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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1888

437 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 22

Moulamein Police Court. (Before E. L. Rowling, Esq., P.m.) Abusive Language

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 August 1888 · page 2

Joseph Higgs was charged on the 7th inst., on the information of John Coyle, with having used language towards informant calculated to cause a breach of…

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Clare Police Court. Saturday, llth August. (Before E. L. Rowling, P.M., J. Lindsay and W. B. Gayfer, J's.P., Esqs.) Insulting Language

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 August 1888 · page 3

F. W. Kemp was charged by Constable Shearingham with having used insulting language to informant, to wit the words: "You are no good; you…

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An Adventuress in Court. Charge of False Pretences

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 August 1888 · page 4

At the Hamilton Police Court on 29th June before Messrs. F. K. Orme, P.M., and J. T. Archer, J.P., a respectable-looking woman, about 28 years of age and a foreigner, giving…

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Revolting Case of Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 19

Four little boys, all brothers, named Fort, whose ages range from 9 to 14 years, and a boy named Geddes, were brought up at the Hawthorn Court, Melbour[?], on Tuesday, charged…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, 15Th August. (Before the P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 3

Thomas Stead was charged with attempting to commit suicide by drowning in the River Murray on the 14th inst…

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Mr. Dillon in the Gaol Infirmary

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 10

A despatch from Dundalk says :—“Mr. John Dillon, M.P., has been sent by the prison doctor (Dr. M’Donnell) to the infirmary. Upon an examination being…

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The Elmore Murder. the Inquest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 26

The eighth day’s sitting of the inquest relative to the murder of John Duggan was commenced in the court-house, Elmore, at 2 o’clock on Monday afternoon by the coroner,…

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Murder at Madrid. Madrid, August 13

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 2

A prisoner was allowed out at night, contrary to prison rules, and made use of his illegal liberty to murder his mother…

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Murder by an Escaped Prisoner. London, August 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 21

A prisoner escaped from the warders at Madrid gaol. He then entered his mother’s house and kicked her to death in a most coldblooded manner. The governor of the gaol and warders have…

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General European Telegrams. the St. Louis’ Murder. London, August 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 18

W. L. Maxwell, who was in July, 1886, sentenced to death for the murder of his travelling companion C. A. Preller, in the Southern Hotel, St. Louis, in 1886, has been executed…

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Wagga Land Court. Friday, August 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 15

INQUIRY AS TO THE FULFILMENT OF CONDITIONS ON CONDITIONAL PURCHASES. Jas. M‘Farlaod (now Commercial Bank)566¼a, Marrar and Malebo.—The further bearing of…

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Alleged Case of Shooting with Intent to Murder. a Family Quarrel

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 26

Two men, name John William Siddal[?] and George Elward Siddall, reported to the Melbourne police that on Sunday morning about half-past 12 a.m. their cousin. John…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, August 14. (Before Mr. Dulhunty, J.P., and Mr. Wilkin Son, J.p.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 24

Batstone v. Wright, Beaton and Co., claim for £9. £4 15a. had been paid into court, with 7s. costs. Mr. Nagle for plaintiff, Mr. Wilkinson for defeddant. The plaintiff in…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Thursday, August 16. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 August 1888 · page 3

Timothy Herne was charged with being of unsound mind. Dr. Noyes deposed that the accused had been in gaol for the past week. He had been carefully…

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Revolting Case of Assault at Melbourne

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 4

Four little boys, all brothers, named Fort, whose ages range from 9 to 14 years, and a boy named Geddes, were brought up at the Hawthorne Court on…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, 20Th August. (Before the P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 3

John Joseph Boyle was charged with being at large while of unsound mind. Mounted Constable Hawkins…

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The Elmore Murder. the Inquest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 25

The adjourned inquest respecting the murder of John Duggan was resumed at Elmore on 15th inst, by Mr. Strickland, P.M. Constable Axill), stationed at Elmore,…

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The Elmore Murder. Verdict of Wilful Murder Against Wm. Harrison. Sandhurst

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 21

The inquest on the Elmore murder was concluded to-day. The coroner having summed up, the jury retired for 1[?] hours, when they unanimously agree that Duggan had been…

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The Case Haynes V. Fletcher. Assault in the Legislative Assembly. Verdict for the Defendant

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 27

The case Haynes v. Fletcher, in which the plaintiff claimed £5000 damages for an assault committted by the defendant during a scene in the Assembly on the 21st of March last,…

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Murder of a Woman Near Croydon. Attempted Suicide of the Murderer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 26

A murder was committed at Cork Creek, near Croydon, on Saturday night, the victim being Mrs. Sarah Ann Descurry, the wife of a miner at Ravenswood. It seems that she had…

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