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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1874

188 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 10

Precaution Against Cattle Stealing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1874 · page 7

THE BORDER POST observes:—"The uninitiated are often puzzled at the seeming anomaly of squatters who are so fond of making money, in refusing on repeated…

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Attempt to Break Out of Gaol

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1874 · page 7

IT is rumoured in town that on Friday last [says the 'Armidale Express'] a determined attempt was made to escape from the Armidale Gaol, by the Aboriginal Bundally, under…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. LARCENY. William Leo, alias Thomas, was brought before the Court, in custody, charged with stealing a…

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Dreadful Attempt to Murder at Invercargill, New Zealand. From the Sounthland Times. July 6th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1874 · page 7

AT the Resident Magistrate's Court Invercargill, on 3rd July, John Brennan was brought up on remand and charged with having, on the 15th day of June last, in the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. E. M. Ryan, J. F. Small, A. Johnson, and W. F. Fitzgerald, J.P.'s AFFILIATION. John Zeitch was summoned by one Caroline…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. E. M. Ryan, W. Small, and J. F. Wilcox, J.P.'s R. [?]. [?]EWITT V. W. F. POOLE. A claim of £1 1[?]s. 9d. for goods supplied to…

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Circuit Court for Grafton. (From the Richmond River Fxpress.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1874 · page 3

THERE cannot be a better time than the present for the people of the district to set their shoulders to the wheel and, by a numerously signed petition, show the Government that they are in earnest in desiring to see…

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Grafton Police Court. Wednesday, July 29Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. Michael Brophy was brought before the Court, charged with drunkenness, and having pleaded guilty,…

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Lawrence Police Court. Friday, July 10Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1874 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. S. G. Davison, J.P. DRUNKENNESS. John Hitchens was brought before the Court charged with drunkenness, and having pleaded guilty…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1874 · page 4

BEFORE Captain Sinclair, P.M., and Mr. A. Johnson, J.P. HORSE STEALING. George Person was brought before the Court,…

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The London Police

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 August 1874 · page 3

THE Emperor of Russin has transmitted, through Count Brunnow, to Colonel Henderson, Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, a magnificent gold box, ornamented…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistate. DETROVING A PENCE. Two females appeared before the Court, to answer the charge of destroying a fence, of the value of 1s, to…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. ABSCONDING. John Moss, alias Deherty, was brought before the Court [?] suspicion of abconding from his service,…

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Lawrence Police Court. Friday, August 14Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1874 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. John Zuill and Samuel G. Davison, J.P.'s OBSCENE LANGUAGE. John Krust appeared before the Court on…

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Lower Clarence. [From Ruaperapeka.] Maclean Police Court. Saturday, 25Th July

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1874 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. A. Camaron. J.P. DISOBBYING A SUMMONS. Francis C. Hemring was brought before the Court, charged with disobeying a summons to appear at the…

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Escape From the Young Gaol

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1874 · page 7

THE "Burrangong Chronicle " states that on Thursday nftornoon another confince managed to escape from Young gaol, and up to the time of writing is still free. It will eo remembered…

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Grafton District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1874 · page 4

THE above Court was opened at ten o'clock this morning, before his Honor Judge MEYMOTT. The following legal gentlemen were in attendance. Mr. Docker. (Crown Prosecutor), Mr. Purves,…

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Bundarra Police Court. Saturday, August 22Nd

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1874 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. T. Betteridge, P.M., and Mr. P. E. Whalley, J.P. CATTLE STEALING. E. G. Clerk appeared on buil, charged with…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, 25Th August

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1874 · page 3

Before Mr. F. W. Chapman, J.P. LARCENY. Thomas H. Hrstop was brought before the Court in custody, on suspicion of stealing a saddle, the…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturdayy, 5Th September

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. HOUSE STEALING. George Preston was brought before the Court in custody of constable Brown, having been arrested,…

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