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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1849

88 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 5

Court of Requests. Before their Worships W. H. Suttor, Esq., J.P., J. W. Lowe,Esq., J.P.,and J. B. Richards, Esq., J.P.

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1849 · page 2

The usual sitting of tins court took place at the Police Office on Monday and Tuesday last. There were about seventy or eighty plaints for hearing, but several of them were settled out of court. The majority…

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Police Office. MONDAY. Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1849 · page 2

John Cooney was charged with bring drunk in the public streets of Bathurst, and was fined ten shillings, or twenty-four hours to the cells. Ellen Clarke was charged with a similar offence…

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Police Office. SATURDAY. Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1849 · page 2

Patrick Loftus, charged with having been drunk on the previous day—pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s or 24 hours to the cells. Thomas Burns was brought before the Bench on a…

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Atrocious Murder of a Female at Hunslet, near Leeds

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1849 · page 4

The perpetrator of this cold-blooded deed, is a young man, or rather youth, named Thomas Malkin, for it seems he is but seventeen years of age. He is charged with the wilful…

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Carcoar Police Office.—march 26. Before S. North E[?] J.P. W. M. Rothery, [?] P[?]

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1849 · page 3

The Queen S. Meyer.—EMBEZZLEMENT.—From the evidence for the prosecution it appeared that the defendant managed or conducted a store at Carcoar, belonging to Mr. Josesh Simmons…

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Police Office. MONDAY. Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1849 · page 2

John Danger was charged with being drunk in the public streets of Kelso, and was fined 10s., or 24 hours to tho cells. TUESDAY…

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Police Office. SATURDAY. Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1849 · page 2

Archibald M'Clean was charged with having been drank in the public streets of Bathurst, on the 5th instant, and was fined 10s., or twenty-four hours imprisonment…

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Police Office. MONDAY. Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1849 · page 3

Joseph Savery, was charged with drunkenness, and was fined ten shillings, or twenty-four hours imprintsonment on bread and water. John Jones, Christopher Flin, and Maria Clifford,…

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Small Debts Court

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1849 · page 3

Before H. Heathorn,Esq J.P. and E. Park, Esq,J.P. THIS Court held [?] usual sitting on Monday and Tuesday last. There were upwards of seventy plaints for hearing but the greater part of them were under…

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The Aristocracy in Trouble at the Central Criminal Court

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1849 · page 2

The Portuguese baroness, named Maria Carlota Alvez Cobral, and her servant, Maria Rosa, also a Portugues, were charged with stealing a quantity fo liner and other articles, whilst lodging in the prosentration…

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Police Office. MONDAY, Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1849 · page 3

James M'Cann was charged with drunkenness, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s., or 24 hours imprisonment in the cells. John Burns was charged with a similar offence…

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Police Office

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1849 · page 3

Before J. B. Richards; Esq. J.P., and George Ranken, Esq., J.P. Hugh M'Guinn was charged with being drunk in the public streets of Bathurst, and was fined 5s. and…

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Quarter Sessions. Friday, April 27, 1849, (Continued.) Assault and Robbery

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1849 · page 1

George Lawson, a native of the colony, was charged with committing an assault on the person of John Walsh, and with having stolen from the said John Walsh a bed tick, a rug, a razor, and some other…

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Police Office. MONDAY. Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1849 · page 3

John Murphy was charged with drunkenness, and was fined ten shillings, or twenty-four hours to the cells. WEDNESDAY. Before the Police Magistrate, and J. Sutherland,Esq., J.P. Jeremiah Donnelly, the holder of a Wine and Beer…

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Wilful Murder

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1849 · page 3

AN inquest was commenced on Friday and concluded on Saturday, at the Police Office, Sydney, before J. II. Brennan, Esq., to investigate the cause of death of one Ann Earles, who had expired…

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Seduction, Murder, and Suicide

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1849 · page 4

THE Hampshire Advertiser records a lamentable case : Mellicent Balch Maguire, whose mother is a widow, residing in Southampton, in an evil hour left her house (haying previously had a child…

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Police Office. SATURDAY, Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1849 · page 2

Robert Hamilton was charged with drunkenness, and was fined 5s. or 21 hours imprisonment in the cells. Mary Ann Rowley, commonly known by the cognomen of " The Queen of the Tillers," was charged with…

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WEDNESDAY. Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1849 · page 2

Ellen Carr, charged with drunkenness, was remanded. Thomas Wagstaff", charged with drunkenness and riotous conduct, was fined ten shillings, or twenty-four hours to the cells…

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Police Office. SATURDAY, Before J. 15. Richards, Esq., J. P.

Bathurst Advocate · Sunday 20 May 1849 · page 2

James M'Kenna was charged with having been drunk on the previous day. The defendant was fined five shillings and one shilling costs. Mary M'Kenna, wife of the former, was charged with…

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Police Office. SATURDAY Before the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1849 · page 2

Margaret Noax brought up on remand, was discharged. John Puncheon was charged with drunkenness and was fined 20s., or 24 hours imprisonment. MONDAY…

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