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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1850
Page
3
A fragment discusses anxiety about the effect on shares currently around £206 and whether No. 2,181 is a second Burra or would have been bought at a high figure. The note admits lack of certain information to guide a decision.
Debates on a proposed proxy voting system under the New Head Bill provoke concern that big local figures could manipulate votes. Advocates urge universal one person one vote, while officials weigh potential reforms to ensure fair elections. A detailed notice calls the Port Lincoln Association to discuss stock shows and a ploughing match, inviting broad public attendance.
Fragmented OCR listing shows a Port Adelaide sale by Mejor and Co at the Mart including earthenware sugar and cattle stock, furniture, hardware, books, and various goods. Also notes seizure by customs and impending town auction of extensive merchandise and property, with district restrictions on horse keeping and wool shipments.
A 20 year old woman Ann Marshall killed herself by taking an ounce of oxalic acid in North Adelaide. Witnesses described a calm demeanor, a morning trip to a chemist for oil and acid, and a later collapse. Friends hinted at a secret romance with a young man, while medical testimony noted rapid death and treated the poison with lime. Jurors expressed disgust at a male acquaintance’s conduct, but verdicts centered on a presumed suicide with temporary insanity discussed.
An inquest transcript shows Hann answering evasively as questions touched on intimacy and marriage. The jury verdict says the deceased killed herself during temporary insanity, though the defense notes lack of evidence tying death to poison. Critics decry the coroner’s postmortem methods and the act governing inquests as bungling.
The Supreme Court at Midi opens criminal sessions with Grand Jury sworn, listing members across Mindley Street and nearby areas. Judge Crawford admonishes jurors to careful testimony, ensure twelve present, and avoid bias, as several jurors request excusals for age, duty, or deafness while multiple indictments of theft and receiving property proceed.
Evidence on Tuesday before the Police Commissioner details a forgery case linked to William Edward Beddome, involving forged signatures and fraudulent Treasury drafts. Statements from Captain Moore, John Sullivan, Neville Blyth, and others outline forged bills and the distribution of premiums with connections to the Commissariat, while references trace the bills to Manchester merchants Blyth Brothers and a pension scheme.
Proceedings recount a remand for stealing a chest of tea and a coat at a residence on Encounter Bay Road. Witnesses describe the alleged thefts, including a bottle of brandy, with testimony about Tea chest contents and clothing. Prisoner denies knowledge, claiming theft of the coat for a bottle of brandy. judge imposes three months hard labor.
At Port Adelaide police court on Saturday August 1 Daniel Langton faced theft charges for stealing white shirts from Captain Cubite and two pairs of trousers from Salvators Eliza Parlar aiated. Witnesses described seeing the prisoner near the clothes lines and at Mc Gregory's. the seized items included six white shirts and one pair of trousers. Officer and witnesses testified about the recovery of the clothes at the prisoner's residence and during a search of the house. The account notes a preacher or Welsh rector visiting nearby and a queried remark about the suspect’s whereabouts.
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