District Court
At the termination of the business of the Quarter Sessions, the District Court was held before Mr. District Court Judge Gibson…
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Courts & crime, 1896
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Police Report. Sydney
The annual report of the Inspector-General of Police shows that during the past year there was an increase in the apprehensions for drunkenness, although there is a decrease in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo District Court. Saturday, February 1. (Before his Honor Judge Docker.) ELLIOTT v. MCDONALD
Mr. Booth appeard for the plaintiff, and Mr. C. H. Fitz-Gerald appeared for the defendant. This was an action for alleged wrongful conversion, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Wednesday. February 5Th. (Before Messrs. G. H. Taylor and T. Baird, J's.P.) REMANDED
G. C. HORRSLEY was charged with obtaining £1 from Arthur F. Garling by means of a false pretence. Police Constable McDonald, who arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Saturday, February 8Th. (Before Mr. R. G. Dulhunty, J.p.) Stealing Paper
CHARLES DURNIN was charged with stealing a quantity of printing paper, of the value of £3, the property of Martin Manning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burglary Ay Young. Sydney, February 11
The safe at the railway sixtien at Young was blow[?] open by [?] on Sunday morning, who dre[?] with a each box containing [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petty Debts Court. Monday February 10. (Before Messrs. G. H. Taylor, and R. G. Dulkunty, Js.P.) Handover V Sykes
The plaintiff, E. Handover and Co., sued T. Sykes. of Trance, for the recovery of £10 4s for chaff, corn, etc., supplied. Mr. R. J. J. Ryan, for Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder at Noumea. Sydney, February 18
The bodies of two Europeans whose names are unknown were recently discovered in a public park at Noumea. The victims were evidently murdered while asleep. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land Appeal Court
A SITTING of the L[?]d Appeal Court of New South Wales will be h[?]ld at the Court House, Dubbo, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 26th February next,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Co[?]rt. Monday, Feb. 17. (Before Mr. W. J. Martin, J. P.) Got the "Blues."
John Brown was charged with being drunk. Sergeant Butler: The defendant gave himself up to the police on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Wednesday, February 19. (Before Mr. G. H. Taylor and Dr. Fitz-Patrick, J's.P.) a Further Remand
JOHN GALLAGHER was further remanded for eight days, on a charge of causing the death of Ellen Gallagher. CHANGE AGAINST POLICE…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Monday,fed.24. (Before Mr. W. J. Martin, J.p.) Discharged
John Brown, who on February 17 was remanded for eight days for, medical treatment, on a charge of being drunk was discharged. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]Etention of a Steer. a Scene in Court
At the local Police court on tuesday, before Mr. [?] M. [?] J. H. a case John [?] was called…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Land Appeal Court. Wednesday, February 28. (Before Messrs. A. Oliver (President), Freeman, and Brandis.)
Mr. G. H. Simpson appeared, for the Crown. APPEALS. "William G. Taylor appealed against…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sentenced. Sydney, March 3
Arthur Munday and George Crawford have been sentenced to four and five years penal servitude respectively for assault and robbery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Assault on a Warder
At the local Police Court, on Monday, before Messrs. K. M. Hughes and H. J. Rayment J's.P., Louis B. O. D'Emannce, who was recently sentenced to one month's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Solicitor Sentenced. Sydney, March 3
John Davidson, the solicitor convicted of misappropriating money belonging to his client, has been sentenced to three and a half years' peual servitude. Justice Cohen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Court House for Bourke
Mr. Millen. M.P. has forwarded us copy of a letter dated 27th February, from Mr. D. M'Lachlan, Acting Under Secretary for Works, in which a letter from the former,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Saturday, Febbuary 29. (Before Messrs. G. H. Taylor, and R. G. Dulbunty, Js.P.) Sent to the Reformatory
Herbert Latham, 12 years and six months old, was charged with stealing five socks, the property of William Macintosh, on February 28 at Dubbo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Licensing Court. Tuesday, March 3. (Before Messers. T. Baird and F. E. Body, Ja.P.) Publicans' Licenses
Renewals of publicans' licinses were granted to J. G. Keane, Trangie; H. S. Porter, Dubbo; A. N. McDonald, West Dubbo; — Collier, Peak Hill…
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