Small Debts Court. Monday, December 11
J. P. Smith v. J. M'Manus, claim £5 for trespass on a crop. Mr. Belbridge for plaintiff, Mr. Tietyens for defendant. This was a case in which defendant bad rented…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Courts & crime, 1899
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Sydney Divorce Court. Murphy v. MURPHY
In the case of Edward George Murphy, formerly a constable in the Albury police force, who sued for a dissolution of his marriage with Emily Murphy (nee Fitch) on…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →A Supreme Court Case. Brovman V. Harris
A suit was brought before Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury of four, in which the plaintiff was Aaron Brovman, storekeeper, of Jerilderie, and the defendant Hyman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, December 12. (Before the Police Magistrate)
John Walter Adams v. John Padrazz[?] was charged with using threatening [?] was bound over to keep the peace for [?] his own surety of £20, in default t[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Traveller. French Police
Police in plain clothes, en bourgeois, as the French call it, are not so numerous, but fulfil a higher, or at least a more confidential mission. The members are styled inspectors,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Assault on Mafeking Repulsed. London
The Boers attempted to carry Mafeking by assault on the 10th inst., but were repulsed after a severe fight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stealing From the Person. a Woman Convicted
At the police court, yesterday, before the P.M., and Mr J. Johnston, J.P., Annie Ah Leong was charged with stealing £12 from the person of Edmund King…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Corowa Police Court. Saturday, December 16, 1899. (Before Mr. A. N. Barnett, P.M.)
Mrs Angola was charged with being of unsound mind. For some time past Dr. Lang has been attending accused professionally, but latterly symptoms of mental…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farewell to Mr. Galbraith, Police Magistrate
On Tuesday, at the close of the licensing business. the following magistrates were on the bench, Messrs. J. Witcombe, J. Andrew, F. Trollope, A G. Stevenson, G.Claughton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Revision Court
The list was submitted with one name added--James Hamilton Willis--and accepted as correct…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Albury Police Court. Tuesday, December 20. (Before Messrs. M'Lennan aud Affleck, J's, P.)
Susan Gardiner was charged with attempting to commit suicide. Senior-constable Tucker deposed to the arrest, and produced a bottle containing carbolic acid…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, December 20, 1899. (Before Messrs. A. N. Harnett, P.M., and W. H. Lang. J.P.)
Wm. Roe was charged with employing a stage coach between Corowa and Urana without a license in force to do so, granted under the authority of the Act…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder of a Miner. Shot As He Opened the Door
What appears to be a cowardly murder for gain is now occupying the attention of the Mudgee police. Un Friday night a young man named M'Ginnis reported to the police…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Tragedy at Broken Hill. Murder and Attempted Suicide. a Terrible Struggle
A miner named Samuel Hansel, who had become jealous of a black woman named Edith Besan, with whom he had formerly lived, took a savage revenge on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, December 20, 1899. (Before Messrs. A. N. Barnett, P.M., and W. H. Lang, J.P.)
Renewal of license was granted to Mr. E. B. Hawkins, for the Redlands Hotel, and renewals of billiard licenses were granted to Mary Chenhall. John Rankin,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Traveller. Frenoh Police
Police in plain cloths, an bourg[?]ls as the French call it, are not so anmerous, but fatal a higher, or at least a more confidential [?]. The members are stvled [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Jerilderie Slander Action No. 2 Jury Court. (Before Mr Justice Stephen and juries of [?] Alleged Slander.—one Farthing Damages Awarded. Brovman v. Harris
Mr James and Mr P. K. White, instruct by the Crick, appeared for the plaintiff, Aaron Bro[?] and Mr Gannon and Mr Garland, instructed by [?] R. B. Asher (agent for Mr H.H. Solomon), [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brutal Assault on a Woman
A brutal outrage took place at Mount Kembla, in the Wollongong district, on Saturday, Mrs. Williams, the wife of a miner, being injured to such an extent that at one time her life was…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A "Ritual" Murder
An extraordinary trial for what the Anti-Semites know as a "ritual murder" commenced at Kuttenburg, in Bohemia, recently, and ended in the conviction of the prisoner…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, December 26,1899. (Before Dr. W. H. Lang. J.P.)
Thomas Mortonson, drunkenness, fined 1s., or imprisoned till rising of the court. William Moore, drunkenness, fined 1s, or imprisoned till the rising of the court…
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