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

Courts & crime, 1872

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 8

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 11 May 1872 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Robert Jordan, aged seventy-four, was charged with vagrancy. Defendant returned from the asylum about four…

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Coroner’s Inquest. — Verdict of Wilful Murder

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 May 1872 · page 2

AN inquest was commenced on Sunday, 5th inst., at 11 a.m., at Lehman’s Hotel, Stony Creek, by the Coroner and a jury of twelve, touching the death of John Peisley, there lying…

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Monday. The Court assembled about 11 o’clock

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 11 May 1872 · page 2

Edward Dunkerton, deposed: I am gardner to Mr Lehman; I last saw deceased alive on Saturday night; I was in this room; John Peisley and Thos. Tapp came in, and were…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 13. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and — Shepherd Esq

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1872 · page 2

ASSAULT.—John Benson, a boy, was summoned charged with assaulting Michael Heffernan, a middle-aged man. Michael Heffernan, sworn, said : I was cutting…

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The Murder at Newcastle.— Coroner’s Inquest. ( Abridged from the Newcastle Chronicle of Saturday.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1872 · page 2

On Thursday night a report circulated through the city, which unhappily proved only too correct, to the effect that a seaman of the name of Mark T. Hudley, belonging to the American ship Fleetford,…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, May 11

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Richard Belgrove junr. was charged with assaulting John James Lee. Mr. Gannon for prosecution…

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Murder at Newcastle

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1872 · page 3

ON Thursday night a report circulated through Newcastle, which unhappily proved too correct, to the effect that a seaman of the name of Mark T. Hudley, belonging to the American ship Fleetford,…

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The Murder at Young

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 15 May 1872 · page 3

AN inquest was commenced on Sunday, 5th instant, at eleven a.m., at Lehman's Hotel, Stony Creek, by the coroner and a jury of twelve, touching the death of John Peisley, there lying dead. Thomas Tapp…

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The Murder at Young. (Abridged from the Burrangong Argus.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 16 May 1872 · page 2

AN inquest was commenced on Sunday, 5th instant, at eleven a.m., at Lehman’s Hotel, Stony Greek, by the coroner and a jury of twelve, touching the death of John Peisley, there lying dead…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, May 15. Before Mr. Williams

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 May 1872 · page 2

VAGRANCY. -- William Blundell was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in Yass gaol…

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Government Gazette. Crown Land Sales. at the Police Office, Wagga Wagga, On Monday, 10th June. Country Lots

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 May 1872 · page 3

Lot A, 50 acres, county of Clarendon, parish of Wallace, on the Wagga Wagga and Junee road, adjoining the northern boundary of Munro's conditional purchase of 50 acres, on…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 18 May 1872 · page 2

Michael O’Connor appeared at the summons Constable Patrick White (o answer a charge of using obscene language in his own licensed house at Marengo, on Friday 3rd inst. Fined…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, May 17. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1872 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.—Alice Bulton was brought; up charged with being of unsound mind. Her mother had her apprehended by warrant at Fairy Meadow, tea miles from Tarago…

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Murrumburrah Police Court. Thursday, 9th, May, 1872. (Before the Police Magistrate, and- D. H. Campbell, Esq., J.P.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 18 May 1872 · page 2

John Ryan, brought up for drunkenness, was fined £1. This being the third time be had been charged before Murrumburrah Bench he was cautioned that if brought up again he…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, May 15

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 18 May 1872 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. A case of forcible entry, James Brennan v. Patrick Davoren, was postponed to Friday. The license of Samuel Woollan was temporarily…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 20. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Captain Rossi

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1872 · page 2

LARCENY.—John Fitzgerald was brought up harged with having, on 24th April, stolen certain clothing from Samuel Burgess, Towrang. Constable Lloyd proved receiving prisoner into…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, May 20

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 22 May 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Captain Rossi. John Fitzgerald was charged with stealing a gold watch, pair of trousers, a silver ring, a pair of sheets, and seven pillow-cases, the property of Samuel…

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Police Court. Wednesday, May 22. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Shepherd, Esq

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1872 · page 2

ASSAULT.— John S. Paris -was summoned by John Keeley for an assault on the 1st May. Mr. Bet’s appeared for the complainant; Mr. Gannon for defendant…

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Court of Quarter Sessions

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 May 1872 · page 2

The Court of General Sessions was opened today before his Honor acting-judge Forbes. Mr. Murray prosecuted for the Crown. Tho following cases were disposed of:--…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, May 22

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 May 1872 · page 2

Before Dr. Campbell and Mr. Yates. ASSAULT.--Lucy Lane, an aboriginal, v. W. Davis, jun. The defendant was charged with having, on the 11th instant, unlawfully assaulted…

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