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Courts & crime, 1893

234 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 12

Glen Innes Police Court. Thursday, May 11. (Before Messrs, J. Denshire, F. J. Thomas, and J.) Healey, J.'sP. Stealing Water-rroof Capes

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 2

MORGAN AMBROSE appeared in custody, charged with stealing a water-proof cape, value 42s., from the Great Central Hotel, the property of Alfred Mears.--Constable Tooley deposed to arresting the…

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Armidale Police Court. MONDAY.—(Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1893 · page 4

A WAIF.—Ernest Faulkner, a lad about nine years of age, was charged with wandering about the streets without any fixed place of abode or any visible means of…

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Saved from Murder by a Dog

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1893 · page 3

THE STOCKKEEPER of April 7 contains the following: -- The story of how the life of Mrs. Burril, of the Boar's Head Tavern, Leeds, was saved from the murderous attack of the…

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A Struggle in Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1893 · page 3

AT the Thames Court on March 33rd. John Mullen, a man of strange appearance and eccentric habit, was charged with assaulting a little…

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Armidale District Court. Friday, May 12. (Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1893 · page 4

A. W. Simpson v. R. M. Pearson.—Claim £10 6s. 2d. Judgment for amount and costs. E. Hargrave v. J. T. French.—Case…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Monday, May 22. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1893 · page 2

NEGLECTING TO SEND CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. L. B. MILLS (school attendance officer) v. John Ford -- Fined 5s in each case, and 5s 6d costs of court…

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Armidale Police Court. FRIDAY.—(Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1893 · page 4

INSULTING LANGUAGE.—A. P. Cunningham was charged with using insulting language, calculated to cause a breach of the peace, to W. C. Higinbotham, at Armidale, on the…

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Saved From Murder by a Dog

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1893 · page 3

The Leeds papers tell of how the life of a woman has been saved by a dog. Mrs. Burrill, cook at the Boar's Head Tavern in that city,…

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Armidale Police Court. TUESDAY.—(Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1893 · page 4

FAILING to Appear.—Joseph Harlow was charged with disobeying a summons to appear at the Uralla Police Court. Accused was bound over to appear at Uralla…

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Died in Gaol

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 3

A prisoner named W. H. Reynolds died in gaol yesterday from brain disease. It will be remembered that Reynolds was under committal for attempting suicide some three weeks…

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Child Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 3

A young woman giving the name of Lily Blake, but whose name is supposed to be Moore, surrendered herself to the police yesterday and confessed that she had drowned…

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Self-confessed Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 3

The young woman who confessed to having drowned her illegitimate baby, by dropping it through the iron railings into Circular Quay, was to-day remanded for a week. She…

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A Strange Case. a Magistrate in a Dilemma

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 3

IT fell to Mr. Plowden, the magistrate at Marylebone, to decide lately a case which possessed all the qualities of a full-fledged dilemma (says…

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Thirty Years in Gaol

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 2

THERE was discharged from Darlinghurst Gaol during the week John Sheridan, a man who, over 30 years ago, was sentenced to imprisonment for life for robbery under arms in company with J. W…

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Armidale Police Court. TUESDAY.—(Before Messrs. James M'Lean and W. Drew.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 4

UNSOUND Mind.—Janet Youmans was charged with being of unsound mind, and, on the recommendation of Dr. Wigan, Government Medical Officer, who had…

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The Wilcannia Tragedy. Shocking Disclosures.—verdict of Wilful Murder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 7

WILCANNTA, Saturday.—The inquest touching the death of Charles Nolan, who was stabbed by his father on Wednesday night, was concluded…

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A Mother's Crime. Throws Her Infant Into the Harbour. Verdict of Wilful Murder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 3

THE City Coroner held an inquest at the Croydon Hotel, Circular Quay, on Tuesday, into the death of a child named Nellie Baker or Moore, whose dead body was found…

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Glen Innes Police Court

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 2

YESTERDAY before the P.M., and Mr. Jas. Martin, J P., the following Small Debts cases were disposed of: -- J. Healey v. E. Hoskins -- Claim for rent due, £18…

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The Bourke-street Murder Case

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 2

At the Criminal Court to-day, George Archer was arrainged for the Bourke-street murder, but owing to his counsel not being ready the Crown consented to postpone the case until to-morrow…

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The Burton-street Tragedy. Murder of Emily Harrison.—archer Charged with the Crime

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 3

AT the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday morning, before his Honor Mr. Justice Innes and a jury of four, George Martin Walter Archer, a young man, was charged…

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