Postal Offences. State Court Jurisdiction
At the Armidale Circuit Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice Cohen, Arthur Harold Bumford, aged 16, pleaded guilty to stealing three letters,…
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Courts & crime, 1901
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Police Court. WEDNESDAY, 9th OCTOBER, 1901. (Before Mr. G. R. Evans. P.m.) George G. ELD V. HANNAH I. PIGGOTT
This was a case under the Landlords and Tenants Act, to recover possession of a certain tenement Mr. G. B. White appeared for the defendant. After hearing the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fearful Tragedy. Attempted Murder and Suicide. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A TERRIBLE tragedy was reported this morning from Marrickville. A tramway pointsman named William Johnstone, living at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Ruby From the Sea. [All Rights Reserved.] (Being a narrative of adventure, compiled from the diary of Richard Brice Esq., H.M.S. Consul at Malaga, to the Court of Spain.] Part Ii.—a Tack to WINDWARD.Continued)
"So be it she returned phlegmatically. "Relow the walters I have just left are the remains of an old temple of our forefathers, Tnan, which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →East Maitland Police Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)
LARCENY.-On Saturday night, a number of persons went into Northcott's Centennial Hotel, High-street, West Maitland, and, after being served with drink, asked for beer to take…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the Courts. West Maitland Police Court. Monday, October 14. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)
DRUNKENNESS.-One inebriate pleaded guilty to taking too much. He was a stranger in Maitland, but the bench was informed that he had been before the courts some hundreds of times. The man was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Singleton Letter. Police Court.-tuesday. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)
DRUNK.—A "first offender" pleaded guilty to being drunk in George-street on Sunday last, and was filled 5s and 4s 10d court costs, in default three days. Fine paid…
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At the Police Court on Tuesday morning. Mr G. F. Scott, P.M., was the only occupant of the Bench. James Power and Sarah Power were charged with robbery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boer War Another Commandant Sentenced Scheepers Murders Botha's Position. LONDON
Commandant Schoemans, who acted as chief lieutenant under the late Commandant Lotter, has been tried by court-martial, found guilty of treason…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →East Maitland Police Court. Friday, Oct. 18. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)
MAINTENANCE.-Emily Peddell complained that her husband, Ernest Peddell, had left his three children without me4ans of support.-Mr. J. H. F. Waller appeared for complainant, and Mr. W. J…
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Charles Henry M'Dermott v. Joseph Clark, work and labor done, £17 17s 10d. Plaintiff was not present. Mr. C. F. Solling said he had been instructed by M'Dermott to appear, and could not…
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THE four men charged with the Surry Hills outrage were before the Central Police Court on Thursday morning. Thomas Henry Wade was charged…
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The present writer had recently the satisfaction of meeting with a man who has undergone the terrible orde[?]l of being tried for murder, and escaped the gallows. The writer questioned…
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EARL RUSSELL, who was sentenced to three months' imprisonment by his Peers of the House of Lords, for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Ruby from the Sea. [All Rights Reserved.] [Being a narrative of adventure, compiled from the diary of Richard Brice., Esq.. H.M.S. Consul at Malaga, to the Court of Spain.] in Port at Manila. Part I.—auld Lang Syne. (Continued.)
An i[?]roduction was easily accomplished. At the sound of my voice she was manif[?]tly affected with curiosity, but as she had never seen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Licensing Magistrate at the Gay Gordons
At the Paddington Police Court, James Gowan (33) hotel keeper, John Quiun (23) clerk, George Major (21) signwriter, and May Gowan (27) married, were charged with in company stealing a gent's double…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, October. 21 (Before Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and II. Crothers, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Three Saturday night drunks were cautioned and discharged. A Sunday morning inebriate was fined 5s, or 24 houra. Another man who walked into the police station last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Transvaal War. a Commandant Captured. Western Raiders. a Vryburg Councillor Sentenced. Boer Retaliation. London. Oct. 20
Major H. G. Holmes, commanding a battalion of Mounted Infantry, has captured Commandant David Marais at Rietvlei. On the appearance of a small commando at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott. P.M.)
THE EXCELSIOR.—Thomas A. Dwyer applied for permission to change the name of the Excelsior Hotel (of which he is licenses) to the Royal Hotel.— Permission was granted…
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