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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

53 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 2 of 3

Small Debts Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 2

A. Wilshire v James Hoskisson, claim for money lent (£2). Verdict for plaintiff, for amount claimed, with 5s witness' expenses and 5s costs of…

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Police Court. SATURDAY. (Before Mr. A. C. Veness, J.P.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 2

For being drunk a man named E. Mautte, a first offender, was fined 5s. MONDAY. (Before Mr. A. Wilshire, J.P.)…

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The Talune Murder

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 7

The evidence in the Talune murder case concluded late yesterday evening. The accused (Mrs. Smith) made a statement from the dock, and said that…

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Police Court. MONDAY (Before Mr. A. C. Veness, J.P.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 7

Charles Boland, drunk, was fined 5s or 2 hours in the lock up. Imprisoned. THURSDAY…

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Trials for Murder. Should Capital Punishment be Abolished?

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 3

Probably the main ground of the interest felt in trials for murder, remarks the "Saturday Review," is the intense personal concern every man feels in his own safety…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Messrs. A. C. Veness and James M'Namara, J's. P.) Robbery

Manilla Express · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 4

EDWARD Briggs and Frank Gardner were charged in company with stealing at the Junction Hotel, Manilla, on the night of the 17th instant, one…

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Police Court. SATURDAY. (Before Mr. J. M'Namara, J.P.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—John Pay, charged with having no visible means of support, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in Tamworth goal…

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What Is "Cognac Brandy?" a Recent Court Case

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 3

Some interesting information has lately been given at Dublin concerning the usual composition of brandy, and a grocer has obtained damages from a…

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Police Court. FRIDAY. (Before Mr. E. Jones, P.M.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 7

ASSAULT.—B. Healey was charged with assaulting Francis V. McNamara, at Forest Glen, on 5th instant. The evidence of the complainant and…

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Small Debts Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 7

W. H. SLY [?]. R. J. HIGGINS.—In this case the plaintiff claimed £28 8s 2d, balance due for material supplied, work and labor, in connection with…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. W. Langworthy, J.P.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 7

A stranger, named A. King, on a charge [?]of being drunk elected to take out two in the cells…

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Police Court

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 2

A HEAVY FINE.—Frederick Reid, charged with using indecent language in a public place, was fined £5, with 4s 10d costs, in default one month in…

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Small Debts Court (Before Mr.E. Jones, P.M.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 2

TRELOAR AND Co. v. S. Young, claim £7 5s 8d, goods supplied; no service, no parties. A. B. Haydon v. J. Mitchell, claim…

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Midnight Murder

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 4

The police throughout Brittany are using their best endeavour to unravel the mystery surrounding a most remarkable crime. In the dead of…

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Ways of the Czar. a Peep at His Court Live

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 6

So little is known about the private life and personal habits of Czar Nicholas of Russia that a volume on this subject, which has just been published in Germany, is…

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Police Court. THURSDAY. (Before Mr. E. Jones, P.M.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 7

G. L. Dowe v. Duncombe, charge of failing to move travelling sheep six miles a day. By consent, the case was adjourned until October 25. Mr…

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Police Court. MONDAY. (Before Messrs. D. E. Veness and W. T. Langworthy, J.s P.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

INSULTING WORDS.—R. T. Cross was proceeded against by G. A. Higgins for using insulting words. He pleaded guilty. Mr. Kennedy, who appealed for Higgins,…

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Small Debts Court MONDAY. (Before Messrs. D. E. Veness, G. A. Higgins, and W. T. Langworthy, J.s P.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

M. C. Mackenzie v. Norah Tully, goods sold and delivered, £2 17s 11d.; verdict for amount with costs. M. C. Mackenzie v. W. H. Purss,…

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Court-Martialled Australians

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 3

The publication of the news that an Australian soldier had narrowly escaped baing shot for insuhordination in South Africa, bis sentence afterwards…

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Police Court. MONDAY. (Before Messrs. D. E. Veness and G. A. Higgins J.s P.)

Manilla Express · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 7

NEW SOLICITOR.—Upon the opening of the Court Mr. J. D. Kennedy introduced to the Bench Mr. G. S. E. Dale, jun., a solicitor of the Supreme Court,…

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