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Courts & crime, 1891

5,942 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

Glen Innes Land Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 January 1891 · page 6

GLEN INNES, Tuesday.--The Land Court has finished its sittings. Its business was unimportant…

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The Murder of General Seliverskoff. (London Daily Telegraph.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1891 · page 7

Momentarily discouraged by the postponement of the Eyraud-Bompard trial, the morbid curiosity of the horror-loving section of the Parisian public has been freshly stimulated, not only by the atrocity of the deed…

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Edith Lindsay Or, The Golden Thread of Love. Chapter Iv.--the Travellers Are Detained. Chapter V.--edith's New Home. Chapter Vi.--the Lost Child. Chapter Vii.--child or Woman. Chapter Viii.--frank Besmard's Love. Chapter Ix.--the First Kiss Chapter X.--mr. Russell Remonstrates. Chapter Xi.--the Secret Marriage. Chapter Xii.--lina Betrays the Secret. Chapter Xiii.--london. Chapter Xiv.--the Duchess of Carberry's Defeat. Chapter Xv.--filippo. Chapter Xvi.--presented at Court. Chapter Xvii.--the Shadow of a Change. Chapter Xviii.--the Husband's Jealousy. Chapter Xix.--the Breach Widens. Chapter Xx.--lionel Seeks for Help. Chapter Xxi.--who Is My Mother? Chapter Xxii.--signora Mivala Intercedes. Chapter Xxiii.--edith's Proposition. Chapter Xxiv.--gone. Chapter Xxv.--wearing Black. Chapter Xxvi.--tidings of Evil. Chapter Xxvii.--the New Courier. Chapter Xxviii.--ashdown. Chapter Xxix.--playing Croquet. Chapter Xxx.--mr. Ward's Friend. Chapter Xxxi.--the New Guest at Ashdown. Chapter Xxxii.--the Intercepted Letter. Chapter Xxxiii.--the Course of True Love. Chapter Xxxiv.--trout Fishing. Chapter Xxxv.--mr. Masterton's Journal. Chapter Xxxvi.--looking Into Her Own Hfart Chapter Xxxvii.--the Picnic in the Woods. Chapter Xxxviii.--a Declaration of Love. Chapter Xxxix.--called Away. Chapter Xl.--disappointed. Chapter Xli.--filippo's Story. Chapter Xlii.--home to Ashdown. Chapter Xliii.--baffled Again. Chapter Xliv.--mother and Child. Chapter Xlv.--the Story of Life. Chapter Xlvi.--the Return Home. Chapter Xlvii.--mrs. Russell and the Signora. Chapter Xlviii.--husband and Wife. Chapter Iii.--(continued.)

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 January 1891 · page 2

She was tall and graceful, with a brown dress of some silken foreign stuff, and a brown scarf falling loosely about her shoulders, and plain linen…

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Alleged Assault. Six Months' Gaol. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 5

Bob Travers, the man who was arrested late on Monday night, charged with attempted assault on a domestic servant named Spicer, was brought up at the…

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North Sydney Police Court

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 3

The following is a report of the business transacted at the North Sydney Police Court during the year 1890:—There were tried for offences against the person 315 cases, of which 49 were…

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Curious Assault Case

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 5

At the Water Police Court, before Mr."Giles, D.S.M, to-day, Charles Bennett, 32, horse-trainer, was charged with assaulting William Charles Hill. The evidence of Constable Hutton was to…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 5

Mr. C. Delohery, D.S.M., presided at the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday. Perer Lawler was charged with having assaulted a constable whilst the exceution of his duty. He was fined 20s; or, in de[?], 21 days'…

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Parramatta Police Court Monday, January 26. (Before Mr. Jos. Smith, J.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 3

Arthur Rec[?] charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s ; alternative, seven days’ imprisonment. Julia Roberts and Caroline Williams,…

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Police. Attempted Suicide

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 3

Benjamin William Leggett (57) was charged on remand at the Central Court yesterday with having attempted to commit suicide. Constable William Smith said that at a quarter to…

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Two Hours in Gaol. with Lord Jersey in Darlinghurst

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 5

There is a fascination about the lofty and stern-looking walls of Darlinghurst Gaol even to the peace-keeping citizen. There is a grim charm attaching to the exterior of the great…

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A Peculiar Death. Larrikins Arrested for Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--An event which gave rise to the supposition that another dreadful murder had been committed occurred about midnight last night in Post-oflice-place, when a…

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A Brutal Husband. Savage Assault on a Wife. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 6

Hans Nelson was charged at the police court today with assaulting his wife and breaking her right arm. Tho magistrate said that if he scut Nelson to prison his wife…

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Flimsy Assault Case. the Trustee and the Tenant. And a Remarkable Verdict

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 5

A RESPECTABLE- LOOKING young man named Charles Bennett was charged at the Water Police Court today with having assaulted W. C. Hill. When arrested the accused said, "It is Hill…

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Lord Jersey in Darlinghurst. Some Juvenile Prisoners. Interesting Visit to the Gaol

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 3

On Tuesday afternoon his Excellency Lord Jersey paid an unexpected visit of inspection to the Darlinghurst Gaol. That it was "unexpected was proved by the fact that when an EVENING…

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A Peculiar Shooting Case. Accused Arraigned for Murder. Wagga Wagga

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 5

James Bruce was arraigned at the local Court of Quarter Sessions today on a charge of feloniously killing Joseph Craig at Brookong on October 6 last. Prisoner…

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Bankruptcy Court. Tuesday, January 27. (Before the Registrar.) Certificate Applications

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 3

Re Bernard Kahn. Mr. Lloyd, (official assignee) reported that bankrupt's insolvency was caused through his instituting divorce proceedings against his wife, in which he was…

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The London Docks. Success of the Co-operative System. Additional Police Protection

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.--The co-operative system introduced at the London docks is growing in favor, having proved very successful. It is found that the men…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—tuesday, January 27. In Bankruptey—(Before the Kegistrar, Mr. Aethur Henry.) Certificate Applications

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 5

Re B. Kahn. The official as[?]gnoo's report stated that the applicant's bankruptcy was caused by his inability to pay costs of a diverce [?]it in which he was uneuceeastul. "Bankrupt had previoualy been bankrupt,…

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Charged with Murder

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 5

COOKRTOWN (Q.), Wednesday.— Laren Christensen was brought up, on remand, at the police court charged with the murder of Francis Uniake at Sudest on board the ketch Victor. The evidence…

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Police. a Railway Clerk Charged with Embezzlement

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 3

At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Jaimes Giles, D.S.M., a middle-aged man named John Moody was charged by warrant with embezzling £5 2s 5d, the property of the…

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