A Disgusting Case. Supposed Murder of a Paramour. Armidale, February 16th
A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was held this day before James Buchanan, Esq., police magistrate, into the cause of the death of a woman named Eliza Harris…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1874
555 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 28
Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, February 25. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and J. J. Waddell Esq
VAGRANCY. âMaria Nowlan was charged with vagrancy and having no lawful means of support. Senior-constable Gibbous deposed that defendant was in OâBrienâs hotel at 8 oâclock last night; she…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, February 25. Before Mr. Williams and Dr. Perry
PERJURY. -- George Smith was charged, on the information of John Lyons, with having, on the 5th instant, committed wilful and corrupt perjury, in giving evidence in the case Smith v…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn Police Court. Friday, February 27. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Sheppard and Dickson
LARCENY. â John Murphy (on remand) was charged, with stealing one black mare the property of William Rogers. Mr. Gannon for prosecution; Mr. Betts for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, February 25
BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Waddell. Maria Nowlan, brought up as a vagrant, was cautioned and discharged. James Jones, on remand, was charged with being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goulburn Police Court, Saturday, February 28
BEFORE the Police Magistrate. WIFE DESERTION.âWilliam Henry Jones was charged with deserting his wife and remanded to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Intelligence. Court of Requests. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate)
G[?]diner[?]y Musgrave.—Money paid for board and lodging, loss of time, &c., £5 17s 6d. Mr Russell for defendant. Plaintiff a few weeks since sued defendant at this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Young Police Court. Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Drunk and Using Bad Language
Andrew M‘Gill was changed as above. Mr. Gordon appeared for defendant, and pleaded guilty, saying defendant had expressed his sorrow for the offence. Constable Hayes said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Binda Police Court. Tuesday, February 24
BEFORE Messrs. G. D. Hay and T. Marsden. Patrick Murphy was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the Sabbath. Defendant was lined 20s., or seven days in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, February 28
BEFORE the police-magistrate. Archibald Irvine was charged with being sound mind through excessive drinking. In default of finding sureties to be of good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 4. BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. Sheppard
BREACH OF THE PUBLICANâS ACT.âJames Slater of Crookwell was charged with a breach of the Publicanâs Act, by selling liquor to one John Murphy, after a prohibition had been issued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inquest in the Gaol
ON Tuesday, the District Coroner (Dr. Blake) held an inquest in the Yass gaol on the body of an old man named Payne. The following evidence was adduced: --…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yass Small Debts Court. Tuesday, March 3. Before Mr. Williams
The following cases were disposed of: -- J. P. Ritchie v. J. G. Young; goods sold, £5 13s. 8d. No appearance. T. Duffy v. J. Brown; work and labour, £5…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sale of Crown Lands. at the Police Office, Yass. On Monday, 9th March. Country Lois
Lot A, 40 acres, county of King, parish of Biala, on tho left bank of the Grabben Gullon Creek, opposite M. Abby's conditional purchase of 40 acres, portion 3-1…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, March 4. Before Mr. Yates
A good many persons having business at the court were in attendance, at ten o'clock, but owing to the absence of nil the magistrates whose names were on the roster, they had to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Localintelligence. Young Police Court. Thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
Thomas Webb was charged by Constable McManus with being drunk. The apprehending constable deposed to defendant having been noisy and excited, but otherwise…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collector Police Court. Friday, March 6. BEFORE the Police-Magistrate of Goulburn and the Collector bench
Police v. Mary Pain ; breach of the Publicansâ Act. .Postponed till next court day. W. Charleston (on summons) was charged with using an unregistered brand. This case was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, March 4
BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. Sheppard. James Slater was charged with a breach of the Publicans' Act in supplying spirituous liquors to John Murphy after a prohibition had been issued by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goulburn Police Court. Friday, March 6. BEFORE C. S. Alexander, Esq. and Mr. Sheppard
One person was lined 5s. or twenty-four hours in gaol for drunkenness. ASSAULT.âHenry Slater (on bail) was charged with assaulting Charles Doggett…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Divorce Court.—tuesday, March 3. Public Chambers, Supreme Court. Before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave. HIGGINS V. HIGGINS
THIS was a suit instituted by Mery Higgins (formerly Pembroke) for dissolution of marriage on the grounds of cruelty, desertion, and adultery. Neither the respondent (John Higgins,…
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