Police and Civilians
A West Maitland correspondent writes:—"The police have been held up to much ridicule for some of their methods while in pursuit of the…
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Courts & crime, 1900
901 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 46
"Murder Will Out." Sensational Crime in England
SOME years ago a gruesome murder was committed at Colchester, England. A house occupied by Alfred Welch, clothier, was burned down,…
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Alfred Jones, bush labourer, was arrested on Friday near Whalan Creek by Senior-Constable Robertson, of Boggabilla, and charged with the murder of Alfred Pittman. The evidence showed that Pittman…
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As briefly stated in our telegraphic columns last night, several cases, in which a number of residents of Bowthorne were concerned, were part heard at the Morpeth Police Court,…
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THE twentieth century is at hand, and retrospection is just now fashionable. Passing notice may therefore be given to the above question…
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Some years ago a gruesome murder was committed at Colochester England. A house occupied by Alfred Welch clothier, was burned down, and the charred remains of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jimmy Governor. Talks of His Experiences. How He Dodged the Police
JIMMY GOVERNOR, during his [?]ip down from the Manning River, told the police many things in connection with his wand[?]ings in the [?]ush. In fact,…
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The French anarchist, Francis Salson, who attempted to murder the Shah of Parsia at Paris in August last, and who confessed that he intended to kill the Shah and the Czar because they were great…
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This afternoon a man named Jayo is alleged to have shot his wife and afterwards attempted to commit suicide. The paries had been married fly[?] six years, but latterly had lived unhappy. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Trouble in China. a Russian-china Agreement. Manchuria and Russian Protectorate. the Court Goes Farther Inland. Russia, at Tientsin. the Pekin-taku Rail Way Li Hung Chang Snubbed. London, Nov. 10
An agreement between Russia and China has been signed at Lavadia, the winter residence of the Czar. The agreement places Marchuria under the protection of Russia…
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Mrs. Mackay, Dulcalmah v. Matthew Waddnell. Claim of £10, damages to trespass. Mr. A.B. Shaw appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. A. J. Gould for the defence. Mr. Shaw…
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A SHOOTING tragedy occurred at Perth on Sunday afternoon near the Central Railway Station, at about 3.30. Peter Joyce met his wife and two children…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Singleton Letter. Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Messrs. Geo. F. Scott, P.M., St. Thomas Loder, and R. Faulkner, J's.P.)
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—HENRY Smith, a stranger, pleaded guilty to using obscene language in South Singleton. Constable Brook said that on searching accused's swag…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Trouble in China. Control of the Imperial Court. Pao-ting-fu Executions. Australian Horses in the German Army. London, Nov. 12
The Emperor Kwang-hen declares that Tung-fuhsiang controls the Imperial Court, and that it is therefore impossible to banish him. The Emperor, however, is willing to banish Yu-shien, the Governor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Victorian Tragedy, Murder of a Farmer
A farmer named Hugh Lavery, a resident of Beulsh, was found yesterday morning dead in his bed with his skull fractured in two places. Lavery lived in a four-roomed cottage on his farm, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, Nov. 15. (Before Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and J. T. Tegg, J.P.)
CHILD DESERTION.—Peter Tait was charged on the information of Annie Dixon with failing to support his three children—Alexander (3), Peter (4), and William (7.) Complainant…
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(Before Messrs G. F. Scott, P.M., St. Thos, Loder and R. Faulkner, J's.P.) Mrs Mackay (Dulcalmah) v. M…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brisbane. an M.l.a. in the Divorce Court
The Leysley divorce case was concluded this morning when the jury found Dunsford, M.L.A., guilty of misconduct with Mrs. Leysley and that the latter's husband did not connive at or condone the…
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A resident of Harden named Walker was assaulted and robbed in that town, at one o'clock this morning, by three men. One men has been arrested on suspicion, and the police are in hot pursuit of the…
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A Jew named Bilsner has been sentenced to death at Poinet, Bohemia, for the murder of two girls…
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