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

Courts & crime, 1887

982 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 12 of 50

Tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1887 · page 2

CLAIM FOR WAGES.—Mary Briggs, a domestic servant, sued Mrs. R. Archibald for the sum of 10s, alleged to be .due to her as a week’s wages Mr. Russell app[?] for the defendant. Plaintiff, a…

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Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1887 · page 2

Drunkenness, etc.—Agnes Lewis, for drunkenness and disorderly .conduct, was fined 10s, or three days in gaol, and for obscene language, 40s, or 14 days imprisonment—sentences cumulative…

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Goulburn Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 March 1887 · page 2

THE Goulburn gaol has capacity for 340 male and 90 female prisoners. There is one warder for each 17 prisoners the gaol is capable of accommodating. During the past year the…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, March 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 March 1887 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. UNSOUND MIND. John Byrne was brought up on remand charged with being of unsound mind…

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Local & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, March 29

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 April 1887 · page 2

ASSAULT.-- Thomas Franklin, of Brindabella, was charged on summons for having, at Mullion, on the 10th of March, unlawfully assaulted Caroline Ledger…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, March 31

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Drunkenness.—One defendant was fined 5/- or twenty-four bones in the lockup. Unsound Mind.—John Byrne was brought up on…

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Goulburn Police Court. Monday, April 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 4
Also in Goulburn Herald

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. E. Ball, M.P. BOOTH LICENSE. On the application of Mr. Harold O'Brien, a…

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Goulburn Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 2

THE monthly sitting of the above was held this (Tuesday) morning before the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. S. Meyer and C. Gillespie, Js.P. There were 25 cases on the list, but of these 6…

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

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 April 1887 · page 2

DEPOSITING RUBBISH.—Patrick Duffy was charged by the inspector of nuisances with having deposited rubbish on the bank of Main-creek, near the outlet of the recently-constructed box-drain…

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Small-debts Court. Monday. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 April 1887 · page 2

MONEY LENT.—Lavender v. Lavender, for recovery of the sum of ten shillings, balance of money lent. There was no appearance of defendant. Verdict was given for the amount claimed,…

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Marengo Police Court. Thursday. Before Mr. S. Robinson, P.M.

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 April 1887 · page 2

ILLEGALLY STRIPPING BARK.—Alfred Richens and James Tait were charged by Senior-constable Colgan with having illegally stripped the bark off timber on Crown lands without felling the trees…

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Gunning. Police Court.—friday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 April 1887 · page 3

Before Messrs. H. saxby and A. s. jones, Js. P. E. Rolffe v. P. Toohey.—Trespass. Defendant had paid five shillings into court. The bench gave a verdict for that amount with…

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Sentenced to Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 April 1887 · page 4

ON Monday in the Mudgee Circuit Court, Jane Cupitt and Amelia, her daughter, were charged with the murder of a child. The evidence was very close against the prisoners. It was shown…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, April 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 April 1887 · page 2

BEFORE the police-magistrate and Mr. J. Clifford, J.P. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY Dennis Murray pleaded guilty to a charge…

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Marriage or Gaol

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 4

WHEN Koko, the Lord High Executioner of Titipn in " The Mikado," is offered the choice of execution or matrimony and accepts the latter Alternative, the audieuce…

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Gunning Police Court. Friday, April 1. Before Messrs. H. Saxby and A. S. Jones Js.P

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 2

E. Rolffe v. P. Toohey.--Trespass. Defendant paid five shillings into court. The bench gave a verdict for that amount with 9s costs…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 5. Before M. Taftakover and A. C. Wood, J.'sP

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 2

Augustus Morris v. Henry, Taylor;. money lent, £8 8s. No appearance of plaintiff. -- The…

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Goulburn Police Court. Saturday, April 9. Before the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 2

Two men pleaded guilty to this offence, and were each fined is with the alternative of 24 houses to the lockup. A third man (on bail) failing to appear, the £1 deposited by him was…

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Alleged Assault

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 4

A DAY or two ago a boy about ten years of ago was admitted to the hospital suffering severely from several bruises alleged to have been caused by an assault. Theta is a possibility…

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