Attempt to Murder
About midnight on Friday night a young man named Emanuel Dew, aged 22 years, residing at Onion Point, Parramatta River, was standing on the opposite side of the road from his house, when…
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About midnight on Friday night a young man named Emanuel Dew, aged 22 years, residing at Onion Point, Parramatta River, was standing on the opposite side of the road from his house, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday morning the City Coroner commenced an inquest at the Commercial Hotel, Elizabeth-street south, on the body of the woman Catherine Elizabeth Buckley, who died at 34…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN our Saturday's issue, we gave some particulars of the alleged attempted murder, necessarily brief, from the fact that the information only came to hand at a late hour, that the occurrence took place at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Causes.—Roberts v. Moore, Sisly v. Baker, Hinton v. Milham, Furness v. Grogan, Viner and others v. Deacon and others, Gannon v. Ross, same v. Moylan. Fisher v. Nelson, Nicholson v. Porcal, Hyam v. Proudfoot, O'Hara v. Lawrence, Bray v…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Banco Court.—Jones v. M'Cann (part heard), Buckland v. Harnett O'Brien v. Robinson and another, Crispin v. Rodgate. Jury Court.—O'Brien v. Commissioner for Railways; Menchaca v. Nipper and another; A. J. S. Bank v. Davies and another;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Joshua Starr, of Thuddimgera, near Young, publican. Liabilities. £627 2s. 2d. Assets, £238 15s. 6d. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. Anton Bernhard Peterson, of New Lambton, labourer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the matter of William Tanner the younger. This was special examination of insolvent and witnesses. Mr. Rodgers, instructed by Dawson and Son, appeared for the official assignee, and examined…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Dillon, S.M., sat in the Crime Court yesterday. Twenty-one persons were brought before the Court, apprehended for drunkenness on Saturday, and two more before 2 a.m. of Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Marsh, S.M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday, and Mr. Buchanan, S.M., disposed of the business of the Summons Court. In the latter court inspector Oram proceeded against a number of persons for plying for hire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Yesterday, before Mr. Crane, S.M., four cases under the Police Acts and seven under the Drunkards Acts were dealt with. William Prentice, for obscene language of the vilest kind, was fined £5, with 4s. 10d costs, or two…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the 2nd March a brutal child-murder was discovered on Flagstaff-hill. About 6 o'clock that morning, Constable Stuart, of No. 4 Police Station, found the dead body of a fine boy, apparently about three years of age, in the reserve…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Yesterday morning, the City Coroner, Mr. H. Shiell, continued the inquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of Catherine Elizabeth Buckley, late of Abercrombie-street, who died on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the water [?] this morning, the charges were only of a trivial description. Margaret Douglas, for having no visible lawful means of support, was sent to gaol for three months. William Williams, seaman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On inquiry at the Infirmary to-day we learn that the young man Dew is slightly better. The bullet, however, has not yet been extracted, and the patient is hardly in e fit condition to undergo an operation at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →George Tarbuck was "in It" last night, apparently He was at all events brought up at the Central this morning charged with molesting and resisting the police while in the execution of their duty, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Causes.—M'Rae v. Allen, Boughton v. Josephs, hayes v. Clemens, Jamesdon v. barnes, Furness v/ Doodson, Erwin V. Allen, same v. Gillham, Cooper and another v. Pinkerton, Hanwin v. Neill, Systrum v. Brenan and another, Murphy v. Horan (trustee),…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The cases set down for hearing to-day were unimportant. each being for the recovery of £10, or a sum under that amount. William Chuter, of Blue's Point, sued George Solomon, of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The man Christic was indicted at the Ryde Police Court on Saturday for shooting at the youth Dew with intent to murder him. The prisoner, who was severely cut about the head and face, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This nay mere was a large number of cases on the list, but the amount sued for, in each instance was under the sum of £10. No features of public interest presented themselves, and the actions were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →(Before the Chief Justice and a Jury of Four.) O'BRIEN V. COMMISSIONER FOR RAILWAYS. -- This was an action to recover £5000 damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff through the…
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