Mutiny in Gaol. Officers Powerless
A mutiny occurred among the prisoners in the Fremantle (W.A.) gaol. The Superintendent ordered a man named Street to be confined to his cell for…
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What Sydney Police Think
The Gatton tragedy is such a harrowing one that it has caused a thrill of horror all over Australia, and everyone is anxiously waiting, to hear or the capture of the…
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The police seem quite baffied. Public feeling runs very High, and a general hope is expressed that the murderers may soon be run to death…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Queensland Tragedy. Double Outrage and Treble Murder. Sisters and Brother the Victims
One of the most diabolical crimes ever reported in Australia was discovered on Tuesday morning near Gatton, a small town between Ipswich and Toowoomba,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wept and Prayed Over His Victim. He Who Most Consoled the Widow Accused of the Murder. Appeared Inconsolable. Brongbt His Friend's Body Howe, Tuev Eie Sailed for Ecbope Police Wonld I.iko to Find Autouio Rosso
Rocco MARCANO died a month ago of a bullet is his brain. He is well buried. He is six feet under the ground. 'All comes to an end, six feet under the ground,'wrote an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Awfulness of the Crime. Police and Medical Opinions. Murphy Saw His Sisters Outraged. Toowoomba, Saturday Night
Several persons have been apprehended, but satisfactorily explained their, whereabouts on the night of the murder. The police believe Murphy was tied to a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Westward Ho! No. Viii. Coonamble and Its Surroundings. a Circle of Spiritists—Some Manitestations—The Murder of Mrs Regan at Forbes—Attributed by tghe Spirits to a Blackfellow—A Shear Blade
IN writing about Forbes in TRUTH. 23-10-98, I made mention of the brutal murder of an aged widow named Regin on the Condooclin-road just outside Forbss. As then…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police V People a Truculent Bully. a Respectable Resident of Surry Hills Summoned for Loftering. The case Dismissed. "You Take Off Your Hat to John Norton!"
CONSTABLE HENRY JAMES HARPER, (A, 290) is fast earning a most unsavory reputation as an over-bearing, officious, and bullying officer. He, too, has the unhappy knack…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempted Burglary
An attempt was made to steal from Drake's Hotel, Walker and Mount streets, North Sydney' on Saturday afternoon. An entry was [?]fected from the hall door, and from there the, would-be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Opening the Year. Offenders at the Central Police Court
A smaller crowd than was anticipated came before the Central Police Court this morning to be received by Mr. Milton Sydney Love, who took his seat for the first time there in…
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Disobeying a Summons.—At the Redfern Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. Edwards, S.M., Thomas Lewis, aged 28, was charged with having disobeyed a summons of the Court to appear and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Yarra Mystery. Startling Development Evident Deliberate Murder
A new development took place yesterday in the Yarra mystery, altering the whole aspect of the case, and proving without question that the woman whose body was found in the boot trunk…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bankruptcy Court. The Returns for 1898. Some Interesting Particulars
Some interesting information is embodied in the returns for 1898 which have just been issued by the officials of the Bankruptcy Court. The report shows that the liabilities…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Gatton Tragedy. No Arrests as Yet. The Police Hopeful. BRISBANE
Up to last evening the police had not succeeded in obtaining any information that would justify them in making any arrests. They are still very reticent, but there is good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gatton Tragedy. a Theory of the Crime. Suspicions of the Police. BRISBANE
There are no further developments of the Gatton tragedy. Mr. Parry-Okeden, the Commissioner for Police, arrived at Gatton today, and he is consulting with the other officers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Burglary at Drummoyne
On Saturday afternoon last the residence of Mr. Skidmore, situated in Lister's-crescent, Drummoyne, was entered by means of one of the windows, and the thief or thieves, after turning the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burglary at North Sydney
On Saturday afternoon an attempt was made to rob Drake's Hotel, North Sydney. At the time the proprietor, Mr. Albert Drake, and his family were away from home, and the intruder or…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Attempted Burglary at Bexley
Within a week two attempts were made to enter the premises of Mr. Henry Kinsela, of Stoney Creek-road, Bexley. On Boxing Day a son of Mr. Oswald Scholes saw three men drive up to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Stipendiary Magistrate. Mr. E. H. Wilshire at the Water Police Court. Congratulations From the Legal Profession
Mr. E. H. Wilshire, the newly-appointed stipendiary magistrate, took his sent on the bench at the Water Police Court this morning. Two members of the legal profession were…
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Throwing Stones.—At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. M. S. Love, D. S. M., a lad named Henry Murray was fined 10s for throwing stones at a Chinaman on the previous day. Henry…
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