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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 5 of 7

Police Court. Wednesday, August 28

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 August 1858 · page 2

Before Dr. Palm v. P.M., Captain Battye, Jos West, tertius, W.B. Rankon, and G. Francis, Esqrs., J.P. William Clements, charged with uttering language, was fined 50., or in…

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Police Court. Saturday, August 28. Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 September 1858 · page 2

Agnes Coberoft, charged with drunkenness and uttering obscene language, was fined 20s and costs, or in default, twenty-four hours in gaol…

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Police Court. Wednesday, September 1st. ("Before Dr. Palmar, P.M. and J. J. Ashe Esq., J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 September 1858 · page 2

Daniel Trahee, on reinsad, charged with assault, was remanded until the 3rd instant. In the Sulumona Cases. Hills o. Cummings Cummings o. Hills, under the Master and…

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Prisoners for Trial at the Bathurst Court of Quarter Sessions, Monday, September 6Th, 1858

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 September 1858 · page 2

Robert Drow, Molong, larcony. Ching Goug, Sofala, embezzling gold. Edward Powlett, and James Pearce, Sofala, Marcony…

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Court of Quarter Sessions

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 September 1858 · page 2

The Quarter Session commenced on Monda last before T. Callaghan Esq., Chairman, and Bench of Magistrates including Dr. Palmer P.M. Captain Battye, R.H. Oakes, G. F. Wise…

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Carcoar Police Office. Sept. 2nd, 1858. Present—the Police Magistrate

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 September 1858 · page 2

John Cody was summoned before the Bench the Bench show his right and title to a horse which he had in his possession. The case was postponed for four weeks for a material witness…

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Thursday, September 9. Present—The Police Magistrate and N. Connolly, Esq., Jun

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 September 1858 · page 2

John O'Brien, a well-known and dissipated character and a servant to Mr. North, storekeeper of this town, was summoned before the court for assaulting…

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Tuesday, Sept. 7 Present—The Police Magistrate and N. Connolly, Esq., Jun

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 September 1858 · page 2

This being Licensing and Transfer Day, several publicans and their sureties from Cowra and the Long Swamp (a distance of thirty miles), were in attendance; but, there being…

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Police Court. Friday, September 10Th. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., D. Johnstone and J. M. Phillamy Esqrs., J. Ps.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 September 1858 · page 2

John Cotton, charged with drunkenness, was fined 20s and costs, or, in default, 21 hours' imprisonment in gaol. John Clarke, given in change by Mr. Johnson…

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Police Court. Wednesday, September 15th

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 September 1858 · page 2

Before Dr. Palmor, P. M. Archibald Campbell Joseph West, tertius, and Charles McPhillainy. Esqrs., J.Ps, William Fowler, labouring under…

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Prisoners for Trial at the Circuit Court, 20Th September 1858

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 September 1858 · page 2

1 John Malony and Charles M. Guiro, C. [?] itering a warrant or cheque from £1 to £21. 2 James Riley, Mudgee, murder. 3 Edward Power and George Duggan…

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Molong. Wilful Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 September 1858 · page 3

In this township a most diabunca[?] match a committed on Saturday morning by one [?]naman on another, A party of Chinese rent [?]use form a resident named mortal, which…

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Bathurst Assizes. Wednesday, September 22nd. Assault with Intent. &c

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 September 1858 · page 2

Lawrence Byrne vat charged with haring on the 19th July, at Summerhill, unlawfully wounded one John Strickland with intent to kill and murder him. A second indictment…

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Police Court. Saturday, October 2nd

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 October 1858 · page 2

There were no case for adjudication this day…

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Police Court. Wednesday, October 6th. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., Captain Byttye, J. M. Marsh, and Alexander Watt, Esqrs., J.P.S.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 October 1858 · page 2

The following Summons Cases were heard:— Glene Cullen.—This was a case under the Impounding Act, in which the complainant, Thomas Glen, a [?] of Mr. Charles…

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Police Court. Saturday, October 9th. (Before Dr. Palmer, P. M.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 October 1858 · page 2

CAtherine Sullivan, charged with drunkenness was admonished and discharged. The Summons case Tonor c. Johnson, for illegally disposing of property, postponed from…

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Police Court. Wednesday, October 18th. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., Captain Battye, J. M. Marsh and T. J. Hawkins, Esqree., J.Ps)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 October 1858 · page 2

John Naughten, charged with drunkenness, was fined 20s and coats, or in default, 24 hours imprisonment. John McCoully charged with drunkenness…

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Police Court. Friday, October 22nd, 1858

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 October 1858 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate and T. J. Haw kins, Chariot Whalan, J. M, March, Esqs, and Captain Battye, J.V.s. William Matthews, of Carcoar, appeared…

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Police Court. Tuesday, October 20th, 1858. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., Captain Battye, G. F. Wiso, T. J. Hawkins, and R. Mophillamy, Enquires., J.Ps.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 October 1858 · page 2

William Grant, charged with uttering obscene language, and putting his wife in bodily fear, was ordered to enter into sureties to be of good behaviour, himself in &40, and two in…

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Cowra. Police OFFICE—October 20. (Before C.E.Smith, Esq. P.M)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 October 1858 · page 3

John Potts, charged with being drunk in the streets, was discharged on account of it being" his first olfenco; he was again brought up on a second charge of drunkenness, when he was…

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