Theft on the Afric
Hugh M'Evoy, a fireman on board the Afric, was fined 30s, or 10 days' imprisonment at the Water Court yesterday, for stealing from the bunk of a fellow-seaman named Thomas…
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Gaol and Its Advantages
Amy Watson was fined 5s, and was ordered to pay £3, representing the amount of damage done to a plate-glass window at the Rising Sun Hotel, in Essex-street, at the Water…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Charge of Attempted Murder. Unusual Occurrence in Court. Gunnedah
Thomas Smith was brought before the Bench this morning charged with attempting to murder Kate Ahern, at Curlewis, on the 27th ultimo. After the evidence of the apprehending constable had been…
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GUNNEDAH, Wednesday. -- The case of Thomas Smith, charged with the attempted murder of Kate Ahearn was brought before the police magistrate, Mr. Oslear, to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Chinese Gaming-house. Point Raised in the Police Court
BATHURST, Wednesday. -- The charges against the Chinese found in an alleged gaming-house were brought to a conclusion to-day, the Bench being composed of the police magistrate, and…
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Stealing from the Person.—At the Central Police Court yesterday before Mr. E. H. Wilshire, S.M., James Kennedy, 42, a labourer, was charged with stealing the sum of about £1 12s, a pocket knife, a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Charge of Stealing a Letter. Yass
To-day, at the local police court, the charge against Walter Joseph Lalchere of stealing a letter containing a sum of money was brought on for trial. Detective Gowen conducted the case, and Mr. O'Brien…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Towitta Murder. Trial of Mary Schippan. Scene Outside the Court. Adelaide
The trial of Mary Augusta Schippan on a charge of murdering her sister, Bertha Elizabeth, at Towitta on New Year's Night, was proceeded with before the Chief Justice and a jury in the Criminal Court…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country News. Assault and Attempted Robbery. Windsor
Last night about 10 o'clock, as Miss Hall, of Newtown, Windsor, was returning home, and was near the railway station, she was attacked by two men. One tried to snatch the handbag she held, but did…
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At the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—Joseph Armstrong to John Gillam, Phœnix Hotel, Moncur-street,…
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The sittings of the Land Appeal Court were continued at Darlinghurst Court (No. 3) yesterday, Mr. A. Oliver (president) presided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Abandoned Infant. Verdict of Wilful Murder
At the Lloyd Hotel yesterday the City Coroner conducted an inquest respecting the death of an infant named "Edmund Bourke," which was found in a paddock of Bourke-street, Redforn, on February 25…
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Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson heard further undefended suits in Divorce yesterday afternoon. Mary Ann Toomes, formerly Wilson, sued…
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The City Coroner yesterday held an inquest at the Lloyd Hotel, George-street, on the body of Edmund Bourke, an abandoned child, which was recently found at Redfern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Curlewis Sensation. Scene in Court
GUNNEDAH, Wednesday Afternoon.—Thomas Smith was brought before the local court this morning, charged with attempting to murder Kate Ahern at Curlewis on the 27th ultimo. After…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bankruptcy Court. (Wednesday.) (Before the Registrar.) Certificate Applications
In the matter of George Augustus Moore, jun. A certificate was ordered to issue. In the matter of Charles Jerrems. Mr. Robinson appeared for bankrupt. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Towitta Murder. Opening of the Trial. Excitement in Adelaide. The Evidence Withheld. ADELAIDE
Hundreds of men and women, some of the latter carrying babies, gathered at the Criminal Court this morning to hear the proceedings in the Towitta murder case, but they were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar, Mr. A. Henry.) Certificate Applications
Re George Augustus Moore, jun. It was ordered that a certificate should be issued. Re Charles Jerrems. The matter was adjourned until the 19th inst., in order that the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Divorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson.) BRACKEN V. BRACKEN
James Bracken petitioned for divorce from Mary Anna Jane Bracken (formerly Watson), on the ground of desertion for three years and upwards. The marriage took place at Ashfield in…
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