The London Police
The London police have often been attacked; but by the side of their brethren of New York they would appear to be jewels of purity and…
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Courts & crime, 1894
629 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 32
The Melbourne Shooting Tragedy. Acouseds on Twial. Convicted and Sentenced to Death
MRS CECILIA ANDESTON, one of the principals of the Bourke-street tragedy, was charged at the Melbourne Criminal Court on Thursady, with the wilful…
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Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Messrs. H. Crothers and G. Buxton, J's.P, occupied the Bench at this Court to-day. Drunkenness.—An inebriate who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Murder at Port Melbourne. Execution of the Negro Jordan. Melbourne
Frederick Jordan was executed at 10 o'clock this morning for the recent murder of his paramour, Mi[?]io Crabtree, at Port Melbourne. He went to the scaffold resigned to his fate, and died fearlessly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Court. Friday, August 17. (Herald.) Chamhers.—(Before Mr. Justice Stephen.) MOSS V. ROGERS
Dr. Cullen, instructed by Messrs. Gould and Shaw (agents for A. J. Gould, of Singleton), appeared for appellant (plaintiff); and Mr. Shand instructed by Mr. H. V. Howe, for the defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Armed Desperadoes in Melbourne. Sticking Up and Robbery at Albert Park. Desperate Encounter with the Police
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A desperate criminal named John O'Connor, who has served several sentences for…
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A MAN named William Wilson, residing at 23 Christie-street, Glebe, Sydney, heard the report of two revolver shots on Monday about 1…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Case of Embezzlement. Pleads Guilty and Sentenced. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne
WILLIAM STRATHMORE JUDD, late Secretary of the Country Fire Brigades Board, pleaded guilty to-day to a charge of embezzling the moneys…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 21St August. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P. M. and C. 11. Dight, J.p) Drunk and Indecent Language
FREDERICK SPINKS, on bail, pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk, and was fined 28 6d, or 24 hours imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Laws Against Bad Liquer a Supreme Court Decision. [By Telegraph]
THE Full Court to-day dealt with a special case stated for its consideration by Police Magistrate Addison, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Shearers' Trouble Firing a Wool Shed. The Police use their Rovelvers. Two Men Wounded Preceautin for Arson. [By Telegraph.] Bbourne
Two men who have been arrested and brought into Louth are to be prosecuted for arson. It is stated that the unionists at Kallm commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court. Tuesday, 21sST AUGUST. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooks, P.M., and C. H. Dight, J. P.)
GRAINGER. ATKIN & Co. V. J Richards Claim for £3 17s, for goods sold. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount claimed, with 9s costs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, August 23, 1894
The Bench at this Court to-day was occupied by Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. H. Crothers, J.P, DRUNKENNESS.—Two persons, charged with the above offence, were discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
DRUNK.—A "first offender" for being drunk was fined 2s 6d or 24 hours, and for using obscene language was fined £1 or 14 days. The fines were paid in both cases…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greta. Police Court, Wednesday, Aug. 22. (Before Mr. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. T. Jones, J.P.)
An application was made by the police to have the three children of Ellen McGee, named respectively Lena, Owen Eugene, and Catherine, removed from her control, owing to her immoral and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. LIPSCOMB V. MATTON
Dr. Sly and Mr. Waddy, instructed by Mr. W. M. Vindin (for Mr. R. W. Thompson, of West Maitland), appeared yesterday in Sydney for the plaintiff in support of a demurrer to the defendant's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Priest Charged with Assault
At the Newtown Police Court on Monday, Edward O'Callaghan, a Roman Catholic clergyman, was proceeded against by George Huggard, on information charging him with unlawfully assaulting his…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Arming the Victorian Police
RECENT sensational experiences with armed burglars have drawn attention (says the Melbourne Argus) to the oft-debated question of the advisability…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Anarchists. Seirares in America. Murder in Belgium
THE police in Chicago have discovered and seized in that city two chests full of anarchist literature and interal machines. It is believed that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Lovely Gully Murder. Excuted This Morning. ADELAIDE
WILLIAM BROWN, for the murder of George Manowskig at Lovely Gully, was executed this morning. He passed a quiet night, sleeping soundly, and…
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