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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

176 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 9

Armidale Police Court. Wednesday, July 13. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1892 · page 4

ALLEGED Goat Stealing.—Thomas Fitzgerald was charged, on remand, with stealing a goat, at Armidale, on July 4, the property of James Skinner. The…

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Terrible Accident in Toowoomba Gaol. (Toowoomba Chronicle.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1892 · page 5

A TERRIBLE accident occurred in Toowoomba Gaol en Thursday morning, whereby a married woman named Euphemia Johnson, who was undergoing a…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Friday, July 16. (Before Messrs. J. Denshire and J. Priest, J's. P.) Larceny

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1892 · page 2

JOHN HAMILTON was charged with the larceny of a tweed coat and vest the property of Henry Green. Constable G W. J. Stackpoole deposed that from…

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Australian Banking Company. Arrest of an Ex-cabinet Minister.—mr. Francis Abigail Before the Court. (Saturday's Echo.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1892 · page 4

AT about 8 o'clock last evening, Detectives Hinds and [?] arrested Mr. Francis Abigail, who was Minister of Mines in the Parkes Administration…

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Armidale Police Court. Tuesday, July 19. (Before Messrs. Jas. M'Lean sod A. Grossman.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1892 · page 3

ASSAULT.—John Henry Schmutter was charged with assaulting Charles Henry Wark, on July 13th.—Complainant stated that he met defendant on the date named…

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A Pathetic Story. a Magistrate's Daughter in Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1892 · page 7

WE take the following from "Our Handbook," in the London REFEREE:—The Dramas of the street, to those who have eyes to see and…

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Attempted Murder by a Valet

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1892 · page 3

A MURDEROUS attack was made on Saturday on Madame de Cocconato, wife of the Portguese Vice-Consul at Nice, her assailant being her husband's valet. She…

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Charge of Wilful Murder at Manchester

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1892 · page 7

THE Manchester coroner on Thursday resumed the enquiry into the death of Peter Kennedy, aged 16, who met with his death at the…

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Armidale Police Court. Thursday, July 28. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1892 · page 5

INDECENT LANGUAGE.—James Mullholland was charged with using indecent language, in Beardy-street. There were five previous convictions against the…

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Armidale Police Court. Friday, July 29. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1892 · page 4

EMBEZZLEMENT.—Joseph F. Strange, on bail, was charged with embezzlement, and on an application by Mr. Kearney, solicitor for the accused, the case was…

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Armidale Police Court. Friday, August 5. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Alleged Embezzlement

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1892 · page 7

J. STRANGE was charged with embezzling the sum of £5, the property of Messrs. Beale and Company, Sydney. Mr. Simpson appeared for the…

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Murder and Piracy. a Terrible Story

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1892 · page 3

A RECENT 'Japan Gazette' contains the following details of a case referred to in one of bar cablegrams of the 20th instant:—Almost…

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Ar[?] Police Court. Tuesday, August 9. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1892 · page 7

DRUNK.—A first offender was fined 2s. 6d. or 4 hours' imprisonment. Straying Cattle.—Joseph Wynne, Thos. Fitzgerald, Charles Egan, and Christopher…

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Ar[?]dale Police Court. Friday, August 12. (Before Messrs. J. M'Lean and A. Crossman.) Duck Stealing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1892 · page 4

WILLIAM Collins, Charles Collins, and William Hiddens, three lads whose ages ranged from about 10 years to 13, were charged with stealing four ducks, valued…

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Court of Petty Sessions at Dalmorton

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1892 · page 2

IN reply o representations made by the Member for Grafton, he received the following report from the Minister for Justice:-- "Dalmorton being within the Glen Innes police…

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A Peculiar Case of Alleged Assault

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1892 · page 5

BEFORE Capitai[?] Fi[?]er, S.M., at the Central Police Court this afternoon, reports the ECHO of Thursday, Charles Kenneth Kennedy, 29, on remand, was…

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Murder In a Law Court

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1892 · page 5

GREAT excitement was created in the Court of General Sessions, New York, by the shooting of a prisoner in court. The victim was a young man Max Clerget, aged 18, who was on trial for…

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Armidale Police Court. Tuesday. August 30, (Before Messrs. G. R. Meallin end A. Crossman, Js.P.) Drunkenness

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1892 · page 3

AN offender under this bead was fined ten shillings. Youthful Delinquents. Robert and Joseph Gallagher, two lads…

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Armidale Police Court. Friday, Sept. 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1892 · page 4

Drunkenness.—An old offender was fined 10s. or 48 hours' imprisonment. Breach of Licensing Act.—John Faint pleaded guilty to a charge of abandoning…

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The Hemmant Murder. Verdict of Guilty. Horrocks Sentenced to Death

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1892 · page 4

AT the criminal sittings of the Brisbane Supreme Court on Friday morning, before His Honor Justice Harding, Francis ChasHorrocks was again brought up on a charge…

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