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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

7,229 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 9

Mr. George O'Malley Clarke S.M., presided at the Central Police Court on Saturday. William Wirth, 19, a dealer, was charged with having cruelly illtreated a horse in Hay-street. The accused was…

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Post-office Burglary. Removal of an Iron Safe

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 5

For some time an agitation has been going on between the past and present Governments and the Alexandria and Waterloo Councils concerning the advisability of the…

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Police. WATER

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 3

James Martin, 56, charged with having no lawful visible means of Subsistence, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment. William Laconi, 24, a colored man, was sentenced to seven days'…

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The Blackfriars Murder. INQUEST

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 4

The inquest on the body of the woman Jane M'Crow, who was murdered by her husband, Alexander M'Crow, was commenced this morning before a jury of 12 at the South Sydney Morgue…

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Burglary at Hobart. a Pawnbroker's Shop Robbed. HOBART

The Australian Star · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 6

A pawnbroker's shop in Hobart, in full light of a street lamp, in a locality generally, well watched by the police, was robbed of £50 worth of jewellery this morning. Three…

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The Murder. And Identification

The Australian Star · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 6

THE investigations which led to the identification of Mrs, Macrow turned almost entirely at first on the statements of Macrow himself soon after admission to the hospital,…

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Land Court

The Australian Star · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 5

THE sittings of the Land Court were commenced in No. 3 Court, Darlinghurst, this morning. The bench was occupied by Messrs. F. E. Rogers, Q,C. (president),…

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Sentenced to Death. Anarchists in Spain. London. February 6

The Australian Star · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 5

Four of the anarchists who took part in the recent riots at Xeres, in Spain, have been tried and condemned. The sentence of death was passed in each case…

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The Blackfriars Murder. Latest Particulars. Strange Coincidence

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 6

Thousands of persons—men, women, and children—visited the scene of the murder during Saturday, and some never stirred from the spot all day…

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The Blackfriars Murder. Opening of the Inquest

The Australian Star · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 5

THE domestic tragedy which culminated in the murder of Mrs. Jane M'Crow on Friday night in a vacant portion of the Blackfriars Estate, George-street, entered this morning…

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Police. Gross Cruelty to a Horse

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 3

William Wirth, a young fellow of 18, described as a dealer, was charged before Mr. G. O. Clarke, S.M., at the Central Police Court on Saturday with having ill-treated a…

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The Great Pearl Case. Mrs. Osborne in Holloway Gaol. London, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 7

Mrs. Osborne, who is under arrest for alleged perjury in connection with the great pearl robbery, has been brought before the Court and remanded. She is…

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The Anarchist Outbreak in Spain. Five of the Leaders Sentenced to Death. London, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 7

The trial of the anarchists who took part in the late serious outbreak at Xeres, in Spain, has been concluded. Five of the leaders were sentenced to…

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The Railway Commissioners. Me. M'court's Allegations

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 5

The statement furnished to the Government by the Railway Commissioners relative to the several contracts about which Mr. M'Court, member for Camden, complained has given…

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The Russian Famine. Adulterated Supplies. Dismissal of Police. LONDON. February 6

The Australian Star · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 5

The Ameer of Bokhara has donated a sum Of £15,000 towards the Russian famine relief fund. The authorities have given orders for the dismissal of those members of…

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The Great Pearl Case. Charges Against Mrs. Osborne. Appearance in the Police Courts

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Friday Night.--Mrs. Osborne, who surrendered herself a day or two ago, was charged at the Guildhall to-day with defrauding Mr. Spinks, jeweller, in…

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The Blackfriars Tragedy. Wife Murder and Attempted Suicide. Confession of the Husband. Jealousy the Cause of the Crime

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 5

A few hours after the enactment of the terrible tragedy in Backland-street on Friday night the body of the woman who was found by Senior-constable Day lying in the street…

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Law Report. Parramatta Quarter Sessions. Saturday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.) Counterfeit Coin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1892 · page 9

Norman Adolphe was charged with attering a piece of coin resembling a half-crown, at Hunter's Hill, on the 20th January, 1892, and that within the space of 10 days…

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Prisoners Sentenced

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 3

THE following prisoners were sentenced by Judge Backhouse at the Darlinghurst Sessions yesterday afternoon: -- Ernest Harold Pybus, stealing scrip, four years'…

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Sentenced at the Sessions

Evening News · Tuesday 9 February 1892 · page 3

The following prisoners who were convicted during the present sittings of the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions were sentenced last night: Ernest Harold Pybus, larceny of scrip, four years'…

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