Two Gacl Breakers Sentenced
The two notorious gaol breakers, Table and Smith, were this morningsentenced at the Moree Sessions to five years' imprisonment for home horse staling and…
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Courts & crime, 1897
838 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 42
The Late City Treasurer. Speer Sentenced
At the Central Criminal Court onThursday, before Mr Justice Cohen, the late City Treasurer, Arthur James Speer, pleaded guilty to a charge of…
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At the Darlinghurst sessions to-day, Prank Percival, a medical specialist, who was convicted on Wednesday last of uttering a forgod receipt, was this…
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At the East Maitland Police Court on Tuesday, a stranger named John Bowden, 48 year of age, was fined 10s, or forty-eight hours, for indecent behaviour…
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The sittings of the abovenamed court will he hold at the courthouse on Saturday, 20th March next, and those persons who are Desirious of tailing out plaints for same…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Police Court. Thursday, 25Th February. (Before Messrs A. C. Robinson and W. Dudding, J's. P.) Travelling Without a Ticket
JAMES Ryan, in custody, was charged with having travelled in the railway from Muswellbrook to Singleton with having a ticket…
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John-Norton appeared before the Full Court to-day to show cause why a writ of attachment should not issue against him for contempt of court in having…
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John Callaghan, milk vendor, was to-day remanded on a charge of having been concerned in a "push" outrage upon George Horkins, at Ultimo on Saturday night. Bail was refused…
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The following canes were dealt with in the Small Debts Court by Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., at West Maitland to-day :—E. P. Capper and Sons v. W. J. Daunt, Stroud—…
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The Chief Justice intimated this morning that the Full Court would, unless there was some expression of opinion from the Bur in favour of adjournment, sit next Thursday, despite the fact…
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At the Court to-day, Martin Cooney was commit-ted for trial on a charge of breaking and entering the shop of John Hunter, Hunter-street, and stealing therein £8 worth of mercery. Bail was…
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On Saturday night last, someone entered the Grata Colliery office through the window, broke open tho safe door, and extracted the cash-box. This was found 20 yards behind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Guinea Goldfields Massacre of Miners. Murder of a Magistrate. Mr Green's Letter
THE schooner Curlew arrived at Cooktown on Thursday last from Woodlark Island with 21 passengers. She brought the following details of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Police Court. Monday, 1St March. (Before Mr F. B. Treatt, J.p.) Drunk and Profane Language
Herbert Alpin pleaded guilty to being drunk in Burdekin Park on Sunday last, and was sentenced to be imprisoned until the rising of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court—tuesday. (Before Messrs. G.F. Scott, P.M. and A.S. Bowman, M.D,J.P.)
BREAHES OF MUNICIPAL BY-LAWS.—Alfred Foster, for allowing a horse to stray in the Muni-cipal District of South Singleton, pleaded guilty and ws fined 2s 6d court costs. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Murder of an Italian Priest
Yielding to pressure brought to hear by the Embassies the Turkish Council of Ministers has decided to imprison Colonel Mazhar Bay for life for being concerned in the murder of the Italian priest, Father…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sentenced at the Sessions. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
JAMES CORR was charged at the Darlinghurst sessions to-day, with having at St. Peter's criminally assaulted a child aped 7 years and 5 months. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragedy in Brisbane Murder and Suicide
A TERRIBLE tragedy occurred at the Central Railway Station, Brisbane, on Tuesday night last, when a man named Harry L. Jackson, after shooting his…
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At the East Maitland Police Court, on the 25th February, John Jarvis was ordered to be sent to Gladesville Asylum. Samuel Elwell was fined 5s, or 48 hours, for being drunk aud disorderly. On…
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At Whitechapel County-court Israel Joseph appeared to a summons issued by a tailor named Solomon Lazarus. Defendant: I do protest against dis…
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