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Courts & crime, 1884

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Murder near Boggabri. [By Electric Telegraph.] Narrabri

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 11

AN atrocious murder was committed near Boggabri yesterday. A drover, while taking stock down country, entered a paddock which was in charge of a Chinaman. The Chinaman…

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Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, January 16. (Before Messrs. N. Stewart, A. Gee, and C. W. Lloyd, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 1

ONE inebriate was discharged, another was remanded till the following day, and a third (John Roberts) was fined £2, for using profane language, and for indecent exposure £2, with…

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The Murder of John Kenny— Second Trial of Joe Poole

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 6

The second trial of Joseph Poole for the murder of John Kenny in Seville—place last year, commenced before Justice Murphy in Green—street courthouse on Nov. 22, and terminated…

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Parramatta Police Court. Friday, January 18. (Before Messrs. M’Crae, H. Taylor, R. Harper, and F. S. Ryan, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 4

Two inebriates were dealt with. Thomas Anderson, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours imprisonment…

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A Case in the King's Court. Chapter Xxxiii

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 104

"I have found Heather." "I have found Heather." The speakers were, simultaneously, Mary Grant and Doctor Glyun, as they met at the door of Mary's house…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday, January 18 Ecolesiastical Jurisdiction. Special Sitting in Vacation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 10

Probate of the will of James M'Guigan, late of Burwood, contractor for the Prospect reservoir works, was granted by his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett (in the absence, &c.,) to Susan M'Guigan, of Hawthorn, Victoria, widow of the…

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Supreme Court, Queens land. Thursday, November 8, 1883. Before the Acting Chief Justice. Hop Bitters Manunacturing Company V. CHARLES H. F. Y[?]O

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1884 · page 3

The plaintiffs were the well known American company and the defendant a druggist trading in Brisbane. This was a motion on behalf of the plaintiffs,…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1884 · page 5

Mr. G. O'M. Clarke, S.M., occupied the Bench on Saturday. Matthew Doyle was charged with furious driving in Hay-street. The case was proved by Constable Carrick,…

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Central Police Court

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1884 · page 8

Mr O'Malley Clarke, S.M., occupied the bench on Saturday. Inspector Webber prosecuted a Chinaman named Ah Yen for illtreating a horse by working it while…

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Water Police Court

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1884 · page 6

The Charge Court on Saturday was under the presidency of Mr Addison, S.M. Seventeen persons were dealt with for being drunk and otherwise misbehaving themselves in…

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Wife Murder in Victoria. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1884 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A tailor named Charles Rice, residing in a lane off Chapel-street, Prabran, committed a murderous assault upon his wife and daughter on Saturday night. He attacked his…

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Wife Murder in Melbourne. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Monday 21 January 1884 · page 4

On Saturday night a tailor named Charles Rice, who lives in a lane off Chapel-street, Prahran, murderously assaulted his wife and daughter. He attacked his wife, Bridget Rice, with a billet of…

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Police Protection. To the Editor

Evening News · Monday 21 January 1884 · page 6

Sir,—Referring to an article in your issue of yesterday upon an occurrence in one of our streets, where the attention of the police does not appear to have been directed, and also to paragraphs appearing from…

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Shocking Murder near Melbourne. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1884 · page 7

A shocking murder was committed at Prahran on Saturday evening. Charles Rice, a tailor, living in a right-of-way near the Town Hall, who has been bound over several times to keep the peace, attacked…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 5

Mr. G. O'M. Clarke, S.M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday. Thomas Dawes, 28 years, labourer, was brought up for having neglected to pay 30s. on an order of the Court for…

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Balmain Police Court

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 3

Mr. Addison occupied the bench at the Balmain police court yesterday. James Boyd for stealing fruit at Fivedock was sent to prison for one month without the option of a fine. Samuel O'Connor, for…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 5

Mr. Marsh, S.M., presided in the Charge Court, and Mr. Buchanan, S.M., in the Summons Court, yesterday. Edward Abbott, 22, James Ross, 22, Henry Clements, 26, seamen belonging to the ship Coringa, were bent to gaol for…

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MURDER in Northern Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 7

Intelligence bas been recived from germanton that a man known aa George Foster has been found murdered 12 miles from the junction of the Georgetown and Cloncurry roads, early on Sunday morning. The…

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Murder in Victoria. a Man Butchered. His Wife Beutally Assaulted. Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 2

News of a horrible murder at Pettanch, five miles from Geelong, has just been received in Melbourne. A farmer named Beech was discovered butchered in his house. His wife was…

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Wife Murder at Prahran. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1884 · page 7

Charles Rice, a tailor, living in a right-of-way near the Prahran Town Hall, was brought up this morning, at the Prahran Police Court, charged by Sergeant Greer with wife murder. The accused, who is 54…

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