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

Courts & crime, 1890

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The Indecent Assault Culprit

National Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1890 · page 3

Henry Smith, under committed for escaping from lawful custody, was again before the court at Newton, to-day, to answer the charge of indecent assault on a child. The accused…

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Bockley. Police Court, Wednesday, April 3Rd. (Before Messrs. Jacob Barnes and C. Armstrong, Js.P.) Summons Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 4 April 1890 · page 2

Cornelius -Dryer v. Donald McCrae.—Maliciously pulling down a fence on Campbell's River." Case dismissed. M. A. McKay v. Jane Quin.—Charge…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 1St, 1890. Before Messrs. John Black and C. Miller, J's.P

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 2

Ann Donnelly v. Wm. Ross.—Mr.Kinna for the defendant.—Henry Johnston as agent for the plaintiff, deposed that he had routed a farm to defendant, at £8 per year, and he had only…

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Latest News. The Crewe Murder. London

National Advocate · Monday 7 April 1890 · page 3

The report announcing the reprieve of the younger Davies for the murder of his father at Crewe in January last has been confirmed…

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Police Court. Tuesday April 8Th 1890. (Before Messrs W.C. Kelk and G. Palmer.) There were no custody cases. Summons Cases

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 8 April 1890 · page 2

Sheep Stealing.—Henry Matthews ,was charged, on two informations, with laving in February last feloniously stolen sheep the properly of the slate Joseph…

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Bathurst Police Court. (Before Messrs. Kelk and Palmer, J's.P.) Tuesday, April 8, 1890

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 3

There were but three cases before the Court yesterday, all of them for violation of the 133rd Section of the Municipalities Act in allowing the Bathurst burr to grow upon their land…

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Central Criminal Court

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 3

The Central Criminal Court opened this morning before the Chief Justice. The first case was that of a young man named Thomas Davis, ticket-taker at a circus performing at…

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Police Court. Thursday, April 10, 1890. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—One drunkard was admonished and discharged. WIFE DESERTION.—Joseph Deacon, on remand from Nyngan to Sydney, charged…

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Suspected Murder at Wagga

National Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1890 · page 3

Another murder is suspected to have taken place near Wagga. An old man named Taylor. driving a dray and waggon, employed a foreigner to drive the latter. Both were in…

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Wilful Murder

National Advocate · Friday 11 April 1890 · page 3

At the inquest on the body of an abandoned infant, recently found in a new building at Newtown, held to-day, the post-mortem examination disclosed that death was due to…

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The Wagga Wagga Murder

National Advocate · Friday 11 April 1890 · page 3

The police, so far, are unsuccessful in recovering the body of Taylor, the murdered man at Wagga. During the night, Alexander Smith regained consciousness. The cut in his…

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Land Appeals Court

National Advocate · Friday 11 April 1890 · page 3

The first sitting of the Land Appeals Court in the country was held to-day at Wagga…

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Died in Gaol

National Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 3

An elderly man named John Williams, a prisoner in Darlinghurst Gaol, died in the gaol hospital to-day. He was serving a sentence of six years for horse-stealing in Hurstville…

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The Wagga Murder

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 2

The head of the murdered man Taylor has been found by the Wagga police in a drain. It is supposed that the suspected murderer, Smith, must have had Taylor's head with him…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 8Th. Before Messrs. Haslam and J. Black, J's.P. DRUNK

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 3

Michael Meehan, on bail, was called on a charge of drunkenness but failed to appear, and his bail was estreated. OBSCENE LANGUAGE…

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Thursday, April 10Th. Before Mr. J. Wren, J.P. Drunkenness, Indecent Exposure, and Assault

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1890 · page 3

J. Quimbeen wan fined 1s for drunkenness, 10s for indecently exposing his person, and 10s for assaulting Constable Sparkes…

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Police Court. Monday, April 14Th. (Before the Police Magistrate and Hon. E. Webb, J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 14 April 1890 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—One drunkard was discharged. Thomas Hutchinson, charged with being drunk in William-street, was fined 1os, in default 48 hours…

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Bathurst Police Court. Monday, April, 14. (The P.M. and Hon. E. Webb sitting.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 3

Thomas Hutchinson was charged with drunkenness and obscene language. Fined 5s or 24 hours for imbibing, and 20s or 48 hours for not governing his tongue…

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The Wagga Murder. the Body Found

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 2

Wagga, Sunday.—Late on Sunday afternoon the police received information of the finding, of the body of Taylor at Old Junee, about 50yds from where Alfred…

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The Wagga Murder. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1890 · page 3

An inquest was commenced to-day on the body of the murdered man Taylor at Wagga and adjourned until Monday next…

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