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

Courts & crime, 1892

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Wednesday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Mr. J. Clifford. DRUNKENNESS, RTC. Two defendants for drunkenness were fined 5s or 24 hours and 7s 6d with 2s 6d costs or 48 hours…

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Goulburn Police Court. Thursday, March 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 2

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. LARGENY AND RECEIVING. Ethel Taylor, a respectably dressed young woman, was charged with stealing certain articles, the…

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Gunning. Police COURT.—Saturday, March 26th

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 4

DAVID HATTON HEATON was charged before Messrs. N. T. Collins and Wm. Grovenor, Js.P., with obtaining money under false pretences—i.e., the sum of £3 10s—from one James Clancy, the landlord…

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Escape from Gaol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 2

ON Wednesday morning a prisoner named John Regan, alias Corbett, under committal from Parkes on two charges of horse stealing and escaping from the lockup, escaped from the Forbes gaol. He was…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. STEALING AND RECEIVING.—Ethel Taylor, aged seventeen, was charged with stealing a quantity of groceries belonging to William…

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LOCAL & General News. Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, March 29. Before the Police Magistrate

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 2

ABSCONDING FROM HIRED SERVICE.--Richard Thomson was brought up charged with absconding from the hired service of Mr. H. R. Jones. The Police Magistrate said he was unable to find…

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The Windsor Murder

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 4

SWANHTON alias Williams alias Deeming arrived at Adelalde on Wednesday, in the steamer Ballearat, closely guarded by the police. He persists in maintaining his…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 4

COMMENCED on Thursday morning at ten o'clock before hid Honor Judge Murray. The solicitors present were Messrs. Betts, Davidson, Gannon, O'Brien, Howard, Johnson, and…

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Saturday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 4

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. One drunk was fined 20s or seven days to gaol, and another 5s or twenty-fours' imprisonment…

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Sentenced to Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 3

AT the Wagga Circuit Court on Thursday Wm. Cecil was found guilty of having murdered Sarah Ann Bloomfield near Tumberumba on the 9th February. He was sentenced to death, the Judge…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, April 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 3

BEFORE the Police-Magistrate and Messrs. A. de Lisle Hammond and J. Oliver. FORGERY AND UTTERING. Florence May Henderson, on remand, was charged…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. C. S. Alexander. This morning the license of the Yass and Collector Inn, Yarra, was, on the application of Mr. Betts, transferred from James Waye to George…

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District Court Sitting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 4

WHEN the District Court opened at 9 o'clock on Friday morning the legal gentlemen were not prepared with their witness to go on with the cases before the court. Mr. Davidson, in apologising to…

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Goulburn District Court. Friday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 4

BEFORE his Honor Judge Murray. S.E. VIDLER V. FREDHRICK SHEPHERD. This was a claim of £250 for breach of contract in failing to transfer certain lands at Crookwell…

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Goulburn District Court. Thursday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 3

BEFORE His Honor Judge Murray. JOHN BRYANT v. JOIIN ALLAN. This was a claim of £20 18s 9d for 104 tons 18 cwt. of billet wood at 4s per ton. The defendant…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS.—One offender was fined 20/- or seven days, and another 5/- or twenty-four hours…

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The Windsor Murder

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 3

WILLIAMS alias Deeming alias Swanston was brought to Melbourne by the steamer Ballaarat on Friday and after being brought up at the police court was remanded to Tuesday,…

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The Quarterly Licensing Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 3

for the licensing district of Goulburn will be held on Tuesday, 12th instant, at 10.30 a.m…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 2

His Honor JUDGE MURRAY took his seat at 9 a.m. JOHN C. COLE V. WILLIAM TAYLOR. Claim of £4 10/- for work done. Mr. Betts…

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Assault Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 4

AN interesting assault case came before the Yass Police Court on Thursday last, when David McGill, senior, and David McGill, junior, were charged with assaulting James Stephens, an inspector of…

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