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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 14 of 14

Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Monday, December 2nd. (Before L. S. Donaldeon, Esq., J.P.)

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

DRUNK.—Evan Jones. charged with being drunk in Herbert-street, failing to put in an appearance his bail was entreated. Furious Driving. — George Fletcher and…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Wednesday, December 4. Before the Police Magistrate

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

Obscene Language,—Con. Royle was brought up, charged with using obscene language in Main-street, Home Rule, and was fined £3 and costs…

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Police Court. Thursday, December 5Th, 1872. (Before Dr. Basselt, and D. Kinna, Esqrs., J.P.'s.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 December 1872 · page 2

LARCENY,—Mary Weavers was brought before the court, charged with stealing a quantity of silk, dress pieces, and other articles of drapery, the property of Mrs. Grimwood,—The prisoner…

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Murder in Wooloomooloo and Attempted Suicide of the Murderer

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 December 1872 · page 3

YESTERDAY evening, the residents in the neighbourhood of Woollomooloo were startled by the intelligence that a lodger had cur the throat of the wife of the man in whose house…

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Appeal Court Thursday, [?] Before R. [?] and [?] J.P.s

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

Sydney v Bevan.—This was an appeal against a decision of Mr. Commissioner Browne with reference to the first black cast of No. 18, Black [?] . The facts as to marking and…

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Shocking Murder Near Murrumburrah

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

ON Sunday last a terrible murder. was perpatrated by a free-selector namal I Stephen Purcell, his victim being a person named Delohery from the information that has reached us we…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide Hoxton

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

Another shocking occurrence has taken place at. Hoxton, within fifty yards of the house where Mrs. Squire and her.dauthter were so recently murdered It "would' appear.' that a young…

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Threat to Murder the Tichborne Claimant

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

THOSE who attended the meeting held at the Amphithreatre, .Liverpool, on Thursday week for the purpose of hearing the Claimant and his friends, were surprised to se extraordinary…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Friday, December 13th, 1872. (Before T. A. Browne, Esq., P.M.)

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

A FALLEN WOMAN.— Agnes Wilson was brought up, charged with being an [?]and disorderly woman, having no visible means of support. The poor creature seemed to feel her…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. on Saturday and Monday there was a clean sheet, not a [?] case having been entered. Thursday, December 17. Before the Police Magistrate

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 18 December 1872 · page 2

Detaining a Mars.—Hughes v. Stapleton.— This was a case in which [?] Hughes purchased from one Cornell prior to his leaving the district, a bay mare, branded 55 near neck…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Thursday, December 10. Before the Police Magistrate

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

Assaulting the Police.—John Curtis was brought up, charged with being illegally on the promises of Patrick Maloney, of Queen-street, and with violently assaulting the arresting…

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Ci[?] Court

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

PROCLAMATION of his [?]hino appears in the 3th declares that Wi[?] it is expect…

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Police Court. Thursday, December 19th, 1873. (Before Dr. Baseit and H. Rotton Raqr J.P.')

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

DRUNG AND DISORDEELY -Catherine Smith alias Douglas, for this officer. was admominished and disclosed INDBCSMT LAXGUAGE. The same prisoner…

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Friday, December 20Th. (Before the Police Mag[?]

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

OBCRIME LAMAGUAGE. -George [?] with making use of obscane lang charged, the prosreutor not .wish aginst him…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court Tuesday, [?] Before T. A. Brown[?] Esq., P. M., and if Tubbut, Esq., J. P.

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 25 December 1872 · page 2

[?] languages;—Mary and [?] Grier were brought up. charged with using insulting languages to Mary [?] the “Countess [?] It appears that country to the…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Thursday, Dec. 23. Before L. S. Donaldson, Esq., J.P.

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 28 December 1872 · page 2

Obscene Language.—For this offence W. Morris was fined 10s. ; D. Brown, 20s ; T. Saunders, 40s.: and D. Alkins 10s. Brown was also fined 20s. for destroying police…

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