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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

202 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 11

The Auburn Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

Digby Grand was no Thursday committed for trial. Yeomans was committed on a charge of being an [?] before the act of burglary…

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A Sensational Murder Case

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 6

London, Feb. 10.—The man William Hooper Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, has pleaded guilty at New York to the murder of his paramour,…

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The Auburn Murder. Apprehension of Jones

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 6

Considerable excitement was aroused in the city on Tuesday afternoon when is became known that Henry Jones, the man for whom the police have been…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, 11Th February, 1903. (Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., A. D. Badgery, T. W. Lackey, and A. A. Carter, J's.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 2

Robert Ritchie, a lad,, and Walter John Leaver were before the court charged with criminal assault. The case was heard in camera, and the…

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The Auburn Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 5

Digby Grand and Henry Jones pleaded not guilty to a charge of having on January 19 at Auburn feloniously and maliciously slain…

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Mittagong Police Court. Tuesday, FEB 24

Robertson Advocate · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 2
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Before the R.M. and Mr. John Meeting J P. Two cases, in which Frank Osmond summoned Bernard Clews for using…

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Moss Vale Police Court. WEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY 25th; 1903. (Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., Geo. Tate, and A. D. Badgery, Js.p.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 2

P. Carroll was summoned by tho inspector of nuisances for allowing cattle to stray in the streets. He pleaded guilty and was lined 5/- and costs of…

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Licensing Court. (Before the Licensing Bench.)

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

Wm. Wintle applied for a transfer of the licensing of the Commercial hotel, Moss Vale, from C. J. Folbigg. Mr Paine appeared for applicant…

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Moss Vale Musings. Wednesday Moss Vale Police Court. (Wednesday, 25 th FEBRUARY ) (Before W. S. Caswell, P.M., and 3 J.P.’s) Wm. PEARSE v. J. T. ALSTON

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

This was a ease of Alleged Rescue under the Impounding Act, of 19 head of cattle, on 28th December last. Mr McCarthy appeared for complainant,…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday,4th March,1903 (Before Messrs.A.A.Carter and E Hewison,J's.P.)STEALING in a Dwelling House

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 2

Thomas Darlington was charged with the above offence. Richard Brennan, senior-sergeant of police, stationed at North Sydney…

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Burglary

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 2

A burglary which was fortunately not attended by a very large " haul," was made at the premises of the " Blne House", Boot Mart, 86 Miller-street, North…

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Bowral Police Court. Stfaling a Clock

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 2

Daniel Ryan, on remand, pleaded guilty to stealing a clock from Mr. J. Sherriffs residence at the post office, Bowral, on Wednesday, March 4th…

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Nearly a Burglary

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 2

For the third time during the last three months Mick Esserman has been roused from his slumbers through burglars. At about 1.30 a.m…

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Murder Near Ballarat

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 1

Melbourne, Sunday -An Indian hawker, whose name supposed to be Sultan Alton, was found dead in a shed at the rear of the Junction Hotel,…

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Supposed Murder of a Wealthy Woman

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 25 March 1903 · page 1

An army pensioner named Samuel Herbert Dougal, aged 45 years, has been charged at Saffron Walden with having forged a cheque and with…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, March 27, 1903

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 2

Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., William Alcorn, F. B. Kyngdon, and W. Murray, J's.P. [?]aches of the Education Act…

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Charged With a Serious Offence

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 6

London, Wednesday.-Sir Joseph West-Ridgeway, Governor of Ceylon, has been authorised to convene a court martial to try Major General Sir Hector…

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The Murder of a Minister

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 3

A man named G.Z aged 25 years, supposed to be Jewish millionaire, has been attested at Naples on a charge of having acted in complicity…

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Small Debts Court

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 2

One small debts case came on for hearing at the same court, the parties concerned being Alfred Rich and Robert Robertson. Mr. Paine appeared for…

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