Murder by a Mother
A case of murder by a mother has just occurred in tho Roman-road, Islington, by a woman named Venables, who cohabited with n cabman named Chatterton. The woman…
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Murder in New Zealand
ON Saturday afternoon last (says the Southland Times, October 22), a terrible tragedy was enacted within a few miles of Invercargill. A woman named Caroline Vitting, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 1872. (Before the Police Magistrate and the Town Clerk.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Matilda Hickman was fined £1 for being drank and disorderly, and upon a second charge of wilfully destroying Government properly was ordered to pay 1s. compensation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Friday, Nov. 8. (Before the Police Magistrate and the Town Clerk.)
DRUNKENNESS.—John Downy was cautioned and discharged. VAGRANCY—William Byrnes was brought up charges with vagrancy, and sentenced to 14 days'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police News. Gundagai Court of Requests. Tuesday, November 5TH. Before the Police Magistrate and J. B. Elworthy, and J. Crowe, Esq.'s, J.P.'s
DANIEL MURPHY Y.ADRAHAM BUSHELL, trespass to property, £10. Plaintiff's evidence showed that he had reperatedly warned defendant not to cross his selected land at Back…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. MONDAY, Nov. 11. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
DRUNKENNESS. — Four men, charged with drunkenness, were cautioned and discharged. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. — George Trim, charged with using obscene language on two separate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court - Thursday, November 7. Banco Court. (Before Sir Alfred Stephen, C.J, and jury of four) The Wagga Wagga Bridge Company v. Holloway
THIS was an action which had been instituted to try the right of the Wagga Wagga Bridge Company to a monopoly of tolls across the river Murrumbidgee, within a certain distance on either side…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Bridge Company V. John Holloway. [Special Report.] In the Supreme Court. Thursday, November 7, 1872. (Before Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice.)
THIS case was brought up on Thursday morning, before his Honor the Chief Justice. Sir W. Manning, Q.C., and Mr. Salomons for plaintiffs; and Mr. Butler,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
DRUNKENNESS.—John Cody, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was cautioned and discharged Arthur McDonnell, for a similar offence, was lined 10s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, NOVEMBER 13, (Before, the Police Magistrate.)
INEBRIATES.â John Cody, charged with having been drunk and disorderly in a public place, was cautioned and discharged. âArthur McConnell, for a similar offence,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police News. Gdndagai Police Court. Saturday, November 16th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
SAMUEL SHORT was fined 10s for being drunk and disorderly, and 40s. for using abusive and insulting language to Senior-constable M'Elligott while being taken to the lock-up. The fine was paid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monday, November 18Th. Before the Police Magistrate
JOHN MANGAN pleaded guilty to having been drunk and disorderly on the previous Saturday night. As he had been locked up since then he was fined in the mitigated penalty of 5s.; fine paid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thursday, November 21. (Before the Police Magistrate)
WILLIAM FRASER pleaded guilty to being helplessly drunk in Byron-street on the previous day, and was fined 10s. Fine paid. GEORGE BEAUMONT was charged with committing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court Etiquette
MY grandmother and my aunt, Lady Emilia Drummond, were one day in attendance upon Marie Antoinette, being, like the rest of the more demure members of the Court, in open…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Grenfell Murder. the Yass Couier's' Grenfell correspondent gives the following account of the above horrible crime:—
"I expect your readers will be curious to hear a few particulars of the dreadful murder on the Kangaroobie station, about forty miles from Grenfell. The inquest before the coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. MONDAY, Nov. 25. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
Andrew McNicoll was charged with cattle stealing Mr. Willans appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Fitzhardinge for the defence. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. A. J. Beveridge,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court. Saturday, Nov. 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
DRUNKENNESS AND RESISTING THE POLICE —Edward Wllson, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 5s. The same defendant was also fined 5s. for resisting the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TUESDAY, Nov. 19. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
DRUNKENNESS.—William Sullivan was cautioned and discharged; John Lawrence was fined £1; George Hall was fined £2; and James M'Carthy was fined £1 for being drunk and disorderly and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. THURSDAY, Nov. 28. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
LARCENY—John McCarthy aud Thomas Griffin were brought up on remand charged with stealing £5 from James Lewis, and were further remanded to the 29th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Monday, November 25Th. Before the Police Magistrate
John Upton for being drunk and disorderly was discharged, having been locked up since Saturday night. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22TH…
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