Attempt to Escape. a Leap for Liberty. A Police Court Sensation
A rather desperate attempt to escape from custody was made at the Glebe Police Court to-day by a prisoner named Patrick Higgins. The accused…
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An Old Assault. Surrender of the Culprit
On December 13, 1893, Mr. T. J. Ferguson, son of the proprietor of the "Cumberland Times," was brutally assaulted by some young men, and was for a long time in a critical state. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Spurious Bank Notes. the Albury Case. Cooper Sent to Gaol
ALBURY, Tuesday.—The man Francis Cooper, who was arrested with 100 pounds in notes of the defunct Provincial and Suburban Bank, of Melbourne, in his possession, and who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bankruptcy Court. Creditors' Petitions
Donnelly Fisher, Edwyn Joseph Matham and Francis Marsh Sta[?]a, of Sydney v. Francis O'Brien, jun., of Bondi. Petition to be heard on January 17…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Redfern Police Court. (Some of the Following Items Appeared in our Late Editions of Yesterday.) Mr. C. Delohery, S.M., presided
Frank Brady, 15, newsboy, Garnet Gray, 15, newsboy, and Harry Young, 14, newsboy, were charged with stealing a quantity of fruit, of the value of £15s, the property of Anthony…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Domestic Tragedy. Harwood in Court
Septimus Souter Harwood was charged before Mr. Smithers, S.M., at the Water Police Court to-day on suspicion of having caused the death of Catherine Harwood…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Ashfield Affray. Accused in Court
Henry Murray, who is under arrest in connection with the shooting case at Ramsay's Bush, near Ashfield, was again before the Glebe Police Court to-day charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Courts. Alleged Frauds Upon the Railway Revenue
In the Summons Division of the Central Court on Monday, before Mr. Johnson, Duncan Ross, a detective, employed by the Railway Commissioners, proceeded against H. Hockings…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Alleged Evasion of the Poll Tax. a Resident of 35 Years Charged. Albury
A Chinaman named Ah Why was prosecuted to day, at the local police court, on a charge of having entered the colony without paying the poll tax. Evidence for the defence showed that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Breakaway of a Suspect. an Exciting Chase. Re-captured by a Police Officer
Last evening, a young ex-artilleryman named Eugene Sladen, was taken to the No. 4 police station by Constable Wilson. It was supposed that Sladen was responsible for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Durrant Sentenced
Sentence of death was passed on William Henry Theodore Durrant by Judge Murphy, who declared that he had no doubt of the justness of the verdict rendered by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Central Police Court Annual Returns
The following particulars with regard to cases brought before the Central Police Court and the Central Licensing Court, and with regard to moneys received at these courts during the year 1895, have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Courts. Water Licensing Court
The weekly sitting of the Water Division Licensing Court was held yesterday, when the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:--Samuel E. Vann to William Rush,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burglary at Darling Point
During last night thieves entered the premises of Mr. Henry Harris, at Darling Point, by forcing a window. All the in mates were asleep, and heard nothing of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Water Police Court. To-day's Cases
Mr. Smithers, S.M., presided. Christian J. Dempsey, a laboring man, pleaded guilty to riotous behavior in Margaret-street, and was fined £1, in default…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Special Edition the Courts. Glebe Police Court
Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., presided. Harry Fitzgerald, alias Finger Fitzgerald, 30, horseowner and trainer, was charged by warrant with being the bailee of £10…
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John Fillis, a colored seaman, was charged with assaulting James Clarke, the second officer on board the British ship Edinburgh. Accused was ordered yesterday afternoon to do some work, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Assault on a Wife
Frederick Burgess, an old offender was charged on remand at the Newtown Court yesterday with assaulting hla wife. It appears that Burgess was beating his child, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Courts. Central Police Court. To-day's Cases
Mr. G. W. F. Addison, S.M., presided at the Charge Court Charles Arnold, 39, was charged with stealing a quantity of lead piping. value 5s, the property…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland Police. Brisbane
The Executive to-day sanctioned a number of important changes in the Police Department. The colony is to be divided into seven districts, each district having an…
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