Theft of Bank Notes
GOULBURN, Friday.--John Walters, alias John William Watson, and John William Watson and John Coughlan, charged with stealing £155 from B. Thompson at Roberts' Hotel, Sydney, have been committed…
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A Thorough Gaol Bird
At the Central Police Court on Saturday , George Harrison, alias Carry Swain, an unpleasant-looking youth of 20 years of age, received a sentence of six months' hard labor on a charge…
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At the Water Police Court on Saturday before Mr. G. W. P. Addison, S.M., Michael Murphy, who was on remand from Aaelong on a charge of wife desertion and disobeying an…
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MELBOURNE, This Day. -- William Harrison was round guilty on Saturday at the Sandhurst Assizes, before Mr. Justice Williams, of the murder of John Daggan…
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Between 5 and 6 o'clock a.m. on Saturday Mr. James Larnach, son-in-law of Mr. J. B. Paris, of the General Gordon Hotel, Marrickville, heard a noise in the hotel, and upon going down stairs…
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LONDON, Saturday.--Mr. Jas. L. Carew, M.P. for North Kildare, who has been arrested and lodged in gaol for an offence under the Crimes Aot, is emulating the…
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AT 11.30 this morning Detectives Hinds and Greaves arrested, in York-street, Harry Jackson, the third of the brothers Jackson, who are said to be implicated in…
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Mr. J. L. Carew, M.P. for North Kildare, who has been imprisoned for a breach of the Crimes Act, is emulating the example of Mr. William O'Brien,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Female Impersonator. Committed for Gaol Breaking
AT the Central to-day, a dissipated-looking young fellow, named George Harrison, alias "Carrie Swain," who was on Saturday sentenced to six months' hard…
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A most ingenious and impertinent theft vat committed by a woman outside the Haymarket Post-office on Saturday morning. The unfortunate victim was a blind man named Alfred Peart,…
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Fanny Ah Joe, 38, married, on suspicion of causing the death of Bridget O'Shannessy, was remanded to the Coroner's Court. Joseph Douglas, 21, dealer, was fined 40s, with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Brutal Assault. a Domain Incident. a Soi-disant "Jack the Ripper."
A Domain habitue, named Mary O'Donnell, was taken to the Sydney Hospital about 1 o'clock on Friday, saturated with blood, by Constable Payne, of No. 3 Station. The unfortunate female…
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LONDON, Sunday.--The police have been acquitted of all blame in connection with the miscarriage of justice in the case of the two men, Brannagan and Murphy,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Notices. Supreme Court.—monday, February 25
Term List.—New Trial Motions: Want v. Moss, Dunlop v. Borough of Waverley, Daily Telegraph Newspaper Company v. Heaton, Hughes v. Blunt, Demurrer: Mercantile Bank of Sydney v. Wilson…
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Causes.—Huckstepp v. Nicholls (part heard), Downs v. Mitchell, Harrison and another v. Shankland, Chamber and another v. Larkin, Flood v. Donaldson, Mount Costigan Mining Company v. Bennett, Bene v. Carnegie, Horwitz…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—saturday, February 23. In Bankruptcy. Sequestrations on Petition of Debtor
Ebud Gale, of South Grafton. Mr. A. Morris, official assignee. Francis M'Mahon, of 8, Hugo-street, Surry Hills, Sydney, cab-driver. Mr. E. M. Stephen, official…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The trial of William Harrison, charged with the murder of John Duggan, at Elmore yesterday, resulted in a verdict of guilty, and prisoner was sentenced to…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.—At the Lambton Police Court on Saturday, a miner named John Wm. Hepton was charged with "that he did on Friday, in the Wallsend mine, attempt to do…
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MELBOURNE, This Day. -- O'Brien, a prisoner at Hamilton Gaol, made his escape to-day while washing prison clothes…
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