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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

1,172 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 59

Albury Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 3

Samuel Melbourne Crate v. Peter Hunter and George Hunter, charged with unlawful assault on the 17th and 19th inst. Both defendants…

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Street Assault

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 3

A the City Court to-day a man named Thomas Lawson was charged with having assaulted Clifford Mars Miller, According to the evidence of…

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A Court Prelude

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 3

Plaintiff in case Crate versus Hunter said the father is a dipsomanic, and so am 1, I undertooke to cure him from drinking…

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Murder of a Vice-consul. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 2

An Italian beggar has been arrested for the murder of the German Vice Consul, Fay, at Salta, a northern Province of Argentina, in a spirit of…

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That Impudent Theft. a Third Arrest Made. All the Property Found

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 2

The two young men named Pe[?], who, as recorded in the "Mail" yesterday, were arrested on Tuesday evening for the larceny of a bag from the…

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Plot to Murder the Pope American Assassins. Great Precautions in Italy. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 2

A Cardinal of the Church of Rome has been acquainted of the hatching of a conspiracy in America which has for its object the assassination of his…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday. March 30. 1904 (Before Mr. M. Longfield. J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

James Gabble, drunk and disorderly, fined 5s or 24 hospital imprisonment and for indecent language fined 20s. or seven days…

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Wagga Circuit Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 37

Tho Wagga Circuit Court will open at the courthouse on Tuesday next. April 5th. Mr Justice G. B. Simpson will preside. There is a fairly long list of criminal cases…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Thursday, March 31. (Before Mr. O. Wilshire, and Mr. J. Kelly, J's.P.)

The Independent · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

George Gewing was charged with using an unlawful fishing net, and on a second charge with unlawfully using nets within 100 yards of one another. On both these…

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Murder of Ah Aged Man. Killed with an Axe. a Syrian Arrested

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 34

The police are investigating a brutal murder at Campbelltown West. The body of an old man named Charles Smith was discovered on 24th ult. in a cutting off Donglas-park…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Thursday, March 31. (Before Messrs O. Wilshire, and J. Kelly, [?].P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 2

George Matthew Dewing, fisherman, was charged (1) with using an [?] not for the purpose of [?]tching; (2) with using unlicensed boat ; (3) with salting new within a clocker distance than…

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Albury Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

In the rabbit case French v. Westendorff, Mr Belbridge applied for a further postponement, The P.M. agreed to postpone the case for a…

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Balranald Police Court. (Before J. L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M )

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

Police v. B. G. Bell. Mr. A. J. Robertson appeared for the defendant, B G. Bell was charged with stealing…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, April 5. Before Mr Evans, P.M.

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

John Pettit, Herbert Pettit, and William Pettit were presented on a charges of stealing one portmantean coal, vest trousers, shirts pair of…

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Licensing Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

At teh quarterly meeting of the Albury Licensing Court yesterday morning before Mr Evans, P.M., and Mr Wood J.P. a wine licensing was granted…

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Afghanistan Court Factions

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 3

Mohammed Umar Khar, brother of the Ammeer, in the course of a quarrel shot and severely wounded his half brother, Nair Uliali Khan…

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Indecent Assault Alleged

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 3

Leslie George, aged 15½ was charged at Richmond to-day with unlawfully and indecently assaulting a girl, nine years of age, on April 5. The assault…

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The "Holly" Horse Stealing Case

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 2

John Dawson, of Albury, stood his trial at the Wagga court on Tuesday, in connection with the charge laid against him of stealing the…

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Moama Police Court. Tuesday, April 5. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Independent · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 2

Senfor-Constable Smith v. Sheer Khao. Defendant wrb charged with not tending 1"« child to acbool|the required number of dap. Eviderico was tendered to show the cnuo . was unable- through- ill-health to attend 6ohool, and the case was dismissed. Constable Sullivan charged John Murrey with using obscene language, and defendant was fined HI, wltu 4s lOd costs, in default seven days' imprisonment…

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Mathoura Police Court Thursday, April 7. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Independent · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 2

The forest Guard sued John Lohmann for catting undersized red gum. Defcndiot pleaded guilty, and was fried £1 with 5s 6d coats, in default seven daya hatd labor its…

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