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

Courts & crime, 1872

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, July 26Th. Before the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 2

KILLING A CAT.—Henry Herriott appeared on summons charged with having on the 23rd instant killed one cat, the property of Alexander Silver. Alexander Silver, sworn, said: On Monday…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, July 24

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-magistrate and Messrs. Sheppard and De Lauret. Robert Mc Alister, late of Baw Haw, was charged with vagrancy…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, July 29Th. Before the Police-Magistrate and A. G. DeLauret, Esq., J.P.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1872 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.—Bridget Nash was again brought up on the above charge, through the information on of her husband, Patrick Nash. Mr. Cannon said he appeared for the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, July 27

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 31 July 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. One drunkard was discharged. John Nichols was brought up charged with vagrancy; and confessing to having no means of…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, July 31St. Before the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1872 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—James Davis, aged 56, who had lately come over from Melbourne, gave himself up to the police, having no lawful means of support, and was sent to gaol for 14 days…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, July 31

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 August 1872 · page 2

Before Dr. O Connor and Mr. Yates. RATE.--John Cook (on remand) was charged with having committed a rape on one Susannah Davis, at Bango Creek, on the 23rd July last…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, July 31

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1872 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-magistrate. James Davis was charged with vagrancy. Defendant said he had come from the Melbourne side, and had been unable to do any work for some…

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Horrible Murder in England

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1872 · page 6

One of the most brutal wife-murders which has been record in the annals of crime formed the other day the subject of a coroner's…

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The Murder of Sergeant Sutherland

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1872 · page 3

LAND.—At the Wodonga police court, on the 22nd July, Archibald Gray was charged before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., on suspicion of murdering Sergeant Sutherland, of the…

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Local and General. Yass Police Court. Saturday, August 3. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 August 1872 · page 2

Joseph Macguire was fined 5s. or twenty-four hours' imprisonment for drunkenness. The same prisoner was fined 20s., or fourteen days' imprisonment, for using obscene language…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, August 3

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 7 August 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate. The license of the Yass and Collector Ian, Yass road, was transferred from Philip Cahill to Thomas Royal, late of Queanbeyan…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, August 7. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1872 · page 3

DETECTION OF PROPERTY.—Thomas Green of Morowollen was summoned by Samuel Carmichael for unlawfully detaining a Camera and certain cooking utensils…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, August 7

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 10 August 1872 · page 4

BEFORE the police-magistrate. Thomas Green was charged with unlawfully detaining a camera, boiler, and other articles, the property of Samuel Carmichael…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, August 10. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, W. Sheppard, Isaac Sheppard, and Captain Rossi

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1872 · page 2

UNLAWFULLY STABBING.—David Hines was brought up charged with having on Saturday at Mummel stabbed Michael and Patrick Leonard with a knife…

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A Sensational Murder

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 August 1872 · page 4

THE Standard's Paris correspondent gives a detailed narrative of the mysterious murder committed at Marseilles in January last. The victim was M. Greco, a Tunisian merchant ;…

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Supreme Court.-- Friday, August 9. Jury Court. Before Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four. FISHER V. PENROSE

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 August 1872 · page 2

The trial of this action was resumed and concluded. It was instituted for tho recovery of damages-- laid at £500-- for the alleged malicious prosecution of the plaintiff by the defendant…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, August 12

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate, Mr. Sheppard, and Captain Rossi. David Hines was charged with unlawfully and maliciously stabbing Michael Leonard and Patrick…

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Dreadful Murder in Paris

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1872 · page 4

A murder was committed in the Rue de Reuilly, Bercy, on Sunday last. At about two in the afternoon the concierge of the house, No. 45, went…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, August 14. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate, W. Sheppard Esq., and Captain Rossi, J.P.’s

Goulburn Evening Penny Post, and Southern Counties General Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1872 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND. — David Hines, who was brought up on Monday charged with unlawfully stabbing Michael and Patrick Leonard, again appeared in court on the same charge…

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Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, August 14. Before Mr. Yates

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 August 1872 · page 2

OBTAINING GOONS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.-- Edward Cunningham was charged with obtaining goods, the properly of James. Keogh, under false pretences from Mrs. Douglas. of the White…

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