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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 7 of 10

Bathurst Police Court. Saturday, August 4th, 1860. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.m.) Threatening Life

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

William Pandegrast, a settler in the neighbourhood O'Connell plains, was brought up on warrant by Constable Merrin charged with having threatened the life of his wife. It…

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Trial of an Aboriginal for Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 August 1860 · page 4

At the Ballarat Circuit Court on Wednesday, Campbell, a middle-aged aborigine, was arraigned for murdering, on the 12th December, 1859, one Mary Ann…

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The Transatlantic Prize Fight. Murder of a Sayers Man by a Heeman Uan

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 August 1860 · page 4

Charles Wyman, and a young man named Cunningham, met on the 28th ultimo, a grocery, corner of Annunciation and St. Thomas streets, when an…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday, August 8, 1860. (Before Dr. Palmer P.M., J. B. Richards, G. Busby, Thomas Lee, D. Johnson and William Piper Esquires J.P's.) DRUNKENNESS

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

John McGrath charged by the Chief Constable with drunkenness was admonished and discharged. THREATENING LANGUAGE TO THE POLICE…

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Bathurst Police Court. August 11, 1850. (Before Dr. Palmer, . P. M.) O[?]soene Language

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

Robert Bartlett, who had been given into custody by Mrs. Sweetnam. for making use of obseone language, was brought before the bench by Constable Porter. Admonished and…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday, August 15. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., Captain Battye pun G. F. Wise , Esquire, J.P.s) DRUNKENNESS

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 August 1860 · page 2

Thomas Tranter, charged with drunkenness, was admonished and discharged. INSANITY. John Leman Pendered (lately assistant to…

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Police Office

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 August 1860 · page 2

Edward Tyler, who has been in the custody of the lookup-keeper for one week for protection, was brought up and discharged. John Walsh, aged 13, was brought before his…

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Small Debts Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 August 1860 · page 2

Dsley v. Marooney.—Plaintiff sued defendant for £5. Verdict for plaintiff £5. Costs £1 5s. Stimpson t. Wiley.—Plaintiff sued the defendant for £4 4s. 3d. Verdict for plaintiff…

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Bathurst Police Court. Saturday, August 18, 1860. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.) [Clean shoot.] MONDAY, August 20. (Before Dr. Palmer P.M. and John Bonier Esq. J.p.) Vagrancy

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 August 1860 · page 2

Thomas Mead and John O'Keefe were charged with vagraney, under the most disgusting circumstances, and were remanded until the 27th instant…

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Bathurst Police Court. WEDNESDAY—August 22ND, 1860. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., R. Y. Consens and E. M. Battye, Esqrs., J.P's)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 August 1860 · page 2

Ann Crowder, charged with drunkenness, was admonished and discharged. Patrick Campbell, charged with threatening the life of his wife, was admitted to bail to…

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Old Court. Sittings at Nisi Prius Before Michaelmas Term. Monday, August 13. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice And special Juries of Four ) Breach of Promise of Marriage. Pope V. M'kay and Another

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 August 1860 · page 4

For the plaintiff, Mr. Dawson ; for defendant, Mr. Michie and Mr. Billing. Mr. Dawson stated the case to the jury. It was an action brought by John Pope…

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Small Debts Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 August 1860 · page 2

A kins v. Kirkuatrick.—Paintiff sued defendant for £9 Verdict for Plaintiff £9 with costs. Stimnson v. Duglass —Plaintiff claimed the aum of £7 10s. for goods sold and delivered…

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Bathurst Police Court. Saturday—august 23Th, 1860. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.& Capt. Battye, J.p.) Drunkenness

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 August 1860 · page 2

[?] and incapable, was tined 40 and 1s. costs: in default, 48 hours in goal. VAGRANCY…

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Police Office. Tuesday, August 21. (Before O. C. Beardmor, Esq., P.M., and S. Mayor, Esq , J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 August 1860 · page 2

Mary Burns, of King's Plains, was brought before thier worships, charged with attempting to poison her husband, Moses Burns. Constable Cogan swore that he was in bed on…

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The Big Hill Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 September 1860 · page 4

One dark night in the month of February ary last, Charles William Bronson and his wife were silting in their tent near the Big Hill. They had just taken tea…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday—august 29 TH. 1860. (Before Dr. palmer, P.M. J.West jun. T.J. Hawkine, H.Rotton and J.B. Richards, E quires, J.P.s)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 September 1860 · page 2

On Wednesday last a considerable interest and excitement was caned in the town of Bithurst, by the ann mueement of the fact. that a number of individuals, well known in…

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Bathurst Destrict Court. (Before his Hmor Judge Dowling.) MONDAY —20ra AUGUST 1860

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 September 1860 · page 2

197 Balgy v. M. Lmghlin— settle out of court. Attorney for plaiatilf Mr. Pownall. 199 Fitapatrick v. MeMillan — For goods sold verdiet for plaintiff £9 1s 3d, and…

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Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 September 1860 · page 4

At the Brisbane Criminal Sessions, on the 18th instant, a Chinese named Kimboa was indicted for the wilful murder of Gmick Burns at the Clifton Station on…

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Bathurst Police Court Saturday—september 1, 1860. Before J.B. Richards and H. Rotton, Esqrs J.P.s) GAMBLING

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 September 1860 · page 2

J. B. Stewart and Denis Gaynor appeared on summons, to answer the charge of gunding. Particulars of the ovidence apperried on our issue of Saturday last. Roth the…

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Police Office. (Before O. C. Bcardmore, Esq., P.M. and B. Moyer, Esq., J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 September 1860 · page 3

J. Eumson, for drunkenness, fined 10s. Stapleton v. Ewen and McKenzie v. Smith.Both these cases were for putting excessis damages upon impounded cattle, and resnlted…

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