Police Intelligence. Newtown. Tuesday, January 19
STEALING GRAPES.—A boy named Joseph Smith was charged with stealing a quantity of grapes, valued at 6d., the property of Edward Sheard. The prisoner…
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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—tuesday. Surrenders
Simon Tolmie, of Numba Shoalhaven, farmer. Liabilities, £97 10s. Assets, —14. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. Robert Mateer, of Hay, formerly publican, now out of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Police Courts. Tuesday, January 19. CENTRAL. (Before Mr. Yates, D.S.M.)
DRUNKS.—Seventeen drunkards were fined. LANGUAGE.—Julia Cornish 32, Mary Mawson 43, and Mary Forgarty 37, were fined 40s each, or fourteen days. James Menzies, 59, £3 or two months: and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Police Courts. Tuesday, January 19. North Shore. (Before Mr. W. Johnson, S.M.)
No DRUNKS.—There were not any charges of drunkenness to be dealt with. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR.—Charles Barrow, charged with riotous behavior was fined 20s, with 2s 6d costs,…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The house of H. J. Carter, grocer, South Melbourne, was broken into last night by two men. One of them, who was masked and armed with a…
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An extraordinary burglary was committed in a grocer's shop at the corner of Brown-street, South Melbourne, at about 3 o'clock this morning. It appears that Mr. H. J. Carter and wife were awakened…
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At the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Meares, D.S.M., Ada Webb was charged with having insufficient lawful means of support. She was found in an old shed off…
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RIOTOUS.—William Lucas and Joseph Wyndeyer, for behaving in a riotous manner on the Botany-road, were each fined, the former 10s. with costs, or three…
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A terrible tragedy was enacted at a place three miles from Kilmore. The wife of a farmer named Harker Brooks was found on Tuesday evening in a paddock near her residence with her threat dashed…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- A terrible wife murder occurred at Forbes, near Kilmore, last night. Harker Brookes, a farmer, had some words with his wife, and…
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SURETIES OF THE PEACE.—Matilda Waterhouse v. Charles Waterhouse—adjourned case. The evidence of the two witnesses for the defendant having been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Notices. Supreme Court.—thuraday, January 21
Prothonotary's Office.—ReWhitworth, at half-past 10; re Cohen, at half-past 11…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Report. Insolvency Court.—wednesday, January 20. Surrenders
Rudolf Fuerth, of 21, Bligh-street, Sydney, clerk. Liabilities, £35 Is. Assets, £7. Mr. Macnab, official assignee. Benjamin Carne, of Walker-street, Rodfern, builder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Police Courts. Thursday, January 21. (Before Mr. Yates. D.s.m.) Central
DRUNKS.—Sixteen drunkards were fined. THREATENING LANGUAGE.—James Stewart, 43, met Alfred Green in George-street, and after some conversation said to him. "I'll stick you with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Tragedy in Victoria. Murder and Suicide Near Lancefield. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
A shocking murder was committed at Forbes, a short ditance from Lancefield, last night. About two months ago a farmer, named Harker Brooks, 35 years of ago, who has been for 15 years a…
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Following is the return of the number of persons who appeared by summonses or arrests in the Central Police Court during the year 1885, exclusive of cases under the Lunacy and Tenants' Acts, wife desertions, &c.:—Offences against…
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At the CENTRAL, POLICE COURT yesterday, before Mr. L. Yates, D.S.M., a Hindoo named Ismail was charged with having stolen a rilng set with four diamonds, and a ruby, value £7, the property of George…
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At the Central Police Court yesterday, William Brown, for drunkenness, was fined 20s., or seven days; for using obscene language, £3, or two months ; for maliciously breaking…
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At the sitting of the Licensing Bench, in the Water Police Court yesterday, the following business was transacted:—Transfers of publicans' licences were granted from John Bryan to James Jones,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Intelligence. Newtown. Thursday, January 21
(Before Mr. M. Fisher, D.S.M.) APPRENTICE.—Charles Finn was charged with absenting himself from the service of Patrick Scahill. He was arrested at…
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