The Melbourne Murder
With regard to the recent murder in Melbourne of Brady, a clerk in the employ of Messrs. Cooper and Sons, by a youth named Phillips, some details of whose confession we published in yesterday's…
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Courts & crime, 1897
838 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 42
To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. Assaulting the Police
At the court, to-day, George Const, a youth, was charged with assaulting Detective Goulder. The latter, who has to limp into the court, stated that he was pursuing a thief, yesternight, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Melbourne Murder. Phillips' Experience in Goal
Mr. Pitcher, the solicitor who obtained the confession from the youth William Phillips of the murder of William Brady, had to-day another interview with the unfortunate young man. In the…
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Late on Thursday the Melbourne police arrested a young man named William Myles Phillips, aged 19 on a charge of having murdered William Brady on the premises of Messrs. Cooper and Sons, in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Melbourne Tragedy. Prisoner in Court. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne
CAPTAIN BURROWS, governor of the Melbourne gaol, has decided to keep a specially close watch upon the youth, more rigorous, in fact, than that…
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A court for the purpose of revising the municipal roll for the ensuing year was held. Nine names were struck off the roll and a number of persons had their qualifications altered, while three names…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Bold Burglary
An extensive burglary was carried out yesterday night on the premises of Messrs. Lazarus, Rosenfeld, and Company, general merchants, Kent-street. A heavy chest had been placed against the front…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Island Murder
ANOTHER murder has been committed by the natives of the Solomon Islands. It appears that Captain Gibbins was sailing along the coast of the island of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cleveland, Queensland. a Double Murder
Tommy Ango was before the police court this morning charged with the murder of Andrew Thompson and See Ong at Dunwich yesterday and was remanded for eight days. He was taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, January 28
The bench at this court to-day was occupied by Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P. POSTPONED.—In the adjourned case in which Frank Mitchell, jun., charges John McLean, police…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Court—wednesday. (Before Mr. D. McDougall, J.P.)
STEALING BOOTS.—George Brown, aged 77 years, was charged with stealing a pair of boots on the 25th instant valued at 5s 11d, the property of Grainger and Falkiner. The evidence of Constable…
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A court for the purpose of adding names to a provisional list for the Hunter division of the West Maitland electorate was held, when 12 names were added, eight of them being those of police officers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bankrupcy Court. (Before Mr. F. B. Treatt, JP., Registrar.) in Re Samuel Vidler
The public examination of the above bankrupt was held at the Courthouse this Wednesday morning. Mr. A. B. Shaw watched the case on behalf of the bankrupt, who, being examined, deposed that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court. Wednesday, 27Th January. (Before Mr D. M'Dougall, J.p.) Theft of Boots
George Brown, aged 77, was charged with stealing one pair of boots value 5s, the property of Messrs Grainger and Falkiner on January 25th 1897…
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Mr. Pitcher, the solicitor who obtained the confession from the youth William Phillips of the murder of William Brady, has had another interview with the unfortunate young man. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →What He Was Charged With
"Patrick, I was sorry to hear that you were arrested last week. What was the charge against you?" "Tin shillin's or forty-eight hours, sor,"…
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An application was made at Worship-street for a process for perjury against two well-known police officers under the following circumstances. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder at an Asylum
A DOUBLE murder occured on Tuesday morning at Dunwich Asylum, Queensland, where Tommy Anigo, a South Sea Islander, and an inmate of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Week's Police News
On the 22nd inst., at the West Maitland Police Court, James McAntee was fined 10s or seven days for using indecent language, and a like sum for resisting a constable in the execution of his duty…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bankruptcy Court. Wednesday, 27Th January. (Before the District Registrar, Mr F B. Treatt, J.p.) Re Samuel Vidler
THE bankrupt stated that he had filed a true statement of his affairs and sent a copy to the official assignee (Mr L. T. Lloyd. He did not wish to…
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