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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

8,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

Murderous Assault. in a Glasgow Hotel. What Were the Empty Trunks For?

The World's News · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 5

An extraordinary outrage took place recently at St. Enoch Station Hotel, Glasgow. A man who was staying in the house decoyed another man to his bedroom, and, after seriously…

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A Mysterious Murder. South Australia Supplies a Demoniacal Crime

The World's News · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 4

A crime which has shocked the whole of Australia, and which in its demoniacal details equals any old world horror, is that of the coldblooded murder of Bertha Schippan (14), at…

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Romance of Crime. Accused of Murder After Ten Years

The World's News · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 9

At Verona (Rome), a month ago, there was being unravelled a libel action which turns upon an atrocious murder committed ten years ago, when some boys, fishing in the river, brought…

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Tragedy at Maclean. Further Particulars. Statement by the Accused. Details of Mrs. Dowling's Wounds. the Police Court Proceedings. Maclean

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 9

Dowling stated in the lockup yesterday that the desire to shoot his wife preyed on his mind for over 12 months while he had been away, and if he had shot three persons he intended to commit suicide…

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Liverpool Police Court. Tuesday, January 7th. (Bofore Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Dr. Birch, J.p.) Cattle Straying

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 11

James Attwood and William Brown were each fined 2s 6d, and 4s lOd costs of Court, for allowing cattle to stray in the streets of Liverpool…

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The Colchester Murder. Compensation for Lilly White. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 9

The painter L[?]llywhite, who was extradited last year from Wellington, New Zealand, on a charge of having murdered a man named Welch at Colchester in 1893, has received a…

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The Children's Corner. Court of Entertainers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 40

King: Highandmighty, whose word is final, and whose sword is sharp. Queen Youngheart, who loves everyone not grown up, and does exactly as she pleases…

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Murder by a Mother. Kills Heb Two Childben and Attempts Suicide

The World's News · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 4

A lady named Mrs. St. Quintin was found in her mother's house at Gray-street, Edinburgh, on November 27, with her throat cut, while her two children, one aged eight years and a half and…

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Russian Secret Police in Paris. Three Distinct Systems

The World's News · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 29

Prince Ourousoff, the Russian Ambassador to the French Republic, is reported to have said on a memorable occasion that he was not the real representative of the Czar in Paris, and that the…

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The Towitta Tragedy Verdict of Murder. Mary Schippan in the Box. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 7

The inquest on the body of Bertha Sc[?] the victim of the Towitta tragedy, was continued yesterday.' Mary Schippan, who was cautioned before…

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The Johannesburg Plot. a Gigantic Conspiracy. Three Hundred Foreigners Implicated. Wholesale Murder Planned. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 9

Mr. Bennet Burleigh, the war correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," reports that the plot which was discovered at Joha[?]nesburg in December, was hatched by 300 foreigners…

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Ryde Police Court. Tuesday, January 7. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., ana Messrs. B. Hilliard, H. E. Jordan, and T. G. Dole, J.'sP.) Riotous Behaviour

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 10

George Humphreys was charged with riotous behaviour at Glebe-street,Ryde, about 1 a.m. on New [?] Ho pleaded guilty and was fined 2s Cd with 4s lOd costs of court or…

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Cowardly Brutality. Shocking Outrages on Women. Revelations of a Court-martial

People · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 3

England's infamous methods in attempting to crush out of existence the brave little Republics of South Africa are well understood…

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The Maclean Tragedy. Accused Before the Court. Condition of the Victims. MACLEAN

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 6

James Dowling appeared at the local police court yesterday, to formally answer the charge of attempting to murder Many Elizabeth Dowling and Sergeant Brown. Mr. D. See, J.P.,…

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Law. Friday, January 10. Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar.) Hearing of Creditors' Petitions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 14

Re Samuel Gee v. Alfred A. Lycett. Mr. L. Levy appeared for the petitioner and Mr. G. Russell Jones for the respondent and by consent an adjournment to January 28 was granted…

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The Towitta Tragedy. Mary Schippan in the Box. Verdict of Wilful Murder. What Led to the Crime. an Intrigue Admitted

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Friday. -- The Towitta inquest was continued this morning, when Mary Augusta Schippan gave evidence. She was composed and collected…

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Law Report. Friday January 10. Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar, Mr. Authur Henry.) Applications for Sequestrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 11

Samuel Geo versus Alfred A. Lycett. Mr. Levy appeared for the petitioning creditor, and Mr. G. Russell Jones for the respondent. By consent the application was adjourned to the 23rd instant…

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The Maclean Sensation. Condition of the Wounded. Bowling Before the Court. the Shooting Described. the Bench on Obsolete Weapons

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 6

MACLEAN, Friday Afternoon.—Mrs. Downing, who was shot several times by her husband on Thursday, passed a good night. This morning several bullets were extracted, but the others…

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Attempted Wife Murder—husband Shoots Police Sergeant

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 January 1902 · page 8

A sensational shooting incident occurred at Maclean, Richmond River, on Thursday. A man named James Dowling, formerly an hotelkeeper there, who had been living…

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Revolvers Used by Police. Not Obsolete

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 January 1902 · page 7

There was an allegation in connection with the shooting case at Maclean that Constable Somerville, who arrested Dowling, was armed with an obsolete weapon,…

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