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

Courts & crime, 1860

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Police Office. Thursday—december 27Th, 1859. (Before S. Mavas Es[?] J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 January 1860 · page 2

John Gody and Patrick, were this day charged with feloniously setting fire to two stacks of bay, on the night of Sunday last, at Brown's Greek, the property of one Connor Shine, farmer…

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Bathurst Police Court. Saturday — January 7th. (Before Dr. Palmer. P.M.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1860 · page 2

Elizabeth smith, charge with drunkenness, was remanded to the watch-house. Thomas Connolly, charged with being illegally on premises was admonished and discharged…

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Police Office. WEDNESDAY—January 4. (Before Captain Gennys, R.N., and S. Moyer, Esqr., J.P.S.) Knar.. .T.P.s)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1860 · page 2

John Douglass, on remand, under the Cattlestealing Prevention Act, having produced a witness from whom he had purchased the cow which he was charged with stalling, was discharged…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday.—january 21Th. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 January 1860 · page 2

Co[?]long, (Chi[?]), given in charge by Mrs. K[?] suspension f larceny was discharged. Henry Ro[?]son, appr[?] on a charge of [?]ling was remained till this day…

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Bathurst Police Court. Saturday— January 14. (Before Dr.Palmer, P.M.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 January 1860 · page 2

Mary Curran, charged with drunkenness, was ad[?] and discharged. Herney Robson, an [?] charged with horse stealing, was committee to take his trial at the…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday, January 18. (Before L.r. Palmer, P.m. and J.W. Lowe, Esq. J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 January 1860 · page 2

Ann Burns and George Morrison, charge with drunkenness, were admonished and discharged. Alfred August was found guilty of using…

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Escape of Prisoners.— Two She by the Police

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 January 1860 · page 2

At two O'clock on Thursday rooming, a during and partially successful attempt was made by the prisoners, twenty in number (two of whom was condemned at the late Sandhurst…

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Bathust Police Court. Saturday—january 21St (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M. and R. McPhillamy. Esq., J.P)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 2

[?] threatening the life of his wife but the charge was withdrawn in condition of his taking the pledge for 12 [?]…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday,—january 25

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 January 1860 · page 2

There were no cases for adjudication this day…

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Bathurst Police Court. Saturday, January 28. (Before Joseph West , tertius, aud Joseph West, Jun .Faors., J.P.'s

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 February 1860 · page 2

William Fitzimmons charged with drunkenness pleaded guilty to the charge, and was fined 10s. or, in default, 24 hours in gaol. William O Sallivan, charged with assault and…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday— February 1St .(Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., Wm. Leo, and R. Y. Cousens , Esqrs., T.Ps.) SUMMONS , LIST

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 February 1860 · page 2

Hughes v.James Roe— In this case pefendant pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in Bathurst gaoal…

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The Bathurst Free Press." Magna Rst Veritas St Prrvaleis." Saturday, February 1, 1860. Our Police and Their Pay

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 February 1860 · page 2

A SHORT time ago we directed the attention of our renders to the fact Unit our much respected Jailer Mr. Chippendal was miserably paid by the Government…

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THURSDAY—JANUARY 31. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1860 · page 2

George Reilton, a youth, was brought before the Bench under the Vagrant Act, as a lunatic. He was sent to Bathurst Gaol for one month. James Manton, drunk, fined 10s.; or, in…

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Friday—february 3Rd. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1860 · page 2

Michael Kilmarten, tailor, was brought up for absconding from his employ; relossed on his own recognizances to appear on the 16th instant. Luke Burke, for drunkenness, did appear;…

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Police Office. Thursday—january 26Th. Before the Police Magistrate, and S. Meyer, Esq., J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1860 · page 2

John Watson v. John Nowland,—Watson summoned Nowland for £5 for splitting 100 slabs, Nowland stated that he never contracted with Watson; case postponed to produced…

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Diabolical Double Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1860 · page 3

It has seldom been our duty to record the details of a more horilble and cold blooded crime than that just brought to light, through the instrumontality of the detvotive police, at Casterton, in the Portland district, and…

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Bathurst Police Court. Saturday, February 4Th. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., Joseph West, Jun

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1860 · page 2

and K. Y. Cousins, Esqrs., J.P.) John Williams, brought before the Bench, on suspicion of being a runaway prisoner of the Crown, was remanded for saven days…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna Est Veritas Et Evalsait." Wednesday, February 8, 1860. the Gaol

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 February 1860 · page 2

THE Bathurst Times of Saturday last has a strange article on this subject, the professed object of which seems to be, to show how necessary and politic it is, that this…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday, February 3Th. (Before Dr. palmer p.m, and Captain Battye J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 February 1860 · page 2

Robert Curran, apprechended under the Cattle stealling prevention Act, was discharged. James Bormley charged with escaping from the custody of the police whilst under the sentence was committed…

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Atrocious Murder of a Chinaman in Bathurst

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1860 · page 2

On Sunday Evening one of the most appalling circumstances ever known to have transpired within the precincts of the town of Bathurst, was discovered to have taken place in Howick-street…

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