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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

408 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 21

Murder on the High Seas

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 3

A mysterious occurrence is reported from Lowestoft. The master of a fishing smack noticed a foreign barque off the coast, evidently in distress, and sent two men in a boat to render assistance, and as…

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District Court. Monday, May 20.—(Before his Honor Judge Coffey.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 5

JOHN Dixon v. W. H. Palmer.—Claim for work done £27 10s. 10d. Judgment for plaintiff for the full amount. Armidale Butchering and Chilling Co. v…

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Armidale Police Court. Tuesday, May 21. (Before the P.M. and Messrs. Drew and Braund, J's.P.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 4

Thomas Butler was proceeded against by the Municipal Council, under the Council's by-laws, for destroying property, viz., cutting pieces out of…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Monday, May 27. (Before the Police Magistrate.) CONVIVIALITY

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1895 · page 2

JOHN TURNER, charged with being drunk, was fined 5s, or one day in the lockup. AND DISORDERLY. P. O' Neil, for being drunk and disorderly, was…

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Latest Cable News. Oscar Wilde Found Guilty and Sentenced. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1895 · page 5

OSCAR Wilde has been found guilty of an abominable offence, and was pentenced with his associate, Taylor, to two years' imprisonment with hard labour…

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Terrible Tragedy. Double Murder by a Mother. London. May 23

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1895 · page 5

A SHOCKING tragedy is reported from Pontefract, in Yorkshire. A miner's wife named Bowen tilled her two children with a hatchet in consequence of a quarrel with…

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A Mysterious Double Murder. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1895 · page 5

A PECULIAR crime is reported from Lichfield, Staffordshire. A farmer's family was partaking of breakfast when a dog in front of the house barked, and on going to…

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Contempt of Court. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1895 · page 5

JOSEPH Symes, printer and publisher of the free thought newspaper (THE LIBERATOR) was sent to gaol to-day for 14 days for contempt of court in having published…

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Criminal Assault. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1895 · page 5

AT the Criminal Court to-day William Davidson, public school teacher near Crookwell, was found guilty of committing a criminal assault on a girl pupil under 16…

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District Court. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1895 · page 5

AN action arising out of the late case in which Captain Close was concerned, was heard in the District Court to-day, when Mrs. Charmier, Captain Close's mother,…

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Inverell Municipal Appeal Court. Bank Appeals. FRIDAY.—(Before the P.M., and Messrs. G. Arthur and P. B. Eddy.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1895 · page 8

MR. Borthwick appeared for the Council. Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, assessment £360. Mr. A. F. V. Caswell (manager Inverell…

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Uralla Items. Warden's Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 7

A large crowd of miners was in attendance at the Court House on Wednesday and much interest was shown in the case of Browning v…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, June 7. (Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 5

J. M'Kinlay v. Ki Chang; goods sold, £2 6s No Appearance; struck out. M. Hern v. Palmer; claim, £3 4s…

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Starvation and Murder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 7

AMY Gregory, a young Richmond laundress, was charged St the Old Bailey with billing her infant daughter whose dead body was found on the ice in the Old Deer…

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Murder of a Mayor. LONDON, June 7

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 5

PARTY feeling ran very high in the recent election campaign in Italy Several murders were committed, including that of the Mayor of Minerivo…

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Court Adjourned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Sight

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 5

OWING to the continued Judge Innes the cases in No. 2 Jury Court have been further adjourned until Thursday…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, June 7.—(Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 2

M. HERB v. Palmer.—Claim for goods sold, £3 14s. 11d. Judgment for amount and costs 5s. John Cochrane v. Catherine McDonald.—…

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A Legitimate Theft

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 8

Most girls are happy when, in addition to having a home which is pleasant, and a mother and father who are indulgent, they have an admirer…

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Sentenced

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1895 · page 3

Arthur Palmer Little, ex-clerk in the A.J.S. Bank, found guilty of forgery and uttering, has been sentenced to five years…

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Horse Stealing. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1895 · page 5

EMIL Champagnard and Louis Crosmer, two old offenders, were convicted at the sessions to-day of horse stealing, and sentenced to two and three years respectively…

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