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Courts & crime, 1865

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Wingham Police Court. Wednesday, April 5,1865.(Before James Johnson and H. J. Cornish, Esquires, Justices.)

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 April 1865 · page 3

AN unusually small number of cases came before Court on this occasion; the first was— M’GILVRAY V. WITCHARD. Plaintiff claimed £1 5s for the services of…

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Maitland Circuit Court. (Before Mr. Justic Milford.)

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 April 1865 · page 3

ALLICK CUBBY, an aboriginal, charged with rape upon the wife of a shepherd, was found, guilty, and sentenced to death. His Honor seems to have disagreed with the fining of the jury…

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Maitland Circuit Court Tuesday, April 11.(Before Mr. Justice Milford.)

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 April 1865 · page 3

Elizabeth Hockam was indicted for having at Dungog, on the 17th March, stolen from her employer, John Lloyd, a box containing £40 15s., a promissory noter for £5, and some small…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Friday, April 21

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 April 1865 · page 3

JAMES SEYMOUR was charged with perjury Verdict, not guilty. This man was committed by the Chief Justice after he had given evidence in a case tried before him on the 30th of July…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. Tuesday, April 11. Trials of the [?]

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 April 1865 · page 1

JAMES DUNLEAVY was arraigned upon six different charges of highway robbery, to all of which be pleaded guilty. Mr. Dalley, on behalf of the prisoner, wished to offer one or two…

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Wingham Police Court. Wednesday, May 3,1865. (Before Michael Caffrey, Esq., J.p.) George Scott V. Richard Williams

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 May 1865 · page 3

This was an action to recover £3 for drawing a plan and [?] for Croki National School of which defendant is one of the local patrons…

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Kempsey District Court

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 May 1865 · page 2

UPWARDS of twenty cases appear to have been determined at the recent sittings of the Court, but of them only about eight were defended. The court sat a day and a half…

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District Court.—max 16. Coulthard V.tozer

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 May 1865 · page 3

JURY CASE.—This was a claim for wages, £95, due to plaintiff as storekeeper for the defendant. By agreement it appeared the plaintiff…

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Wingham District Court. Wednesday, May 22,1865.(Before Mr. Shephard, Acting Judge.)O’[?] V. RICHRDSON

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 May 1865 · page 2

Sixty pounds claimed for three years rent of land held under lease, the rent reserved theron being payable half yearly. The defendant admitted the execution of…

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Supreme Court. (From the Sydney Morning Herald.) (Before Mr. Justice Wise and a jury of four.) MOORE V. PRYOR

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 June 1865 · page 4

This was an action for seduction. The plaintiff, Thomas Moore, claimed damages for the seduction of his daughter, Susanna Moore, by the defendant, James Pryor. The…

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Wingham Police Court. Wednesday, June 7th, 1865

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 June 1865 · page 2

Before Henry Flett, M. Caffrey, James Johnson, J. G. Lyon, John Hall, and. H. J. Cornish, Esquires, Justices. John O’ Brien and James Egan were…

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Macleay Police-court. Saturday, June 3. Before Messrs. Spencer and Rudder, justices

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 June 1865 · page 2

Patrick Quin was charged with being oblivious of his nuptial vows, particularly that portion of them in which he promised “forsaking all others to cleave unto” a…

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Cundle Small Debts Court. Wednesday, June 21st. (Before Messrs. Flett, Caffrey, and Cornish, Justices.) WATT V. KELL

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 June 1865 · page 3

£3 15s. claimed for money lent and goods sold. The plaintiff failed to appear, and was therefore nonsuited. DOUST V. STACE…

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Kempsey Police Court. Before Messrs. Panton and Rhuddo, justices. Saturday, June 17

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 July 1865 · page 2

THE case of intrusion upon Mr. Potter’s premises “for unlawful purposes” came on again to-day. But though the constable made due proclamation, the parties being…

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Arrival of the English Mail at Adelaide. News to the 16Th May (From the Sydney Morning Herald) Defeat and Surrender of Lee Assassination of President Linconn. Attempted Assassination of Mr. Seward and His Son. Fall of Petersburg and Rich Mond. Great Excitement in America Confession of the Roadhill Murder

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 July 1865 · page 3

The steamer Alexandra has arrived at Glenelg, after a passage of ninety, tours and a half. The passage downwards occupied 103 hours…

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Wingham Police Court. Wednesday, July 5Th. Before J. G. Lyon, James Johnson, and H. J. Cornish, Esqrs., Justice. COADY V. SCOTT

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 July 1865 · page 3

For cutting timber on the Crown lands without a license. It appeared from the evidence Mr. John Abbott, who was the principal witness in the case, that the…

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[Communicated.] Police Magistrates in Country Districts

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 July 1865 · page 2

REVERTING to the question asked by Mr. Forster, as to what steps the Government intended to take with reference to a police magistrate for the Macleay River, which…

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Dbeadful Murder at Bowling Alley Point. (From the Tomworth Examiner.)

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 July 1865 · page 3

ONE of the most frightful murders that has ever occurred in this part of the country was perpetrated on Tuesday night last, or early on Wednesday morning, at Bowling Alley…

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Cundle Small Debts Court. Wednesday, July 19th. (Before H. J. Cornish and M. Caffrey, Esquires, Justices.)

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 July 1865 · page 2

The business of the Court was of the most unimportant character. With the exception of three cases, everything had been settled out of Court…

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Wingham Police Court. Wednesday, August 2nd, 1865. BEFORE Henry Flett, James Johnson, John Hall, J. G. Lyon, and Michael Caffrey, Esquires, Justices. Mary Findlay v. John M’kinnon

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 5 August 1865 · page 3

£6 claimed for cash advanced by the late husband of the plaintiff. The claim was not resisted, and a judgment was therefore entered for the full…

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