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

Courts & crime, 1861

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Bathurst Court of Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, June 18TH, 1861. (Before His Honor Judge Dowling and Jury of Twelve.) FELONY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 June 1861 · page 2

Henry Bristol, aged 41, pleaded Not Guilty to a charge of having on the 17th March last, at Molong feloniously stolen, two wethers, two lambs, and two sheep, the property of his…

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Love, Murder and Suicide

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 June 1861 · page 4

The following is a condensed report of one of the most romantic and extraordinary cases of murder and attempted suicide that has ever happened in Paris. It…

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Bathurst Court of Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, June 19Th, 1861. (Before His Honor Judge Dowling and a July of Twelve.) CATTLE-STEALING

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 June 1861 · page 2

George Adams (on bail.) and George [?] were indicated for having on the 29th day of March last, stolen two cows, the property of John [?] and another. A second count…

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Bathurst police Court. Saturday, June 22Nd, 1861. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., William Lee, and E.M. Battye, Esqrs. J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 June 1861 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE. John Richards was fined 40s. for the above offence. ASSAULT AND ROBBERY…

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Case of Murder. Inquest

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 June 1861 · page 2

We intimated in our last issue that news had been brought into Bathurst, that a man named Watt had been shot by bushrangers, in the neighbourhood of…

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Bathurst Police Court. WEDNESDAY, June 26TH, 1861. (No business.) Thursday, June 27Th. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M. & Major Bowler, J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 June 1861 · page 2

Mary Ann Watts, charged with drunkenness, was admonished and discharged…

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Murder of a Child by Boys

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 July 1861 · page 4

A child, two and a-half years old, named George Burgess, whose parents reside in Baguley-street, Higher Hillgate, Stockport, has been murdered by…

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Bathurst Police Court. SATURDAY, June 29. (Before Dr. Palmer P M . and Joseph West tertius, Esq. J. P.) Protection

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 July 1861 · page 2

Jeremiah Marshall was brought up by Constable Williamson for protection, and ordered to find [?] for one month, self in £10 and two in £5 each; in default seven days in…

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Attempted Murder by a Clergyman

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 July 1861 · page 3

A Dublin journal publishes the following:—" A Protestant clergyman, Archdeacon Mathias, residing for some time at Mount Hague, Kingstown…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday, July 3Rd. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., William Chatfield, Joseph West, terrius, and R. Y. Cousens, Esqrs., J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 July 1861 · page 2

John Cotton was brought up by Constable Sooel, charged with being intoxicated in a public thoroughfare. Admonished and discharged…

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Bathurst Police Court. Wednesday, July 10Th. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.m.) Drunkenness

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 July 1861 · page 2

Three drunkards, named John English, Margaret Davidson, and Sarah Jendings. were brought before the beach. The male prisoner was 20s., and the females were…

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Bathurst Police Court. Saturday, July 13Th. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.) Protection

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 July 1861 · page 2

William Hunter, brought up by Constable Williamson for protection, won remanded for three days. Drunkenness and Breaking Windows…

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Bathurst police Court. Wednesday, July 17Th, 1861. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M., and T. J. Hawkins, Esq., J.p.) Drunkenness

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 July 1861 · page 2

Martin Devine, Martin Policy, Jude Kemp, William Sullivan and George Stephenson were found guilty of the above offence. The two former fined 40s,: or. 48 hours in gaol:…

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Bathurst Police Court. Saturday, July 20Th, 1861. (Before Dr. Palmer, P. M., J; West. tertins, T. J. Hawkins, and R. Y. Consons, Esqrs, J. Ps.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 July 1861 · page 2

Margaret Burns Charged with drunkenness was admonished and discharged. William Sinnett, given in charge by J. Achor, for throatuning his life, was ordered…

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Bathurst Police Court. WEDNESDAY, July 24. Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 July 1861 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS, ETC. Terence McCroary was fined 40, for drunkenness, accompanied by obscene language and flighting…

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FRIDAY. July 26. Before Dr. Palmer, P.M. and R. McPhillamy Esq.,J.P. Violent Assault

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 July 1861 · page 2

William Prendergast, charged with a violent assault, was discharged on promising to take the pledge for 3 years…

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Murder of a Missionary and His Wife at Erromanga. To the Editor of the S. M. Herald

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 July 1861 · page 4

Sir,—Would you kindly permit me, through your columns, to communicate the very distressing intelligence received by me today, of the barbarous double…

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Bathurst Police Court. Saturday. July 27Th. Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 July 1861 · page 2

Charles Fuller was charged with using obscene language in n public place, and was ordered by the Bench to pay a fine of £5j or in default to bo imprisoned for three months…

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The Extraordinary Case of Child Stealing. Mistaxen Identity

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 July 1861 · page 4

At South wark Police-court, on .Monday, Harriet Henry, a young woman of small attitude, whose feature a were of rather a singular description, exhibiting a broken…

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District Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 July 1861 · page 2

This Court was opened yesterday by his Honor Judge Dowling, there were only, two cues for trial, which occupied the whole of the day. Mr. Sergeant was the only attorney present…

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