Wednesday, February [?]. Sentences. Assault
John Johnstone, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of common assault on Ernest Barry, was brought up for sentence. Several previous convictions were…
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Courts & crime, 1899
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Law Report. Police Court. MONDAY. Before Mr N. Morrison, J.P.
George Obray appeared on bail on a charge of assaulting Alfred Maybury, a person acting in aid of Constable MacAulay in the arrest of a person name…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Friday, February 3. Alleged Assault and Robbery
William Ward and James Ward were charged with assaulting James M'Shane, and robbing him of £1. Accused pleaded not guilty and were defended by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Wednesday, February 1. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, P.M.)
Louisa Hunter, an aboriginal, was charged with behaving in an indecent manner in public. She was sentenced to one month's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warden's Court
Application was made by the Berribungie Co for suspension of labour conditions on portion No 2, being leaded to the Smelting aud Exploration Co. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo Police Court. Friday, Feb. 3. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
E. FLANAGAN, charged on the information of Constable Cole with using obscene language, was fined £3 or two months' imprisonment. George Kerns, deaf and dumb, arrested by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brutal Murder
A brutal murder is reported from Claremont (W.A.) The dead body of Mrs. Fox has been found within 500 yards of her house, with her head split open with an axe. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Saturday, February 4. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, P.M.)
JOHN FERRIE, who had been discharged from gaol only 48 hours previously, after being under observation as suspected of being of unso[?] mind, was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wilful Murder
A verdict of wilful minder has been returned against the clergyman's daughter who shot the Sunday School teacher in Kent. Accused gave evidence, and said her object was to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gatton Murder
A man has been arrested at Woolgoolga be and brought before the Grafton Bench, charged with the theft of a necktie. He has been remanded for eight days. The police seem…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warden's Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Mr Warden Brown
W. J. Hogan applied for three months suspension of labour on G L's 248, at Restdown. Work to the value of £282 11s 8d had been done…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After the Court. Meer Houssain Attempts Suicide. Dashes His Head Against a Fence
A sensational episode occurred shortly after the termination of the Police Court proceedings. The convicted men were being conveyed from the Court to the Police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land Board Court. (Before Mr. W. C. Cardew, J.P, Chairman, and Messrs. D. Seane and J. Samuels, Js.P.)
ENQUIRY into [?] non-fulfilment of residents, &c. M. A Patrick complained that one Francis Johnson, of [?] Reibank, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bourke Carrying Coy. and Their Asiatic Employees. Again Before the Court. Abdul Wade and the Interpreted. Most Peculiar Evidence. Was the Agreement Properly Explained to the Men? Defendants Once More Convicted. an Appeal to Be Made
At the locat Police Court, on Thursday, beforo Mr. M'Kell, R.P.M., Meer Ho[?] was charged with breaking his agreement with the Bourke Carrying Company on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Case at the Land Court
THE Dubbo Local Land Board was employed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, in hearing the complaint of H. A. Patrick as to the non-fu[?]ment of residence against Francis Johnson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land Appeal Court. Thursday, Fed. 9 (Before Mr. A. Oliver, president; and Messrs. Freeman and Brandis, commissioners.)
Mr. Hanbury Davies Appeared for the Crown. The Minister for Lands appealed against the decision of the Warren Land Board in respect of Samuel Charles Kirby's conditional…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Tuesday, February 14. (Before Mr. L. S. Donaldeon, P.M.)
William Wilson, on remand, was charged with stealing a gold ring and box of clothing, the property of Cecilia Cameron. Mr. Rood, appeared for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 14Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
WILLIAM WILSON, alias Hotelier, was charged with larceny and robbery. The prosen[?]ix was Cocilia Cameron, for whom Mr. R. Booth appeared. The offence was stealing and taking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burglary at Temora
The Temora Railway Station was broken into yesterday. The safe was blown open and all the cash taken…
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Before tho Police Magistrate and Mr. P. Mathews, J.P. Edward Barruss, charged with stealing a bicycle, tho property of Hilton…
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