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

Courts & crime, 1858

124 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 7

Police Office, 27 Th April

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 May 1858 · page 3

C. E. Smith, Wm. Rothery, and N. Connelly, Esqs., assembled this day when the whole of the application far Publican Licences, were granted with the exception of one…

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Police Intelligence. Wednesday, 28th April. To 3. West Tertius, Eeq. J.P.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 May 1858 · page 2

Michael Brady, charged with drunkenness, was fined £1 or in delimit, 24 hours in gaol. Thomas Carvet, charged with drunkenness, was admonished and discharged…

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Police Court. Saturday, May 1. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., and A. Walt, Esq ., J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 May 1858 · page 2

John Smith charged with drunkenness, was admonished and discharged. John Hickey, charged with assaulting his wife, was discharged on his own bail in £20,…

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Police Court. Wednesday May 5. Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., Joseph West, Tertius and R. H. Oakes, Eaqrs., J. Ps.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 May 1858 · page 2

Denis Hayes and James Smith, on remand, charged on two indictments with stealing sheep, the property of Peter Beveridge Davis, of King's Plains, and of Richard Collier of Reedy Crock,…

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Police Court. Saturday Hay 8. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 May 1858 · page 2

John Hums, charged with drunkenness and obscene language, was fined 40s. and costs, or, in default of payment, 48 hours' imprisonment in gaol…

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Police Intelligence. Wednesday, May 12. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., Thomas McIIattie, Joseph West, Jun., W. B. Rankin, and D. M. Irving, Esqrs., J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 May 1858 · page 2

Daniel Quinn, churned with drunkenness, was admonished and discharged. George Graham, charged on suspicion of arson, in relation to the late fire at the Royal…

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Small Debts' Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 May 1858 · page 2

The business of the Small Dobtal Court commenced on Monday morning last with 56 cases, for adjudication, before D. M. Irving. Wm. Rankin, J. J. Ashe, and David Johnson, Esqrs.,…

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Police Intelligence. Saturday, May 15, (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., and Thomas Machattic, Eaq., J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 May 1858 · page 2

Pater Kinborough, charged with drunkenness, was fined 20s. and costs, or in default, 21 hours in goal. Jane Hickman,, charged with drunkenness…

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Small Debts' Court. Tuesday, May 18

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 May 1858 · page 3

The plaintiff in this case used the defendant for three and a half days wages, which he fixed at £1 for digging a drain and doing sunday other things. A set-off was put in of 12s, for board…

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Police Court. Wednesday, May D. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., Dr. Bisby, and R. Machattie, Esqrs., J.P.s.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 May 1858 · page 2

Ann Nagle charged with drunkenness, was admonished and discharged. Ann Stewart, charged with vagrancy, was remanded until Thursday…

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Police Court. Wednesday, May 26. (Before Dr. Palmer. P.M.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 May 1858 · page 2

Elizabeth Jackson, charged with drunkenness, was admonished and discharged. Jane Hickman, charged with being obscene language, was fined 40[?] or in default one…

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Police Court. Saturday, May 20. (Before Dr. [?] P.M. Captain Batty, J.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 June 1858 · page 2

W. Lowe, Alexander Watt, and D.M. irring, [?] John Roberts charged with drunkenness, was John Roberts charged with drunkenness was sentenced to six weeks hard labour on the roads…

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Police Court. Wednesday, June 2. (Before Dr. Palmer. P.M.}

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 June 1858 · page 2

John McKinlay, charged with obtaining goods under false pretences, was discharged, in default of sufficient evidence. The summons case, Hingle v. Jarvis, for the…

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Prisoners for Trial at the Bathurst Court of Quarter Sessions. Monday, June 7, 1858

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 June 1858 · page 2

Robert Drew, Molong, Larceny. William Dwyer, Mudgce, Horse Stealing. Samuel M'Ginn, Bathu[?]jt, Robbery. James O'Neil, ditto, Larceny…

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Tuesday, May 8. Sheep Stealing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 June 1858 · page 2

James smith and Dannis Hayes were charged with having on or about the 20th of september, 857, Rlonioualy stoles, at Ready Creek, 25 [?] 25 ewes, and 25 lambs, the property…

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Court of Quarter Sessions

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 June 1858 · page 2

Tho Quarter Sessions commenced on Monday morning, before T. Callaghan, Erq., Chairman, and a Bench of Magistrates, including Dr. Palmer, P.M., J. F. Clements, J. W. Lowe, R…

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Court of Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, June 9. Horse Stealing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 June 1858 · page 2

William Dwyer was charged with having in December last, at Mudgoe, stolen a horse, the property of John Mundy. Mr. Wadeson appeared for the prisoner. William Clarke, Corporal in the Gold Police,…

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Police Court. Wednesday, June 9th. (Before Dr. Palmer. P.M.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 June 1858 · page 2

Edward Brennan, charged with uttering obscene language was [?]. Robert Dawson, also charged with uttering obscene language, was fined 20s, or in default,…

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Court of Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, July 8, 1858. Maliciously wounding a Mare

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 June 1858 · page 2

John Rodgers, was charged with having at Tamharoova, in April last willfully and maliciously wounded a mare, the properly of Michael [?]. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and…

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Carcoar Police Office. Monday, 14th. June. the Turkey Case Again

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 June 1858 · page 3

An unprecedented case came off at this Court on this day, when Mr. Henry Snowden, an in­habitant of this town for tho last fourteen years, was summoned before the Court by the Police…

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