W. O'brien Removed to Another Gaol. London, Nov. 4
Wm. O'Brien has been removed from Cork to Fullamore prison, owing to the Mayor of Cork attempting to influence his treatment in Cork Gaol…
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Courts & crime, 1887
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Bourke Police Court. Wednesday, November, 3. (Before the P.M. and Mr. Brown, J.p.) Shooting with Intent
DAVID HENRY was brought up on remand charged with shooting Jane Dowling. Alfred Jackson deposed that he was night watchman at Bourke. On Monday night last he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bourke District Court. Wednesday, November 3. (Before His Honor District Court Judge Backhouse.)
R. H. Wormall v. T. Ireland claim £69 0s 2d on a dishonored promisery note. Judgment for plaintiff with costs. T. Cooney v. A. Poplin claim £42 10s value of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo Police Court. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
GEORGE LEIGH, alias Cook, was charged with attempting to pass a valueless cheque on Mr. E. H. Mumford, Remanded for 8 days. John Davis and John Hefferan were charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Bigamist Sentenced. Sydney, Nov. 8
John Wright for bigamy received 18 months imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bourke Police Court. Tuesday, November, 8. (Before the P.M. and Mr. Brown, J.p.) Erunkenness
DAVID MACLEAN pleaded guilty to this charge and was fined 5s or 24 hours gaol. Fine paid. James Williams for the above was fined 5s or 24 hours gaol. Fine paid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sentence for Burglary. Sydney, Nov. 11
James Johnson for burglary and assaulting the police received a sentence of ten years imprisonment and his accomplices Webb Jones and Paugher to five years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anarchist Sentenced to Death. London, Nov. 10
Lugg the ringleader of the Anarchists has been sentenced to death in connection with the Chicago riots…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Solicitor Sentenced for Forgery. London, Nov. 16
Neale the solicitor who was arrested in Victoria received a sentence of twelve years penal servitude for forgery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Marra Trgedy. Louth Police Court. Thursday, November 17, 1887. Before C. McArthur King, Esq., P.M.
CHAS. BROWN alias Harry Brown was charged with feloniously and maliciously murdering John A. Mark manager of Marra station on the 3rd November, 1887…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bourke Police Court. Monday, November 21. (Before the P.N., and Mr. V. Brown, J.p.) Offence Against Decency
JAMES STUART pleaded guilty to offending against decency in Adelaide street on Saturday and was fined 10s or in default 3 days imprisonment. He went to gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forcibly Dressed in Gaol. London, Nov. 24
Mandeville the nationalist was confined in Tullamore gaol for sedition and had to be forcibly dressed in prison uniform by the gaol officers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bourke Police Court. Monday, November 28. (Before the P.M., and Messrs. V. Brown and Ranken, J's.P.) LARCENY
John Collins was brought up on remand charged with stealing a silver watch and gold albert the property, of Charles McCabe. (The principal evidence in this case we published…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bourke Police Court. Friday, December 9. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS
FREDERICK STANLEY, for this offence, was fined 5s. or in default 24 hours gaol. Fine paid. WAGES CASE. John Taylor v William Henry Martin; claim,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Judgment of Supreme Court Reversed. London, Dec. 11
In the Privy Council Appeal case Commissioner of Railways v. Brown the judgment of the Supreme Court has been reversed with costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sent to Gaol for Prevarication. Sydney, Dec. 16
Two persons under examination in the Insolvent Court were yesterday sent to gaol for fourteen days for prevarication and evasion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Wollongong Widow Sent to Gaol. Sydney, Dec. 15
One of the Wollongong widows has been sent to gaol for three months for vagrancy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN M.P. Sentenced to Three Months London, Dec. 18
Mr. Sheehy, M.P. for Galway has been sentenced to three mouths' imprisonment, but admitted to bail pending an appeal. He was directly after arrested for using seditious language and is now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bourke Police Court. Tuesday, December 20. (Before the P.M., and Messrs. Ranken, Broome and Hughes, Ps.P.) DRUNKENNESS
WILLIAM MURPHY pleaded guilty to the above and was fined 10s. or in default 48 hours gaol. He went to gaol. PROFANE LANGUAGE…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burglars Sentenced. Sydney, Dec. 23
Two notorious burglars were arrested this morning and received a sentence of six months for being found in a frequented place with intent to commit f felony…
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