The Mount Rennie Criminals. Opinions of the Gaol Officers
CONDEMNED prisoners, on arrival in gaol, are clothed in the gaol clothes, and are leg ironed. These irons are never removed, except by the doctor's order, till…
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Executed for a Murder Twe[?] Years Old
THE Trenton correspondent of the New York Herald says Wright Weldon was hanged by Sheriff Cutts for the murder of John W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Remarkable Charge of Planning a Burglary
AT Westminster Police Court the other day, William Whistler, 39, described as a dealer, of St. Martin's Chambers, St. Martin's Lane, and Edward Hopper, 20,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General News. Police Court.—tuesday, Dec. 4. (Before the P.M.) Two drunkards were fined 2s. 6d. each. Breach of Licensing Act
L. G. Gream, landlord of the Plough Inn, was charged with allowing music upon his premises without a license for same on the 29th December…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempt to Smuggle Champagne into Darlinghurst Gaol
A woman named Heath, for attempting to carry a bottle of champagne into Darlinghurst Gaol to her husband, who is confined in the debtors' prison, was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Armidale District Court. Monday, Jan. 10. (Before his Honor Judge Murray.)
THE District Court opened yesterday, before Judge Murray, the only barrister present being Mr. A. Gordon. Before proceeding further we must thank his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court.—tuesday, Jan. 11. (Before A. J. Cavanagh and C. Badham.) Larceny
EDWAHD PARRY and Mary Parry were charged with stealing and taking away the property of Frances Ivens—to wit, one satin dregs, 14 napkins, two…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Armed Ale District Court. Tuesday, Januaruy 11. (Before Judge Murray.)
JABEZ RadclifFe v. A. J. Cavanagh.—Claim £2 5s., for overcharge in auctioneer's account. Plea, not indebted. Jabez Radcliffe, the plaintiff, deposed to placing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Licensing Court. Tuesday, Jan. 11. (Before the P.M. and Mr. Chas. Wilson.)
THOMAS CROTTY was granted a renewal of the license of the Bellevue Hotel, Uralla.. Alfred Clements was granted a conditional license for an inn at Guy Fawkes,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Darlinghurst Gaol Crowded
Owing to the scandalously overcrowded state of the Darlinghurst cells all the prisoners at the Police Court to-day were sentenced to Parramatta Gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court.—friday, Jan. 14. (Before the P.M.) Sunday Selling
MARIA Leverett, landlady of the Great Northern Hotel, Rusden-street, was charged with selling liquor on a Sunday. There was a second charge against Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Court.—wednesday, Jan. 19. (Before the P.M.)
The following booth [?] were granted: —Wm. Martin Steven [?] the Guyra races, 26th Jannary.[?] Griffin, Commercial Hotel, Uralla,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Glen Innes Police Court. (Before the P.m.) Tuesday, January 18
ROBBERY OF MONEY.--E. Cohen was brought up to answer a chargs of stealing £37, and a silver watch valued at £12 or £13, from R. Rasmussen, at Tenterfield, to which place he was remanded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder and Suicide. (friDay's guardian.)
Some little excitement was caused in town on Wednesday on it becoming known that on the previous evening a murdef took place at Wellingrove. Immediately on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brutal Murder at Wellingrove. Suicide of the Murderer
ONE of the most extraordinary tragedies which it has been our lot to chronicle, was enacted at Wellingrove at an early hour on Wednesday morning last. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Worst Newspaper in England." an Interview with the Proprietor of the "Police News."
ON perceiving that the readers of the Tall Mall Gazette and Budget who express their opinions on current- topics through the medium of our Prize Puzzle column…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court.—tuesday, Jan. 25. (Before the P.M.)
A woman, for drunkenness, was fined 5s., and a male companion in misfortune, was mulcted in a like amount. Illegally Impounding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Breaking Gaol. an Exciting Escape and Despeeate Resistance
AT about 6 o'clock on Thursday evening, a prisoner named James Norton, who was Incarcerated in the Brisbane Gaol, Boggoroad, under a sentence of 14 months' for…
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Joseph Poulson, who, about six years ago, was sentenced to death at Bathurst for the murder of his own children, and afterwards had the sentence commuted to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shocking Wife Murder
On the morning of October 22, at about 20 minutes past 3, the Chief Constable of Portsmouth apprehended a man named George Att well, formerly a railway porter, on charge of the…
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