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Courts & crime, 1893

7,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

Law Notices. Supreme Court.—friday, January 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 7

Chamber List.—At 10 a.m.: In re Terence Murphy (Alexander Marshall caveator), Wall and another v. Wood (the Bank of Australasia garnishee), Cox and another v. Wilkins, O'Brien v. Haynes, Hardi[?] and…

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A Tichborne Witness. Jean Luie in Court

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 5

AT the Water Police Court to-day John Lewis, or Jean Luie, a man of advanced years, was charged with the embezzlement of £2 15s. 6d., the money of Stephen…

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Terrible Tragedy in Woolloomooloo. Murder Aid Suicide. An Artist Shoots a Lady And then Himself. A Mysterious Crime

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 6

Bourke-street, Woolloomooloo, about half a dozen doors from William-street (as briefly announced by us yesterday), was the scene of a shocking tragedy about half-past 1 o'clock…

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Sussex-street Shooting. Arrest of the Alleged Assailant. The Accused Before the Court

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 5

THE police last night effected the arrest of Charles Thomas M'Pherson, the young follow who is alleged to have shot the woman Kate Larkin, in St. John's place,…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—thursday, January 12. In Bankruptcy.—(Before the Registrar.) Applications for Compulsory Sequestrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 7

Lark Sons and Co. v. E. Landsberg, On the application of Mr. Pigott, who appeared for the petitioning creditors, an order was made for the sequestration of respondent's estate. The act of…

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Shocking Tragedy. Murder and Suicide. a Woman Fatally Shot. the Murderer Commits Suicide. a Horrible Discovery -- Supposed Mistake of the Murderer -- Escape of the Intended Victim

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 6

YET another tragedy has to be added to the gruesome list compiled during the last few days. This afternoon word was brought to the…

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Terrible Tragedy in Woolloomooloo. Murder and Suicide by an Artist. a Woman Shot Dead in a Kitchen. Revenge or a Mistake? the Acts of a Drunken Madman

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 5

A terrible crime was yesterday afternoon committed in Bourke-street, Woolloomooloo, where a young married woman named Annie Wilson was shot dead by a well-known…

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Charged with Theft. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 6

Robert Mills was charged this morning with stealing a watch and chain and articles of wearing apparel, the property of Francis Watt, a railway employee. It is…

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Newtown Police Court

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 6

A LITTLE PEACH. -- John Andrews, who stole 33 peaches, was fined 20s., or 21 days. NO CASH. -- A laborer named William Cash was sentenced to three weeks' hard…

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Serious Assault

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 4
Also in The Australian Star

?A banner named Henry Smedley,l7, living in Banks-street, Botany, was assaulted last night in that suburb, somebody striking him on the head with a paling, inflicting a wound sad causing a…

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Savage Assault

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 14

A peculiar affair was reported to the police on Sunday. A little boy named Latimer waa returning home from Sunday school when he was attacked by a half-caste lad, who stabbed Latimer…

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Melbourne News. Supposed Pollution of Water. Children Charged with Stealing. The Land Credit Bank. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 5

The Metropolitan Board of Works considers Dr. Gresswell's charges as to the pollution of the metropolitan water supply from fireplugs greatly exaggerated, but…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 5

Mr. Geo. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., presided in the Charge Division, and Mr. Cornelius Delohery, S.M., in the Summons Division, of the Central Police Court yesterday. Olive Bateman, or Oxley 30, was fined…

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Police. WATER

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 3

Amelia Maguire and Ettie Peterfeldt, both 19, were arrested for disobeying a summons. Each said she was out of town, and as the charge was merely riotous conduct, they pleaded guilty…

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Penrith Police Court. SATURDAY. Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M.

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 7

John Oliver, a St. Marys drunkard, expiated with a 5s fine in lieu of the 48 hours prescribed. John Williams, from Emu Plains, of…

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The Police Courts

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 12

A WARNING TO BRUTAL HUSBANDS.--When George Love (30), a powerful looking man, was charged before Mr. Fisher, S.M., at the Water Police Court yesterday, with…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 82

The following sequestration orders have been made during the past week:— William Henry Chard, of Darlinghurst, woolbroker. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee…

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Penrith Police Court. FRIDAY. Before Mr. J. K. Cleave, P.M. on the Burst

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 6

Robert Miller, of Castlereagh, was charged with being drunk, using indecent language, assaulting Constable Shortland, and damaging a police jumper, value 17s 6d…

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Terrible Tragedy in Woolloomooloo. Murder and Snicide

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 2

A TERRIBLE crime was committed on Thursday afternoon in Bourke-street, Woolloomooloo, where a young married woman named Annie Wilson was shot dead by a well-known Sydney artist,…

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