Railway Servant Arrested. Charged with Stealing Brass
Senior-constable Barnes and Constable Leary had a man before the Central this morning charged with stealing 36lb. of brass bearings, the property of the Railway…
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Police Court Proceedings
We are yet far from anything approaching perfection in matters pertaining to a modern and enlightened conduct of police court proceedings, but it is gratifying to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Courts. Children's Court at Burwood
The first Children's Court held at Burwood wsa presided over by Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.M., last Friday. The court was cleared of all but the parties to a suit and their legal representatives and the police. Mr…
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A sad picture was presented at the Central Police Court to-day in the case against a dressmaker, named Charlotte Copper. She was so affected with St. Vitus' Dance that she was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burglary in King-street. One Man Arrested
Shortly before 2 o'clock on Sunday morning Constable Dobble noticed two men coming out of a bookshop in King- street, near York-street, one of them carrying a parcel. Upon seeing the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Charge of Murder
During a "push" fight last Easter Monday, a man named Walter Crawshaw was killed, and at a coronial inquiry a verdict of wilful murder against Thomas Clark was returned. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Banker's Misfortunes. Charged With Wife Desertion
"It seems' that, having once been a bank manager, that circumstance debars a man from securing further employment," was the statement of a man at the Water Police…
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Before his Honor Judge Heydon, K.C., at 10 a.m.- Borough of Waverley v Connery (part heard), Quiggin v Whitwell (part heard), Pechotsch v Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, Union Finance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steyne Court Manly
At Steyne Court, Manly, the daring bicycle feats performed by Professor Adrian on the chute are attracting large crowds. "Shooting the Chutes" continues to be the favorite pastime…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Law Notices. Monday, February 6. Supreme Court
Chamber List.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Cohen —at 10 a.m.: Baume v The Commonwealth of Australia, to extend return day of commission. In Equity.—Before the Deputy Registrar, at 11 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russia. Revolt in Poland. Further Conflicts. the Mutiny by Sailors Men Sentenced to Death. Demand by the Nobility. London, Feb. 4
Some laceworkers at Lodz, Poland, wishing to resume work, other strikers interfered. The military were summoned, and fired upon the strikers, who replied…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Ocean Beaches. Why Are They Closed to Bathers? an Absurd Police Act. Exercise and Recreation Forbidden. Cleanliness a Crime
"Darest thou, Cassius, now, Leap in with me into this angry flood. And swim to yonder point? ... The torrent roared, and we did buffet it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bank Teller Charged. with Stealing £500
PERTH, Monday.--At the Police Court to-day. Ridley Hodge, teller at the West Australian Bank, was remanded for eight days on a charge of having stolen £500, tho property of the bank…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Stealing
At the Water Police Court yesterday Jane Melville, a widow, aged 55 years, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing £7 in gold from the person of Harry Brown. Prosecutor said he visited the accused…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Magistrate Congratulated
When Mr. Isaacs, S.M., took his place on the Bench at the Newtown Court yesterday morning he was congratulated by several members of the legal profession in court…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parramatta District. Parramatta Police Court
At the Parramatta Police Court yesterday, before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.M., Charles Francis Franks, charged with selling liquor during prohibited hours, was fined £5 and costs of court, in default one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Murder by a Father. Found Guilty. and Sentenced to 15 YEARS
Jean Lafaille, a thlek-set, broad-shouldered, well-to-do Pyrenean peasant, who looks as hard as nails, was tried at Turbos for the cold-blooded murder of his eldest son,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Purse-snatcher Sentenced
George Campbell, a laborer, appeared at the Water Police Court on a charge of stealing a purse containing £1 3s, the property of Agnes Brissenden. The prosecutrix was standing on the Grafton Wharf on Saturday awaiting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Theft of a Watch
Henry Evers, 32, second steward on the Friedrich der Grosse, was yesterday charged at the Water Police Court with stealing a gold watch valued at £8, the property of Elsie Hutton. The prosecutor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Not Guilty. Charge of Theft
Yesterday, at the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions, a young man named Edwin Allen Elliott was arraigned on a charge, of having, on December 17, 1904, at Sydney,…
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