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

Courts & crime, 1871

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Murder of the Archbishop of Paris and Sixty-three Other Hostages

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 29 July 1871 · page 2

General Borel made the following report regarding the fate of the persons held as hostages:— The Archbishop of Paris and Judge…

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Police Court. Monday, 29th July. Before the Police Magistrate and Captain Rossi

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1871 · page 2

SHOOTING ON- SUNDAY.—John Peterson was brought up charged with unlawfully shooting on the Sabbath day. Defendant, pleaded, guilty, but was not aware it;…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, July 29

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 2 August 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Samuel, Hockey, brought up for drunkenness, was fined five shillings…

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Police Court. Wednesday, 2Nd August. Before Captain Rossi and C. S. Alexander, Esq, J.P. ’s

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1871 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—James Taylor, charged with being drunk, was lined 5s., or twenty-four hours in gaol. HAWKERS’ LICENSES were granted to G. C…

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Yass Small Debts Court

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 August 1871 · page 2

Before Mr. Williams and Mr. W. McBean. H. J. Sampson v. J. Lehane.--Neither party appeared, and the case was struck out. R. Dowling, junr., v. Win. Foulkes.--Settled…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions

The Yass Courier · Friday 4 August 1871 · page 2

Before Dr. O'Connor and Mr. Yates. ASSAULT.--William Bogley was brought up charged with assaulting his wife, but as there was no appearance of complainant the case lapsed…

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Police Court. Friday, August 4Th. Before the Police Magistrate and Capt. Rossi

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1871 · page 3

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. — Elizabeth Povy, near Collector, was brought up charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking poison. Mr. Gannon appeared for prisoner…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, August 2

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 5 August 1871 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Rossi and Alexander. James Taylor, brought up for drunkenness, was sent to goal for twenty-four hours, in default of paying a fine of 5s…

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Police Court. Monday, August 7Th. Before the Police Magistrate and Capt. Rossi

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1871 · page 2

Twenty-three cases in the small debts court were disposed of. TUESDAY, 8TH AUGUST. Before the Police Magistrate…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, August 7

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 9 August 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Rossi Twenty-three cases in the potty debts court were disposed of…

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Murder of a Woman by a Black at Western Australia

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 9 August 1871 · page 3

ON Friday evening last, as we were waiting at the post-office for the distribution of the letter by the mail, we were horrified to hear that a cruel murder, probably unparalleled in the history of this colony…

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Police Court. Wednesday, August 9Th. Before the Police Magistrate and Capt. Rossi

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1871 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE. — James Sullivan was charged with using obscene language. He pleaded guilty, and was fined £5 ; or to go to gaol for one month…

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Police Court. Friday, August 11Th. Before the Police Magistrate and Capt. Rossi

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1871 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—James Hanlay was brought up charged with drunkenness and discharged, it being his first offence. STRAY HOUSE.—Emanuel Fowler appeared on…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, August 9

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 12 August 1871 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Rossi. James O'Sullivan was charged with using obscene language. Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined £5 or to…

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Murder of the Archbishop of Paris

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 12 August 1871 · page 6

particulars of the murder of the Archbishop of Paris appear in a Paris letter of the Standard, as having been supplied by two eye-witnesses, prisoners themselves,…

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Police Court. Tuesday, August 15Th. Before the Police Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1871 · page 2

PROFANE LANGUAGE.—Edward Stephens charged with using profane language, was fined 5s. DRUNKENNESS.—William Mc Grath, brought up for being drunk was fined 5s…

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The Murder at Eltham

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 August 1871 · page 4

ON Tuesday Edmund Walter Pook, 20, printer, was brought up for final examination at the Greenwich Police Court, before Mr. Maude, charged with the wilful murder of Jane Maria…

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Attempted Murder of an Actress

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 August 1871 · page 4

ON Tuesday night, or rather on Wednesday morning, an atrocious attempt at murder was made at the entrance to the Globe Theatre-- an attempt which is the more extraordinary…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, August 12

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 16 August 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. John Morgan, an infirm old man, who on the 2nd instant had been sent to gaol for ton days on a charge of vagrancy, pending an order for admission…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 August 1871 · page 2

Before Dr. Campbell and Mr. Barber. AFFILIATION.-- Mary McGrath v. N. McEnally. This was a case in which the defendant was summoned for the support of an illegitimate…

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