Remarkable Charge of Attempted Murder
ON Monday of last week a man named John Wilson was put upon his trial at the Central Criminal Court, charged with attempting to kill Edwin Nelson Hampson…
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Courts & crime, 1895
95 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 5
Police Court. Tuesday, October 8Th, 1895. Before C. E. Oslear Esq. P.M., and J. Butler Esq., J.P.
W. H. Catler[?]. H. A. Coombes for assault and insulting language on the 25th of September last. H. A. Coombas v. W H Cutler, for assault…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dean Charged with Perjury
George Dean was taken into custody on Tuesday of last week on a charge of wilful and corrupt perjury. After a formal remand on Wednesday, the case came on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wholesale Murder of Children
A woman living at Cantania, in Sicily, has murdered 23 children. The woman who committed this wholesale destruction believed that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder of the Queen of Corea
The Queen of Corea has been assassinated by the Conservative party of her dominions. The British and American men-of-war have landed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kempsey Licensing Court. Tuesday, Oct. 15th--Before the P.M. and Messrs. Wilson and Sutherland, L.Ms. POLICE v. Frederick Kingham
This was a charge of selling liquor on a certain Sunday morning. Sydney Williams, on oath, stated that on Sunday, October 6th, he went to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kempsey Police Court. Tuesday, Oct. 15.--Before Capt. Davies, P.M. and Messrs. J. W. Wilson, C. Sutherland, and A. Verge, Js.P. Wages Case
James Maxwell sued E. Thurgood for £2 12s, amount of wages due to him. It appeared that plaintiff arranged To fall trees for defendant at 3s per tree. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Extraordinary Murder
AN extraordinary story is told in recent Canadian papers to hand. At Ramirona, Texas, after a most rigid examination…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Land Appeal Court
The appeals of Mr. C. A. Hill against the finding of the Kempsey Land Board, which were set down for hearing at the Land Appeal Court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court. Tuesday, October 22, 1893
Before C. E. Oslear, Esq., P.M., and Jas. Butler, Esq., J.P. F. Pead was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Wauchope, and was fined 10s, and 2s 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Corn Stealing at Frederickton
ON Wednesday last at the Kempsey Police Court, before Mr. J. R. Linsley, J.P., Francis Christian, of Frederickton, was brought up in custody charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dean Sentenced for Perjury
After a trial occupying barely eight hours, Geo. Dean was on Thursday found guilty, at the Central Criminal Court, of making a false declaration before Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kempsey Police Court
Friday, Nov. 1.--Before Capt. Davies, P.M. JAMES Smith was charged with allowing a horse to stray in Kemp-street. Defendant's defence was that the horse was not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charge of Alleged Horse Stealing
WILLIAM Brazil, of Taylor's Arm, proceeded against John O'Neil of Upper Macleay, for stealing one chesnut filly the property of William Brazil…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burglary at Helensburgh
The Metropolitan Coal Co's. office at Helensburgh was broken into on Sunday night. The safe was smashed open and £109 in cash stolen. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Police and Straying Stock
THE decision arrived at by the Kempsey Municipal Council to again take the management of the streets in respect of straying stock into their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. Tuesday November, 12, 1895. Before C.E. Oslear Esq., P.M.
Dennis Kilmurray was summoned for not registering two dogs but the case was with drawn. Police v. Robt Dickson—Cruelty to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder in Victoria
A Spaniard named Salvatore Sapano, in a fit of mad frenzy, murdered his mate by beating him over the head with a stick. The men were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kempsey Police Court. Friday, Nov. 15th.--Before the P.M.
Inspector of Nuisances v. Chas. Jarvis, driving without lights. Fined 5s and costs. Police v. W. Bowen.--For allowing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Child Murder and Suicide
Katherine Kit, a young unmarried woman living at South Richmond, Melbourne, smothered her 7 months old child and then committed suicide…
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