During Burglary in Wagga. Two Hotels Entered
MR. John Hughes' Sportsman's Arms Hotel was burglariously entered at an early hour yesterday morning and a quantity of jewellery, several cheques, and £2 in silver stolen…
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Bathurst. Wednesday. Lucknow Gold Stealing Case
A the Crimihal Court, Charles Summerville was found guilty of receiving in connection with the robbery at Lucknow and was remanded for sentence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wife Murder in Perth a Dissected Body
A terrible murder was revealed at Perth on Saturday morning, when the police discovered the mutilated remains of a woman named O'Brien, wife of James O'Brien, in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Horrible Murder in Perth. a Woman Cut to Pieces
A SHOCKING murder has been discovered in Perth, West Australia. At the house occupied by a nightman named O'Brien, at 49 Moore'-street, the body of a woman,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gundagai Police Court. Wednesday, 20Th October
Before Messrs. C. L. Kendall and W. Bibo, J's.P. MESSRS. J. M'Namara, H. Flynn, S. Solomon, H. Smith, J. Cornett, Dr. O'Dwyer, ah Kue, J. Keibone, A. Fiuney, Feed Sheather, and M. Ryan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court. Wednesday, (Before Mr Bailey, P. M.)
John Beds Ryan, a stranger, was charged with drunkenness and using bad language. Const, Berry deposed to the arrest. Defendant said he remembered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narandera Police Court. Thursday, October 21, 1897. (Before Mr G. Martin, P.M.)
Roderick Archibald Thomas was proceeded against under the 5th section of the Children's Protection Act 1892. for having between 15th May and 12th October wilfully…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debt Court
F. Young v. Chat, Green, Claim for £3168. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount and costs. Chas, S. Smith v. Peter McLennan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court. Thursday, October 21. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Deemed to Be Insane
William John Mullens was brought before the court charged with being of unsound mind and with being found wandering in Fitzmaurice-street on the previous day. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wagga Police Court Saturday, Octo. 21, 1897. (Before Mr Hawkins, J.p.) Deemed to Be Insane
William John Mullen was brought before the court as being insane and wandering in Fitzmaurice-street on the 21st instant. He was remanded until the 28th instant for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gundagai Police Court. the Missing Magistrate
A LARGE crowd of persons inclusive of the members of the legal profession, witnesses, plaintiffs, defendants and others were assembled at the Police Court yesterday morning, where several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court. Saturday, October 23. (Before Mr. C. Lyne, J.p.) Drunkenness
John Callaghan and James Dunn pleaded guilty to having been drunk on the previous evening, and were each fined 1s. with the alternative of imprisonment till the rising…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Police Court Saturday, Oct. 23, 1897. (Before Mr Chas. Lyne, J.p.) Drunkenness
John Callaghan and James Dunn were each fined 1s., or imprisonment until the rising of the court, for being drunk, the former in Baylis-street and the latter in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Monday. Before Mr. E. Doidge, J.P. Alleged Embezzlement
Carl Heise was placed in the dock on the above; and, on the application of Sergeant Nelson, he was remanded for eight days for evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court. Monday. (Before E. Doidge, Esq., J. P.)
Charles Hiese was brought up, on warrant, charge with embezzlement. Mr. MacMihon prosecuted, Copst Rowe deposed that by virtue of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coolamon. (From Our Correspondent.) Police Court
Michael Kelly, on remand, was brought up at the police court on Saturday before Mr. Geo. Martin P.M. and Mr. A. W. Stinson, J.P. The case was adjourned from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cooktown. Wednesday. Alleged Murder of a Black Boy
At the police court to-day Donimick Ryaningan, a selector, was charged, on the information of his own son, with the murder of a black boy, aged 10 years, in October…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. WEDNESDAY. Before the Police Magistrate (Mr. R. R. Bailey). Damage to Property
James McLean was churned with willfully damaging panes of gloss, to the value of 7/; and he pleaded emphatically not guilty. Constable Rowe stated the facts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr Bailey, P.m.) Smashing a Window
James McLean, a stranger, damaging seven panes of glass, valued at 7s, the property of one [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court Thursday, October 28Th, 1897. (Before Mr S. Hawkins, J.p.) Lunacy
William John Mullins, on [?]and, was brought before the court as being a per son dsemed to be insane, and found wandering at large…
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