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

Courts & crime, 1893

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Murder of a Chinaman

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 2

IT will be remembered that on Monday, 9th, the coroner's jury at the inquest on Ah Bun, a Chinaman, who died on the 3rd instant from the effects of injuries received on the 24th December, 1892,…

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Goulburn District Court. Monday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Judge Marray. DREW v. PREEN. This was a claim of £62 13s, amount of pro. note. Mr. Howard for plaintiff and Mr. Davidson for…

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Goulburn District Court. Saturday Afternoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 4

BEFORE his Honor, Judge Murray. ROBERT HENDERSON v. J. AND J. HAFES (LIMITED.) This was a claim for £200 for breach of warranty. The case was beard before a jury of four—Messrs…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 2

Before the [?] AND [?] Joseph Ham[?] charged [?] a dwelling at Tarago, was further [?]…

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Magistrate Sworn

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 3

AT the conclusion of the quarter-sessions yesterday, Mr. W. Moore of Golspie was sworn in by his Honor Judge Murray as a magistrate of the territory. His Honor congratulated…

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Crookwell Police Court. Thursday, January 12

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Cox and Gunn. David Price was charged with shooting a heifer the property of Henry R. Banfield of Gullen…

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Court-room Humour

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 4

DURING the recent sitting of the district court several very [?] answers were given by witnesses, which caused a good deal of merriment. The following are some that…

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Goulburn District Court. (Before his Honor Index Murray.) Monday Evening

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 2

CLAIM for £7 5/- [?] Eastgrove, Mr. Betts for [?] Mr. Davidson for [?] who pleaded [?] in[?]ted…

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Sentences. Burglary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 2

Robert Shaw, who had pleaded guilty to three separate charges of breaking and entering, was first dealt with. It was stated by the gaol authorities that Shaw was at present undergoing sentences…

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Goulburn Police Court. Wednesday, January 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. W. Casewell, P M., and E. Ball. ALLEGED ASSAULT. W. Foster was charged by T. H. Fernon with unlawfully assaulting him on the 15th instant…

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District Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 3

THE adjourned District Court business was resumed this morning before Judge Murray. The only case finished up to the time of our going to press was that of McGreal v. J. C. O'Brien, in…

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Bungendore. Police Court—friday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. King, P.M., G. Gale, and D. Leahy, Js. P. John William Chalker, on remand, was charged with stealing the sum of £1 18s, also one knife,…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 January 1893 · page 2

BEFORE the Acting Police Magistrate. UNSOUND MIND.—Mary Murphy, on remand, was brought up as being of unsound mind. Dr. McKillop deposed that he had bad the…

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Goulburn District Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 January 1893 · page 2

THE district court, which was adjourned on Tuesday morning, to allow of the business of the quarter-sessions being proceeded with, was resumed yesterday morning at nine o'clock…

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[?]A Police Court. Wednesday, January 18. (Before Mr. Foley, P.M. Mr. F. W. Hume, J.P., and Mr.A.D. Middleton, J.p.) Illegally on Premises

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 January 1893 · page 2

John Patrick Ryan and Henry Gannon were summoned by Victor Cumming for being illegally on his premises for an un-unlawful purpose. Mr. Brimacombe…

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LOCAL & General News. Small Debts Court. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1893. Before Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 January 1893 · page 2

All the cases brought by the Yass Municipal Council against defaulting ratepayers were settled with the exception of one against J. Crow, and in this the council secured a verdict for the…

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Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 2

At the Police Court this (Saturday) morning, before Messrs. Carwell, P.M., and R. H. Mathews, a lad named Percy Trompp pleaded guilty to running away from his [?], Mr. C. Gl[?]pie…

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Thursday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 2

AT the Police Court this (Thursday) morning, before Mr. Carwell, P.M., Mary Murphy, on remand, was charged on suspicion with being of unsound mind. Dr. McKillop, the Government…

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Sheep Stealing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 4

AT the Yass Police Court on Tuesday last James Hillier brought a charge of sheep stealing against Robert and Alfred Thomas Davis, trading as Davis. Brothers, Hillier…

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Goulburn Police Court. Friday, January 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Casewell, P.M., Ball C. Gilliespie, and R. H. Matbows. DRUNKENNESS AND INDECENOY. J. M. Gordon pleaded guilty to drunkenness and…

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