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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1868

147 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 8

Local News. Grenfell Police Court. Tuesday, August 22. (Before the Police Magistrate.) ASSAULT

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1868 · page 2

Jansen was charged with having assaulted and beaten Harry Dayton, at the One Mile Gully, on the evening of the 20th instant…

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Friday, August 28. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Illegal Detention

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1868 · page 3

William Dean appeared to answer the complaint of Samuel C. Harris, Wherein he was charged with illegally detaining a brown mare, branded MW, star in forehead, and of…

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Local News Tuesday, September 1. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Mining Case

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1868 · page 2

John Riley and J. W. Lewis were summoned for preventing Griffith Powell from representing two shares in No. 2 south Oriental reef, in which the parties had been…

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Thursday, September 10. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Stealing Whiskey

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1868 · page 2

Thomas Madden, a groom at the Great Eastern Hotel, was charged with stealing two bottles of whiskey, the property of James Bray, the landford of the hotel…

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Local News. Grenfell Police Court. Monday, September 7. (Before the Police Magistrates.) Obscene Language

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1868 · page 2

John H. Champion was charged with having made use of certain disgusting expressions, on the previous afternoon, in a public place. Fined 10s, or three days in the lock-up…

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Local News. Grenfell Police Court. Monday, September [?] (Before the Police Magistrate ASSAULT.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1868 · page 2

Mary Jane Murray, otherwise "Squarey"—who was described in the charge sheet as a dress-maker, aged 19, from Scotland, and by religion a Protestant—was brought up in…

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Friday, September 10. (Before the Police Magistrate) Wages Cass

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1868 · page 3

George Pyke sued Edward Brennan for balance of wages due, for working in the Enterprise reef. It appeared that Brennan and others had a…

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Thursday, September 17. (Before the Police Magistrate) Wilful Destruction of Property

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1868 · page 3

Mary Jane Murray was again brought up in custody, on remand from Monday. Thomas Sister deposed that on Sunday last, about noon, he accompanied the prisoner…

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Court of Requests. Thursday, Sept. 17. (Before the Police Magistrate, and J. B. Wood, E.[?].J.P. and P. Boland, Esq., J.P.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1868 · page 3

Maurice Dalton v M.A. Thompson.—Adjourned to next Court. David West v Geroge Johnson.—No appearance of plaintiff—Dismissed…

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Thursday, September 22. (Before the Police Magistrate.) ASSAULT

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1868 · page 2

John J. Barnett, the prisoner in the [?]tscase, was charged with assaulting John Brinsmead on the morning of Friday, the 18th of September…

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Grenfell Police Court. Saturday, September 19. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Illegally on the Premiers

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1868 · page 2

John J. Barnett, on remand from the previous day, was charged with being unlawfully on the premises of Elizabeth, Scott, a married woman, on the night of Thursday last…

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Friday, September 25. (Before the Police Magistrate.) The[?]ning Language

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1868 · page 3

John Wright was charged with using threatening and insulting language to Stephen Lawrence, the watchman, on the previous night…

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Court of Requests. Thursday, October 1. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1868 · page 3

M. Dalton v Williamaon.—Claim [?] 4d.—Not sufficient service. M'Connell and Co. v Bernie.—Claim 21 12s.—No appearance of either party…

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Thursday, October 1. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Wages Case

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1868 · page 3

William Buckley [?]d Regi[?]ld Dowling for 17s 6d balance of wages, being for ten days work as a shepherd on defendane's station…

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Local News. Grenfell Police Court. Tuesday, September 29. (Before the Police Magistratie.)

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1868 · page 2

John Manning, alias 'Butlocky Jack,'appearel before his worship, charged by sydney Chambere with breaking a widow in [?] dwelling house on the previous evening, the…

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Friday, October 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Optaining Goods by Falen Pret[?]cks

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1868 · page 3

A Carnigie was brought before the Court, charged with obtaining goods, by false protences, from Mr Parss, of this town. A warrant had been out for his (Carnigio's…

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Local News. Grenfell Police Court. Thursday, October [?]. (Before the Police Magistrate.) [?] MIND

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1868 · page 3

James William Byrue, storekeeper and baker, of Young, was brought before the Court, charged with being of unsound mind. Bargeant Keeuan deposed that he was awoke…

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Friday, October 9. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Wages Case

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1868 · page 3

Henry Williams sued Griffith Powell for the sum of £4, for 8 days wages, working on the Surprise reef, alleging that he had been hired by Powell, and expected the current…

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Local News. Grenfell Police Court. Tuesday, October 13. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Illegal Detention

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1868 · page 2

Charles Oakey was summoned for illegally detaining a mare, the property of John T. Moran. Complainant deposed that, on the 26th…

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Thursday, October 15. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Wages Case

The Mining Record and Grenfell General Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1868 · page 3

This case was partly heard on October 1st, and was adjourned for the attendance of a witness of the defendant. The complainant claimed 17s 6d, being…

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