Small Debts Court. Wednesday, September 24. BEFORE the Police Magistrate
C. Dickey v. John Coleman (Emigrant Creek).—Claim £3 3s professional services Amount paid into court. Veidiot for 8s costs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Rivers · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1890
165 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 9
Extraordinary Double Murder
A DOUBLE murder, with somewhat mysterious surroundings, was committed in Hertford-road, Kingsland,a district in north-east London, on the afternoon of…
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THE trial, conviction, and sentence to death of the prisoner Albert S[?]dt[?] charged with the murder of John Young Taylor near Wagga, supply the deno[?]ment of a grim and ghastly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lismore Police Court. Monday, September 29
BEFORE T. C. Lodge, Esq., J.P. Robert Maclewright was charged with drunkenness, but it being his first offence he was cautioned and discharged. He pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Quarterly Licensing Court. Wednesday, October 1
BEFORE the Chairman and D. M'Donald, Esq., J.P. Eliza Rhodes applied for a renewal of her license for the Exchange Hotel. Granted…
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AT the Wagga Circuit Court on 29th September, Albert Smidt was arraigned before Mr. Justice Innes, on the charge of having wilfully murdered John Young…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Five Women Charged with Assaulting a Miner
AT the Wollongong Police Court, on Monday, five married women were charged with assaulting James Hall, a miner, working at Mount Pleasant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lismore Police Court. Wednesday, October 8
BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and E. H. L. Pratt and R. M'Kenzie, Esqs., J.sP. F. C. M'Cullough v. P. Mahoney.—Claim of £6 [?]s, wages. Ordered to pay [?]8s, with 4s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court
FRIBAY, OCTOBER 10. BEFORE Dr. E. H. L. Pratt, Esq., J.P. John Rogers, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s, in default 14…
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A SINGLE meeting of creditors in the estate of Charles Roffey, of Gundurimba, was held before the District Register at the Court House on Wednesday last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Quarterly Licensing Court
BEFORE the Chairman and James Barrie, Esq., J.P. Renewals of licenses, were, granted to Hannah Burley, of the Caledonian. Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ballina Licensing Court
AT the sitting of the above held on the 10th instant, Thomas Padden, holder of a wine license at Evans River was charged with sly grog selling. Mr. M'lntosh…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lismore Police Court. Friday, October 17
BEFORE Dr. E. H. L. Pratt, and B. M'Kenzie, Esq., J's. P. John Beni, alias Joseph Heany. Malicious injuries. Fined 23s 10d, amount of damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Land Court. First Day, October 20
THE Court opened at 10 a. m. before Mr. F. Trollope, chairman, and Messrs. D. M'Donald and S. Garrard, J's.P. Mary A. Yeager, application for C. P. 89-37,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Small Debts Court. Wednesday, October 22. BEFORE the Police Magistrate
Wm. Northcott v. F. Lofts. — Claim of £2 4s for goods sold. Verdict for plaintiff and 7s costs. Same v. J. Davidson.—Similar claim, £4 14s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Circuit Court. BEFORE His Honor Judge Stephen; Mr. Cockshott acting aa Crown Prosecutor. Malicious Act
Charles Ross was charged with, on the 3rd September, at Woodburn, he did maliciously cut and unfasten the mooring lines of the steamship Alice, the property of Mr. Nicoll,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brutal Assault at Newcastle
A DESPERATE attempt was made by a few men shortly after midnight on Saturday upon Constable Martin. He observed five men ill-treating another man near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Armidale Circuit Court
AT the Armidale Circuit Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Stephen, Peter Cubis was charged with maliciously wounding Eli Austin, at Tenterfield, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lismore Police Court. Monday, October 27
BEFORE Messrs. D. M'Donald and R. M'Kenzie, Js.P. James Moran, on a charge of being of unsound mind, was remanded to Gladesville…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lismore District Court. Tuesday, November 4
BEFORE His Honor Judge Backhouse. The Court opened at 10 a.m. The following members of the legal profession were present:— Barristers: Messrs. R. J. Browning, J. G…
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