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Courts & crime, 1884

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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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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 5

Mr. G. O'M. Clarke, S.M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday, and Mr. Crane sat in the Summons Court. Frederick Haggett, 35 years, carpenter, was charged with having assaulted his wife Mary. It appeared that the…

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Water Police Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Mr Buchanan, S.M., yesterday, sat in the summons court, and Mr Harsh, S.M., in the charge court. John William (38) was charged with assaulting,…

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Central Police Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 3

Mr G. O'Malley Clarke sat in the charge jur[?] diction of this court yesterday, Several drunkard were fined in various amounts. For using indecent language in King-street,…

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Newtown Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 5

A number of cases were heard yesterday, before Mr. Crane, S.M. John Winning, for [?]otons behaviour, was fined 20s., with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment. W…

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St. Leonards Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 5

Mr. G. W. F. Addison, S.M., occupied the bench at the above court yesterday. Agnes Sturdey, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 40s., with costs, 4s. 10d. William Townsend, convicted of…

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Assault on Chinese

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 2

AT the Parramatta Police Court, on Monday last, before Messrs. Golledge, Cox. Ryan, and Whitworth, J’s.P., William Thomas, William J. Whitaker, L. Du[?]hill, and Thomas…

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A Clergyman Charged with Passing Valueless Cheques

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 3

A case which created some interest was heard before Mr Marsh, S.M, at the Wafer Police Court yesterday. Alfred Graves and William Brown were charged with obtaining the sum of £7 10s…

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More Police Wanted

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 3

This morning a deputation, representing the city and suburbs of Sydney, waited upon the Colonial Secretary, to ask that more police protection might be afforded. Mr. Burton Bradley, Fire Dock, Mr…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 3

Mr W. Crane, S.M., and the Hon. John Macintosh, M.L.C., occupied the bench in this court yesterday. Applications for the transfer of the licenses of…

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Municipal Revision Court

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 3

THE Parramatta municipal lists for the year 1884-6 were ressed at the Council Chamber, Parramatta, yesterday (Tuesday). One name was struck out in the Marsden Ward list, and…

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A Horrible Murder at Geelong. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A horrible murder is reported from Geelong, Particulars yet to hand are but meagre, but from what is known it appears that two men, whose names are…

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Murder in Victoria. Further Details. Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 5

Farther information respecting the murder near Geelong shows that Beech was shot in the body and the head. The wife of the deceased was shot in the elbow and the side. She…

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Parramatta Police Court. Monday, January 21. (Before Messrs. Golledge. Cox, Ryan and Whitworth, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 2

CHARLES BUTCHER and Joseph Butcher—the latter a mere child—were charged with begging in the public streets. Constable Atkins deposed that, while on duty in Church-street on…

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The Position of the Police

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 3

Before Mr. Buchanan, S.M., this morning, at the Water police court a case was called on, daring which a conversation ensued, the result of which will be interesting to the members of the profession who…

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Zulu Thompson in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 3

At the Central Police Court yesterday Mr William H. Thompson, proprietor of the Egyptian and Zulu War Dioramas, was charged with having committed a breach of the Lotteries Prevention…

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Murder at Coonamble. Death of the Murderer. Coonamble

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 5

Further particulars have been obtained in reference to the murdered woman, whose body was found upon the Coonamble-road yesterday, She has been identified as Ann Laffey, who was…

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Wife Murder at Prahran. the Inquest. Shocking Revelations. Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 5

The inquest upon the body of Bridget Rice, who was beaten to death by her husband, Charles Rice, tailor, of Prahran, was held yesterday. Catherine Rice, an interesting-looking little…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—wednesday, January 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1884 · page 5

Prothonotary's Taxation List.—Nagle v. Hough, II…

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