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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 6 of 14

The Burglary at the Canadian. Death of the Murder

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 11 May 1872 · page 2

ON Tuesday last a magisterferial enquiry was hold at Mudgee by the Police magistrate, (G. [?] the death of John Forster, the man who was recently shot…

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The Murder of Sergent Sutherland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 May 1872 · page 2

NEWS has reached town that on Wednesday list a young man named William Bristoe was arrested in Cowra by Sub-Inspector Saunderson and Constable…

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Police Court. Wednesday, May 8Th. 1872. (Before J. McPhillamy and J. Rutherford

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 May 1872 · page 2

THOMAS CULLEN, charged with being drunk and m[?]ing use of obscene language, was ad[?]shed and discharged. HORSE-STEALING.—James Leo was charged…

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Cowra. the Murder of Sergeant Sutherland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 May 1872 · page 2

ABOUT five o'clock on Wednesday, the 1st [?] May, intelligence was brought into town that Sergeant Sutherland had been shot by armed men a B[?]nni Creek, about five miles from…

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Police Court. Saturday, May 11Th, 1872. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 May 1872 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND- Frederick Heron was charged on suspicion with being of unsound mind. This prisoner has been in prison on three different occasions on similar grounds, and was remanded…

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Monday, May 13th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 May 1872 · page 2

Two drunkards-a man and woman - were brought up but were discharged. SOMMONS CASE- R.W. WATERS V. p. Butler. - The defendant was charged with allowing pigs…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Monday. May 15. (Before the [?] Magistrate and H. [?])

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 15 May 1872 · page 2

[?] with having drunk and [?] it being his first [?] he was [?] [?] changed with the same…

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Small Debts Court. (Before the Police Magistrate, H. Tebbett. J.P., and R. Ronse, jun , J.P.)

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 15 May 1872 · page 2

Sinnus v. Shepherd.—This was an action for [?] and plaintiff claimed £10 damages. Mr. Clarke for the plaintiff Dr. Belinlante for defendant. Plaintiff called and sworn, stated…

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Tuesday, May 14th. (Before the Police Magistrate and R. Mophilamy, E.q., J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 May 1872 · page 2

James Arthur, on remand, was charged with , drunkenness, As he had been in goal a week the Bench considered that he had been sufficiently punished, and discharged him…

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Murder at Newcastle

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 May 1872 · page 2

ON 'Thursday night a report circulated through Newcastle, which unhappily proved too correct, to the effect that a seaman of the name of Mark T. Hunley, belonging to the American ship…

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Local News. Gulgong People Court [?]

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 18 May 1872 · page 2

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Police Court. Saturday, May 18th, 1872. (Before the police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 May 1872 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND- F[?]riel Heron,on remand charged on suspicion with being of unsound mind, was again remanded for further medical evidence…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Tuesday, 21st MAY. Before H. [?]

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 22 May 1872 · page 2

THE CANADIAN BURGLARY.— The following is the evidence taken in this case on Friday Last and to day:— William Carlton [?] Plant alias Smith was…

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Sydney Criminal Court. Monday, May 20, 1872. (Before his Honor M. Justice Hungrave.) the Parramatta River Murders. Trial of Nichols and Lester. the Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 May 1872 · page 2

AT an early hour persons been to congregate near the door of the court wailing for the building to be opened in order to gain admission. At the opening of the doors there was a rush to…

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Police Court. Wednesday, May 22nd, 1872. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 May 1872 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS,—One drunkard was admonished and discharged. RIOROUS BRHAVIOUR.—William Plows, Cornelius Mahoney, and Charles Whitmore—three…

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Thursday, May 23Rd.. (Before the Folios Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 May 1872 · page 2

HORSE-STEALING.—William McGee was charged with stealing a horse, saidle, and bridle, the properly of one William; Morris.—Senior Sergeant Waters of the Bathurst police, deposed;…

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Tuesday, May 21. the Court Room

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 May 1872 · page 2

The number of people inside the building witnessing the proceeding to-day was quits as large as yesterday. Sometime before the doors of the court were opened there was a ordered of…

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Sydney Criminal Court. Monday May 20, 1872. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargraves.) the Parramatta River Murders. Trial of Nichols and Lester. (At the time of our going to press yesterday the Court was adjourned for luncheon, , and)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 May 1872 · page 2

On returning, police sergent Henry Kerr deposed : In consequence of information received, I went to a house in Holt-street, Strawberry Hills, and there I found the two boxes produced;…

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Police Court. Saturday, May 23th. 1872.' (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 May 1872 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Domingo Gressier, charged with being drunk and disorderly in Durham Street, was fined 10, in default 48 hours imprisonment. Fine paid…

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Supposed Murder by a Chinaman

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 May 1872 · page 3

THE Daiby (Queensland) correspondent of the Brisbane Courier, writing on the last instant, says—On Monday evening the Chinaman Ling Tow, who was arrested at Drayton on suspicious…

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