Cooma Police Court. Monday, February 15,1869. [?] the Police Magistrate
[?] OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Joseph Platt was summoned to appear before the Court, to answer the charge of having, in a public place, made use…
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Courts & crime, 1869
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Cooma Police Court. Monday, March 1, 1869
BEFORE the Police Magistrate and A. Montague, J.P. The Court opened at 11.15 a.m. WAGES CASE. H. Staples v. W. Blyton, senior.—Claim, £4 11s. This case was postponed from last week, owing to an informality…
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On Wednesday, the 3rd February, Thomas. H. Thompson, described as a squatter of considerable means, was indicted at the Quarter Sessions, Port Macquarie, for stealing six…
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The business was trifling and occupied but s short time. Several cases were settled out of Court. UNDEFENDED CASES. G. Hunt v. P. Macalister—£7 3s…
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THIS was a special case from the Eden Quarter Sessions. The prisoner had been indicted and convicted for having burglariously entered a house with intent to commit a rape. The information charged, in the usual form, an…
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BEFORE Messrs. A. Montague and W. Cosgrove, J.P's. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Alexander McDonald, of Cooma Creek, appeared before the Court, on the complaint of Rosa Glennon, charged as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cooma Police Court. Monday, April 12, 1869. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Illegally at Large
Edward Devine, charged with being illegally at large, was, after having been twice remanded, brought up and discharged. STEALING…
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THE execution of the man Michael Flanagan, recently condemned to death for the murder of Mr. Thomas Wood Hull, sergeant of police at Hamilton, took place (says the Melbourne Argus) according…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cooma Police Court. Monday, May [?], 1869. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Montague
Alfred Ware, Peter Orr, John Wilson, and Thomas McTiernan were called before the Bench, but before the case was entered into Wilson and McTiernan were requested to leave the Court, it being the intention of the prosecutor…
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BEFORE the business of the Court commenced a rather painful scene occurred. It appears that a short time since Mr. Bennett wrote a letter to the effect that the local Bench had no authority to give the Clerk of Petty Sessions leave…
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Our Sydney contemporary, the Freeman's Journal, seems to be under the impression that our Police Magistrate, Mr. Dawson, is solely to blame for the circumstances connected with Brogan's case. If our contemporary will permit us,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cooma Police Court. Monday, May 10. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Montague. Wages Case
H[?]gh Stewart appeared before the Court at the instance of Francis Foster, who claimed from defendant the sum of £6 for wages. Defendant admitted a claim of £5. Verdict for plaintiff £6 2s., costs of Court 3s. 6d., and expenses 5s…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Montague. The Court opened at 10.15 a.m.; business commenced at 11.20 a.m. URUELTY TO ANIMALS…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Police Office, Cooma, on Monday, June 14, 1869. Country Lots. County of Beresford
Lot A, portion 48, 100 acres, parish of Jellamatong, on the left bank of Cooma Back Creek, opposite Welch's co[?]onal purchase of 320 acres; exclusively of a [?] chain [?] Upset prick £1 per [?]…
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BEFORE E.M. Battye, J.P. [?] DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Henry Proctor charged as above, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s; in default forty-eight hours imprisonment…
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PENTRIDGE STOCKADE was on May 14th the scene of one of the most horrible tragedies recorded for some time past. At about half-past 1 o'clock the Rev. William Hill,the Wedeyan chaplain, in the course of his ministerial…
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BEFORE thE Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Montague. ABSCONDING. Robert Taylor, charged with absconding from the hired service of Messrs. Hinton Brothers, was discharged upon…
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The Rockhampton Bulletin of 18th ultimo reports :—Yesterday news reached town that a man had offered to sell a parcel of retorted gold to Mr M'Collim, storekeeper, at the…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. W.Cosgrove and A. Mentague. EXCESSIVE DAMAGES. The Rev. T. Druitt appeared before the Court at the…
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ABOUT half past 8 o'clock on Monday morning the usually quiet town of Windsor was [?]own into a state of greivous excitement at the report of a horrible murder having been…
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