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

Courts & crime, 1886

237 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 12

Police Court. Tuesday, August 17Th, 1886. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 19 August 1886 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.— William Godfrey was [?] 5s. for drunkenness. VAGRANOY.— Edward Wimble was charged with being an idle and disorderly…

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Double Murder and Attempted Suicide

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 19 August 1886 · page 3

A married woman, named Thomas, living at Hall-green, near Birmingham, on Saturday afternoon, July 3, murdered two of her children, aged 10 months and three years, by…

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Attempt to Murder in a Railway Train

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 19 August 1886 · page 3

An Exchange Company's telegram from Paris says:— Another attempt to murder has been made in a train near Aix-les-Bains. While the train was passing through a tunnel a gentlemen…

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Police Court. Thursday. August 19, 1886. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 August 1886 · page 2

THERE were no custody cases. SUMMONS CASES. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR.—Constable Hardy v. William. Leary.—Defendant, on remand…

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Police Court. Monday, August 23. (Before the Police Magistrate, Hon. E. "Webb and Hon. W. H. Suttor, Js.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 24 August 1886 · page 2

DRUNK AND OBSCENE.—John Reilly was charged with being drunk and using obscene language. He pleaded not guilty. Constable Hardy deposed that he met…

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Licensing Court. Monday, August 23Rd (Before the Licensing Magistrates— Messrs. B. Lee, (Chairman). and Hons. W. H. Suttor and E. Webb

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 24 August 1886 · page 2

GAMING—Henry Davis was charged with allowing an unlawful game to be played on his licensed premises. He pleaded Guilty, but said that he was…

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Police Court. Tuesday, August 24Th, 1886. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 26 August 1886 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—Edward Windle, on remand, charged with vagrancy, was too ill to appear. ILLEGALLY UING.—Thomas Parsons, on…

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A Policeman Sentenced to Death

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 26 August 1886 · page 3

Alfred Bligh, an ex-policeman, was tried at the Lancaster Assizes, before, Mr. Justice Smith, for the murder of his three children at Kirkham on the 15th of May. The wife of the…

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Murder by a Doctor

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 26 August 1886 · page 3

Dr. Terence Brodie, of Spidda, Galway, shot his wife on July 12. When the police entered the house, the accused, who is stated to be labouring under a delusion, said he was about…

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Murder of a French Judge

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 26 August 1886 · page 3

An Exchange Company's telegram from Paris says:—A telegram from Anbusson announces that M. Bourdery, the judge of the local tribunal; has been shot dead by a…

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Police Court. Thursday, August 26Th, 1886. (Before the Police Magistrate.) THREE were no custody cases. Summons Cases

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 August 1886 · page 2

ASSAULT.—David Evans v. Wm. Gornall —Defendant was charged with assault. —Mr. Kenny for complainant and Mr. McIntosh for defendant.—David Evans…

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Police Court. Saturday, August 28Th, 1886. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 31 August 1886 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Thomas Horan, an old offender, though a young man, was charged with, drunkenness.—He had not been up for fifteen months, and on promising to…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. B. Lee, P.M., Chairman, and Hons. E. Webb, and W. H. Suttor, Members.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 31 August 1886 · page 2

TRANSFER.—Alice Stanton applied for a transfer of the license held by her for the Railway Hotel in Piper-street, to William Hydns.—Mr. S. W. Webb appeared for…

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Police Court. Tuesday, Aug. 31St, 1886. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 2 September 1886 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—Edward Windle, who had been under medical observation in gaol for some time, was again brought up. The gaol surgeon having certified that ho had…

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Police Court. Thursday, September 2Nd. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. E. T. Webb, J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 September 1886 · page 3

DRUNK AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Peter Brown pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and using obscene language. He was fined 10s or 48 hours for drunkenness…

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Rockley. Police Office, Rockley, Wednesday, 1St September, 1886. (Before Mr. T. A. Smith, P.M., and Messrs. Brownlow and Armstrong, J.'sP.) Small Debts Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 September 1886 · page 2

There wore only three cases in this court, none of them being of any importance. SUMMONS COURT. Ann Turnbull v. Robert Turnbull…

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Police Court. Monday, September 6Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 7 September 1886 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—One drunkard was discharged for drunkenness. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR—James Hughes was charged with behaving in a riotous…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, September 6Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 7 September 1886 · page 2

Dr. Machattle v. T. Ryan.—£2 11s 6d. This amount was claimed for professional attendance.—Verdict for plaintiff. A. J. Trewren v. William Ingersole.—…

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Police Court. Tuesday, September 7. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 9 September 1886 · page 3

VAGRANCY AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT.—Julia Chit Hing was charged with being an idle, and disorderly person, having no fixe'd place of abode or lawful…

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Police Court. Thursday, Sept. 9, 1386. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 September 1886 · page 2

THERE were no custody casus. Kate Flynn v. Edward Blacket.—This was a maintenance case, and an order was male by consent for defendant to pay…

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