Attempted Wife Murder. Husband Commits Suicide. Melbourne
A domestic tragedy occurred at Brunswink to-night, when the cemetery, gardener, named Thomas O'Farrell, of 138. Brunswick-road. East Brunswick, tried to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1908
986 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 50
Murder of Mrs. Luard
LONDON, Tuesday.—The police have offered a reward of £1000 for information leading to the conviction of the person who murdered Mrs. Luard, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charlestown Police Court. Tuesday, November 10. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)
William Askew, for being drunk at Dudley, was fined to and 6s costs. Thomas Henderson, for being drunk and disorderly at Dudley, was fined 10s with 6s costs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Murder on a Mail Steamer. Perth
The day after the R.M.S. Himalaya left Colombo for Fremantle on November 1st, a Lascar heard cries of distress coming from the direction of the spar deck. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, November 10. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Four first offenders, charge, with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Alice Murphy, 24, was fined 20s,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Murder in London. a Banker Assassinated. London
An extraordinary outrage was committed yesterday in the bureau of Mr. Julius Schlitte, a foreign banker, of Shaftesbury-avenue, London, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, November 11. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness
Five first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Henry Edwards, 39, labourer,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Indian Terrorism. Another Murder. Indignation in the North. London
The intimidation exorcised by the Terrorists, the unsatisfactory attitude of many of the crowd after the unsuccessful attempt made upon the life of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, November 12. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness
One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the court. Robert Hughes (48), carpenter, was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)
Verdicts for the amounts claimed with costs of court were given in the following cases:—W. H. Lathlean v. Charles Gilmore, £4 15s, for goods sold; J. T…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. West Maitland Court
Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court, yesterday. Clara Boyle was charged with having,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Sheep Stealing. Conviction Quashed. Sydney
The Full Court had before it to-day the appeal of Charles Beechworth King against his conviction. The prisoner was tried at the Bathurst Circuit Court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, November 13. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
One first offender, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, in default imprisonment until the rising of the Court. Grace Scowley, 44, was fined 10s, in default…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burglary in Brisbane. Brisbane
For the third time within a comparatively short period the premises in Petrie's Bight, occupied by E. Cooniber, jeweller were on Saturday night entered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scientific Police
One of the most important brunches of the police service is the identification of criminals, and the possibilities of science in this direction are specially striking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, November 14. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.) Drunkenness
John Horne (65), labourer, was fined 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment. for drunkenness. Seaman's Case…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Madame Melba's Son. Divorce Court Scandal. London
Mrs. Armstrong, the wife of the son of Madame Melba, has obtained a divorce on the grounds of her husband's cruelty and misconduct…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →San Francisco Trials. Attorney Shot in Court. London
A sensational incident occurred during the trial in San Francisco yesterday of Abe Ruef, the "political boss," on the charges of having received…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gayndah Murder. Gayndah
The trial of Arthur Ross on the charge of murdering J. E. Muir, the young bank clerk who was shot dead in the branch of the Commercial Bank of Sydney at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Police Court. Monday, November 16. (Before Mr. F. P. Meares, D.S.M.)
John Lawson, Joseph Eade, and William, Lawler, charged with drunkenness all pleaded guilty, and were each fined 2s 6d, and costs 6s, or two days' hard…
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