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Courts & crime, 1894

7,108 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250

Assault and Robbery. An Old Lady the Victim

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 6

Thomas Atkinson, a young man with a bad record, was before the Water Police Court to-day charged with having assaulted an elderly lady named Catherine Farrelly…

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The Madrid Outrage. Anarchists Sentenced. Seven Years Each. London, January 4

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 6

The trial of three of the anarchists concerned in the recent dynamite outrage at Madrid has been concluded. The men were sentenced to seven…

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Discontent in Sicily. a Magistrate Killed. Reserves Ordered Out. London, January 4

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 6

The disaffection in Sicily has resulted in considerable violence. A magistrate engaged in suppressing the disorder has been killed by the…

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Police Courts. Assaulting a Tram Conductor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 3

A clerk named John Chadwick, 24 years of age, was charged in the Water Police Court yesterday with having assaulted Oscar Holgren, a tram conductor According to the evidence, the accused was…

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The Spanish Anarchists. Explosion of a Bomb. Three Anarchists Sentenced. the Barcelona Outrage. London, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 5

Three Anarchists have been sentenced to seven years' penal servitude each for exploding a bomb within the precincts of the Chamber of Deputies in Madrid in…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—thursday, January 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 3

Clamber List,—At 10 a.m.; Jonsen v. Fisher, for oral examination, Little john and another v. Hulbert, to remove issues to D.C.; ex parte Haynes, prohibition: Smith v. Davidson, to set judgment aside; same v. same, Davidson…

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Rebellion in Sicily. Buildings Burned by the People. a Fight with the Police

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The feeling of discontent in Sicily, where there is great distress, has developed into a revolt, which is rapidly extending…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—wednesday, January 3. In Bankruptcy. Voluntary Sequrstrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1894 · page 3

John Morland, of Bungendore, storekeeper. Mr. E. M. Stephen, official assignee. William Pye. lately of Parramatta, now of Crownstreet, Surry Hills. Mr. E. M. Stephen, official…

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Charge of Burglary. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 6

William Archdale, alias Smith, was brought up on remand at the police court yesterday, charged with breaking and entering the shop of William Lindsay, a…

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Charges of Theft

The Australian Star · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 2

At the Redfern Police Court yesterday James Bray, a young jeweller, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing a silver watch belonging to Mary Nicholas,…

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A Strange Assault

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 5

Three young men named Thomas Bulger, John Lanigan, and William Miles were charged at the Water Police Court to-day with having inflicted bodily injuries on a negro named Thomas Francis…

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Alleged Criminal Assault. Moama

The Australian Star · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 5

William Ernest Poppleton, on remand, was charged by Superintendent Larkins with an assault on Esther Petersen with intent on December 20 last. Mr…

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The Cronin Murder

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 4.— Two abortive attempts have been made in Chicago to poison Mr. Scanlan, the barrister who appeared for the prosecution at the trial of…

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Police. CENTRAL

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 7

Lizzie wills, 28, indecent language, 20s, or 14 days. Robert Thompson, 56, draper, was fined 20s, levy and distress, or 14 days for offending against…

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Alleged Assault by Women in Hyde Park

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 3

James Hamilton, when walking through Hyde Park in the small hours of Thursday morning, found himself assaulted by two enraged females. He thought…

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The Madrid Outrage. Anarchists Sentenced. Seven Tears [?]ach London, January 4

The Australian Star · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 5

The trial of three of the anarchists concerned in the recent dynamite outrage at Madrid has been concluded. The men were sentenced to seven…

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Special Edition. Midnight Outrage, a Murderous Assault. a Chinese Nearly Killed Assault and Robbery in Wexford street-- Two Men Committed for Trial

The Australian Star · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 6

A few minutes after 12 o.'clock on the morning of December 17: an outrage of a particularly shocking character was perpetrated upon Mok Tong, a Chinese' medical…

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The Tingha Shooting Case. Verdict of Wilful Murder

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 6

TINGHA, Friday.— The inquest touching the death of the miner George Mitchell resulted in a verdict of wilful murder against Hugh Costello, who was committed to stand his trial at the next…

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Discontent in Sicily. a Magistrate Killed. Reserves Ordered Out. London, January 4

The Australian Star · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 5

The disaffection in Sicily has resulted in considerable violence. A magistrate engaged in suppressing the disorder has been'killed by the…

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The Tingha Shooting Case. Further Particulars. Alleged Wilful Murder

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 5

TINGHA, Thursday.— Further particulars of the murder of George Mitchell show that Costello had his suspicions that the deceased had attempted to rob his hut during yesterday. It is alleged…

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