Attempted Murder at Narandera
At half-past 5 on Saturday evening a man was seen by some of the railway men to fire off a revolver at a woman. The would-be murderer, W. Browne, had bought a revolver…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Courts & crime, 1891
445 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 23
Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, March 10, 1801. (Before Messes. G. F. Morris and Meehan, Js.P.)
Chas. F. Jacobson summoned John Auld, jun., for assault. Mr. Hodgson for informant, Mr. Bamber for defendant. Fined 10s., with £2 3s. 6d. costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Corowa Police Court. Monday, March 9, 1891. (Before Messrs. Dulhunty and F. C. Piggin, Js.P.)
Patrick Kelly, charged with drunkenness, was fined 10s., or be imprisoned until the rising of the court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, March 7. (Before the Police Magistrate)
Wm. Eames was charged with child desertion, and the case was adjourned until the 11th just, bail being allowed in own sureties of £25 ach. MONDAY, MARCH 9…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Lunatic in Court. a New Effect of the "Labour Unrest."
At the Police Court yesterday morning before the P.M., Peter Kavanagh was changed with being of unsound mind. Sergeant Harper deposed that on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, March 17. (Before Mr. C. L. Dobbin, P.M.)
John Waldron and John Robb were summoned by the tr[?]nt inspector for not sending their children to school the required number of days. The former case…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Corowa Police Court. Friday, March 13, 1891. (Before Messrs. F. C. Piggin and S. Donaldson, Js.P.)
Patrick Kennedy, for not sending his ward, F. Kennedy, to school, was fined 10s., with 4s. 10s. costs. Chas. Cowley, for not sending his child,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deniliquin Police Court. Wednesday, March 18. (Before the Police Magistrate)
F. [?]awcett (School Attendance Officer) v. Mrs Barne[?] Defendant was charged with not sending her child to school the required number of times during the past half-year and was fined 10s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Clermont Rioters. Extraordinary Scene in Court. Clermont
A painful scene occurred at the police court this morning. The first case called was one of assault on February 23, brought by Daniel Murphy, one of those now charged with rioting, against John Burn,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Peculiar Supreme Court Action. Kemp V. Selkirk
In No. 3 Jury Court on Thursday last, before Mr Justice Windeyer and jury of four, Sholto Percival Kemp, of Hay, solicitor, sued Robert Selkirk, of Wauchope, Hastings River,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Balranald Police Court. Monday, 23Rd March. [Before E. L. Rowling, Esq., P.M.]
Henry Charles Edgar South was charged with having fraudulently obtained from the Balranald Post Office a letter, the property of the Postmaster…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Land Court Decision Upset
A legal point of some importance was decided by the Full Court on Thursday (says the "Evening News") on a special case stated from the Land…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Story of Lord Carrington. Lively Scene in a Police Court
Mr Montagu William's new book, entitled "Leaves of a life," contains a good many Central Criminal Court stories. One of the most curious is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Double Murder
A shocking double murder was discovered on Tuesday, February 3, to have been committed at a farm-house at Hisa-copple, about 12 miles from Cavan,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Land Appeal Court
The Land Court of New South Wales commenced a session at Wagga on Monday, 23rd march. The members present were Mr. F. Rogers, Q.C., and Messrs. Freeman and Brandis…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Corowa Police Court. Friday March 20, 1891. (Before Messrs. A. Anderson and F. C. Piggin, J's.P.)
Stock Inspector v. R. W. Synnott, breach of Publia Watering Places Act, Sec. 9. Fined £3 3s.; costs of court 4s. 10d.; witnesses expenses £1 1s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albury Police Court. Tuesday, March 24. (Before Mr. T. A. Browne, P.M., and Messrs. K. M’Lennan and T. B. Coe, J’s.P.) Drunk and Disorderly
A man named Harry Scbweber was charged with being drunk and disorderly and using obscene language at Jindera. He was fined 20s. or seven days on the first charge,…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Deniliquin Police Court. Thursday, March 26. (Before the Police Magistrate)
Peter Stratton was charged with drunkenness [?] was let off with a caution. He was also [?] with [?] obscene language, and was fined [?] 14 days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Darling Gardens Murder. the Execution of John Wilson
The execution of John Wilson at the Melbourne Goal on Monday morning, 23rd ult. for the murder of Estella Leah Marks, his sweetheart, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing the Guillotine Knife
A very remarkable story about the guillotine knife has been circulated in Paris (says the Telegraph). It was sudulously reported that burglars had been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →