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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

587 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 30

Police Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 4

AT the Armidale Police Court on Saturday last, before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M., William Clutterbuck was charged with stealing the sum of 3s.,…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Monday, February 24. (Before the P.m) Absenting From Hired Service

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 3

JOHN SOUTER proceeded against a young boy [?]d Cleave Heydon for absenting himself from hired service. Mr. Abbott appeared for the defendant, who is…

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Russian Police and their Work

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 3

IN Russia do meetings of private citizens for any purpose are permitted. The privilege of holding meetings is (says the…

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Warden's Court. (Before Mr. Warden Martin.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 3

HENRY MARSHALL proceeded against J. Owens, M. Scanton, and H. Starr for recovery of £15, balance of work done. The claim was for driving 72[?] feet on gold lease No. 6. at Bear Hill, at the rate…

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Drake News. Warden's Court. Thursday, 20Th February. Before Mr. Warden Martin. Alfred Betler v. Batt Kelly

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

This was a case in which plaintiff sought to provent the defendant from being registered as the holder of abandoned. Mining Tenement No. 115,…

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Wife Murder

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 4

George Fagan, who was sentenced to death in Melbourne for wife murder, at Cheltenham, has been recommended to mercy…

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Police Court. Saturday, February 22.—(Before Mr. W.F. Parker, P.M.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 3

William Clutterbuck was charged with stealing from the person of John Cook, the sum Of 3s on the evening of 2lst inst…

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Police Court. (MONDAY.—Before the P.M. and Mr. Strang, J.P.)

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 2

Alexander Baxter, for drunkenness, was fined 5s or till the rising of the court. The same defendant was charged…

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Prisoners Sentenced. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 4

THE prisoners convicted of defrauding the Bank of Liverpool were sentenced at the Central Criminal Court yesterday by Mr. Justice Bigham…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Thursday. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.M.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 3

FOR taking a little more wine for his stomach's sake than was good, Edward Duck, junr., was asked to pay 5s., or to go into seclusion for two days…

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Police Court. Friday, February 28th.—(Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M., and Mr. Jas. M'Lean, J.P.

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 4

Mark Turner, oil remand, was charged with stealing 3 sheep, the property of George Gallagher, on 18th February…

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Police Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 4

AT the Armidale Police Court on Friday last, before Messrs. W. F. Parker, P.M., and Jas. M'Lean, Mark Turner, on remand, was charged with stealing…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Monday. (Before Mr. C. Lawson, P.M.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 2

JOSEPH READ, on remand, was charged with larceny, by finding a watch and chain. On the 24th of last month Constable West arrested the accused on a charge of being…

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Police Court. Sat. M[?] 1St. (Before Mr. J. Lanagan, J.P.)

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 2

Christopher Kenny was charged with forging the name of E. G. Shelton on a cheque for £4 8s, and uttering same to William Campbell at…

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Warden's Court

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 3

THE adjourned case Marshall v. Owen in the Warden's Court, was before Mr. Warden Martin again yesterday. Mr. Grossman addressed the Bench and…

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Discovery by Police. BENDIGO

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 5

AT Rosalind Park, Bendigo, the police found a swag on a rubbish tip containing a receipt for £400 worth of inscribed stock, also a deposit receipt for £12, and £40 in…

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Small Debts Court

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1902 · page 2

In the above Court on Monday before the P.M., James Hurley sued C. Johnson for the recovery of £10 for breach of contract on the sale of a certain quantity of potatoes. The plaintiff contention…

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Walcha Police Court

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 3

H. Jackson, for having no lawful means of support, was sent up for 14 days…

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Burglary at a Railway Station

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 4

Burglars entered the Narrabri railway station office on Wednesday night, dynamited the safe, and abstracted £20 in cash. In a gully…

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Alleged Murder

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 4

Michael Lynch was arrested in Melbourne this morning, on an alleged charge of murdering Mary Maher, aged 25, a domestic servant, to…

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