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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1897

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The Murder of M. Stambouloff. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 5

THE trial of persons charged with being implicated in the murder of M. Stambouloff is concluded. The two accused, Tafekschieff and…

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A Wife Assaulted in Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 3

A SHOCKING scene occurred in the Southampton Police Court. An American fireman, named Gilmour, had been convicted of assaulting his wife and sentenced to a…

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Kleptomaniacs. a Millionaire's Wife Sentenced. a Remarkable Case

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 7

London, November 18.—The fate of Mrs. Castle who was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for theft on Saturday, will, it is hoped, exercise…

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A Curious Trial for Murder

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 2

The Assize Court of the Eastern Pyrenees has tried for murder a man named Jacques Blanque, who, in a fit of passion at having lost a local case,…

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Bush Murders. Investigations by the Police

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 4

The Narrabri police are investigating what is known as the Yarraldool mystery. In March last, the remains of a man were found floating in the…

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The Canadian Gully Murder. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 5

THE police are investigating a statement that a man similar to Butler, alias Harwood, was at Canadian Gully, Ballarat, at the time of the murder of Mrs. M'Carthy,…

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A Boy in a tree defies the Police

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 2

AFFAIRS in Sydney are at present characterised by considerable dullness, as is evidenced by the attention winch was attracted to the doings of a dreadful boy in one of the suburbs the other day…

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Armidale Police Court. Friday, Jan. 8.—(Before the P.M.) HAWKER's LICENSE

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 5

A hawkers license was granted to Peter Mangoin, DRUNKENNESS. A female was fined [?], or…

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Court House Revenue

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 5

The following is a return of the money received by Mr. B. P.P. Kemp, C P.S. at Armidale, for the quarter ended Dec. 31st, 1896: Dog fees,£77…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, Jan 8.—(Before the P. M.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 6

P. W, Jackes v. Wm. Callaghan; claim £2t 6d,goods sold. Verdict for plaintiff and [?] H. Claverie v. E. J. Owen; claim…

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Emmaville Police Court. Friday, January 8, 1897. (BEFORE T. Chandler, J.p.) Horse-stealing

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 2

JOHN O'NEIL appeared on remand from Glen Innes Bench, charged with stealing a horse, the property of W. H. Brown, of Highland Home,near Emmaville. Mr. N. H. Macdonald appeared for…

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The Court Train

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 3

IT is no easy matter to manage the huge Court train at first and how to make a curtsey gracefully and rise again without tripping up over…

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Cablegrams. Sydney. Murder In Asia Minor. a Colonel on Trial. Second Hearing Ordered

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 2

Colonial Mazhar Bey has been acquitted by the Turkish Court Martial for the murder of Father Salvatore, the Italian priest at Marash, Asia…

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MURDER. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 5

THERE is no clue yet of the perpetrators of the murder of William Brady, book-keeper for Messrs. Cooper and Sons. The police theory is that the robbers entered the…

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Melbourne. Mysterious Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 3

There is no clue yet to the perpetrators of the murder of William Brady, bookkeeper for Cooper and Sons. The police theory is that a robber entered the premises while Brady…

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The Cassilis Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 2

IN connection with the above crime (says the Mudgee Post). Detective Fullerton, who was sent to Cassilis in November last to make a complete investigation of the murder of Thomas Phillips for…

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Exciting Scenes in Court

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 1

A sensational and alarming scene was witnessed in Perpignan Assize Court. A labourer named Blanque was on trial for the murder of a rich manufacturer named…

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The Police Scandal in Auckland

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 7

The facts with regard to the dismissal of members of the Auckland police force are that a short time ago Mr. George South, a sharebroker,…

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Armidale Police Court. Friday, January 15.—(Before the P.M. and Mr. J. P. Kirkwood, J's P.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 3

Maurice Histon junr, a bookkeeper, proceeded against Elsie Cooper, a girl 15 years of age, daughter of Mrs. Robert Brown, for…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Murder In Melbourne a Bank Clerk Shot. Young Man Arrested. 500 Love Letters. Matrimonially Inclined

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 4

In connection with the murder of Brady, the accountant at Cooper and Son's, Melbourne, a young man named Phillips was arrested…

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