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

Courts & crime, 1862

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Bathurst police Court. Wednesday, February 26Th, 1862, (Before Dr. Palmer P.M., R.Y. Consens, Esq., and Dr. M'Danoagh, J.Ps]

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 March 1862 · page 2

William Wilson given in charge by Mr. [?] for using abusive and [?] language was fined £3 or in default torteen days in Bathurst good…

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Bathurst Police Court. Saturday, March 1st, 1862. (Before Dr. Palmer P.M.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 March 1862 · page 2

Charles O'Brien apprehended by detective Lyons on the charge of being illegally at large from Victoria, was remanded for seven days. John Wallace apprehended by Constable…

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Bathurst Police Court. TUESDAY, March 4th, 1862. (Before Dr. Palmer, P.M.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 March 1862 · page 2

John Parr, charged by the Chief Constable with larceny, was discharged on his own bail in the sum of £20. WEDNESDAY, 5th…

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Police Court. (Before L. V. Dalhunty. P M., W. M. Rothery, N. Connolly, Jun., and E, J. C. North, Esq. J. P's.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 March 1862 · page 3

J. McGeorgo v. Quinn. The complainant sued defendant for abusive language; the defendant was fined 20s, and costs 4s 6d or 48 hours in the…

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Thursday, March 13th. STEALING

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 March 1862 · page 2

James Peek alias Henry Williams was indicte for that he on the 21th day of February, 1862 in the Lachlan district did feloniously steal ten canisters of gunpowder and one half-chest…

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Friday, March 14th MURDER

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 March 1862 · page 2

Jackey Bullfrog, alias Flash Jack, an aborigine, was indicted for that he on the 7th day of December. 1861, at Condobolin, did folonously, willfully, and of matico aforethought, kill…

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Bathurst Police Court. Friday, March 1St, 1862. (Before Dr. Palmer P.M. Major Bowler, J.P., J. Wst tertius, Joseph West junr, and

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 March 1862 · page 2

William Clark, carpenter, on remand, charged with fined 20s, or in default seven days in gaol. George Black, pleaded guilty to the charge of…

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Horrible Double Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 March 1862 · page 4

One of the most terrible and cold-blooded tragedies it has ever been our duty to record has been unacted at a spot called Starling-green, Clavering, a…

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Bathurst Police Court. Tuesday, March 25Th. 1862. (Before Joseph West, Tertius. Esq., J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 March 1862 · page 2

Smith Flintoff, charged with drunkenness was admonished and discharged. WEDNESDAY, 26th. (Before Joseph West. Tertius Esq. and Dr…

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Goulburn Circuit Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 March 1862 · page 2

Before Sir Alfred Stephen, the Attorney-General prosecuting. Coyle was found guilty of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm,…

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Bathurst police Court. Friday, March [?] 1862. (Before Joseph West, tortius, T.J. Hawkins, P.M. Douglas, and G. Francis, [?] J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 April 1862 · page 2

SEMMONS CASES. Hughes v. John Fitzgerald—In this case the complaint be called upon to find sureties to keep the peace. The defendant was bound over…

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Police Office. (Before L.U. Dalhunty, P.M. E.J.C. North, and S. Meyer, Esqrs., J.P.s)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 April 1862 · page 2

Elisa Symons was announced by T. [?] for putting excessive damages on four head of his cattle which she had impounded it having been proved that the fence was old and…

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The Smallhealth Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 April 1862 · page 4

On Monday, John Grayson Farquhar, thirty-eight, gentleman, was indicted at Warwick for the wiltul murder of Elizabeth Brooks, at Smallhealth, in the parish of Birmingham, on…

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Bathurst Police Court. Tuesday, April, 1St. 1862. (Before Joseph West, tortins, Esq, J P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 April 1862 · page 2

Thomas Shaw, charged with drunkenness, was admonished and discharged. John Garvey, apprehended by Sergeant herman, was charged with forgery and was…

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Charge of Murder on the High Seas

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 April 1862 · page 4

ON Thursday B. jamin Robinson M'Laurin was [?] before Mr. Hall, at Bow street [?], upon a warrant under the [?] it on Act, charging…

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Cowra. Police Court. Wednesday, March 26Th, 1862

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 April 1862 · page 2

Watt v. Shelford.—Neglect of duty.—The case was this; Shelford, who was a shepherd in the employment of William R. Watt, Esq, m.P., had in his charge a flock of sheep. On…

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Bathurst Police Court. Tuesday, April, 8Th, 1862. (Before Joseph West, [?] Mejor Bowler and W.S. Piper, Eaq., J.Ps)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 April 1862 · page 2

Arthur Connor, Sandy, M'Doneld, Robert Thorp, Thomas Bren[?] and Eliah, Forster, charged with drunkenness, were severally admon[?] and discharged…

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Shocking Murder of a Blackfellow

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 April 1862 · page 4

During the last eight or ten days two or three tribes of black fellows from Braidwood, Yass, and Bland's Plains, have visited this town, giving us a display of…

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Cowra. Police Court. Thursday, 17Th April. (Before George Campbell, Esq., J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 April 1862 · page 2

Flockton v. Bond, threatening language, settled out of court. William Flanagan, on remand for horse-stealing was remanded to Berrima…

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Bathurst police Court. TUESDAY, April 22nd, 1862. (Before Joseph West, tortius, and R Manchattie, Esqr's, J.P's.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 April 1862 · page 2

Samuel Hand, given into custody by Patrick Fardy, on a change of assault was remanded for seven days, for the production of further evidence…

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