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Courts & crime, 1898

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Burglary at Frampton. the Coolamon Escapees Suspected

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 3

ON Tuesday night the post-office at Frampton, a small township between Bothungra and Cootnmundra, was entered by burglars, who decamped with 6s in cash…

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The Milan Riots. Two Deputies Sentenced. Twelve Years Imprisonment. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 2

Two members of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Signor Deandries and Signor Turati, have been tried for complicity in the Milan riots…

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Wagga Police-court. Tuesday, August 2Nd. (Before Messrs. C. Martin, P.m., and Charles Lyne, J.p.) Indecency

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 4

Joseph Banks was called upon to answer a summons issued against him by the police for indecency, but as be did not appear the Bench ordered a warrant to be taken out for…

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The Hooley Bankruptcy. Further Revelations. Disclaimers Made. the Charges Reiterated. Cheques Produced in Court. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 2

In the Bankruptcy Court yesterday the examination of Ernest Terah Hooley, the insolvent company promoter, was continued…

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Renovating the Gundagai Court-house. the Proposed Alterations

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1898 · page 2

No doubt in the olden days the structure serving as the Gundagai Court-house and Land Agent's office was thought to be a noble and handsome edifice, and the pride…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. S. Murphy, P.M., and Mr, James Boxsell, J.P. ILLEGAL USE OF A HORSE. Jerry Molloy was charged with illegally…

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Daring Robbery in Victoria. the Manager Bound and Gagged. a Suspect Arrested. the Accused Before the Court. Trying to Get Rid of Dye in His Hair. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 2

A DARING bank robbery is reported from Penshurst, a small town in the Western district, 209 miles from Melbourne. On Thursday afternoon a man entered the local…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Death of a Supreme Court Judge. Mr. Justice Manning Passes Away. an Unexpected End. Affecting Scene in Court. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 3

A pall of sadness was cast over the city this morning when it became known that His Honor Mr. Justice Manning, Chief Judge in Equity, had…

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Concerning a Bullock and its Hide. Did It Fall or Was It Pushed. Two Young Men Before the Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 2

At the Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Murphy, P.M., William Lucus and Francis Henry Marshall were called on an alleged charge of having in company killed a red…

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The Latest. Operations in Puerto Bico. Curious Position at Mazanilla. the Commandant Ready to Surrender But Fears Court Martial. London, August 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 2

The United States force under General Haines, has captured Guayma on the south caast of Puerto Rico after a slight skirmish. The inhabitants of Mazanilla on the south…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. S. Murphy, P.M., and Mr. Jas Boxsell, J.P. ALLEGED ILLEGAL USE OF A HORSE. Jeremiah Molloy was charged as above…

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A Perth Burglary. Prisoners Further Remanded. Pending a Warrant. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

The two men, Mulerdi and Richards, whom Detective M'Lean captured so smartly in Market-street some time ago, and who were…

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A Prevaricating Witness. Three Days in Gaol. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

A witness in his brother's bank' ruptcy has been committed to gaol for prevarication. This makes the second witness who has been so dealt…

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Discovery at Hampton Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 4

In the course of the excavations now taking place for the ef[?]uent pipe of the new Thames Valley drainage, along the towing-path near Hampton…

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King Before the Court. Searching for the Second Man. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 6

John King was before the Bungendore police court to-day charged with highway robbery under arms. No evidence was taken, the police asking for and obtaining a…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. the Abduction Case. Murray Prior's Conviction. Sustained by the Full Court. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

The Full Court, alter Hearing argument on the points reserved at the trial of Murray Prior, who was convicted of abducting the girl Jessie…

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The Mail Coach Robbery. Further Particulars. a Suspect Before the Court. Only One Man Concerned. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

Information has been received here that the coach which runs between Captain's Flat aud Bungendore, in opposition to the mail coach, and…

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Alleged Theft of Money

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 August 1898 · page 4

George Tang, on remand from Narandera, was charged with the theft of the sum of £13 19s. the property of Loo You, at Hillas' Creek, Wagga, on May 9th last…

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The Hooley Revelations. the Contempt of Court Charges Assault in the Street. London, Aug 13

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1898 · page 2

EARL de la Warr; Mr. Martin D. Rucker, managing director of Humber and Co.; Mr. James A. Bradshaw, a director of the Amalgamated Pneumatic Tire Companies…

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The Esterhazy Trouble. Magistrate Overruled. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 August 1898 · page 3

The judges of the higher courts have overruled the finding of the Examining Magistrate who refused to send Major Esterhazy, celebrated for his…

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