"Humane" Murder
A remarkable murder trial has just been concluded at Berlin. Hugo Noecker, a young married man, employed as clerk in a textile factory, fell in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1903
283 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 11 of 15
An M.H.R. in Court
An assault charge against Mr. O'Malley, M.H.R., was heard at the South Melbourne Police Court on July 29, the prosecutor being Charles Frederick Horton, of Bank street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Court. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge.) James O'brien v. Julius Vider
To recover £7 17s 6J, balance of account for cattle sold. Mr. Craik appeared for plaintiff. Defendant put in a setoff for £4 4s 5 , and pleaded no liability, as he was only acting as agent for his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Murder on the High Seas
The British barque Sama[?]ca arrived in Newcastle from Mauritius on Saturday night with an able seaman, named Moore, [?] The captain informed Sub-Inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempted Murder
John Leishman was committed for trial yesterday in Melbourne for attempting to murder his wife…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Licensing Court
An auctioneer's license was granted to Mr. James Pike, and an application for a similar license from Mr. W. E. O[?]field postponed to be dealt with at the next special…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warden's Court
In the Warden's Court an application from Pharoah Thomas Glasscock, for the right to enter and mine for copper on 40 acres of land situated in portion 16, parish of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Courts. Police. Wednesday, August 19Th. Before the P. M., and Messrs. Wright, Gale, and E. O. Campbell. J's.P
John Fitzgibbon pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language in a public place at Queanbeyan. Fined 10s and costs, in default seven days' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Courts. Wednesday, August 19Th, Police. (Before the P.M. (Mr. Elliott), and Messrs. Gale, E. C. Campbell, and J. J. Wright, J's. P.) Language
John Fitzgibbon pleaded guilty to using obscene language in a public place, to wit. Monaro-street, Queanbeyan, and was fined 10s and 4s 10d cost of court, in default 7…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal High Court
The Sydney Chamber of Commerce intends to urge upon Sir Edmund Barton to establish the High Court and the [?] Office in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Police Raid
ON Friday night 150 arrests were made in an upstairs room over Inglis' Horse Bazaar, Castlereah street. The place was crowded night after night with devotees of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monks, Police, and Military
In carrying out the Government policy of the expulsion of the Catholic religious orders from France the police and military have been engaged in expelling by force such of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing Dogs for Vivisection
For some time the paople of Hyde Park, Chicago, the section in which the university is located, had been missing their pst dogs and cats. At length a men,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Murder
A widow named Sarah Johnston, aged 45 residing at Ballarat, was found murdered in her bedroom, having a gaping wound behind the [?]. A man has been a rested on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder and Suicide
An apprentice on board the ship Hotton Hall was stabbed by the second mate, who afterwards committed suicide. Smallpox in Taamania…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mutiny and Murder. Tragedy on a British Ship. the Captain’s Story. Escape on a Raft
There are many people nowadays who declare that the increased use of steamers and the consequent removal from the seas of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder Near Maryborough
A sensation was caused at Marpborough (Q) on Monday when it become known that a half-caste girl Darned Clars Wheeler had given herself into custody, stating that she had shot her father dead…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Araluen. Wednesday, Sept. 2. (Before Messrs. A. Elliott, P.M., T. U. Alley and J. Hyland, Js.P.) Small Debts Court
THOMAS McKERSEY v. HENRY DOWNEY.—Thomas McKersey, winchman on the Araluen Junction Dredge, sued Henry Downey, dredgemaster, for £21 due to him. Downey offered to pay £19 5s,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Child Murder
A REVOLTING case of infanticide was reported on Saturday afternoon from Tasmania. A married woman named Brown, aged 41, was arrested and charged at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of an Old Man
A BRUTAL murder was committed at Manilla on Friday when John Hines, aged 60, had his head split open with an axe or tomahawk. Hines lived near the Church of…
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