Escape from Gaol
MURRURUNDI. Friday.—Benjamin Bridge, who was sentenced at the quarter sessions on Wednesday night to six years' penal servitude, escaped from Murrurundi Gaol yesterday evening at 5…
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No Magistrate. Minmi
There is great dissatisfaction here owing to no justice of the peace being in the district. Although the town contains 5000 inhabitants it cannot boast of a magistrate,…
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In the Summons Division of the Central Police Court yesterday, Margaret Schofield and Thomas Schofield, alias Caulfield, wife and husband, were charged before Mr. Giles, D.S.M., with having…
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Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., presided at the Charge Division of the Central Police Court yesterday; and Mr. Giles, D.S.M., in the Summons Division. James M'Namara, 26, was charged with…
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MAURICE NEIL HILL was charged at the Central to-day with having two boots in his possession very reasonably suspected of having been stolon. The theory advanced…
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In the Central Summons Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Giles, D.S.M., Emma Redmond proceeded against James Schofield,alias Canfield and his wife Margaret for assault…
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Wm. H. Teale, 37, butcher, was charged before Mr. W. Johnson, S.M., at the Central Police Court to-day with having assaulted his wife. Prosecutrix stated that between 10 and 11 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newtown Police Court. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--A person having a case at Newtown has to put in an appearance at the court by 10 o'clock. When his turn comes the dispute may be settled in less than five minutes…
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Daniel Watson, 38, laborer, was fined 5s for having been drunk and disorderly, and 20s for having used indecent language. Randolph Goulday, 31, groom, was fined 20s,…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.—George Samuel Hadfield, lats managing director of the Northumberland Banking Company, and Charles Low, manager of tho Newcastle branch of the same…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The last stage of the prosecution of George Samuel Hadfield (managing director) and Charles Low (general manager) of the Northumberland Banking…
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LONDON, Wednesday.--A man has been arrested in Constantinople who is suspected of being the murderer of Dr. Wulkowitch, the Bulgarian diplmatic agent…
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Cook v. Cook.—Eleanor Amelia Cook petitioned for the dissolution of her marriage with Henry George Cook, a speculator, on the ground of adultery. There was no appearance for the…
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ABBOTT SKELTON, 38, described as an agent, appeared in the dock at the Water Police Court this morning charged with the fraudulent embezzlement of £104 6s., the moneys…
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The ordinary meeting of the Water Police Licensing Court was held yesterday before Messrs. Addison, Fisher, and Lee, S.M.'s, and J. Graham, L.M. The following transfers were granted:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northumberland Bank Frauds. Hadfield and Low Sentenced. Seven Years' Hard Labor, NEWCASTLE
The prisoners Hadfield and Low, convicted of frauds in connection with the Northumberland Banking Co., were brought before his Honor Judge Backhouse for sentence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Hideous Murder. a Deep, Dark Crime. MELBOURNE
A fearful discovery of the remains of a murdered woman was made in an unoccupied house at Windsor to-day. The cottage was taken about six weeks ago by a man, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parramatta Police Court. Friday, February 26. (Before Mr. F. W. Edwards, P.M., and Mr. R. Harp[?]r, J. P.) “Simple Drunks.”
JOHN M[?]LL, charged with drunkenness, was fined 10s, or 7 days’ imprisonment. Edward Poole, [?]im[?]rly charged, was cautioned and discharged…
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THE hearing of the charges of having received pecuniary bribes, brought by the police authorities against Edmund Charles Lewis, sergeant of No. 2 division…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Attempted Murder. Terrible State of the Victim. Arrested on Suspicion. SINGLETON
Michael Conly was arrested at Jerry's Plains, and brought to the lockup on Wednesday, on a charge of the attempted murder of George L. Wickford, 68 years…
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