Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, February 29
The case of Margaret Byrne, who last Wednesday was brought up as being of unsound mind, was proceeded with; but the unfortunate woman was to attend…
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Courts & crime, 1888
994 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 50
Crookwell. Police COURT.—Monday, February 20
Lancelot Rudd, charged with using obscene language, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s with 4s 10d costs. Paid. James Boyd pleaded guilty to using profane…
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A TELEGRAM from Brisbane on Saturday last says: -- Great excitement has been caused in the city by the report that the Island of St. Helena was on fire. The first intimation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Feb. 27. Before the Police Magistrate, and Mr. A. C. Wood, J.P.
WAGES.--John Garvey v. C. H. Hodgson; £8 15s, for work and labour done. Mr. Wilkinson for complainant. Defendant objected to the case going on as the…
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At the Central Criminal Court, on Tuesday, (before Mr. Justice Innes), a young man named Michael Sullivan was charged with having feloniously and maliciously…
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OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—John Nash pleaded guilty to having made use of obscene language in the streets on the previous night, and was fined 10s, or twenty-four hours’ imprisonment…
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BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Michael Dunn was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Vernor-street on the previous…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate. A DISORDERLY CHARACTER.—For drunkeness John Evans, an elderly man, who had been fined three times previously, was fined 10/- or forty.eight…
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BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. Two men pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and were fined 6s with the alternative of 24…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—About midnight last night an employee of Messrs. Middleton and Woods, carrying on business at the corner of Langridge and Little Oxford-street, was…
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Isaac Robert Riley (on bail) appeared on remand in answer to a charge of wife desertion. On the application of the defendant, the further hearing of the case was postponed till…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—On Saturday morning, in Swanston-street, a cool and daring robbery was perpetrated. Mr. John Knight Douglas, builder, of Inkermann-road, Caulfield, left his buggy in charge of a boy…
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Isaac Robert Riley was charged with unlawfully deserting his wife. Constable Gilray deposed: About one p.m. on Saturday last I met the defendant in Goulburn;…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNK AND DISCRDERLY.—Michael Dunn, who had been fined on the previous day for drunkenness, was fined 40/- or seven days' imprisonment with…
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WABIALDA, Monday.—A terrible tragedy was enacted here on Saturday afternoon. A man who gives the name of Alfred Merritt, but who is generally known as John Darlington, alias…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, March 2. Before Mr. A. C. Wood, J.P.
SUSPICION OF UNSOUND MIND--William Barry was charged on suspicion of being of unsound mind, and was sent to Yass gaol for seven days for medical observation…
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DRUNK, ETC.— Henry Daley, a disreputable looking young man, who stated that he had come from Sydney, pleaded guilty to having been drunk, and also to having used insulting language towards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. MONDAY.(Before the Police Magistrate.)
GOODS SOLD.—Thomas Quoin sued Frederick Hobson for recovery of the sum of £10, balance of amount alleged to be due by him to plaintiff for goods sold and delivered. There was no appearance…
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WAGES.—John Considine sued Jane Watt for recovery of the sum of £6 13s, alleged to be due to him by defendant as wages for labour performed at Stanley. Mr. Campbell appeared on behalf of…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Clifford and Womboy. WIFE-DESERTION.—Isaac Robert Riley (on bail) was charged on remand with deserting his wife…
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