Brutal Assault on a Woman
NEWS reached Yass on Monday night that a serious shooting affray has taken place at Binalong, and that the would be murderer had made off It appears…
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Courts & crime, 1888
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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, March 20Th. (Before Mr J. N. Brooke, P.m.) Shooting with Intent
ALFRED CORCROFT was charged with having, on the 9th instant, maliciously shot at John Cusick with intent to do grievous bodily harm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Quarter Sessions. Monday, March 19Th. (Before His Honor Mr District Court Judge Dowling)
THE Court opened at ten o'clock ; Mr W. R. Bearer acting as Cleric of the Peace. The following members of the bar were present:— Mr G. H. Fitzharding (Crown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scone Police Court. Thursday, March 25, 1888. (Before Messrs. W. F. Parker, P.M., J. J. Dodd, and L. E. Wiseman, J's.P.)
John Marsland v. John B. Collins.—Unlawfully detaining a set of leading harness, valued at £2 10s. John Marshal deposed : [?] a grazier…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court. (Before Messrs. W.F.Parker, P.M., and L.E. Wiseman. J.P.)
J.J. Dodd v. Wm. Gardner; olnim, £4. Defendant did not appear, Plantiff proved the debt, and the Bench, gave a verdict for the amount claimed and costs of court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court. Friday, March 23Rd. (Before Mr W. Dudding and Dr A. S. Bowman, J's P.) Assault Within View of the Police
John C[?]sick was charged with committing an assault within view of the police. Defendant pleaded guilty. Constable W. H. Langbridge deposed that…
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THE sittings of the Singleton District Court went held on Wednesday end Thursday last before His Honor Judge Dowling. A very large number of cases had been set…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murder of a Millionaire by Burglars
The New York correspondent of the Daily News sends particulars of the murder of Mr. Snell, the Chicago millionaire, which he says is one of the most startling instances of a murder by burglars…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, March 20Th (Before Mr J.N. Brooks, P.m.) Cattle Stealing
William Bolton was charged with stealing four cows and four calves, the property of Emma Jean Coberoft. Mr Selling appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ADELAIDE. Tuesday. Attempted Murder
A case of attempted under occurred at Bowden, a suburb of Adelaide, yesterday. A young man named Goodfellow fired at his sweetheart, Charlotte Joce,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton. Police Court
In the police court on Tuesday, the 27th instant, before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Captain Loder, J.P., William Belton waa charged with cattle stealing. Mr. Soiling appeared for the prosecutrix,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 26. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, and A. S. (Browne, J's.P.)
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—James Fullford was charged with having made use of obscene language within the hearing of persons in Carrington-street. In this case an application was made for an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scone Police Court. Thrusday, 22Nd March. 1888. (Before Messrs. W.F. Parker, P.M., and<AUT> L. E. Wiseman, J.P.)
Albert Thomas Blake (an apprentice from the Bandwick Asylum), was charged with committing an indecent assault upon a child under the age of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scone Police Court. Thursday, 22Nd March, 1888. (Before Mr W. F. Parker, P.m.) Indecent Assault
ALFRED THOMAS BLAKE was brought up, in custody, charged with an indecent assault on Margaret Sullivan, a child three years of age…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday,, March 29
(Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, A.S.Browne, J.D. Prentice, J.W. Pender, and A.S. Browne, J's.P.) OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—James Fullford was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Muswellbrook. (From Our Correspondent.) Police Court. Illegally Using a Horse
HARRY M'DONALD was charged by James R. Cafe with illegally using a horse, his property. Defendant plended not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wilful Murder
A verdict of wilful murder has been returned against some person unknown, in the tWo cases of infant's bodies found yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attacking a Police Station
An at lock was made on the police station at Blarnoy by a mob numbering about two thousand, who, however, die-persed and fled after two constables had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, April 3Rd. (Before MR J.N. Brooks, P.m.) Derangement of Mind
John, Savage, on remand from the previous Tuesday, was brought up on a charge of being of unsound mind. Dr. Richard Read, Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, April 3. (Before Messrs. F. S. Isaacs and J. Ewin[?]. Js.P.)
BREACH OF THE PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ACT.— William Barnes, on remand from the previous court day, was charged by David Swan, the school attendance officer of the district, with neglecting to…
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