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

Courts & crime, 1868

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday—april 20

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 22 April 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Messrs. De Lauret Conolly, and W. E. Dignam. William Hughes, charged with using obscene language, was fined 20s., or fourteen days in jail…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday, 21st April. (Before the Police Magistrate and J. Mackay, Esq., J.p.) Collins T. PRINCE

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 2

This was a case wherein the defendant was charged with unlawfully entering on the 14th instant, the enclosed lands of the plaintiff without lawful excuse. The defendant pleaded that…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—april 22

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Finlay. Henry Hughes was charged with child-desertion. Senior-sergeant Fenton deposed: Defendant came to me yesterday, and inquired after a child that he…

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Thursday, April 23rd. (Before the Police Magistrate.) MURPHY V. FITZGIBBONS

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 2

This was a case requiring the defendant to show cause, why he should not be bound over to keep the peace. It appeared by the evidence that last Tuesday evening the defendant called…

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Young Local News. Small Debts’ Court. Monday, 20th April. Before the Police Magistrate and G. O’M. Clarke Esq., J.P. PRINCE V. COLLINS

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 2

This was an action to recover the sum of three pounds sixteen shillings money paid by the plaintiff in releasing certain cattle of his which had been illegally impounded by the…

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Trial for Murder at Bathurst

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 2

AT the Bathurst circuit court on Monday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Cheeke, William Hawkin was indicted for that he did, at Finch's Flat, on the 4th February last,…

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Examination of a Supposed Fenian at Manchester. Exciting Scene in the Police-court

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 4

CHARLES FORGATE was brought up at the City Police-court yesterday morning on the remanded charge of stealing a regulation rifle. Several other charges of theft were…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, April 22. Before Messrs. Laidlaw and Besnard

The Yass Courier · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 2

INSANE.--Alice Caldwell was brought up on a charge of being of unsound mind. The defendant is a very old and feeble woman. Mr sub-inspector Brennan said that defendant…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—april 25

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 29 April 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Margaret Baldry was sent to jail for one month for vagrancy…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday—april 29

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Marks. William Gunning, brought up for drunkenness, was discharged. Anne Corbett was charged with being of unsound…

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Vice-regal Visit to Berrima Gaol

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 4

DURING the sojourn of the colonial-secretary of Queensland (Mr. A. H. Palmer) in this colony, his interest in penal establishments has led him to visit our chief institutions of that class, and as his…

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Bathurst Assizes. the Clarke’s Creak Murder

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 2

John McEvitt, alias Mick McEvitt pleaded not guilty to an indictment, charging him with the wilful murder of a boy named Francis Evans, at Clarke’s Creek, on the 18th February, 1868…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, April 29. Before Mr Laidlaw

The Yass Courier · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.--James Watson, who had deposited bail in 1l. to answer a charge of the above kind, failing to appear, his worship ordered the amount to be forfeited…

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Alleged Fenianism in the Police. Tie Case of Detective M’glone. Ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be Printed, April, 1868

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 4

Return to an order made by the honorable the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, dated 21st April, 1868, that there be laid upon the table of this House—“A…

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America. the Impeachment of the President. the Senate Organised Into a High Court of Justice. the President Summoned to Appear

The Yass Courier · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 4

March 6.--On this day the Senate was formed into a High Court of Impeachment, Chief Justice Chase presiding. The Sergeant-at-Arms then made proclamation of the fact in these words:--…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday—may 2

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1868 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Futter. Catherine Cummings, brought up for drunkenness was discharged. Catherine Molloy was charged with attempting to…

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LOCAL & General Intelligence Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, May 2. Before Mr Laidlaw

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 6 May 1868 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.--James Bush was charged with having been drunk and disorderly on the previous evening. He was fined 11., which was paid…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Friday, May 1. Before his Honor Mr Justice Faucett. LEHANE V. HUME

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 6 May 1868 · page 2

This was an action for trespass between Jeremiah Lehane and John K. Hume, both squatters in the Lachlan district, the trespass complained of being on land alleged to form part of plaintiff's run. The…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday, 6th May.(Before the Police Magistrate.) HORSE-STEALING

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 2

John Duffy, on remand, charged with horse-stealing, was again remanded for further evidence. VE[?]Y V. STAPLES, This was an adjourned hearing from last…

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Young Local News. Small Debts’ Court. Monday, May 4th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 2

There were only two cases set down for hearing this sittings—one involving an amount of £2, and the other some-smaller sum. A verdict in one case was returned for the plaintiff…

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