A Shocking Murder at Camberwell
AT Camberwell on Tuesday a man named John Anglin shot his brother-in-law, Herbert Rhodes, in the shoulder, and afterwards murdered his own wife…
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The Application to the Full Court Unsuccessful
The Full Court, consisting of their Honors the Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Darley), Judge Windeyer, and Judge Foster, held a special sitting on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Dec. 31
John Longbottom, charged with assaulting his wife, Minnie Longbottom, pleaded not guilty. Constable Nies deposed to the arrest of defendant, at Albion Park, by virtue of a warrant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempted Murder of a Ship's Captain
A SENSATIONAL case of attempted murder occurred at Port Melbourne on Friday evening, which nearly resulted in the death of two persons. The occurrence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder at Bradford. Fearful Mutilations, London, December 30
A LITTLE boy, aged 8 years, named John Gill, who when last seen alive was Sliding with some companions, was found this morning brutally murdered…
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AT the Moss Vale Police Court, on Friday, as we learn from the Scrutineer. Daniel Lewis, aged 22 years, on remand from Marulan Bench, was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, January 3. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. D. Williams, J.P.)
Hugh Thompson, (remanded from Bulli), was charged with having, on the 27th December, attempted to commit suicide by strangling himself. In answer to the Bench, accused said he made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, January 7. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
Prior to the commencement of the ordinary business of the Court, Mr. Lipacomb asked his Worship if the hour of opening che Court had been finally settled. It was necessary to know…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horrible Murder in America. London, Tuesday Night
A HORRIBLE murder is reported from Philadelphia, United States. A boarding-house keeper named Sehloops has confessed that he was so enraged at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Negro Plot. Intended Murder, Plunder, and Arson. London
TELEGRAMS from New York state that seven negro servants employed by a Colonel Plaxton at Aroola, a township in Illinois, plotted to rob the promises…
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BEFORE Messrs C. Cameron (in the chair), T. Brown and M. N. Hindmarsh. Thomas Campbell was charged with being drunk and using obscene language. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Botany Murder. Execution of Louisa Collins
NEVER before in the hundred year's history of Australia has a female criminal become so notorious as Louisa Collins, the murderess of one man, and the suspected poisoner of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, January 8, 1889
BEFORE Messrs. Charles Cameron, Thomas Brown, and M..N. Hindmarsh, Js.P. Thomas Campbell was charged with being runk and making use of obscene language…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Botany Murder Case. Execution of Louisa Collins
THE Botany murderess was the FIRST WOMAN EXECUTED AT DARLING HURST, and her name will stand among the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kiama District Court. Thursday, January 10
BEFORE his Honour Judge Macfarlane. There were only three cases in all, and they were all disposed of in loss than one hour. The members of the legal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, January 10. (Before the Police Magistrate)
William Stewart, for furious riding in Crown-street, was fined 7/6. William Wilson, for obscene language at Dapto, was fined 14/10…
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As this case has absorbed a great deal of public interest, we given to-day the portraits of Louisa Collins and Michael Peter Collins, and for the information of…
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HIS HONOR JUDGE MAGFARLANE held a District Court at the Kiama Courthouse on Thursday. The business of the Court commenced sharp at 10 o'clock and, there being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Licensing Court. Tuesday, January 15. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Biggar, J.P.)
James Ga[?] licensee of the Illawarra Hotel, Dapto, was charged with allowing liquor to be sold and consumed on his licensed premises on Christmas Day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Probity or Profligacy in Court. (To the Editor of the Illawarra Mercury.)
SIR,—There appears to have lately been imported into Wollongong a gentleman to highly fastidious habits and an irrepressible spirit of gallantry towards the weaker sex. The allusion…
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