Police Court
THE following cases were disposed of at the Police Court yesterday morning:—Thomas Williams, for neglecting to pay his fare from Sydney by the steamer City…
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Courts & crime, 1881
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Agrarian Murder in Galway
LONDON, April 28.—A brutal and cowardly murder is reported from Galway. The name of the victim is John Heyden, and he had incurred the displeasure of…
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MR. BUCHANAN, P.M., with Messrs. Parnell, Lochhead, and Captain O'Sullivan, J.sP., occupied the Bench yesterday morning. Three drunkards were fined as…
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THE business at the Police Court on Saturday was light. One drunkard was dealt with, and Patrick Maloney, an old offender, locked up for neglecting to pay…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—A daring attempt at burglary was made at Seymour to-day. It appears that at about 3 o'clock in the morning Mr. Hayes, the manager of the…
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MR. BUCHANAN, P.M., disposed of the charge-sheets yesterday, at the Police Court. A number of inebriates were dealt with as usual. Annie Buckland, for…
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As considerable interest is taken in the case of the widow of the late Aaron Skerritt, in connection with her claims for consideration at the hands of the…
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AT the Police Court, yesterday, Mr. Buchanan, P.M., and Mr. T. Brooks, J.P., occupied the bench. Five drunkards were dealt with. In a ease, Clara Newman v…
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INTELLIGENCE was received in Brisbane on Saturday morning last of a frightful double murder perpetrated at East Maryborough. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis,…
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At the Police Court, Gunnedah, (before T. K. Abbott, Esq., P.M.), on Tuesday afternoon, James White was charged with the murder of John Collyer, at a…
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Little did the crowds of people abroad on Saturday night, about ) o'clock, dream who the somewhat diminutive individual whom two constables were escorting from…
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THE following cases were disposed of at the Police Court on Wednesday by Mr. Buchanan, P.M., and Mr. W. K. Lochhead, J.P.:âRobert Leslie, indecent…
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AT the Police Court, yesterday, the following cases were heard:—John Russell, George Callow, and Matthew Downie were charged on police information with a…
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The next sittings of the Newcastle District Court will be holden at the Court House, Newcastle, on Monday, 13th June. The last day for issuing plaints will be…
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At the Police Court on Friday, before Messrs J. J. Hill S. S. Vale, and T. Croudace, J.'sP. William Kerr, Walter Kerr, and Edward Ridley, three boys…
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ABOUT 5 o'clock on Saturday morning, a lad named John Cunningham was captured in the act of burglary after having stolen a leg of pork from Mr. Sparkes'…
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AN impudent theft of a seamen's baggage from the steamer Morpeth was effected on Saturday night, by a couple of runners named Morgan and McCarathy. Having…
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Owing to pressure of police business yesterday, the usual hearing of small debts cases was postponed until to-day at 12 o'clock noon…
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DRUNKENNESS.—Several offenders were dealt with. PROTECTION.—William Sampson was brought up for protection, suffering from…
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DRUNK AND RIOTOUS.âNicholas Foran, for drunkenness, was fined 5s, or twenty-four hours; and for ruffiantly conduct in the cells, 40s, in default one month…
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