Alleged Assault with Intent
Michael Kennedy was charged with that on the 30th June he did indecently assault Rhoda Lenehan. He pleaded not guilty, Mr. Jno…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mid North Coast · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1898
286 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 12 of 15
Sentenced to Death. London
Dr. Whitmarsh, a London physician, has been sentenced to death for the murder of a woman on whom he performed an illegal operation…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Land Appeal Court
The Land Appeal Court yesterday gave an important decision with regard to special areas and conditional leases…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Cundletown, Thursday, October 27. Before the Hon. E. A. T. PERY, P.M. LARCENY
Joseph Schubert was brought up in custody, having been arrested the previous day by Constables Stein and Southwell, charged with stealing a cross-cut lightning saw, and a Clyburn spanner, the property…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kempsey Police Court. Monday, Oct. 24.--Before Messrs. W. T. Dangar and Jno. Clarke, Js.P
Louis Leres was charged with assaulting Bessie Casey with intent. Mr. Gilfillan appeared for the defence. James Hanney, constable stationed at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kempsey District Court. Before His Honor Judge Docker
Messrs. Harris, Browning, Acland and Cowan (barristers), and Messrs. Jno. McLaughlin, M.L.A., J. Gilfillan, J, R. Marrack and S. L. Rudder (solicitors) were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Supreme Court. Sydney, Tuesday, Out. 25. Quarrying on Crown Lands. Wilshire. V. VEOMANS
MR. Wise and Mr. Canaway (instructed by the Crown Solicitor) appeared in the Full Court for Thomas Herbert Wilshire, inspector and forester for the district of Grafton, on a special case stated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bankruptcy Court. Taree, Wednesday, Oct. 26. Before Hon. E. A. T. PEEY. District Registrar. Be Alexander Gill
The bankrupt was examined. No creditors were present, and no resolutions were passed. Examination was declared conclude. Mr. L. O. Martin appeared for the bankrupt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Taree, Saturday, October 29Th, 1898. (Before the Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M.)
Charles Holden, of Tinonee, laborer, was charged with having, on Tuesday, the 25th instant, committed a criminal assault on one Annie Marlow, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Taree, Saturday, October 29. Before the Hon. E. A. T. PERY, P.M. Alleged Rape
Charles Holden was brought up in custody, having been arrested by Sergeant Stone the previous evening, charged with having committed a rape on a half-caste girl named Annie Marlow, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Court. Taree, Monday, October 31. Before His Hon. Judge DOCKER
THE following magistrates occupied seats on the Bench:—Messrs. C. BOYCE, J. ABBOTT, junr., and GEO. MURRAY, J's.P. JOS. COCHRANE V. J. H. ALLEN…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Court. Taree, Monday, October 31St (Before His Honor Judge Docker.)
Messrs. C. Boyce, J. Abbott, junr., and G. Murray, Js.P, occupied seats on the Bench. The following members of the legal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kempsey Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 1.--Before the P.M.
H. J. Pratt was summoned at the instance of the Inspector of Nuisances with allowing a bull to stray. He pleaded guilty and stated the animal bad got out…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Alleged Assault on Chinamen. West Maitland
THREE young men named Jos. Conway, Martin Ward, and Wm. Kelly, were committed for trial yesterday afternoon on a charge of having assaulted a Chinaman named Ah son or Cum Son, and occasioning him actual bodily harm. According…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paris Secret Police Methods
'I once spent an afternoon in a pleasant little villa on the banks of the River Marne with the former chief of police in the time of Napoleon III, up to the proclamation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Camden Haven, Tuesday, Nov. 1. Before Messrs F. D. Ross and H. J. PERRETT, J.'sP. DRUNKENNESS
William dolman, charged with drunkenness. was fined 5/-, or 48 hours. Fine paid. William Upsall, also charged with drunkenness, was fined 6/-, or 48 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Court. Friday, Oct. 28th, 1898. (Before His Honor Judge Docker.)
R. RUFFIN v. W. TASAKER: Claim £15 3s. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount, with costs. N. CAIN v. UPSALL: Claim £36 17s. No…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. Taree, Tuesday, November 1. Before Hon. E. A. T. PERY, P.M., and Mr. C. BoYCE, J.P. G. T. CLERKE v. T. Lalor, Senior
This was a claim for £9 9s 10d, for goods sold and delivered. Mr. L. O. Martin appealed for plaintiff, for whom a verdict was given for £10 7s 4d, inclusive of costs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. Coopernook, Monday, November 7. Before the Hon. E. A. T. PERY, P.M., and Messrs. HOGG and RICHARDS, J.P's. T. W. JAMBS V. George Walters
This was a claim for £35 as wages. Mr. L. O. Martin appeared for defendant. The defence was a denial of the claim, which defendant contended should have been made against…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court
At the Kempsey Police Court on Tuesday, before Messrs. Dangar and Bond, Thomas Stokes was fined £2 or 21 days, for assaulting C. P. Lee…
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