Epidemic of Murder and Suicides in New York. London
Twenty murders and suicides occurred in New York on Monday last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mid North Coast · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1891
156 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 8
Kempsey Small Debts Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
Richard Vaughan v. Neil Anderson. -- Claim £7 15s., value of a horse and expenses. Mr. J. Dighton appeared for defendant…
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Patrick Toomey was admonished and discharged for being drunk. Police v. Henry Woodward. -- In this case defendant was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kempsey Police Court. Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate, Messrs. J. W. Wilson, H. W. T. Lee, J. O'Neil and Dr. Gabriel, J's.P.) W. J. BETTS v. F. CHAPMAN
This was a case of stabbing a dog. There was also another charge of using threatening language. The two cases merged into one and were shortly taken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kempsey Licensing Court
John Frederick Small, jun. of Bowra, applied through his solicitor, for an auctioneers license. The Bench refused the application on the grounds that urgent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bankruptcy Court. Before the P.M., District Registrar
Re E. P. Marks, public examination. Mr. J. Dighton appeared for bankrupt, who had never been bankrupt, before. His position was brought…
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Robert Beaver v. E. Edwards. -- This was a claim for £8 5s. wages due. It was shown in the evidence that no application had been made for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Alleged Cattle Stealing Case
At the Grafton Police Court, before the P.M., R. Waugh and G. Johnston, were charged with cattle stealing. The case was commenced on the 1st inst., and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kempsey Small Debts Court. Before Messrs. W. T. Dangar and H. W. T. Lee, J's.P
A. Kennedy v. T. Booth. -- Claim £1 7s. 1d., meat supplied. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount A. Kennedy v. H. Booth. -- Claim…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kempsey Licensing Court. Before the Police Magistrate
A booth license was granted to G. Cooper for the Arakoon racecourse on May 28. TUESDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nambucca Police Court
May 13.--Before Capt. Davies, P.M., and Messrs. D. R. Smith, J. H. Allan, and J. E. Conen, J's.P. George Frederick May was charged,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Cattle Stealing Case at Grafton
At the Grafton Police Court, on Thursday, the 14th, A. M'Pherson and Dugald M'Pherson were charged with stealing a white cow, the property of J. Brathfield…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kempsey Police Court. Before the Police Magistrate
Silvey v. Eerborne. This was claim for wages, plaintiff having filled the position of cook to the surveying party. The Bench gave a verdict for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ballarat Murder
A MURDER was committed at Soldier's Kill, Ballarat, about 7 o'clock on Saturday night last, the victim being Nicholas Heeney, aged 58. A young…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kempsey Police Court. Before the Police Magistrate
W. Killion was fined £1 or seven days for drunkenness. T. Healey was fined 10s or 48 hours for drunkenness: and on a second…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Murder near Walgett. an Old Man Cut to Pieces. the Murderer Shot
A terrible tragedy has occurred at Rose Isle, on the Narren River, aad has created a great sensation at Walgett. Rose…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kempsey Police Court. Before the Police Magistrate
John Keilly was charged with using obscene language. After hearing a good deal of evidence the Bench dismissed the case…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Delhunty Sentenced to 12 Months. Sydney
At Albury yesterday Marcus Delhunty, late Crown Lands at Corowa, was sentenced to 12 month's imprisonment for embezzlement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Final Reckoning. a Tale of Bush Life in Australia. Chapter Iii.--the Burglary at the Squirk's
"What is that woman Whitney going to do with her boy?" the squire asked the schoolmaster when he happened to meet him in the village about a month after she had left…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Murder at Deniliquin
A horrible murder was committed, in Cressy-street, Deniliquin, last week. The victim of the tragedy was a woman named Sarah Usher, her…
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