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"You can please yourself. It is now either murder or marriage." This startling threat was contained in a letter written by a young man to his sweetheart, who, he alleged, after…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The Liverpool Watch Committee, England, on January 10 approved the appointment of Mr. Francis Caldwell, first assistant head constable in Liverpool, as Head Constable, in succession…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Assaults upon women are becoming notoriously frequent in Sydney recently. Mrs. Ellen Drinkwater, who lives with husband in Bligh-street, Newtown, was on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Central Police Court, Summons Division, on Wednesday, the 14th inst., the City Council proceeded against a number of well-known "sports," who were charged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Where there is a wheel there isn't always a way, as was shown in the Water Police Court on Tuesday morning last, when an apprentice to the motor-trade, named Evan…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →One of those brutal murders which makes one wonder whether England is really a highly-civilised Christian community, or the native land of a people whose notions of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,—I can endorse what you say re the police force. Many of the applicants for the service would be more suitable for bottle-washers or tripe-cleaners. Going…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A case which had a somewhat unexpected and queer ending, was heard at the Redfern Court before Mr. Love, on Thursday, when Maurice Daniel O'Connell, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An innocent-looking young married man named Ernest Barrett, 23 years or age, of Bay-street, Botany, stood in the dock at the Redfern Police Court on Tuesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Else Hopkins is a lydie, Yes and so am Eva Rare: They on Toosday larst, appeared down at the Worter,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scenes in the Police Court of Sydney are now becoming almost of daily occurrence. It is to be deeply deplored that some of our magistrates, and members of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An ex-constable of New South Wales appeared at the Huonville (Tas.) Court recently, and gave some peculiar evidence relating to a warrant that had been issued…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WALCHA, Saturday.--Whilst returning from the nionie races yesterday Mr. R. S. Piggott, of Tamworth, and Mr. J. L. King, stipendiary magistrate, were thrown from their buggy, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →In view of the approaching transfer of the water police from the station in Phillip-street to Dawes Point, Sub-inspector Spence's proposal that the water police should be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Friday Evening.--G. H. Brown, an emigration agent--who was arrested in Nelson, Lancashire, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mary Wheeler, 36, a married woman, was charged before Mr. Barnett at the Glebe Court to-day on two charges of stealing goods, valued at 28s, the property of Grace Bros., on February 16…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Central Police Court on Friday, Margaret Smith, 56, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on a charge of vagrancy. The case had been remanded for the purpose of testing the evidence given by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The date fixed for the holding of the District Court at Nowra have been altered from March 25 next to the 26th idem, and from November 11 next to the 12th idem…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thomas Whitford Taylor, ex-member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, a J.P., who also claims to have been private secretary to Lord Dufferin…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →John Sherman, motor driver, of Chapple-street, Broken Hill. Mr. C. F. W. Lloyd, official assignee. Henry Burton Smith, living at The…
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