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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

7,595 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250

Alleged Assault in Quaystreet. Committal for Manslaughter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

The inquest concerning the death of Robert Crooks, who died in the Sydney Hospital on the 3rd instant from injuries received during a disturbance in Quay-street, Ultimo, on New Year's morning,…

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Committed for Trial. An Alleged Serious Assault

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 7

At the Central Police Court to-day a young Iron- worker named Richard James M. Kenny committed for trial to the Quarter Session on a charge of occasioning…

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Charge of Assault and Robbery. An Extraordinary Story

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 6

Mary Gleeson, a young woman,was committed for trial from the Water Police Court, to-day, upon a charge of having, in company, assaulted Kate Swadling arid robbed her of…

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The Yarra Murder. Interesting Personal Notes

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

The following interesting personal notes with regard to the accused persons connected with the Yarra tragedy are taken from the "Age":-…

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Court of Review

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

Before Judge Murray, in No. 2 District Court, at 10 a.m.: Appeals against land tax assessments: Elizabeth Macarthur Onslow (part heard), H. A. Fleay…

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Police Courts. a Serious Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

Myra Heaven (40), described as a nurse, was brought up on remand, before Mr. Love, S.M., for the alleged offence of having performed an illegal operation on Margaret Syme, at Camperdown, on the 3rd inst…

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The Quay-street Assault. a Question of Evidence. Considering the Verdict

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 7

The inquest touching the death of Robert Crooks was continued at the Coroner's Court this afternoon, by the City Coroner's and a Jury of twelve. As reported in to-day's first…

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Another Agitation. for a New Court of Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--There is an agitation in France for the transfer of the Dreyfus case from the Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation to all sections of…

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Accused Before the Court. a Great Sensation. Remand Granted

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Developments in connection with the boot-box horror have caused a tremendous sensation here. As expected, there was a great crowd at the City Court this morning,…

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Law Report. Thursday, January 12. Court of Review. (Before Judge Murray.) Re Elizabeth Macarthur Onslow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

Mr. RobertSmith (of Messrs. Norton, Smith, and Co.) appeared for the appellant, Elizabeth Macarthur Onslow, in support of the appeal against the assessment of the Commissioners in regard to…

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The Dreyfus Case. the Split Among Jurists. Were the Judges Biassed? Tittle-tattle of Court Ushers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--M. de Beaurepaire, who resigned from the position of President of the Civil Chamber of the Court, of Cassation, accuses the judges appointed to…

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The Yarra Tragedy. the Mystery Cleared Up. the Accused Before the Court. Statements Made by Dubberka and Tod. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

The principal topic of conversation in the city to day was the arrest of three persons in connection with the Yarra mystery and the probability that all the facts will now be ascertained and…

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Confession by Tod. The Yarra Mystery Solved. The Accused Before the Court. Tod and His Insurance Policy. Interview With Mrs. Ambrose. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 6

Early this morning Tod made a confession, bearing out the statements of the girl Dubberka. He said he met the deceased woman, Ambrose,in a certain house some time in…

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Queensland Horrors. (Some of the Following Items Appeared in out Late Editions of Yesterday.) the Gatton Outrage. the Suspect Burgess. Tracked Through the Bush. Discoveries by the Police

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

GATTON, Thursday, 4 p.m.—A chain of circumstantial evidence is being sought to be woven round Burgess, who was arrested some days ago near Dalby. Burgess was then charged on…

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Greater Britain Exhibition. Official Report. General Progress Report of Operations of New South Wales' Committee for the Greater Britain Exhibition to Be Held at Earl's Court in May, 1899

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 4

The following General Report will show the progress that had been made in the various sections of our proposed representation, when, owing…

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Assault at Junee

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 10

JUNEE, Friday. -- Last night, about 9, Hector Smart, a young man, aged 25, while walking through a lane in a popular portion of the town, was violently assaulted by two strangers. Smart…

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People in Gaol

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 6

The Minister for Justice has had a return prepared showing that the number et persons in prison on December 31, 1897, wag 2260. On December 31, 1898, it had fallen to 2086, a…

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Liverpool Police Court. Wednesday, Jan. 11,1899

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 5

(Before Mesars. Scrivener, Vallance and Chapman, J'sP. EBER Fullagar, on remand, was charged with disobeying an order of the court respecting the…

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An Impostor Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 5

At the Redfern Police Court on Thursday, Frank Willis, 29, described as a canvasser, as charged with having obtained, by means of a false pretence, Win intent to defraud, the sum of 4s, from…

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Proportion of People in Gaol

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 8

A return which Mr. Lee, the Minister for Justice, has had prepared shows that the proportion of the population that finds its way into gaol is steadily decreasing. For example, the number…

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