The Garroting Case. GOGGINS & Jones Sentenced
THE two notorious criminals, John Maguire, alias Henry Jones, aud Chas. Goggins, were brought up for sentence before Judge Murray at the Central…
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Courts & crime, 1894
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Bankruptcy Court
The District Registrar. Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., presided at this court to-day. In the bankrupt estate of Thomas Farnham, carpenter, of Ellalong bankrupt stated he had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Thursday, Oct., 11Th, 1894. Before Mr. W.F. Parker P.M. WAGES
THOS. EVANS sued GEO. HARRISON under the Masters and Servants Act L1 1s, work and labor done. A verdict was given for plaintiff, with…
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John Stephens, watchman, appeared on remand at the Sydney police court on Wednesday on a charge of having perpetrated the recent burglary at the Ultimo Post Office, on which…
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A terrible murder is reported from County Mayo, Ireland. Mrs. MacDonnell, of Cloona Lodge, the principal landowner of Achill Island, off the coast of Mayo, was found with her skull battered in and…
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A murder case of a sensational character has been occupying the Assize Court at Frosinone. The accused are Marie Carnevall, a former…
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At the West Maitland Police Court on Monday, John Moylan, proprietor of the Carrington Hotel pleaded guilty to Sunday liquor selling find was fined 203 with 7s 6d court coats.—Oliver Osmond…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Produce Robbers. Sentenced at the Sessions. [By Telegraph] Sydney
AT the Quarter Sessions to-day Joseph Hopkins pleaded guilty to robbery of a large quantity of produce from Robert Little and Co., and was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lucknow Gold Robbery Prisoner Sentenced. [By Telegraph] Sydney
IN the Criminal Court to-day, Richard Barrett, who pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing from the Lucknow Mine, was sentenced to 12 months…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Fortune Tellers. Police Prosecution
AT the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Thursday afternoon, the hearing of the charges of fortune-telling preferred against Hilda Wallace and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Melbourne Murder Coroner's Inquest. [By Telegraph] Melbourne
AT the inquest to-day on Mrs Morrison, whose husband stabbed her with a shoemaker's knife and beat in her head with a last, a verdict of wilful…
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A TERRIBLE crime was committed on Tuesday, in Napier-street, South Melbourne, when a coach-builder, in a fit of sudden temper, first stabbed his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, October 16Th, 1894. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
DISOBEYING AN ORDER.—A case against Frank Wheeler for disobeying a maintenance order was withdrawn, the accused having paid the amount. DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Kirby Case. "Dr." Turner Charged. [By Telegraph] Sydney
"DR." TURNER was arraigned at the Central Criminal Court to-day charged with the manslaughter of Elizabeth Kirby, of Lithgow, who died from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing a Bag of Money. Three Years' Imprisonment. [By Telegraph] Sydney
AT the Criminal Court to-day John Fitzroy, charged with stealing a bag containing money from a youth whilst on his way to a bank, was found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sydney Fortune Tellers Police Prosecutions. Strange Evidence
BEFORE Mr Delohery, at the Water Police Court on Monday, the case against Madame Wallace, the blind clairvoyant, and the man Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. Tuesday, 16Th October. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and B. Wright, J.P.)
J. W. CULLEN v. Andrew Sweeney, Claim for £2 4s 6d, for work done and goods supplied. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount, with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greta Police Court—monday. Oct. 15Th. (Before Dr. Walker and Mr. T. Jones, J.P)
J. Anderson, charged with being drunk aud disorderly in Water-street at 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, was fined 10s or in default 3 days. A second count of indecent language, at the same…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stealing Wool
IT was reported in town on Saturday last (says the Murrurundi Times) that an extensive robbery of wool from the sheeps' back had taken place a few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton. Police COURT.—Tuesday, October 23, 1894. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., Messrs. G. T. Loder and C. H. Dight, J's.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Joseph Patmore, for heing drunk, pleaded guilty and was fined 2s 6d and 4s 10d costs of court, in default 24 hours in the lockup. WAGES.—Francis McCosker proceeded against…
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