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

Courts & crime, 1874

82 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 5

Warden’s Court. Boyden and Wolfenden

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 20 October 1874 · page 2

This was a case in which plaintiff sued the defendant to recover one share in No. 4 Enterprise Gold Mining Company. Wolfeden it appears sold one share to Boyden one…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Monday, October 26th. (Before L. S. Donaldson, Esq., J.p.) Drunk

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 27 October 1874 · page 2

Thomas Stifling was charged with being drunk in Herbert-street. This being the first offence, he was discharged with a caution…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court Wednesday, October 28th. (before T. A. Browne, Kaq., P.m.) Assault

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 29 October 1874 · page 2

•Mary Thornton appeared upon a warrant charged with [?] Francis Williams. From the evidence of plaintiff it appeared that the accused came to plaintiffs residence…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Friday, October 30th, 1874, (Before T. A. Browne, Req., P.m.) the Tallewang Dispute

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 31 October 1874 · page 2

WILLIAM [?] Henry Buckley, Alexander Cockburn, and Henry, Haydon, on bail, appeared, charged under warrant with forcibly taking possession of a mining claim…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Monday, November 2Th, 1874. (Before T. A. Browne, Esq., P.m.) Obscene Language

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 3 November 1874 · page 2

Chon Hong, dealer, of Herbert-street, was charged with the above offence, and was defended by Mr. Cory. Constable Forster, deposed, that on…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Courts Thursday, November 5Th,1874 ( Before T. A. Brown, [?] , P.M.) [?] LANGUAGR

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 5 November 1874 · page 2

Mary Keogh, charged with using [?] language in [?] street, pleeded guilty. Fined £1, or three days imprisonment. DRUNK…

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Murder by Blacks

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 7 November 1874 · page 3

ON Monday morning last (says the Cooktown Herald, of October 21). Mr. Court of the firm of Wilson and Court, Palmerville, arrived in town and reported to us some…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Small Debts Court. (Before the Police Magistrate, and L. S, Donaldson, J. P)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 12 November 1874 · page 2

Gless v, Donnelly, £3.-Verdict for the plaintiff. Pattiemore v. Bones, — No parties. Johnson v. Club, £4 —Use and damage of a…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Monday, November 10th. (Before. L. S. Donaldson, Esq., J.p.) Obscene Language

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Tuesday 17 November 1874 · page 2

CHARLES M’CARTHY was charged with using obscene language in Mayne-street, Gulgong. The accused guilty, and was fined £2 or one month’s imprisonment in Mudgee…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Thursday, November 19th.(Before T. A. Browns, [?] P.m.) Drink and [?]

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 19 November 1874 · page 2

WILLIAM ROBISON WAS brought up charged with the above offence, Fined £3, or one month in gaol. • DA. DANGEROUS NEIGHBOUR…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Friday, November 10th. (Before T.A. Browne, Esq., P.M. ) Assaults O’sullivan v. DENNIS

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 2

Anna Sophia O’Sollivan, sworn, said : On Wednesday, the 18th instant, I went to the defendant’s residence at the Home Rule, for the purpose of asking him to settle an…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Small Debts Court. Wednesday, November 25Th. (Before T. A. Browne, Esq., P.M., and L. S. Donaldson, J.P). Moss v. BRENEGER

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 26 November 1874 · page 2

Mr. Brough applied to the Court for an order to the bailiff to give up possession of the property seized, on the grounds that it belonged to J. P. Rosemarie, it having been…

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Warden’s Court

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 28 November 1874 · page 2

Symmons and Putney v. Underwood.— This was a case of illegal trespass upon a claim in Lower Magpie Golly. It appeared that who plaintiff had and the defend…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Friday, November 27Th. ( Before T.A. Browne, Esq., P.M.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 28 November 1874 · page 2

Painter v Cogdon.—In this are Mrs Louisa Painter summoned J. H.Cogdon for having in his possession a gold brooch,her property. From the evidence of complainment…

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Wilful Child Murder. (From the Evening Post.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 3 December 1874 · page 2

THE City Coroner held an inquest this morning at the Benevolent Asylum, on the ;body child named William Alfred Donoghoe, aged sixteen months. Eliza Elrz, matron of…

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Warden’s Court. Synmons O. Putney and Underwood

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 3 December 1874 · page 2

This case which was. adjourned on Friday for the production of the was gone into and the pegs produced. Three of the pegs were admitted, but the fourth defendant…

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Gulgong Law Courts Police Court. Tuesday, December 1st, 1874. (Before T. A. Browne. Req., P.m.) Proration Catherine Henry, a child of four years of age, was brought up for protection

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 3 December 1874 · page 2

Sergeant James Keenan, sworn, said: I found the child, on Friday last, in a house kept by Mary Jane Marrons, Home Rule, who said that the mother had left it there…

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Police Court. Friday, DECEMBER 4th, 1874. (Before T. A. Browne, [?] P.m.) Assault

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 5 December 1874 · page 2

Pringle v. Powell. This was a case in which Henry George Pringle charged Mary Powell with committing an [?] upon him by striking him in the face…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate) DRUNKENNESS. Robert Byem, charged with being drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s Horse Sweating

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 10 December 1874 · page 2

Scully v. Anderson. —This was an action brought by Mr.John Scully against Peter Anderson, in which he ( the plaintiff ) [?] the defendant for illegally working in October,…

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Gulgong Law Courts. Police Court. Wednesday, December 15, 1874, (Before T. A. Browne, Ksq., P.m.) Insulting Language

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Thursday 17 December 1874 · page 2

O. L. On Hing v. J. A. Courtis.—This was a case in which O. L. On Hing summoned J. A. Courtis, for using insulting language, with the view of damaging his trade. It…

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