Newcastle Police Court Monday, January 18. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Rapp and Co
HUGO RAPP, John Jack, and Mary Ann Potter celebrated the inaugural race meeting of the League of Wheelmen by getting under the…
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Courts & crime, 1897
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The Melbourne Murder. Further Evidence. Funeral of the Victim. Melbourne
THE detectives are still engaged piecing together the circumstantial evidence against Phillips. The clothing worn by the accused which was bloodstained has been submitted…
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At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. Crothers, J.P., James Henry was charged with the larceny as a bailee of a horse,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambton Police Court. Tuesday, January 19. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.)
DAVID DAVIES and W. Johnson were proceeded against, on an information laid by Constable Kinane, with keeping an unregistered dog at New…
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A CERTAIN amount of mystery has always hung over the tragic circumstances under which Prince Rudolf, the heir to the Austrian Crown,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, January 19. (Before Mr. Payten, S.M.) Alleged Larceny as a Bailee
CHARLES ANDERSON, alias Woods, described as a dealer, was presented on a charge of larceny as a bailee of a bay gelding, one spring cart, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Petty Debts Court. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.)
J. and J. Marshall summoned J. W. Oldham for the sum of £18 5s, due for ale sold and delivered to him while proprietor of the Commercial Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Excessive Land Assessments. Friendly Appeal Court to be Held. Sydney
IN consequence of the agitation amongst the land-owners in Bolwarra, Louth Park, and the surrounding districts, concerning the alleged excessive land tax assessments, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. Assault by a Woman
Georgina Miller; an hotelkeeper, of Merton, came down to Melbourne to trace a former lodger of hers, named Charles Stocks, who owed her money for board. She traced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, January 20. (Before Mr. Payten, S.M.) Neglected Children
HORACE FLACKS, aged 14, and Herbert Francis Wright, aged 12, were, on the evidence of Constable Scott, found to have no visible or lawful…
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A Court for the revision of the monthly provisional electoral list was held yesterday morning before Mr. J. Mair, S.M., Mr. W. Harris,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Melbourne Murder. Confession of the Accused. How the Deed Was Done. Melbourne
WILLIAM MYLES PHILLIPS, the young man charged with the murder of Mr. Brady, in his office, in Elizabeth-street, Melbourne, has made a full confession of his guilt in an…
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Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Messrs. A. Williamson and J Rourke. Js.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, January 11. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.m.) Charge of Stealing Fruit
HENRY COX, Percy Cox, Charles Fenwick, and Wm. M'Cann, four boys, were charged with stealing fruit from the garden of Thomas Sharp, Back…
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A young fellow named Ernest Knight, 19 years of age, was arrested this morning for the alleged theft of one suit of clothes, one watch and chain, and one pair of boots,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Police Court Thursday, January 21. (Before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M.) Only One
JOSEPH JONES, a labourer, was on the razzle the previous day, and Constable Bell, after having had a word with him, locked him up. The S.M…
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PHILLIPS, the self-accused murderer of the bookkeeper Brady, is not so dejected and depressed to-day, his full confession having apparently relieved him. He retired to rest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. J. Mair, S.M.)
Grierson Bros. v. Simon Ridley, claim £1 0s 4d goods.—In this case it would seem that the goods were received some years ago, and although…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Quarterly Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. Mair and Payten, S.Ms., and Mr. Martin, J.P.)
John Cox applied for a license of the Royal Hotel, Plattsburg.— Granted. J. B. M'Auliffe applied for a…
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MR. H. CROTHERS, J.P., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. James M'Antee was fined 10s, with an option of seven days' gaol, for having used indecent language,…
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