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

Courts & crime, 1860

193 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 10

WELLINGTON. On Tuesday, 3Rd April, 1860. At the Police Office

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 March 1860 · page 3

GORDON (Country Lots).— Parish [?] On and near Curra Creek, between 4 and 6 miles south - westerly from Wellington Lot 1, 41 cress lot 2, 36 acres: lot 3, 39 nercs: lot 4…

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L a N D Sales In FRIDAY, 23rd MARCH, at eleven o' clock at the Police Office, Harulry

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 March 1860 · page 3

COUNTRY LOTS — Country of Cook Parish annamend, Adjoining J. M.L nnon's three porions of 30, nd 31 acres and lying about two…

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Police Court. Monday— March 5Th. (Before O.C.Beardmore [?])

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 March 1860 · page 2

Martha Davies, Michael White, and James Kerr, Jan, for drunkenness, were each fined 20s. or 48 hours in the cells. TUESDAY— MARCH 6TH…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday,— March 14Th. (Before Dr.Palmer, P.M.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 March 1860 · page 2

John Haspin and Thomas Hines, charged with drunkenness, were fined 20s, each; or, in default of payment, 24 hours in gaol. Elizabeth Richards, charged with drunkenness…

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Small Debts Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 March 1860 · page 2

Kennon V.Carroll.— The plaintiff summoned defendant for £5, for the injury that defendatn's cattle had done to his crops. Verdict for plaintiff, £2, costs and witness, 7s, 6d…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. Monday, March 19Th, 1860. (Before His Honour Justice Milford.) Escaping From Custody

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 March 1860 · page 2

James Bromley was indicted for that the did on the 24th day of November, 1858, feloniously escape from the custody of one James McDonald, while undergoing a sentence of 12 months…

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Friday, 23Rd March, 1860. Cattle Stealing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 March 1860 · page 2

John Bowles was indicated for that he did at Warra Creek on the 31st 1859, feloniously steal fourteen bullocks and fourteen cows the property of one Thomas Eanning, the cattle…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. Tuesday, March 20Th, 1860. (Before His Honour Justice Milford.) MURDER

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 March 1860 · page 2

Neill's trial for murder continued from our last issue. George Callwell, deposed: I heard of the murder on Wednesday the 22nd February; I…

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WEDNESDAY, 21 st MARCH, 1860. MURDER

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 March 1860 · page 2

John Wilkinson and Young man Jackey (an aboriginal) charged with murder were remanded until the next Circuit Court in consequence of the absence of material witnesses…

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Bathurst Police Court. Friday, March 23

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 March 1860 · page 2

(Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., Joseph West, Jun, J.J. Ashe, H. M. Lean, W. Brown and H.M. Keightley Esqrs, J.P's) Jane parker, charged with using obscene…

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Saturday—march 24Th. Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 March 1860 · page 2

Darby Fitzpatrick and John Burns were indicted for that they did at Slippery Creek, on the 20th September, 1859, wilfully, feloniously and of their malice aforethought kill and murder…

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Murder of a Wife by Her Husband. Newbury Vt., Nov. 28, 1859

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 March 1860 · page 3

One the afternoon of Friday last the inhabitants of Wells River, Vt., and vicinfly were thrown into a state of wild excitement by the committal of one of…

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Land Sales. Wellington, on Tuesday, 3Rd April., 1860. At the Police Officer

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 March 1860 · page 4

GORDON, (Country Lots).- Parish [?]On and near chria Creek between 4 and 6 miles south-westerly from Wellington: Lot I 41 acres; lot 2, 36 acres; lot 3, 39 acres; lot 4…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. Friday, March 23Rd. 1860. (Before His Honour Justice Milford.) Porging and Uttering

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 March 1860 · page 2

Thomas McColin was indicted for that he did at Bathurst on the 27th July, 1859, feloniously large one promissory note, for the payment of a certain sum of money, ot wit for £20 with…

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Murder, Robbery and Incendiarism

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 March 1860 · page 4

The Court of Assizes of the Gironde, held at Bordeaux, has been occupied with the trial of a man named Vinson, on a charge of murder, robbery, and…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday, March 28Th, 1860. (Before Dr. Palmer P. A., W.R. Davidson, F., M. Bettve and R. Machattie Esquires, J.P.s) DRUNKENNES

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 March 1860 · page 2

George Sattor and his cable partner Biddy (two aborigina's) were brought before the bench charged with being drunk and disorderly on Tuesday last. Their Worships went through…

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Supreme Court. Monday, March 26Th. (Before His Honor Judge Milford and a Jury of twelve.) NEVILLE V. West and Others

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 March 1860 · page 2

This was an action for trespass, which occupied nearly three days, and was one of those squatting cases in which the evidence would be perfectly unintelligible to the majority of our…

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Bathurst Police Court. Saturday, March 31St, 1860. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., Captain Battye, and Joseph West, tortins. Esq., J.p.) Protection

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

Ellen Bibby was brought up by Constable Williamson. It appeared that she had given herself up at the watch-house on Friday night for protection, haring no place to go to…

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Sydney Police Court. the Assault Upon Dr. Lang

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 April 1860 · page 4

MALCOM MELVILLE MACDONALD, in the charge sheet described as a gentleman, and formerly mi officer in the East IndiaCompany's service, appeared to answer…

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English Extracts. Dreadful Murder in Ireland by

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1860 · page 3

A CONSTABLE.—Dungannon, Tuesday.—A most frightful and diabolical murder—most probably double murder—was committed here yesterday evening. About…

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