Local News. Police Court
ON Wednesday, John Richards, better known as Brummy, a horse-trainer, pleaded guilty before Mr. Gale to a charge of using indecent language in Monaro-street on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1898
227 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 12
Starving Woman's Theft
SOME weeks ago the magistrates of the Correctional Police Court of Chateau Thierry acquitted a woman who had stolen a loaf of bread Their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Police v. Otto Martin
Mr. Otto Martin, late of the Albion Hotel, Braidwood, and now keeping an hotel at Berry, the transfer of the license of which was objected to by the police when it was first applied for has been in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder in Sydney
A TERRIBLE tragedy was enacted in the city about 10.30 o'clock on Tuesday morning. Mr. H. M. Mordant, a commerical…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Braidwood Police Court FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Maitland, P.m.) Larceny
James Burke was charged with stealing a pair of boots, a dish and three coat straps, the properly of Andrew Cullen, of Jembsicumbene. Constable Landers deposed that he went to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warden's Court Friday, Sep. 2. (Before E. L. Maitland, Esq., Warden) Trespass on a Race
Edward Rolfe was summoned by Charles Edward Roberts for the trespass of his cattle and cattle in his care upon his (plaintiff's) dam and water-races at Timberlight, near Netriga, in which he claimed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Braidwood Police Court. Friday, Sept. 9. (Before Messrs. E. L. Maitland, P.M. and J. McDonald.) LARCENY
Patrick Burke, on remand, was charged with stealing a prospecting dish at Jembaicumbene, the property of Andrew Cullen. Mr. Fell appeared for the accused. The accused was arrested at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Licensing Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before E. L. Maitland, Esq.)
Application was made for the transfer of the license of the Willow Tree Inn from James Turnbull to Hugh Allen McIntosh. The application was granted…
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AT the Police Court on Wednesday, before Dr. Blackall and Messrs. E. Campbell and Messrs. F. Campbell and A. Brassey, J's.P., two juveniles, named Waters and Gifford, aged respectively 8…
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AT the Queanbeyan District Court on Tuesday last the business was of a very light character. Judge Fitzhardinge was to attendance and the business was quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Wednesday, Sept. 14. (Before Messrs Campbell, Brassey, and Dr Blackall, Js.P.) Boys and Oranges
Two tiny boys, Arthur Waters, aged eight , years, and Edward Giffard, nine years of age were charged with the larceny on September 8th of a parcel of oranges to the value of 1s,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Braidwood Police Court. WEDNESDAY, 14tg AUG. (Before Messrs. Maitland, P.M., and John Kenny.) Drunk and Obscene Language
George Benson was charged with having been drunk and using obscene language. Constable McKenzie deposed that at half-past 8 last night defendant was in front of the Commercial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Police Court
AT the Police Court on Wednesday an Assyrian who rejoices in the name of Garbattah Singh, was brought before Mr. Maitland, and Mr. E.C. Campbell and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court
At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. Maitland, P.M., and E. C. Campbell, J.P., a Sikh hawker, Hindra Singh by name (no relation to Ranji Singhi) was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of a Priest
THE Roman Catholic curate of the little settlement of Alexandravka, situated about 23 miles from Odessa, was cruelly murdered. The good priest was celebrating his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Committal on a Charge of Horse-stealing
At the Nowra police court, last Tuesday, before the local police magistrate, Thomas Mooney and his son Arthur James Mooney were charged with having stolen a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Revision Court
A court for the revision of the genera list, under the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act of 1893 will be held at Queanbeyan on October 19…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mudgee Murder
Fuller particulars in connection with the above horrible crime show that the cause of the tragedy is just as mysterious as before. When arrested the man McCoy showed the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Murder at Mudgee
A terrible tragedy occurred at Mudgee on Monday morning, when Bernard M'Coy, a retired policeman and a pensioner, killed his wife and his baby, 3 weeks old. He used an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fearful Murder iu Victoria
The Strathmerton police have just been made acquainted with circumstances which at present seem to clearly know that a fearful murder has been committed in this vicinity…
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