Strange Defence for Murder
AT the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, on March 15, Margaret Rebertson, or Brown, was placed at the bar on a charge of having murdered her two grandchildren, Maggie Brown, about four…
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LOCAL & General News. Police Court.—friday, May 28, (Before the P.M.)
Breaches of the Impounding Act. Bank N.S. Wales v. Patrick [?] —Impounding 26 head of cattle from oulti- vation until pad dock without giving certain…
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AT the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on Thursday, before Mr. Justice Windeyer. Emily Webber, aged 18, was indicted for the murder of her illegitimate…
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[?] Henry Baker for being drunk and disorderly was [?] an default, 48 hours in [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Licensing Courrt Wednesday, June 2. (Before the Licensing Magistrate.)
RENEWALS of publicans licenses were granted to the following applicants:—Armidale: George Marshall, Eliza Mark, Henry, William Trim, Frederick…
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EDWARD BROWN Holt, formerly manager in Sydney of the Bank of New Zealand, was placed in the dock, and indicted with having, at Sydney, on the 30th November,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Small Debts Court. Tuesday, June 1.(Before the P.M. and Mr. Geo. Allingham.)
IN the following cases verdicte were entered for the plaintiffs for the amount claimed and coats:—George Trim v. Albert George, £[?] George Roberts…
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DURING the past week the following cases were disposed of : William Hume was committed for trial at the next Court of Quarter Sessions, for stealing from the…
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Mrs. Marion M[?]xley, of Keytesville, Missouri died in October last suddenly and (according to a correspondent of the St. Louis Republican) under suspicious circumstances. Her husband…
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LIDDIARD, who was convicted of the mar der of a mail named Patrick Noonan, was executed at a few minutes after 9 o'clock this morning at the Grafton Gaol. Up to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Equity Court, Sydney. (Before the Primary Judge.) in Re William Vivers
MR. Gordon, instructed by Mr. J. H. Fergusson, moved that administration of the estate of the late William Vivers of King's Plains, near Glen Innes, be granted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Friday, June 11. (Before Messrs. John Moore and Badham.)
THOMAS Goman, an apprentice to the ExPRESS, was sentenced to three hours solitary confinement in the lock-up for absenting himself from service…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glen Innes Police Court. Tuesday, June 7. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.M.)
THREATENING TO SHOOT HIS DAUGHTER. GEORGE STYLES was charged with having threatened to shoot his daughter Harriett on Monday, June 7. From the evidence adduced it…
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WILLIAM COOMBES, 67, clergyman, was charged at the Balmain Court last week with obtaining money by fa[?]se pretences. The prisoner was arrested by Constable M'Laughlin,…
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A GREAT sensation was produced in Madrid on Sunday, April 18th, by a desperate attempt on the part of a priest to assassinate the bishop on the doorstep of the…
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IT was amid a scene of the wildest excitement, such as the Central Criminal Court has rarely presented, that a verdict of not guilty was returned in the trial of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court.—thursday, June 17. (Before Mr. John Moore and Mr. Badham.)
ROBERT Cameron pleaded guilty to having used obscene language in the Court House on the previous day, and also to having assaulted a constable in the execution of…
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A DISGRACEFUL scene was witnessed in the Land Court on Wednesday morning, resulting in a selector being handcuffed and taken away by several constables to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court June 18. (Before the P.M. and Mr John [?])
HENRY White, on [?] [?] with stealing a coat, the [?] [?] Mulligan. The prisoney was found and [?] [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WALCHA & District. Walcha, Wednesday. Licensing Court
RENEWALS of licenses have been granted to all holders of publicans' licenses in the town, viz., Messrs. T. Bath, J. M. Hamilton, R. Hamilton, C. H. Moore, and…
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