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

Courts & crime, 1872

275 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 14

Local News. Gulgong Police Court. [?] T. A. [?]Esq., P. M.

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 28 August 1872 · page 2

[?] fined [?] John [?]…

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Dreadful Murder in Melbourne. Revolting Profligacy

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 August 1872 · page 3

[?] was committed in Melbourne early on the morning of Tuesday, which, viewed in connection with all the surrounding circumstances is one of a very startling kind. The locality…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Wednesday, August 28. Before H. Tebbutt, Esq., J.P.

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 2

DRUNK.— Agree Lewis was brought up charged with being drunk, and was discharged. [?] LANGUAGE.— [?] Muggave, charged with using obscene [?] in…

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Appeal Court. the [?], AUGUST 20, Before Messrs, [?], Tebutt, and Mrpo[?]nch J. P.’s

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 2

No. [?] and [?] and party,—This dispute, [?] of the night to the above [?] was again called on Mr. David…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Monday, September 2. Before the Police Magistrate

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 4 September 1872 · page 2

D[?].—There were seven cases of drunkenness before the Bench. Four were discharged, one fined 16s., and two 20s. each. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3…

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Correspondence. the Appeal Court. (To the Editor of the Gulgong Guardian.)

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 4 September 1872 · page 3

SIR,—I believe that I was the first that ever complained through your columns of the incompetency of the Mining Appeal Court on this gold-field. Since then, complaints have come…

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Mining Appeal Court, Mudgee. FRIDAY, 30th AUGUST. Before Messrs. Warburton, C. W. Lawson, Cadell and Tebbutt, Esq., J.P.s

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 4 September 1872 · page 2

Foran and party, appellants v. MeVeight and party, respond nta.—Dr. Belinfante appeared for appellants, Mr. Davidson for respondents. This was an appeal from a decision…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Thursday, September 6. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Warburton, McDonnell, Rouse, S. Browne, and Mulholland, J.P.’s

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 7 September 1872 · page 2

Daniel Hurley, charged with being drunk in Queen-street, was fined £1, and for using obscene language, was fined another £1. Vincent Darand, brought up upon a warrant…

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Rockley. Police Court. Wednesday, September 4Th, 1872. (Before W. A. Steel and G. M. Fox, Esqrs., J.P.'s.) Summons Casrs

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 September 1872 · page 3

ILLFGAL D[?]TRNTION OF A HORSE.—O. Cummings v.D. O' Ommell.—appeared from the statement of complainant, that his son, a lad about thirteen years of ago, had purchased the horse in…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court Saturday, September 7. Before A. R. M. McDonnell L.S. Donaldon Esqs, J. P. ’s

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 11 September 1872 · page 2

ASSAULT.—Henry Gardiner was brought up charged with brutally asking his wife. From the evidence of Constable Fitzpatrick it appears the prisoner, when in drink, was more…

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Bathurst District Court. (Before his Honor Mr. Judge Josephson) Monday, 9Th September, 1878

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 September 1872 · page 3

This court opened immediately at the close of the criminal trials. The members of the bar present wore messre. R.M. Isaacs and C. Pilcher…

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Police Court. Saturday, September 7Th, 1872. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 September 1872 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—One drunkard was admonished and discharged; and Sarah Hamilton, alias Elizabeth Rogers, was fined 5s., in default, 2½ hours' imprisonment…

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Tuesday, September 10Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 September 1872 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Two drunkards were admonished and discharged. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Elizabeth Hancourt was fined 10s., in default 48 hours' imprisonment,…

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Monday, September 9Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 September 1872 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—One drunkard was admonished and discharged; James E[?]enan and Mary Saunde[?]s, charged with the same offence, were dued 5[?]., each, in default, 24 hours'…

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Small Debts Court

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 14 September 1872 · page 2

AN ATT[?] LOVER. —Lang[?] v. Cockrane, £10, money lent.— In this case, plaintiff [?] that he had lent the defendant two £5 in tint middle of August ; but upon being…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Wednesday, September 11. (Before L. S. D[?] and H. Tebbutt, Esq. J. P.’s.)

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 14 September 1872 · page 2

[?] John Robinson was [?] by [?] Rogers with [?] in the public street, and was fined [?] the [?] that in future…

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Libel. Gulgong Police Court—friday, 13th September. Before T. A. Browne, Esq., P.M. Henry Teburtt and Anuas Randleson McDON SELL v. T. F. De Gourcy Browne

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 14 September 1872 · page 2

MR. T. F De Courcey Browne appeared to answer the information of the above two poisons, that he did on the 4th day of September print and publish a false and malicious libel against…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court on [?] Friday There [?]

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 2

[?]…

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Amusing Scene in Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 4

AN attorney was putting questions so bounceably to a witness in the Emerald-hill Court on Saturday, that occasionally the clerk of the court got down statements which did not at all satisfy…

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Police Court. Wednesday, September 18Th, 1872. ' (Before D. Donnelly, D. Kinna, and H. M. Fulton, Reqrs., J.P.s)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.— Henry Aldrige, charged on suspecion with being of unsound mind, was remanded for seven days. Arthur Poollbrook, on the same was…

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