Bourke Statistics. Police. Arrests
Offences against the person 35, offences against property with violence 15, offences against property without violence 39. forgery and offences [?]…
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Courts & crime, 1892
108 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 6
Two Females Escape. From Bathurst Gaol, One Hails From Bourke
ON Wednesday evening considerable excitement was occasioned in the vicinity of the gaol by the announcement that two of the female prisoners had escaped. The…
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AT the Bourke Police Court on Monday, before Mr. C. McA. King, P.M., Thomas O'Brien was charged with stealing one horse, branded BID, the property of Alfred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Saturday, February 6. (Before Messrs. C. McA King, P.M., R. M. Hughes, J.P., and E. James, J.p.) Stealing a Cheque
BEnjamin H. Stanley, late Secretary of the local branch of the Shearers' Union, was charged with stealing a cheque, value £50, six £1 notes, aud a tobacco pouch, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Kinibree Murder. an Aboriginal Tomahawked
It has been reported to Inspector Carter of the Bourke Police District, by Senior Constable Poett of Barringun, that information bas been received by him that a blackfellow…
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At the Pentridge Stockade on Friday a prisoner named Mansfield, when working in one of the tailor shops connected with the trades part of the penal establishment, was violently assaulted by…
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With regard to the aboriginal Peter Roberts who was killed Kunrebree, Calgoa River, on the night of Friday, February 19, a magisterial inquiry was held at Kunrebree…
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A telegram from Melbourne states that further developments have taken place in connection with the brutal muader which occurred on Christmas Eve at Windsor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Police Court. Monday, March 7, 1892. (Before Messrs. G. H. Taylor, and S. Phillips, J's.P.)
JAMES JACEOBS and Andrew Fraser, on remand, charged with having assaulted and robbed John Campbell of the sum of £23, again appeared before the Court, and were defended by Mr. Booth…
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It the Bourke Police Court, before Mr. C. M'A. King, P.M., on Thursday, a man named James Wilson, who had only recently completed a sentence of three months in…
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THE following telegram was received by the Commissioner of Police, Melbourne, on Friday:-- Perth, 11th March. To the Chief Commissioner of Police, Victoria,--Williams, alias Swanson, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Police Court. Tuesday, March 15. (Before Mr. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and Mr. D. S[?]ane, J. P.) Summons Cases
POLICE v. MERVYN MARMADUKE CRAWLEY.--Sly gro selling. Case dismissed. Mary Anderson v. T. Gleeson.--Assault. Fined 10s and 8s cost of Court, with £3 12s professional…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Windsor Murder. Further Ghastly Discoveries. Williams Murders His Wife and Four Children. Buries Them Under the Kitchen. London, March 17
Two other bodies of the young children have been unearthed from beneath the kitchen of a house occupied by Williams at Rail Hill, Lancashire. Five bodies had all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Windsor Murder Sydney, March 21
The detectives have traced the various houses occupied by Williams during his residence in Sydney, but no discoveries have so far been made. Further…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Windsor Murder. Deeming Maintains His Innocence. a Confession Probable. the "Jack the Eipper" Theory Likely. Indignation at Rainhill. Sydney. March 25
A remand of Williams to Melbourne has been granted. Prisoner's solicitor is endeavoring to obtain a writ of habeas corpus, with the object of delaying the extradition…
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THE following are the latest items in connection with Williams, alias Swa[?]ton. The 'Herald's' correspondent wires:--I have succeeded in confirming the information of the alleged confession of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic Intelligence. the Williams Murder. Sydney
[?]ING or Swanston, reached Albany, Western [?]alia, on Saturday. There were riotous scenes [?]ng the route. The prisoner was greeted with [?]s and execrations at York. The population…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Windsor Murder an Excited Crowd. Cries of "Lynch Him." Williams Plucking Out His Moustache. His Defence Rests Upon Insaniay. Sydney, March 29
During the train journey from Perth, Williams, the Windsor murderer, had rather a rough experience. A very large crowd of people gathered at the York station, and long…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Windsor Murder Williams and His Wife Quarrelled. His Confession Denied. His New Zealand Wife Identifies Him. Sydney, April 1
Williams will reach Melbourne tomorrow. The police have obtained information showing that Williams and his wife were…
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The R.M.S. Ballarat anchored shortly before 2 o'clock. Commissioner Peterswald, accompanied by several members of the press and members of police force boarded the steamer. Williams was…
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