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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 9 of 14

Diabolical Murder in France

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 3

THE Paris correspondent of the Standard gives the following harrowing paticulars of a most barbarous murder perpetrated the other day in a French village near Bordeaux — A fearful…

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Small Derts Court. Wednesday. June 24Th Before H Tehbutt, A. R. McDonnell, and L. S. Don[?]

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 2

[?] v Lewis, — Value of a horse. Adjourned [?] were court. [?] Constable, £9 19s G.L —The amount due had been reduced to bring it within the…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court, Monday, July 29. Before the Police Magistrate

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 31 July 1872 · page 2

[?] LANGUAGE—James Ritchic, for using absence language, was tined 40s INSULTING LANGUAGE — James Hongh was charged with using insulting languages, and…

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A Second Murder by Garotter. Inquest and Open Verdict of Willful Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 July 1872 · page 2

AT 9 o'clock yesterday forenoon the City Coroner held an inquiat at the Barley Mow Hotel, Cast oreagh and Park streets touching the cause of death of an oldetly man named Charlo…

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Gulgong Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Wednesday, July 31St

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 3 August 1872 · page 2

EXULZZLEMENT.—George Price was brought up, charged with embezzling £10, the property of his employer, Robert Chalmers, of Windsor. The accused, denied all knowledge of the…

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Extraordinary Murder at Marseilles

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 August 1872 · page 3

The recent murder of a merchant of Marseilles by three other merchants of that city as related by the correspondent of The Times, reads more like a tale of sensational romance than as the…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court Tuesday August 5. (Before [?] Tebblt, Esq.)

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 7 August 1872 · page 2

[?] was brought up. charged with [?] Ann [?]—She suited that the accrued shrank her upon the nose and mouth, [?] her down : the only…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Wednesday, August 6. [?]

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 10 August 1872 · page 2

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Police Court. Saturday, August lOrn, 1872. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 August 1872 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.-James Arthur, on suspicion of bring of unsound mind, was discharged. Thomas Poolbrook, on a similar charge was remanded for seven days for medical treatment…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Tuesday, AUGUST (Before the Police Magistrate, and B. Tubbutt. Esq.,J. P. )

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 14 August 1872 · page 2

OPEN AFTER HOURS.—For this offence, William Wesley was lined £2. MAINTAINANCE—Mathew v. Mathune.— An arrangement was made. Case dismissed…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Wednesday August 14. Before H. T. [?] L. S. Donaldson, Esq., J.P.

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 17 August 1872 · page 2

DRUNK.— Four unfortunates were brought up charged with having drunk. Two were discharged, charged, and the other two, being old visitors, were fined 40s. each…

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Police Court. Saturday. August 17Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 August 1872 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—One drunkard was admonished and discharged; and Bridget Rimibsy alias Baldwin, was fined 5s, in default, ,24 hours imprisonment for a similar offence…

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Monday, August 19Th. (Before the police MAgistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 August 1872 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Thomas [?] was admonished and discharged for drunkenness; he was further charged with making use of obscene language in the public…

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Tuesday, August 20Th. (Before the police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 August 1872 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.—Charles Hosier, charged on suspicion with being of unsound mind.—Senior sergeant Waters stated that the prisoner went to the station house on the previous night…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court Monday, August 19.1872. Before, the Police [?]

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 21 August 1872 · page 2

[?] Four person brought up charged with being drunk. William Stanley and John Field were discharged, John Jones fined 10s, and James Berry 4s…

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The Assault on Mr. Duncan

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 August 1872 · page 3

THE Convict Weechurch, who stabbed Mr. Dunean inspector pf penal establishment, on Sunday week, was tried at the Pentridge Stockade by the visiting…

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Shooting at Ophir. Verdict of Wilful Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 August 1872 · page 3

DR. WARREN deposed: On Saturday the 3rd instant, about 9 p m., a man Wright came to my house, saying he wished me to go to [?] to attend a man who had been shot; I asked him…

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Shooting at Ophir. Verdict of Wilful Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 August 1872 · page 4

THE unfortunate man Charles Corse, who was shot by Richard Spencer, at Ophir, on the evening of Saturday, the 3rd instant, died on Saturday night last thus…

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Disagreements in the Supreme Court. To the Editor of the Hicald

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 21 August 1872 · page 2

SIR,—Your leader of this morning, on the administration of justice in the Supreme Court has given shape to reflections which have for some time part occupied the minds of many,…

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Local News. Gulgong Police Court. Friday, August 23Rd. Before the Police Magistrate

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 24 August 1872 · page 2

[?] Duran v. Price. This was a case of transposes upon a business site upon the Home Rule. Verdict for complainant. MINING PARTNERSHIP.— Durham v. Craigen…

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