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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

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Cablegrams. [From the Metropolitan Papers.] Sydney, Tuesday. Anti-Jewish Riots. Committed to Prison. Murder Threatened

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1898 · page 3

Henry Bochford, the Paris radical, baa been committed to prison in conneotion with the anti-Jewish riote' An immense crowd, cheering wildly…

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Zola Sentenced. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1898 · page 5

AT the Zola trial, M. Labori, his counsel, made an elaborate address to the jury, and declared that the judges who tried Dreyfus had, by their childish credulity, constructed…

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Walcha Police Court. (Tuesday, February 22. Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M.)

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 3

Edwin Cooper charged with Broach of Travelling Stock Regulations, trespassing on Yarrowitch, was fined L5 ; costs of court, 4s 10d, and professional…

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John Norton in Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 3

The proceedings against John Norton were continued in the Water Police Court on Tuesday in connection with the alleged assault on Mrs…

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Deepwater Police Court. Thursday. February 24. (Before the P.M., and Messrs W. H. A. Pye and R. Coulston, J's.P.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 2

POLICE v. E. Goddard--obarged on summons with being drunk and disorderly and using in decent language at Deepwater. Defendant not appearing a warrant was ordered to issue…

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This Magistrate's Bicycle

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 2

St. Croquet was a town of 4,000 inhabitants, totally lacking in all pleasurable diversions, and whose townspeople spent their time saying disagreeable things of each other, and minding…

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Assault and Robbery. Critical Condition of the Victim. Arrest of He Offenders

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 4

Another addition baa been made to the already long list of fictims to highway robbery, which, though now lees frequent than a few years…

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Assault, and Robbery. Critical Condition of the Victim. Arrest of the Offenders

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 2

Another addition has been made to the already long list of victims to highway robbery, which, though now less frequent than a few years back, still occasionally…

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Contempt of Court. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 5

A MEDICAL witness, who behaved in an erratic manner at the Criminal Court, yesterday, was committed to gaol for contempt of court…

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Alleged Assault

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

Mr. John Norton, editor of "Truth," has been charged with an alleged indecent asauk upon Mrs. Leith, wife of the propriter of the Palace Hotel…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 5

The heiring of the charge of [?]decent assault against John Norton was resumed to-day and further adjourned for one week…

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Latest Up to Publication. Sydney, Monday, 4.31 p.m. SENTENCED

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 2

Harriet Cleave, who last week was convicted at the Criminal Court of the manslaughter of Mabel Lila Roberts by means of an illegal operation, was this morning…

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Serious Assault or a Farmer. Four to One. the Assailants Arrested

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 4

To be set upon by roughs and almost killed after going through nearly 60 years of life without accident to health or limb is one of the…

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Tuesday. Excitement in Westralia. Contempt of Court. Miners Sent to Jail. Alluvial Mining

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 3

At the Warden's Court, Kalgoorlie, yesterday, two diggers were committed to jail until they petition for a release, for contempt of Court in…

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Walcha Police Court. (Tuesday, March 8. Before Mr. M. J. Walsh, J.P.)

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

W. M. Foster, charge, alleged cattle stealing. Alexander Edwards, on oath, said: I am a Sergeant of Police and reside…

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The Police Magistracy of Tenterfield

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1898 · page 2

RUMOR has been busy some time with the name of Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge as a likely candidate to fill the position of Police Magistrate and Warden at Tenterfield, rendered…

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Murder and Suicide

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 2

A shocking tragedy has taken place, at Rookwood, near Sydney. A married man named Cusack, who was employed as gravedigger, &c., lost his…

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Walcha Police Court. (Tuesday, March 15, 1898. Before the P.M., Mr. F. W. Parker.)

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 2

Wm. Foster, on remand, charge, alleged cattle stealing. Mr. Nash appeared for defendant, who was permitted to sit at the table…

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Scene in the Divorce Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 2

A sensational incident took place in the Divorce Court in Sydney on Monday morning. While the learned judge was giving a decision a slight,…

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Telegrams. [From the Metropolitan Papers.] Sydney, Wednesday. The Rookwood Murder. Cusack Commits Suicide

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 March 1898 · page 5

Cueack, the Kook wood murderer, committed suicide. His body was found this morning…

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