Attack on a Gaol Warder
An exciting incident occurred in the "B" division of Pentridge last week, when a prisoner named Richard Buckley made an attack on Senior Warder…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Courts & crime, 1897
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Berrigan Police Court. Saturday, December (Before Mr.W.J.[?] J.P.)[?]
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, Dec. 21,1897. (Before Mr. A. N. Burnett P.M.)
William M'Donald and Edward Davies were lined 5s. each, or 48 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness. Hugh Glen, charged with having no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wahgunyah Police Court. Thursday, December 23,1897. (Before Mr. W. C. Bayliss, J.P.)
Francis Queenlin, drunk and disorderly, and damaging Government property to the value of 6s., was fined 2s. 6d., or 6 hours' imprisonment, on the first charge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cablegrams. Murder of an Actor. Mr. William Terriss. London. December 16
Mr. William Terriss, the principal actor at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, and the recognised leading melodramatic actor in London, was assassinated to-night outside…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Corowa Licensing Court. Tuesday, Dec. 21,1897. (Before Messrs. Barnett, P.M. and Lang, J.P.)
Spencer Stephens applied for a renewal of license, but as the application was informal, and not lodged in time, it was not entertained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. (Before Mr O’Neill, P.M., and [?]Jones and McGeogh, J’s.P.)
[?] Plaintiff entered the [?] box and stated that he had [?] the [?]which was for debt, on the wife of defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land Appeal Court at Wagga. Friday, December 17. (Before Messrs. Oliver (president) and Freeman and Brandid (commissioners)
B. G. M. Englehart, appeal against the appraised value of the land comprised in his conditional purchnse, No 91-76, Albury, consisting of 144 acres…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Tocumwal Police Court. Wednesday, December 22. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
Henry Williams and Matthew Thomas, charged with breaking and entering a shop with intent to commit a felony therein, were sent for trial at the next Deniliquin Quarter Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, December 18. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
James Kliduff, on remand, was charged with assaulting Tobias Dahl. Mr Wilkinson, who appeared for the accused, asked fox are extended remand, as he understood that Dahl would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deniliquin Licsensing Court. Saturday, December 18. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
John Bott, of the Dublin Hotel, was granted a billiard license; and —. Staples was granted a booth license for the Tocumwal races. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Berrigan Police Court. Tuesday, December 21. (Before Mr N. C. O’Neill, P. M., and [?] Justices.)
J. V. Johnson v. P. Corbett, cruelty to a horse Dismissed by a majority of the Bench Police v. J. Allen, careless use of fire. Dismissed Police v. M. O’Brien. keeping gunpowder for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deniliquin 3Mall Debts Court. Tuesday, December 21; (Beforo Messrs. Wooldridge and Davies, J’s P )
Joseph Bundle v. James Bundle (Mr Windeyer) Plaintiff claimed £3 10s as his fare from Adelaide to Deniliquin. It appeared that £2 2s 6d had been paid, and a verdict for the balance, £1 7s 6d, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deniliquin Bankruptcy Court. Monday, December 20. (Before the Registrar, Mr D. G. McDougall.) Re a . B. Mathewson’s Bankruptcy
Mr Windeyer appeared for the bankrupt, Mr Laman for the official assignee, and Mr Wilkinson for Mr Llewellyn, for creditors. Andrew Black Mathewson stated : I have filed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Debts Court. (Before G. Atkin Esq. P.M. and W. O. Close Esq. J.P.)
T. W Lewis v. J. Grinham, balance of payment for one set of double harness, £2 5s. Mr. Robertson appeared for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Licensing Court. Friday, 24Th November. (Before G. Atkin, Esq., P.M., and W. O. Close, Esq., J.P.)
William Mackenzie applied for a coach license to travel one coach to and from Balranald and Clare, Euston, and Moulamein…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crime in Coolgardie. Attempted Murder
Shortly after 11 o'clock on Monday night a desperate attempt at murder was made at the junction of Lefroy and King streets. Mr. and Mrs. Fiddis, Mr. Maybury, and…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, December 29, 1897. (Before Mr. F. C. Piggin, J.P.)
John Rance Sylvester, drunk, fined 6s. or 12 hours' imprisonment. Jeremiah Mullane pleaded not guilty to a charge of using indecent language, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wahgunyah Police Court. Friday, December 24,1897. (Before Messrs. R. Kilborn and J. Pearce, Js. P.)
James Queentin,on remand, was charged with dainaging Government property to the value of 6s, and was fined 12s. 6d, and 7s. 6d. damages, or one week's…
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