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

Courts & crime, 1896

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The Down Tragedy. a Goulburn Testimonial. a Brutal Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 4

THE discovery of the body of Mrs. Down in the bush at Kerosene Bay, with her throat cut, has fulfilled the worst fears entertained concerning her fate. There seems very little room to doubt that…

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Young Police Court. FRIDAY. Before Messrs, T. Foley, P.M., J. Forsythe, and J. Broughton, Js. P. James D[?]oll V. Henry Thompson

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 3

Claim for £20 15s 4d, wages, and £3 damages. Mr. Hogan for plaintiff, and Mr. Moriarty for defendant. Plea of not indebted…

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The Elbe Disaster.—award of the German Court. London, April 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 4

The action arising out of the sinking of the North German Lloyd's steamer Elbe by the British steamer Crathie, in a collision in the North Sea on 30th January, 1895, has been concluded in the…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 April 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate.1 [?] Charks Chetter (eleven) was charged with stealing a [?] of [?] the property of…

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Monday's Police Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. Wombey and Oliver. ALLEGED ASSAULT. Charles Gray, John Carpenter, and Henry Keats (on remand) were charged with assaulting Joseph…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 2

THE above court was held this morning before Messrs. Caswell, P.M., and Oliver. J. W. McCabe sued E. P. Scott, for £7 5s 6d, dishonoured cheque. Defendant did not appear and a verdict for the…

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Circuit Court.—civil Side

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 4

His Honor took his sent at 10 o'clock. GARDINER V. EAST. This action was set down to be heard at the last Young Assizes, but it was postponed to…

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Another Tragedy. Love and Jealousy. Murder and Suicide. From the 'Evening News.'

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 2

Manly was the scene last Thursday night of another terrible double tragedy, enacted on the eastern esplanade, which in ninny respects resembles the Down case reported on Wednesday;…

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Young Police Court. MONDAY. Before Messrs. T. Foley, P.M., and P. Cram, J.P. Indecent Assault

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 2

Camillo Lazzarini and Albert Creech were charged with indecently assaulting Minnie T. Davis Mr. Hogan appeared for Lazzarini and Mr…

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Small Debts Court

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 3

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. Oliver. The list contained ten cases of which five were brought by the Proprictors of the late Goulburn Evening Star Newspaper Company…

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Marengo Police Court. Before Messrs. T. Foley, P.M., J. T. Bo[?]umont, J.P., and J. English, J.P. the Poundkeeper

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 2

A special meeting of the Justices residing in the district of Marengo, near Young, was held on Thursday, at the Court House, Marengo, for the purpose of considering the alleged conduct of the…

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Marengo Small Debts Court. THURSDAY. Before Messrs. T. Foley, P M. and J. English, J. P Trespass

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 2

John Cumming v. J. T. Beaumont.—Alleged trespass by sheep. Claim £10 damages. Lengthy evidence was given on both sides. The bench held that the defendant proved that it was not wilful…

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Small Debts Court. MONDAY. Before Messrs. T. Foloy, P.M., and P. Cram, J.P. Chas. [?]Anderson v. G. S. WHITEMAN

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 2

Claim for £1 12s 9d, half of railway expenses alleged to have been due according to agreement. Mr. Moriarty appeared for defendant. Charles Sanderson deposed : On the 30th…

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Crookwell. Police COURT.—20th April

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Caswell, Police-Magistrate of Goulburn. W. H. and Geo. Sligar were charged with fraudulently branding a mare, the property of G…

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Assault and Robbery at Waterloo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 4

AT the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday George Stanshall, Edward Goggins, and James Billingham were charged with laving on 17th January, 1896, at Waterloo, waylaid Jaques Fuller and robbed him…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

AT the Licensing Court, held to-day, a renewal was granted to Henry Howe Hutchings for the Lake Bathurst Hotel, Tarago, on the application of Mr. O'Brien. A renewal of a colonial wine license…

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Goulburn Circuit Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 4

IN our last issue we omitted to give the verdict in the civil case, N. P. Wilson v. Margaret Jonson. The jury found for defendant on both counts. The Grafton-street property was not at issue, and that…

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Goulburn Police Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 2

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. Meyer. C[?]ENE LANGUAGE. John Hay was f[?]ed 30/- and Charles Creig[?]n 20/-…

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Terrible Murder

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 2

The mystery surrounding the fate of Mrs. Down, the wife of George William Down, who committed suicide on Tuesday by jumping over the cliffs at South Head,…

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The Muswell Hill Murder

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 2

The two convicts who, with three conjurers, were arrested at Both on suspicion of having murdered Henry Smith, a retired iron merchant, at…

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