Routed by Robbers. the Swiss Police
From Geneva on 23rd December the correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote:— Four young Sicilians, aged from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1908
253 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 13
Summoned to Court. Man Walks Forty Miles. a Trumpery Matter
An extraordinary story of how Stephen O'Neill, a man of seventy four, walked forty miles to answer a police-court summons was told at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anti-military Will. Chancery Court Decision
Mr Justice Swinfen Eady on Saturday,' 21st December, decided an important question, raised under the will of Robert William Beard, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Land Appeal Court
THE appeal of M. N. McDonald against, the recommendation of the Local Land Board in respect of his after-auction tender for snow lease of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednesday, 4Th March. Before Messrs. Gale, Atkinson, and Pike, Js.P. Incident Language
John Payne, a young man who had been locked up the previous night, pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Love, Murder, and Suicide
The circumstances connected with the conviction of Captain Von Goeben, for the murder of a brother officer in the Prussian army disclose an awful tale that points a moral as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Braidwood Police Court. Friday. (Before Mr. Williams, J.p.) Passing a Valueless Cheque
Sydney V. Kelly, remanded from Moruya on bail, was charged with having received the sum of £1 from John Bell, of the Commercial Hotel, Braidwood, by means of a valueless for £10 on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anti-military Will. Chancery Court Decision
Mr Justice Swinfen Eady on Saturday, 21st December, decided an important question, raised under the will of Robert William Beard, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder Through Fear. a Double Tragedy. Due to Cowardice
From Paris, on 24th December, the Paris correspondent it the "Daily Mall" wired:—A man named Jollbois, who shot dead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Piracy and Murder
A STARTLING story of mutiny and murder was brought to Sydney on Monday by the steamer Germania. Two men, Joseph Mortimer and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Braidwood Police Court. Friday. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, P.m.) Uttering A. Valueless Cheque
Sidney Kelly was charged with having on the 26th February last, presented a valueless cheque for the sum of £10, drawn on the Bank of New South Wales, Bungendore, to John Bell, licenses of…
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At the Police Court yesterday before Messrs, McJannett and Gale, J.s P., Robert Overend appeared to answer a charge of riotous behaviour. Accused pleaded guilty with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Braidwood Police Court
AT the Police Court on Friday, before the P.M., Sidney Kelly was charged with having on the 26th February last, presented a valueless cheque for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bostal Woods Tragedy. the Inquest. Verdict: "Wilful Murder."
At Woolwich on 25th January, Mr H. R. Oswald, coroner for the south-eastern district, opened an inquiry into the death of Edith Martha Cranfield, aged 23, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder Through Fear. a Double Tragedy. Due to Cowardice
From Paris, on 24th December, the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wired:—A man named Jolibois, who shot dead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednesday, 18Th March. Before Messrs. A. Elliott, P.M., and A. Brassey and J. Southwell, Js.P. Absent From School
Henry Johnson pleaded guilty to a charge of neglecting to send his son William to school for the required number of days, and was fined 26…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Courts. Police Court. Wednesday, March 18, 1908. (Before A. Elliott, Esq., P.M., and Messrs. John Southwell and A. Brassey, Js.P
Henry Johnson was summoned for neglecting to send his son to school for the number of days in the year required by the Public Instruction Act, he being under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court. (Before the P.M.)
Thomas Bambridge proceeded against Patrick Blewitt for the recovery of £5 for damage done to a growing crop by defendant's horses in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder at Lunch. a Woman's Revenge. Revolvers in a Muff
From New York on 22nd January the New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail" writes:— An extraordinary shooting affray…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dog in Court. an Amusing Test. Rival Owners
Mr Curtis Bennett, at the Westminster Police Court on 10th January, was called upon to decide the ownership of an Irish terrier, the rival claimants being…
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