Outrage and Murder. Sydney, March 27
A single woman named Emma Harrison was found strangled in bed at her residence Woolloomooloo, On Sunday. An examination showed she had been outraged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1893
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The Makins Sentenced to Death. London, March 29
Mr. Justice Windeyer to-day delivered the Full Court's judgment in the Makin appeal case. He quoted several cases in which persons convicted were executed on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Court. Tuesday, May 16. (Before His Honor Judge Gibson.)
LINDSAY'S BREWERY CO. v. FRANK PAGET. Claim, £148 18s 8d, the amount of two bills and interest thereon. Mr. Biddulph for plaintiffs. No appearance of defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Quarter Sessions. Monday, May 15. (Before His Honer, Mr. District Court Judge Gibson)
Mr. Armstrong prosecuted for the Crown, Messrs, G. L Nevile, P. J. Biddulph and J. Armit, local solicitors, were also present. JURORS FINED…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Released From Gaol. London, May 29
The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland has been released from gaol. She drove from the prison in her carriage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Land Court Appeals. Sydney, May 30
Land Court appeals were heard in Sydney [?] yesterday The appeal of the [?] local Board with respect to their conditional lease, formerly Johnson's, at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stealing a Boat
At the Rourke Police Court, on Saturday, John Boss, on remand, was charged with stealing a flat bottomed boat, value £7, the property of Cobb & Co., Bourke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Archer Sentenced. Sydney. June 13
George Archer, charged with the murder of Emma Harrison, was found guilty on Saturday, and sentenced to death. Mr. Justice Innes in sentencing Archer, said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Burton-street Murder Sydney, June 23
The Executive Council has decided that Archer shall be executed in Darlinghurst Gaol on Tuesday, the 11th prox. Archer received the date of his execution…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial. Alleged Larrikin Murder. Sydney, June 26
A man named Thomas Pert was kicked to death by larrikins at Miller's Point yesterday morning. Eight men have been arrested on suspicion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial. the Pert Murder. Sydney, June 30
The Miller's Point inquest was continued yesterday. Several eye witnesses gave evidence and swore that they saw several of the accused kicking Pert. The inquest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Land Court Appeal. Sydney, July 4
The Land Court yesterday upheld E. McNevin's appeal against the appraisement of the value, by the Bourke Board, of a tank on his homestead lease, Bourke, and reduced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horse Stealing
At the local Police Court on Saturdays. Patrick Cook, on remand, was charged with stealing one mare and foal, the property of John Nowlan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hay Murder. Sydney, July 11
A boy, aged 15 years, has been found guilty by a coroner's jury, of wilful murder in connection with the death of a man named George Smith, who was shot at Hay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Miller's Point Murder. Sydney. July 11
The jury in the Miller's Point Murder case returned a verdict of wilful murder against all the accused, who were then committed for trial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wilful Murder. Sydney, July 18
A verdict of wilful murder has been returned against persons unknown in connection with the dead infant found at Darlinghurst…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Horrible Assault. Sydney, July 21
Last night a young woman was horribly assaulted by a man who demanded her money, but the sum being not sufficient, he deliberately bit her nose off…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Larrikin Assault. Sydney, July 21
Another assault by larrikins has been committed in Wattle-street upon a man named Travers, who was considerably injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Pert Murder. Sydney, July 21
The Crown has found a true bill against the men charged with the Pert murder. In the case of Maguire, who was found guilty of being an accessory before the fact, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Naval Court Martial. London, July 27
At the Malta Court Martial the case for the prosecution has closed. Commander Noel, of H.M.S. Temerire, has testified at the naval court martial…
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