Attempt to Murder a King
An attempt was made on Saturday evening to murder King George of Greece. King George, with Princess Marie, was being driven along one of the streets of Phalerum, a suburb of Athens,…
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Courts & crime, 1898
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Assault and Robbery. Critical Condition of the Victim. Arrest of the Offenders
Another addition has been made to the already long list of victims to highway robbery, which though now less frequent than a few years hack, still occasionally occurs to menace life and liberty…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Police Court. Monday, 28Th February, 1898. (Before Messrs. G. B. EVANS P.M., and R. Simson, J.p.) Charge of Fraudulent Appropriation
Charles Mirks, on bail, was charged with fraudulently appropriating the sum of £26 17s 3d, at Sydney, the property of Charles Clarke, William G. Bond, and Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Identity Case. Probate Court. Re Richard Bayes. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.)
In this case, in which Mr. Shaw, of Show and Gould, made an application on behalf of Martha Bayes, of Parraminatta, who claimed a share of the assets of the estate of Richard Bayes, as his widow,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 7
Messrs. G.G. Scott, P.M. A. Wilkinson, and H. Crothers, Js.P. occupied the bench this morning DISOBEYING AN ORDER OF THE COURT.—Llewellyn Linabury was charged with disobeying an order of…
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Hughes and Herbert v. J. Molony. No appearance of plaintiffs, and case struck out. A. Linabury v. P. Barry, Singleton, goods sold, [?] Verdict for plaintiff, with 5s costs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Illegal Operations. Strictures by Judge Rogers. a Woman Sentenced to Six Years' Imprisonment. Sydney
Harriet Cleave, convicted of manslaughter as connection with the death of Mabel Roberts, was brought up for sentence to-day before Justice Rogers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aberdeen Sensations. a Body Found Drowned. Man Arrested on a Charge of Murder. Aberdeen
On Saturday morning William Quirke was found dead in the Hunter River, and at the inquest a verdict was brought in of found drowned, This morning a man named Arthur Dearling,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Burglary. Trial of Three Accused Postponed. Sydney
At the Criminal Court to day John MeNamara, a middle-aged man, was arraigned upon a indict-ment charging him with having on January 21st last broken into the warehouse of Robert Simons at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, March 8. (Before Mr. H. Crothers, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—A first [?] was before the Court on a charge of having taken more than he could carry, and was discharged with a Caution, promising that it would be his last as well as his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Women in Court
FOR the third time during the present sittings of the Central Criminal Court, Acting-Justice lingers on Friday referred to the presence in court of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Singleton Letter. [From Our Representatives.] Police Court. Tuesday. 8Th March. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)
TRAVELLING WITHOUT A TICKET.—Charles Wil-son pleaded guilty to travelling in a truck on the G. N. Railway without having first obtained a ticket. The accused was fined £2 in default levy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Illegal Operation- Rewarded With Six Years in Gaol. [By. Telegraph.] Sydney
HARRIETT CHEAVE, last week convicted for tho manslaughter of Mabel Roberts by means of an illegal operation, was to-day sentenced to six years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court, Dungog. Friday, March 4,1989. (Before F. W. Garstang. Esq, P.M., E. R. Kavanaugh and P. J. Fitzgerald, Esqs., Js.P
Thirty one cases were Bet down for bearing, but the majority were civil and small debt cases and were settled out of Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late News by Wire. Sydney. Alleged Assault on a Child
A young man named james Gallagher, who was placed upon trial at the last court of Quarter Sessions on a charge of having assaulted a child, when the jury disagreed, was again placed upon trial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland, Police Court. Thursday, March 10
The bench this morning was occupied by Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., M. P, Maher, and C. W. Holmes, Js.P. PROTECTION.—A lad who had been found…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Indecent Assault Case. (By Telegraph] Sydney
A YOUNG man named James Gallagher, who. was placed upon his trial at the last court of Quarter Sessions on a charge of having assaulted a child at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Atmospheric Gas Company. Message from the Vancouver Police
THE directors of the Atmospheric Gas Company have been patiently waiting during the past few weeks for information from San Francisco or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Burglary
At the Criminal Court, Sydney, on Monday, John McNamara, a middle-aged man, was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with having on January 2lst last broken into the warehouse of Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Alleged Murder
Arthur Deriding, alias Alexander Smith, on remand from Aberdeen, where he was arrested on Monday, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court on Tuesday with having at Middle Creek,…
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