Extraordinary Confession of Murder
AN extraordinary crime was disclosed at Halifax (Eng.) recently. Arthur Shaw, a youth, was brought before the magistrates, and charged with murder. While in Wakefield…
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The Pope in Court
THE Pope has lost his appeal against the judgment of the Tribunal of Montdidier, which held that his Holiness could not, he being a foreign Sovereign, inherit property…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland. Conveyed to Holloway Gaol London, April 21
The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland, who was oil Tuesday sentenced by Sir Francis Jeune, the president of the Court of Probate and divorce, to six weeks' imprisonment for…
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At this court at Wagga last Thursday the following appeals were dealt with:—FREDERICK BUTTON. No. 2,748, Cootamudra, Frederick…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Injuring a Bank's Notice. a "Financial Expert" in Court
ARTHUR Desmond, 34, was charged at the Water Police Court on Monday morning (the Echo says) with maliciously injuring a notice, valued at 3d, the property of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Strike Riots at Hull. Fierce Encounters with Police and Marines. London, April 24
THE strike in the shipping trade at Hull, and the consequent disorder which has prevailed for some days past, culminated on Saturday night in serious riots, in the course…
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BRFORE Mr. R. Hughes, J.P. DISGUSTING LANGUAGE. Andrew Lang, a young man, was charged with having used bad language in a public…
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BEFORE Messrs. E. P. Barnes and T. McBeath, J.F. THE SHANTIES. Daniel Dolphin, alias "One-armed Dan,"…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wagga Police Court. Thursday, April 27. (Before Messrs. Wm. Rand and P. Moran, J's.P.)
George Rogers was charged with wind[?]y and maliciously breaking one pane of glass value £3, the property of Robert Thompson, on Wednesday night. Senior sergeant Powell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Police Court. Thursday, April 27. (Before Messrs. P. Moran and W. Rand, Damaging Property
George Rodgers was charged with wilfully and maliciously breaking a pane of glass, valued at £3, the properly of Robert Thompson, on the 26th April…
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AT the Circuit Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Windeyer, John Bell, a man about 35 years old, was charged with the murder of Michael O'Shannessy at Naryiloo Station,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowning Case at Albert Park. Death of a Court Crier
EARLY on Wednesday morning (says the Age) Mr. Thomas Stafford, when walking along the beach of the Albert Park Lagoon, when nearing the Kerford Road peir, a body…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Bank of Australia. Reconstruction Sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Melbourne
In the Supreme Court to-day, before the Chief Justice, application was made for the sanction of the Court to the scheme of compromise or…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Monday, May 1. (Before the Police Magistrate.) False Pretences
Charles Whatman was charged with obtaining two pairs of boots, valued at 19s., on 27th April from Wm. Carew by means of false pretences…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Assault and Robbery by Chinese
CONSTABLE Young, of Batlow, near Tumut, wired on Monday that a Chinese named Sun Kee was assaulted and robbed of four or five pennyweights of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court. Saturday, April 29. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Larceny
Richard Guise, John Kelly, James Cummings, and Albert Dempsey were charged, an remand from Friday, with stealing a jar containing two gallons of wine, valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court. Saturday, April 29. (Before Mr. H. Baylis P.m.) Larceny
Richard Gnise, John Kelly James Cummings and Albert Dempsey on remand were charged with stealing a jar containing two gallons of wine and 1½lb. tobacco valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monday, May 1. Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.M. Horse Stealing
Frederick James Robertson was charged with stealing a roan horse the property of Patrick Purcell at Wagga, on the 30th April Constable Wilson deposed that on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, May 2. (Before Mr. W. Rand, J.p.) Drunkenness
Chas, Caldwell was fined 10s. for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, May 2. 1893. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Drunkenness
Charless Caldwell who was fined on Monday for drunkenness was again brought up charged with a similar offence in Peterstreet and was ordered to pay [?] with the…
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