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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1858

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Police Reports. Monday. (Befoer R. Falder, Esq.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1858 · page 2

ASSAULT.—Lie a Chinaman, was charged upon the information of John Anderson, of Winella, with having assaulted and beaten him, on the 20th inst. Jin and Loie were charged with inciting Lie to…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, June 24

The Yass Courier · Saturday 26 June 1858 · page 2

THE Magistrates on the Bench were Messrs. T. Laidlaw, I. M. Blake, A. H. Hume, and J. G. Davidson. DRUNKARDS.--Patrick Howard was…

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Government Notices. Crown Lands' Sale. at the Police Office, Berrima. Tuesday, July 20. Country Lots—Country of Camden

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1858 · page 3

Lot 1,646 [?], situated about four miles wcaterly from Berrima, and adjoining the south boundary of john Elimore's s20 [?] Upset prices, £1 per acre. Lot 2, 30 acres, near the north-east corne of J. Richards' 830…

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Police Reports. Saturday. (Before H. Zeuch, Esq., P.M.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1858 · page 2

WILLIAM SMITH was final 10s., or in default 10 hours cells, for drunkenness. Patrick Darnley for a similar offence was ordered to pay a fine of 5s., or 8 hours cells…

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Police Reports. Wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1858 · page 2

George Onslow was fined 5s. for drunkenness, which was paid. FRIDAY. (Before the Police Magistrate.)…

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Police Reports. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1858 · page 2

BRIDGET BURNS, charged with drunkenness, was discharged with a caution. Cornelius O'Riley, for a similar offence, was fined 10s…

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The Sardinian Conspiracy to Murder Bill

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1858 · page 2

The debate in the Piedmontese Chamber of Deputies commenced on Tuesday. M. de Margherion the leader of the extreme right, said that if the Chamber had not permitted…

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Acquittal of Dr. Bernard. Central Criminal Court. This day (Saturday)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1858 · page 2

In the case of Simon Bernard, at 2.35 p.m., Lord Campbell concluded his charge to the jury. The prisoner then addressed some excited…

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Police Reports. Wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate and J.S. Futter, Esq.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1858 · page 2

CONSTABLE Alexander Watt, who was remanded for the evidence of the lock-up keeper, was again brought up. Mr. Benton being swornm deposed: I am lock-up…

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FRIDAY. (Before the Police Magistrate, J. W. Chisholm, A. Gibson, and F. Oakes, Esqrs.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1858 · page 2

MICHAEL DARCEY was remanded to Berrima having been apprehended under warrant charging him with having, on the 12th of June last, obtained ten pounds from the wife of Samuel Baugh, of…

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Court of Requests. Tuesday, July 6

The Yass Courier · Saturday 10 July 1858 · page 2

Thomas Lewis, schoolmaster, Baago, sued William Cooke, farmer, residing at the same place, for the sum of £9 13s., balance of wages assorted to be due for the tuition…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, July 6

The Yass Courier · Saturday 10 July 1858 · page 2

DRUNKARDS.--John Harrowdale,confined since Saturday, was fined 5s. or 24 hours in the cells; John Murphy, also confined since Saturday, was fined 5s. or 24 hours in the…

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Police Reports. Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate and A. Gibson, Esq.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1858 · page 2

William Hammonds was fined 10s. for drunkenness, or 24 hours in the cells. STEALING HAY.—Louis Jacoby was brought up being remanded from Friday last for the production…

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Tuesday. Horse-stealing

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1858 · page 2

Hiram Howard and Walter, Biddle were charged with having, at Howlong, Stolen one mare, one filly, and one foal, the property of Thomas Street, on the 1st day of May last…

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Police Reports. Wednesday. (Before II. Zouch, Esq., P.M.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1858 · page 2

MICHAEL MORAN and Mary Anderson were brought before the bench charged with stealing. They were, upon the application of the chief constable, remanded till the following day…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday, July 8. Sittings in Banco. (Before the full Court.) in Re Singleton V. DARCEY

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1858 · page 4

This was an application by rule nisi calling upon Messrs. Forbes and Peden—the former a police magistrate of the city and the latter a justice of the peace—to show cause why they should not be…

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Police Reports

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1858 · page 2

DAVID JONES was fined 10s. for drunkenness or in default twenty-four hours in the cells. ABSENT FROM DISTRICT.–Thomas Mc Carthy who was apprehended on the 20th June last, and…

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Police Intelligence. Thursday, 15Th July, 1858

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1858 · page 3

(Before E. King, P.M. W. J. Bunn, and W. J. Bennison, Esquires.) Samuel George Elphick appeared, on summons, on the information of Mr. Hogg, the chief constable,…

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Police Reports. Thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1858 · page 2

ILLEGALLY AT LARGE.—Thomas McCarthy who, on Tuesday last, was ordered to be forwarded to Melbourne upon a charge of being illegally absent from the district of Wangaratta, was again brought…

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FRIDAY. (Before the Police Magistrate, D. H. Thorn, and J. L. Oakes, Esqrs.)

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1858 · page 2

BENJAMIN BREWER was fined 5s. for drunkenness, or, in default, seven hours in the cells. ILLEGALLY REMOVING TIMBER.—Samuel Earth pleaded guilty to an information charging him with…

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