendant, Mr. Salomons, Q.C., and Mr. C.B. Stephen, appeared to…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, February 19, 1885. the Annual Police-report
A SUMMARY of the report of Mr. Fosbery, Inspector-General of Police, has been published. The first part of the report deals with the force itself and the changes in its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, February, 19, 1885. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P. Green, A. Vindin, and Jno, Bowden, J's.P.)
SUPPOSED LUNACY.—Henry West was brought up in circumstances denoting derangement of mind. Constable Kennedy gave evidence as to the arrest of the defendant, who was remanded till Tuesday, at…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A Peculiar Confession of Murder
Last week there was published in Sydney from a Melbourne paper, a message, stating that Inspector Kennedy, of the detective force, had received from the police authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 23, 1885. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and P. Green, J.P.)
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Sarah Elwell was fined 1[?]s, or forty eight, hours' imprisonment for being drunk and disorderly in High street. DRUNKENNESS AND INDECENT LANGUAGE.—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, February 26. (Before Messrs. J. N. Books, P.M., and P. Green, J.P.)
STEALING A TURN-OUT.—Joseph Daniels, alias Solomons, was charged that he did, on the 17th July, at West Maitland, feloniously steal, take, and drive away one horse and…
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