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

Courts & crime, 1894

922 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 47

Worse Even Than Kops. the Full Court Decides That a Squashed Conviction Is Still a Conviction, and Therein Again Proves the Wisdom of Mr. Bumble

National Advocate · Monday 2 April 1894 · page 2

THE Full Court's judgment in the appeal case, Regina v. O'Keefe, will be read with interest. Briefly the case is this: O'Keefe was tried on a charge of…

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Liquor Laws in America. Fight Between Citizens and the Police. Twenty Police Killed

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 2

Details have been received from New York of a serious collision between the populace and the police at Darlington, South Carolina. The police had…

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Police Court. Wednesday April 4Th 1894. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. McKay J.P.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 3

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Henry James was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the railway platform.—The chief officer of Milltown deposed that the man was very drunk…

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Prisoners Sentenced

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 2

The following prisoners have been sentenced at the Criminal Court: Christopher Neilson, three years hard labor for uttering forged cheque. Joseph…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. The Bridge-street Burglary. Montgomery and Williams Convicted and Sentenced to Death

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 2

Charles Montgomery and Thomas Williams, the armed burglars who murderously assaulted the police in the Bridge-street affray, have been convicted and…

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Bathurst Circuit Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 2

Mr. Hamilton has been appointed Crown Prosecutor for Bathurst at the ensuing Circuit Court…

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Serving Electors' Rights. Police Difficulties

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 2

The police have been compelled to swim creeks in the Moree district in order to deliver electors' rights…

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The Inspector-General of Police. SYDNEY, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 2

Colonel Spalding knows nothing of the rumour that he is about to succeed Mr. Fosbery as Inspector-General of Police. He says he has never been…

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F. Thomas Sentenced

National Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 3

F. Thomas, who pleaded guilty to frauds on Lorrimer, Rome and Co., has been sentenced to 3 years' hard labor…

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New South Wales Oldest Magistrate

National Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 2

A Lithgow wire states:—On Monday evening Mr. Andrew Brown, J.P., died at his residence, Cooerwull, aged 96. The deceased came to the colony about…

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Bathuest Police Court. Wednesday, April 4, 1894. (Before J. B. Graham, P.M., and Messrs. J. Mackay and Vaughan-Jenkins, Js.P.) Killing Fowls

National Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 2

David John Barrett sued James Moire (14) for maliciously killing two birds, to wit, one leghorn cock and one black-red game hen, valued at £2…

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Police Court. Friday, April 6Th, 1894. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Vaughan-Jenkins.) LUNACY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 3

Alice Ah Tom was again before the bench for being deemed to be of unsound mind. Dr. W. P. Bassett deposed: I have…

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Bathurst Police Court. Tuesday, April 8th, 1894. (Before Mr. J. B. Graham P.M.

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 2

Ruben Scrimshaw, an old offender, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in William-street, and also with damaging a quart pot valued at one…

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Theft of King Thebaw's Jewels. a Remarkable Confession. London, March 29

The Bathurst Post · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 5

A DYING soldier in England has confessed that assisted by a comrade he he stole King Thebaw's jewels from Mandalay during the Burmese war,…

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Salaries of Country District Court Bailiffs

National Advocate · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 2

The Minister for Justice has decided that in future a uniform salary of £25 per annum shall be paid to all country District Court bailiffs, except those…

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The Narrandera Sensation. Jepson Before the Court. Details of the Affair

The Bathurst Post · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 3

NARRANDERA, Saturday.—At the police court yesterday Ola James Jepson, schoolteacher, Caddell, was charged with setting fire to the dwelling house…

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Bathurst Police Court. Friday, April 6th, 1894. (Before Mr. J. B. Graham P.M., and Mr. Vaughan-Jenkins J.P, Unsound Mind

National Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 4

Alice Ah Tom, widow, was charged with being of unsound mind. Dr W. P. Basset deposed that he had examined tho woman and considered she…

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Licensing Court. Quarterly Report

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 9 April 1894 · page 2

Licensing Inspector Morris this morning submitted his quarterly report to the Licensing Bench. Thirty-nine houses were reported on. In once instance the…

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Bathurst Licensing Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1894 · page 2

The Licensing inspector (Sergeant Morris) submitted his quarterly report at the licensing court yesterday morning. The report staled that two licensed premises in the town…

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Bathurst Police Court. Monday, April 9Th, 1894. (Before Messrs .J. B. Graham P.M., and Dr. W. F. Bassett J.P.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1894 · page 4

Annie Bellamy, 35, married, charged with being drunk in Howick-street, was fined five shillings or imprisonment until the rising of the court…

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