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

Courts & crime, 1885

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Police Court. Wednesday 2lST JANUARY, 1885

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Susan Hawkins was charged with drunkenness, and was discharged with a caution. BOBBERY UNDER ARMS.—Harry Young was…

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Borough Council. Revision Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 January 1885 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council was held on Wednesday afternoon last, for the purpose of revising the Municipal lists for the elections of 1885. There were present: The Mayor…

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District Court. Thomas Sutton V. George E. Cook

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 January 1885 · page 3

The plaintiff, a batcher, sued the defendant, who is the road superintendent for the district, to recover the sum of £31 19s. 51/4d. for meat and bread supplied, by direction of the lattor,…

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Police Court. Wednesday, January 28Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—Mary Pugsley was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, having no visible lawful means of support or fixed place of abode.—Constable Walsh deposed to arresting…

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Thursday, January 28Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 2

One drunkard was charged with drunkenness, and was fined 5s. or 24 hours imprisonment…

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Bathurst District Court. Thursday, January 29Th 1885. (Before his Honor, Mr. District Court Judge Docker.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 January 1885 · page 2

His Honor took his seat at 10 a.m. Prendergast v. Luby.—This was a claim for £1 17s. 6d. goods sold. Mr. Kenny for plaintiff, and Mr. J. H. McIntosh for defendant…

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Police Court. Monday, February 2Nd. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—James Coughlin, a decrepid a very old man was charged with vagrancy. Co stable Gallagher deposed that he found the [?] fellow lying in an unenclosed paddock…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, February 2Nd. (Before the Police Magistrate, Hon. E, Webb and J. Rutherford, J's.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 2

Whitmore v. Kelso.—Board and lodging, £5 18s.—Defendant did not appear, and the case was postponed. Wright, Heaton and Co. v. Musson.—£1 18s,…

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Tribunals. Murder Trial—a Guilty Wife and Her Paramour

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 3

The accused in this trial which has just taken place before the Assizes at Caen, were a widow named Aveline, aged 37, and Gamier, a soldier, her paramour, — ten years her junior,—and…

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Licensing Court. Monday, February 2Nd. (Before the P. M., and Hon. E. Webb, J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 February 1885 · page 2

BILLIARD LICENSE.—George Hemsworth made application for a billiard license at Sunny Corner.— Sub-Inspector Carroll reported that he did not think that another license was…

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Police Court. Thursday, February, 5Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 2

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Harry Young, on remand, was brought up and further charged with robbing Mrs. Powell of the sum of £1 4s 10½d, on the public road on the night of 3rd January…

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Something Like a Burglary

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 February 1885 · page 4

THE robbers in India at one time carried their art to such perfection that in some places it used to be absolutely necessary, and that not so very long ago, to…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, February 9Th (Before the Police Magistrate, Hon E. and Mr. J. Rutherford.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 2

Meagher v. Henry.—This was a garnishee case adjourned from last sitting to allow defendant to produce his bank pass book.—Henry was re-sworn and produced the pass…

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Police Court Saturday February 7Th 1886 (Before the Police Megistrate and Mr. J.B. Dulhunty)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY &c.—John Flanagan was charged with being drunk and disorder and assaulting a constable in the execution his duty. Constable Quigley deposed that…

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Licensing Court. Monday, February 9Th (Before Messrs B. Lee, J. Rutherford and Hon E. Webb, Licensing Magistrates)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 February 1885 · page 2

ALLOWING GAMING.—Robert J. Harrison was charged with allowing gaming in his public house at O'Connell.—Mr. Kenny appeared for defendant.—Constable Finlay deposed that on…

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Police Court. Friday, February 20Th. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 February 1885 · page 2

ASSAULT.—John Clissold was charged with assaulting James Fitzpatrick.—Mr. Kenny appeared for the prosecution.—James Fitzpatrick deposed that on Monday evening he, with Mr…

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Licensing Court. Monday, Feb. 23Rd. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 February 1885 · page 2

TRANSFERS.—An application was made for the transfer of the license of the Black Horse hotel, George-street, from William Whitmore to Wm. Gornall.—Mr. J. H. McIntosh appeared in…

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Police Court. Wednesday, February 25. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—One drunkard was discharged.SUMMONS CASES. The postponed case Ah Hun v. Michael…

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Murder of a Sweetheart

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 4

A MAN named Thomas Perry has been indicted at Carrick-on Shannon assizes, before Judge Lawson, for the murder of his sweetheart, Alice Burns, aged 23, at…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna est veritas et prasualebit." Saturday, February 28, 1885. New South Wales Police

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 2

MR. FOSBERREY, Inspector-General of Police, has sent to the Government his annual report, firing particulars of the condition and working of the force for the…

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