The Ballarat Tragedy. Johnston Sentenced to Death
JAMES JOHNSTON was tried at Ballarat on Friday for the murder of his wife, Mary Gourlay Johuston, Mr Justice Wobb presided. The facts are already…
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Courts & crime, 1891
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Singleton Police Court. TUESDAY, 14th APRIL (Before Messrs G. Loder, G. T. Loder, and W. Dudding, J's. P.) Travelling Without a Ticket
Patrick Dover was charged with travelling on the railway at Singleton on the night of 18TH April without a ticket…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Licensing Court. TUESDAY, 14th APRIL. (Before Mr G. T. Loder and DR R. Road, J's.P.) THANSFER
THE transfer of the license of the Agricultural Hotel, South Singleton, was granted from John M'Inernay to John Edward Wallace…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder in Tasmania. (From the Herald.) Launceston
A case of murder and attempted suicide was reported this morning from Sandy Bay, a suburb of Hobart. Mrs. Davidson was found dead at her residence, with her throat cut. The murderer is…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—A further search at the country residence of the President of Victoria (Mr. Munro) shows that Coulston, the Narbething…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shocking Murder in Queensland
BRISBANE, Thursday.—At 1 o'clock this morning, at the Barcaldino Downs woolshed, a free labourer named Ryan was murdered by another free labourer named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Saturday, April 11, 1891. (Before W. F. Parker, P.M.)
JAMES ROBERTSON was charged with [?]aliciously wounding. Senior Sergeant Coady deposed: At about 8 o'clock last night I proceeded to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Surry Hills Tragedy. Verdiot of Wilful Murder. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
THE inquest on the Foveaux-street tragedy was resumed this morning. Medical evidence proved that the hair and blood fou[?]ion the branding iron…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, April 14. (Before Mr. A. Wilkinson, J.P.)
DRUNKENNENSS.—Two inebriates who pleaded guilty to having been drunk were admonished and discharged. (Before Mr. W. S. Harrison, J.P.)…
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A TELEGRAM from Launceston states that Davis and his wife, who were murdered recently at Narbethong, were in their early days residents of Talbot ;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Irish Magistrate Fined for Drunkenness
Mr Henry Richard Marmion, a magistrate of the county Cork, and chairman of the Skibbereen board of guardians, was charged at the Skibbereen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 21St April. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooke, P. M., G. T. Loder and Geo. London, J's. P)
A "FIRST offender" pleaded guilty to being drunk, and was fined 5s, or twenty four hours. John Allen also pleaded guilty to a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Matince in a Country Court
At the Clerkenwell County Court on [?] 1Oth Judge Edd[?] and a jury were occupied several hours in bearing [?]tion brought by Mr Alfred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Scandal. Captain Verney Before the Court
AT the Bow-street Police Court, this morning, Captain E. H. Verney, M.P. for the Northern Division of Bucks, was brought up, charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Morpeth Police Court. Wednesday, April 22. (Before Mr. Brooks, P.M.)
STEALING IN A DWELLING.—George Keilholdt, a native of Germany, was charged with having entered the dwelling house of William Barwick, and stealing the sum of £5 8s, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend Police Court. (Newcastle Herald.) Tuesday, April 21. (Before Mr. R. I. Perrott, P.m.) Reuben Smith in Court
Reuben Smith, under warrant, having been arrested in New Zealand by Constable Green, was charged with having committed perjury on the 4th December last, during the hearing of a slander…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Saturday, April 18, 1891. (Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M.)
WILLIAM NINNESS was charged with assaulting Henry Albert Ball. Mr. J. A. K. Shaw appealed for the prosecution…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A youthful Criminal. a Boy Sentenced to Death. [By Telegraph] Broken Hill
SIR FAEDERICK DARLEY, Chief Justice, last evening at Broken Hill sentenced a boy named William Deaklc, aged 15 years, to death for murder of an old man. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Middle Head Explosion. the Decision of the Court of Enqulav
THE report of the proceedings of the Court of Enquiry appointed to enquire into and report upon the cause of the deptorable accident which occurred in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, April 27, 1891. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., and W. Howell, J.P.)
LARCENY.—Blanche Howerth was brought up, on remand from Saturday, charged with stealing articles of wearing apparel valued at 16s, the property of Mary Ashly. Mr. Lindsay (of Norrie and…
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