The Police Arrangements
To look after wellnigh a quarter of a million of people means work, ard amidst all the excitement of yesterday few people imagined the amount of labour which devolved upon that…
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Parramatta Police Court. Saturday, February 25.(Before Messrs. H. Taylor and F. S. Ryan, J’s.P.)
A. J. ARMSTRONG was charged on remand with having, stolen a double-barrelled gun, valued at 10 guineas, the property of Charles Woodford. Mr. G. Wallace appeated for the…
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The ketch. P. T. M. arrived in Cooktown on Tuesday afternoon from Brooker Island, New Guinea. She reported that on January 31 last Frank Gerret, the master of that vessel, was…
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Ca. Sa. Summonses,—Hogfiesh v. Stewart, Issacs and another v. Lyons, Same v. Pegler. Leon v. Powys, Meinrath v. Brook, Butler v. Smith, Smith v. Hutehinson, Luby v. Smythe, same v. Greene, Cur[?]an v. Macarthur, Jones and another v. Irving,…
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The Central Criminal Court was continued to-day, before Mr. Justice Innes. Mr. Foster and Mr. Gibson, barristers, prosecuted on behalf of the Crown…
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Banco Court.—Kent v. Martin and another (part heard), Watson v. Commissioner for Railways, Holmes v. Dight, Breathour v. Brown. Jury Court.—Murray v. M'Neill and others (part heard), Seivl v…
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The ketch P. T. M. arrived at Cooktown this afternoon from Brooker Island, New Guinea. She reports that on the 31st January last Frank Gerret, the matter of that vessel, was murdered on Debone Island…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Woman's Revenge. the Trial of Madame Hughes. Murder of Morin, the Agent. Horrible Changes. a Disgraceful Spectacle
A Paris correspondent wrote on January 9:— The trial of Madame Clovis Hugues, wife of the Deputy for Marseilles, for the murder of Francois Moria, came on yesterday, and excited intense interest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scene in the Central Police Court. MAGISTRATE v. ATTORNEY
During the hearing of a charge of vagrancy against a man named James M'Carthy, in the Central Police Court to-day, a scene occurred between Mr. W. Roberts, senr., (solicitor), and Mr. T. K…
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In the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. D.S.M., Dominic Lacerda, senior, Dominic Lacerda junior, were charged with having behaved rictously. Constable M'Gilvray said that he…
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Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., dealt with offenders in the charge division in the Water Police Court yesterday. A labouring man named Denis Heavey was fined £10. or three months' imprisonment…
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John Gleeson was charged before Mr. Leopold Yates, in the Balmain Police Court, on Wednesday, with having been drunk in Denison-street, but was discharged, he having been locked up since Monday…
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In the Central Police Court, yesterday, Mr. Abbott presided. Aganine S. Igo, described as a clerk was fined £1 for having been drunk and disorderly in George-street. £5, with the option of three months in…
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An inquest was held on Wednesday, by the City Coroner, in the Darlinghurst Gaol, on the body of a Queensland aboriginal named John Smith, alias George York, who expired in the gaol hospital on the…
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Mr. Abbott, S.M., presided in the Charge Division of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday. A young man named George Doherty, who had been arrested by Constable Reilly for throwing stones in Campbell-street, was sent to…
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Charles Solomon, a youth, was charged in the Central Police Court before Mr. Abbott yesterday with having assaulted Charlie Mins, a Celestial. The Chinaman appeared in court with a bandaged head…
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At the Central Court yesterday, before Mr Abbott, S.M., a number of drunk and disorderly cases were disposed of, though, considering the festivities attendant upon the holiday, and the…
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William King was charged in the Central Police Court to-day with having no lawful means of support. From the evidence of Detective O'Sullivan it appears that the prisoner is a frequenter of the various…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Slack Murder. MELBOURNE
The convict Barnes, who some weeks ago confessed to the murder of the late Mr. J. B. Slack, will be brought before the police court and charged with the murder, next Wednesday. He…
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