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Courts & crime, 1903

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Police Court. Tuesday May 18Th. Before Mr. Clarke, P. M.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 2

Police v. Samuel Winslett & John Purcell—Riotous behaviour. Fined 40s each, and 12s 6d costs. Selitia Green .v. P. Hill—malicious…

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Hillston Police Court. (Monday, May 18Th. Before Mr. M. Boland, P.m.) Maintenance

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 2

A maintenance case, Mary Barton (nee Cassidy) v. H. Parr, was withdrawn. SUSPECTED SHEEP-STEALING…

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The Auburn Murder. Both Men Guilty

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 3

AT 9 o'clock on Tuesday night the jury in the charge against Grand and Jones for the murder of Constable Long at Auburn returned into Court with a…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 2

N. Emanuel appealed, against assesinent of £18 placed on his property, and pointed out that last year an appeal was upheld on the same…

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Small Debts Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 2

Yee Hing & Co. v. Fred Myers—£10 9s 2d, goods supplied. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for plaintiff, with 5s costs…

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Local and General News. Tumut Police Court. Wednesday. May 20Th. Before Mr. W. Clarke, P.M.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 2

Police v. Henry Shelley (an employee on the railway line)—obscene language. Accused did not appear, and a warrant was ordered to be…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 2

James Johnson was charged before Mr. P. E. Eldershaw, J.P., at the Wagga Police Court on Thursday, with attempting to travel in a train without paying…

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Sentenced to Death

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 2

The jury brought in a verdict of guilty against Jones and Digby Grand, charged with the murder of Constable Lone, at Auburn, on January 18th…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, May 22. DRUNK

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 2

Eleisha Sydenham was charged with being drunk on the previous day in Fitzmauricestreet. Prisoner pleaded guilty and asked to be dealt leniently with. The Bench…

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A Criminal Re Charged

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 3

It will be membered by those who road the court proceedings a Wagge that at the last Quarter Sessions, held…

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The Auburn Murder

The Temora Star · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 3

The Auburn murder trial was concluded on Tuesday. His Honor, in summing, up, said that it made one's blood boil to think that…

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A Daring Theft. Boy, Horse and Waggon Stolen

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 4

The daring tactics pursued by a smart thief at the South Melbourne market on 1 Wednesday morning have left Mr. John Mullins, fruitgrower, of Tallyho, lamenting…

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The Auburn Murder. Grand and Jones Found Guilty

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 2

The trial of Digby Grand and Henry Jones for the murder of Constable Long at Auburn in January last was concluded before his Honor Judge Rogers at the…

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Police Superintendent Grainger. an Eventful Career

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 4

Mr. E. Grainger, Superintendent of Police, Goulburn, retires at tho end of June after 46 years' service. He joined the service in 1857, and is now…

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Arbitration Court. Slaughtermen's Meal Hours

The Worker · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 2

The Amalgamated Slaughtermen and Journeymen Butchers' Union (employees) applied to the Court for an order restraining the Carcase Butchers' Association…

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Gundagai Poisoning Case. Accused Before the Court. Poison in a Meat Pot. Narrow Escape of Several Persons. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 2

At the police court yesterday George Rowley was formally charged with poisoning Mary Keane at Coolac on May 12. On the application of Sub-inspector…

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A Petty Theft

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 2

Samuel Hill, aged 40 was to-day sent to goal for 14 days for stealing sixpence. The prosecutrix was buying a paper in the street and was handing…

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The Deepdene Mystery. Chapter Xiii.—continued. Murder!

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 4

Langton started back and turned as pale almost as death itself, with difficulty repressing the exclamation that rose to his lips…

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Attempted Murder. Fortunate Escape of a Farmer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 4

At the Morwell police court (Vic.) on Friday before Mr. Creswoll, P.M., John Brimmer was charged with attempting to take the life of Charles Gundery Nicholas, a…

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How a Murder was brought to Light. Dog As Accuser. Paris, April 5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 4

How a dog led to the discovery of his masters's murderer was told at the Haute Seine Assizes yesterday, when an Italian woodcutter named Casainelli was put upon…

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