Sailors Sent to Gaol
At Port Macquarie Police Court last week, James Bryan and Jacob Cleaver, seamen, were charged by Captain Forbes, of the s.s. Idea, with wilful disobedience under the…
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Courts & crime, 1896
157 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 8
Lismore Police Court. Monday, August 17
BEFORE Mr. J. M. Dunn, J.P. John Mahoney, charged with drunkenness, and also with using, obscene language. Pleaded guilty and was fined in the latter case 20s…
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BEFORE Messrs. J. Barrie, J. W. Coleman, and R. M'Kenzie, Js.P. J. Croger, owner of a restaurant, was charged with keeping his shop open after 12 o'clock for sale…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lismore Small Debts Court. Wednesday, August 26
BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. W. Coleman, J.P. INTERPLEADER CAES. J. Barrie v S. Allingham.—Jessie Allingham,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of an Indian
The body of Ali Khan, an Indian hawker, who is believed, to have been murdered, was discovered a few miles from Boggabri on Wednesday. Owing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Monday, August 31
BEFORE Messrs. J. M. Dunn, W. C. Proctor, and G. Larkin, Js.P. Thomas Fitzgerald was charged with being found on the premises of Mr. F. S. Murray for an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Insolvency Court
ON August 31 an examination was held in the Coraki Court-house, before Mr. Cochrane, C.P.S. from Lismore, in the insolvent estate of C. and T. Yabsley…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. D. M'Donald, J. F. O'Flynn, J. W. Coleman, and Gr. Larkin, Js.P. John M'Mullen v. W. Finselbaeh.—A charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcoming the New Police Maglstrate
MR. W. E. HENRY, who has been appointed Police Msgistrate for Lismore, to succeed Mr. Jones, P.M., took his seat on the Bench for the first time last "Wednesday. The following Magistrates were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Appeal Court. Wednesday, September 9
BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. D. M'Donald, J.P. Mr. Sullivan appeared for the Council and Mr. Proctor for the appellant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Small Debts Court. Wednesday, September 9
BEFORE Mr. W. E. Honry, P. M., and Messrs. G. Larkiu, D. M'Donald, and J. W. Coloman, Js.P. A. J. Kirk v. C. Truman.—Cash lent, £14. Mr. Proctor for plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Saturday, September 19
BEFORE the P.M. T[?]thy Darcy, charged with drunkenness, was f[?]ed 5s or to be looked up for 24 hours. MONDAY, SUPTEMBER 21…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Wednesday, September 23
BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. M'Lean, J.P. B. F. Bundy, on bail, charged with wife desertion, uppeared when called…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Small Debts Court. Wednesday, September 23
BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. J. M'Lean, J.P. P. Niland v. W. Vardy.—Claim £4 17s 6d. Verdict for plaintiff. Mr. Sullivan for plaintiff. R. J. Spinks v. G. Valkin.—Goods sold £2 5s 3d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woodburn Police Court. Tuesday, September 29
BEFORE Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M., and Mr. W. Gollan, J.P. John M'Fadden was charged with making use of filthy and obscene language on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hibernian in Court
IN an English court a man was on trial who could speak nothing but Irish, and an interpreter was culled and duly sworn. The prisoner at once asked him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boggabri Murder. The Prisoners Sentenced to Death
AT the Tamworth Circuit Court, on Wednesday, before acting Judge Rogers, two oousins, named John Frederick Dederer and William. Benjamin Dederer, both slightly under 19, but looking older,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Boggabri Murder Two Youths Sentenced to Death
AT the Tamworth Circuit Court on Wednesday last, before Acting-Judge Simpson, John Frederick and William Benjamin Dederer were charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coraki Police Court. Tuesday, October 6Th. Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P. M.
Prior to the opening of the Court the Police Magistrate was accorded a welcome on behalf of the citizens, magistrates, and police of Coraki on this his first visit to the town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court. BEFORE the same Bench
A. Cumming v. D. C. Campbell.—Claim of £5 16s 10½d, balance of account, for meat supplied. Verdict for plaintiff. G. A. Jefferies v. W. Milis.—Claim of…
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