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Courts & crime, 1896

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Murder and Suicide

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 4

Other samples of the fractionsuess which is such a prominent and disquieting feature of modern social life have been furnished in two horrible murders which took place…

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An Interrupted Elopement Wife and Lover Arrested for Horse-stealing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

THE loves of Mrs. Amy Holt and Mr. Edwin Wylie, with whom she eloped from Warragul on Saturday last, were (the Argus says) brought to an untimely conolusion yesterday…

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Wagga Bankruptcy Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

THE single meeting and public examination in the matter of William Clear, laborer, of Wagga, wes held on Tuesday last, at the Wagga Court House, before Mr. Henry…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, April, 21st, 1896. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Obse[?] Language

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

William Gilroy summoned James Stockton for using obsence language towards him on the Narrandera Road. As the summons had not been served the case was struck out…

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Murder and Suicide at sea. a Mad Cook Shoots His Captain. Sets Fire to the Ship

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 3

A TERRIBLE murder and suicide on the high sens is reported in the advices to hand by the steamer Tainan. The American schooner Lyman D. Foster, which made…

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Wagga Bankruptcy Court. Tuesday, 21St April, 1896. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, the District Registrar in Bankruptcy.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

A single meeting of creditors and public examination of insolvent was held in the bankrupt estate of William Clear, of Gumly Gumly…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate. Alleged Poisoning. Rough on Rats

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 9

Charles Green was charged with attempting to commit suicide. The evidence of the Govern merit Medical Officer, Dr. Hull, was that he had been…

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Murderous Assault on a Constable

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 4

AT the Bathurst Circuit Court Albert Kats was charged with feloniously wounding Patrick Healey, with intent to murder, and on a second count with wounding Healey…

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Murderous Assault on a Train. Bathurst

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 4

Albert Katz was charged with having, on November 15 last, at Carcoar, feloniously wounded Patrick Healy with intent to murder. A second count charged him with wounding…

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr Baylis, P.m.) Charely's Folly

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 2

Any attempt at shortening the term of his natural life on Monday, did not seem to have left any bad effect upon Charley Green's personal appearance, judging by…

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Land Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 2

SITTINGS of the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales will be holden at the Court-house, Wagga Wagga, commencing at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, the 13th day of May…

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Wife Murder Near Sydney. a Woman Killed with an Axe. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 2

Early this morning a middle aged woman, named Julia Love, was killed at the Camdenville Hotel, Cooke's River road, by having be skull fractured with a blow from an axe…

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Brutal Murder in Sydney. a Woman Killed with an Axe. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 2

A BRUTAL murder was committed this morning at the Camdenville Hotel, Newtown, the victim being a married woman named Elizabeth Love. At about 6 o'clook the landlord,…

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Tragic Scene in Court. "I'll Stab Him."

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 3

A tragic incident occurred at the Albury police court on Friday, during the bearing of a charge of carnally knowing a girl named Theresa Sutherland, residing at the Black…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, April 28. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Assault

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 2

Mary Clarke was summoned by Cordelia Roach for having assaulted her at the North Wagga Hotel on April 16. Mr. G. Coleman appeared for complainant,…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, April, 28Th, 1896. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Aggravated Assault

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 2

Cordelia Roache, domestic servant, proceeded against Mary Clarke for assault committed on the 16th inst. The case came on last Friday but was adjourned till…

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Another Horrible Murder

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 3

Closely following the Downs tragedy comes another terrible story of the murder of a wife. Mrs. Love, a sober, hardworking woman, who was separated from her husband and who…

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Small Debts Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 2

Patrick Macnamara sued Eugenie O'Sullivan, contractor, for the sum of £7 11s. 6d. for labour done. Defendant admitted an indebtedness of…

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Adelong Day by Day. at Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 2

Joseph [?] was fined £2 on Monday for drunkenness. At the Wardens' Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Warden Weekos, A. W. Molineaux, [?]…

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The Trouble in the Transvaal. the Boers' Revenge. Prominent Men Sentenced to Be Hanged. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 2

The trial of the members of the Johannesburg Reform Committee was continued at Pretoria yesterday. Mr. J. Hays Hammond pleaded guilty to treason, and Dr. [?] and…

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