Police
At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Addison, S.M., William Fegan, for having had three tins of compressed meat in was possession reasonably suspected to have been…
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The Buxton-Murder
"A Discarded Son or the Queen." MELBOURNE, This Day.--William Essex, indicted for the murder of William Lawrence, at the Buxton Hotel, Buxton, near…
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George Hock, sentenced to two years' imprisonment at the last Quarter Sessions at Parramatta for indecent assault on a child, has died in the Parramatta Gaol…
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OUR Parramatta correspondent wires:--A young man named Smith, who returned from Sydney by the midnight train, says he was very drank and got out…
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Three seamen, named Thomas Samuelson, Christian Olsea and Charles Anderson, were charged before Mr. Addison at the Water Police Court yesterday with having conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Balmain Police Court. Monday, Feb. 13. (Before Mr. Marsh, S.M.)
Joseph Pearson was charged with assaulting Charles Nyberg. Mr. Murdoch for the prosecutor, and Mr. Reeder for the defence. Defendant pleaded not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Penrith Police Court. MONDAY. Before Mr. J.K. Cleeve. P.M.
James Ward, drunk in High-street, Fined 10s or 3 days lock-up. He took it out. William Guinan, drunk at St, Marys, Fined 20s or 7 days lock-up. Fine paid…
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THE case of August Gabriel, sentenced to be flogged in Woolloomooloo watch-house on Boxing Day, has been considered by the Attorney-General, and be has decided…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--At the Criminal sessions this morning, William Exrex, an employe of a hotel near Maryborough, was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liverpool. Police Court. Thursday, February 16.(Before Mr. N. G. Bull, J.P.)
Peter Whitelaw, summoned for unlawfully detaining a gun, the property of John Hause, of the value of £5, was ordered to deliver up the gun on 1st March next…
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GRAFTON,Friday.-- The District Court opened yesterday before Judge Murray. The only case of interest was a suit between the executrix of the late John M'Farlane, of Carr's…
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17. In BANCO.--(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice, Windeyer and Mr. Justice Owen.)…
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Frederick Wheeldon was sentenced to six years penal servitude by Mr. Justice Stephen in the Central Criminal Court, on Wednesday last, for the manslaughter of Nicholas John Leonard. The prisoner…
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Legal business in the Supreme Court awoke to action on Monday, the 11th instant; being the first day of the first term of the legal year. During the long vacation some very important…
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Albert Ivin, of Granville, gardener. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. Robert Barnard Steed, of Annandale, painter. Mr. A. Morris, official assignee…
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Before His Honor District Court Judge Wilkinson. The following members of the legal profession were present, viz., Messrs. Hill, Waldron,Hewitt, Gannon, Levein, and Schracder…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parramatta Police Court. WEDNESDAY, February 16. (Before Messrs. H. Byrnes, C. O. Lamb, E. Pearce, and G. Coates, J’s.P.)
Two drunkards were fined as usual. Mrs. Montgomery charged Mrs. Murphy with having assaulted her.—The defendant did not appear, but her husband did, and said he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Department. Inspector-General's Office, Sydney, 14th February, 1888
Sir,—In reply to your letter of the 8th inst., remtive to extra allowance to the police engaged in the collection of the Electoral Roll for 1887,1 beg to inform you that the matter is awaiting the approval:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Metropolitan District Court.—friday. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.) Mylott V. Pickering and Others
His Honor gave judgmont in this case. The plaintiff, Patrick Mylott, of Sydney, claimed the sum of £31 Is. from Charles Pickering, T. F. Blackley, A. L. Patison, James Geddes, S. Clayton, J. Kilpatrick, and H. J. Bacon, of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Central Criminal Court.—friday. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice FOSTER.)
Mr. Heydon conducted the prosecutions on behalf of the Crown. JURORS FINED. The following jurors were fined 60s. each for…
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