Murderous Assault
ON Monday afternoon last (says the Richmond River Express) a Cingalese named Peter Simon, employed as cook at the Club Hotel, made a most determined murderous attack on one…
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Terrible Scene in a Court of Justice
THE use of deadly weapons in the settlement of every trifling dispute is on the increase in America (says the St. James's Gazette); and strange as it may seem, this practice is resorted to by men of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Glen Innes Police Court. Thursday, January 30. (Before John Denshire and John Priest, J's P.)
LARCENY.--Elizabeth Swartz was charged with stealing a piece of print, the property of Susan Carroll.--Sergeant Travers deposed to searching the premises of the accused with her permission…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glen Innes Police Court. Tuesday, Febeuary 18. (Before Mr. George Martin, P.M.)
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.--Mrs. Brown, wife of Edward Brown, and her children James arid Kate, were charged with assaulting a boy called E. Smith and damaging his straw hat on February 5. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glen Innes Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 25. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.M.)
NEGLECTING TO CLOSE A PUBLIC GATE.-- Edward Brown of King's Plains was summoned for failing to close a public gate (No. 1309) on the road from Wellingrove to Glen Innes, after having passed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Sensational Theft
AN exciting affair occurred at Hurst ville on Tuesday night. From the particulars to hand it appears that Mr. Dunlop, the manager in charge of the local branch of the Bank of Australasia,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warden's Court. (Before the Warden, Mr. G. Martin.)
ON Thursday and Friday, cases were heard of no small interest to the mining community. Mr. Boyd appeared for complainants, and Mr. Fitz- hardinge for the defendants. The complaints were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sketcher. At the Court of the American President
When I went to the "White House, it was with the ' sovereign people,' and not as an intrusive Englishman, favoured in his desire for a private interview by an indulgent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of a Father by Two Sons
A MURDER has been committed at Crewe which has caused much sensation. Two sons gave information to the police that their father had been waylaid and murdered. Subsequently the sous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Foul Murder in the Domain
EARLY on Wednesday morning the mutilated body of an eldery man was found lying half immersed in the water on the rocks on the eastern side of the Domain, under circumstances pointing to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 29. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
D. C. JONES v. M. BROWN.--Claim to recover £6 7s. 6d. Defendant paid 25s. into court, and disputed the remainder, which was a charge for a suit of clothes supplied by the plaintiff to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glen Innes Police Court. Friday, May 3. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Disturbing the Salvation Army
G. GALLAGHER, a stranger in Glen Innes, was charged with disturbing the congregation assembled at the Salvation Army barracks for divine worship on the previous evening…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glen Innes Police Court. Thursday, May 8. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
FALSE PRETENCES --Willoughby Clarence Digby, arrested on a warrant, was charged with obtaining money by means of false pretences--to wit, valueless cheques. Remanded for eight days for…
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ALLEGED ROBBERY. -- Finlay M'Pherson and Henry Phillip Ehzery, on remand, were charged with stealing a box of fancy goods and £35 in cash, the property of Joseph Gregory Hoy. Further…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glen Innes Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Tuesday, May 13
FALSE PRETENCES -- Willoughby Clarence Digby was charged with obtaining £10 from P. M'Cormack by means of false pretences-- two valueless cheques.-- Constable Duncan deposed to arresting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Romantic Murder and Suicide
A TRAGEDY, in which two lovers were the victims, occurred on March 10. in Belfast. The affair first came to light on Wednesday morning, when a person named J. Boyle went into the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Crewe Murder. Execution of Richard Davies
RICHARD DAVIES, sued 19, was executed on Tuesday morning, April 8th, within the walls of the Cheshire County Gaol, at Koutsford, for the murder of his father, at Hough, near Crewe. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Glen Innes Police Court. Wednesday, June 4. (Before Mr. George Martin, P.M.)
LARCENY.--William Devlin, alias Scott, an apprentice of Mr. Peer Flanders, at Bear Hill, was charged with the larceny of a quantify of goods wherewith he was left in charge. No evidence was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glen Innes Police Court. Tuesday, June 10. (Before Mr. George Martin, P.M.)
LAR[?]ENY.--William Devlin, alias Scott, was brought up on remand, charged with the foregoing offence.--Pe[?]r Flanders stated that he had a shop at Bear Hill and left accused in charge of it about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kidnapping and Murder
A MYSTERIOUS crime committed is creating a great sensation in Berlin. Some weeks ago a child of two years of age was stolen from its parents. The police made every endeavor to…
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