Theatricals in Court
EDWIN Moss, a chorus singer, sued Emilie Darby, better known as Miss Emilie, Melville, in the District Court, Melbourne, last week, for £5 due, for work and labour done…
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Courts & crime, 1883
290 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 15
Murderous Assault
ABOUT noon on Monday a murderous assault was made upon a man named Kyle, in the employ of Mr. Blackshaw, of Eastgrove, by a coloured man (an East Indian), who…
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THE Glen Innes Guardian extracts the following from the D. V. Argus (a Queensland paper):—"We were informed the other day that a somewhat serious affray took…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the Armidale Circuit Court, before his Honor Judge Innes, Milbra Nott, a young woman about 19 years of age, was charged with having,…
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AT the Launceston Supreme Court, last week, James Connolly, a man about 60 years of age, charged with the wilful murder of Constable Wm. Thompson, at…
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ALTHOUGH from one point of view the report of the Royal Commission upon the working of the detective branch of the Victorian police may be said to be…
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THE Legislative Assembly, by a large majority, on Wednesday last, revoked its decision of Friday week, and decided that magistrates shall have…
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MR. MAIR, P.M., and Mr. D. Ludlow, J.P., presided at the Police Court yesterday. Five drunkards were disposed of Richard Roach, labourer, for indecent exposure,…
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THE Maitland Circuit Court commenced its sittings yesterday morning before his Honor Sir J. G. L. Innes. Mr. Walter Bevan acted as Judge's Associate; Mr. Heydon…
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A MOST horrible discovery was made in a tenement house at St. Louis, Mo., on February 8th. It was found that Henry Drees, a German teamster, had out his…
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THE Police Court sheets, yesterday, which were rather full, were disposed of by Mr. Mair, P.M. The customary batch of drunkards having been dealt with, Mary Hurley,…
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THE educational movement (observes the St. James Gazette of February 21) seems to be rapidly improving the class of persons sent to gaol. The chaplain of the Pentonville…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An attempt to murder, and the subsequent suicide of the would be murderer, occurred last night under the following circumstances:…
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AT the Temora Police Court, on Saturday, Patrick Hannan, a well-known miner, was charged with having indecently assaulted a married woman, named Sarah Gay, alias…
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THE story of a most deliberate and cold blooded homicide has been received from Lamar, in Barton county, St. Louis, J. A. Doran having shot…
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AT the Manchester Assizes, on Thursday, Abraham Thomas, 24, slightly-built, rather good-looking Welshman, was sentenced to death for the wilful murder of Christina…
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A TELEGRAM to the S. M. Herald of Wednesday says that Thomas O’Donnel, a farmer at Ballingarook, was charged before Mr. Justice Williams, at the…
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THE trial of causes on the civil side of the Maitland Circuit Court commenced at East Maitland on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, before his Honor Sir G. L. Innes…
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MR. MAIR, P.M., and Mr. D. Ludlow, J.P., occupied the bench at the police court yesterday, and disposed of the customary Monday morning drunkards' list…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—At the Dubbo Circuit Court, before Judge Fawcett, a man named Stevens has been sentenced to death for shooting his wife with intent to murder her…
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