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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1873

235 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 4 of 12

Goulburn Circuit Court. Wednesday April 9. BEFORE his Heder Judge Faucett

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 April 1873 · page 3

MURDER AT KIANDRA. Po Ti, a Chinaman, was charged with having on the 25th January lost at Kiandra, killed and murdered another Chinaman [?]…

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Government Land Sales. at Cooma Police Office, On Monday, 28th April. Country Lots, County of Wallace

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 16 April 1873 · page 4

Lot A portion 39, 114 acres, parish of Myalla, on the left bank of Ingram's Creek, adjoining the southern boundary of John Peudergast's 505 acres, Arable…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, April 16. Before the Police Magistrate. Horse Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1873 · page 2

James Duncan Campbell, charged with having stolen a horse, the property of Job Stafford Garrett, was brought before the Court and remanded for one…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, April 15. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1873 · page 2

Richard Jackson, who had been given in charge by Mr. M. Byrne, J.P., as being of unsound mind, was brought up for examination. It was said that the…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday. April 21

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Montague, J.P. SADDLE-STEALING. James Campbell was charged with…

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Sydney District Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1873 · page 2

LIBEL ACTION—MICKEY V.STEPHEN. [?] Distract Court Judge Simpson and a jury of four. This was an action for libel, brought…

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Law Courts. Bega Police Court. Tuesday, April, 22. BEFORE Messrs. D'Aroy, Ritchie, Berne, and Jauncey, J.P.'s. Child Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1873 · page 2

James Twigg complained, that Felix Darrngh, on or about March 1, took away, or caused to be taken away, two girls, with intent to deprive the person…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 30th APRIL, 1878. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. HORSE-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 2

James Campbell was brought up for stealing a horse the property of Job Stafford Garrett. Senior-Constable church stated that a…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Thursday, April, 24. (From the Queanbeyan Age.) Before the Police Magistrate. HORSE-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 2

Henry Wisby was brought up in custody, charged with stealing a brown mare and a saddle from James Mitchell. Henry Bragg, police constable…

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Remarkable Case at the Melbourne Court. Park and Boulton

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 3

A CASE involving the question whether an actor at the Threatre Royal, Melbourne, was one of the actorious female impersonstors, Boulton and Park, regarding…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, May 5. BEFORE the People Magistrate. Remanded Case

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1873 · page 2

James Campbell was brought up for stealing a horse the property of Job Staffard Garrett. J.S. Garrett was called three times,…

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Bombala Police Court. Before Mr. J. Giles, J.P.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1873 · page 2

A man named Filzpatrick, charged with having used obscene language, was fined 10s., and 5s. 6d. costs. Fergus Delaney, for a similar offence,…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Thursday, May 1. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 2

George Davis was charged with wilfully damaging property, but the case was dismissed. Alexander Davis, convicted of using…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Friday, May 9. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1873 · page 2

Ah Wong was charged with having been drunk, and making use of obscene language, in a public place. The Bench ordered defendant to be…

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Queanbkeyan Police Court. Tuesday, May 13, BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. J.J. Wright. STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1873 · page 2

William Brandt, a German, of respectable appearance, who had been brought up on the previous day and remanded on it charge of larceny from a dray, was again…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Friday, May 16. Before the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1873 · page 2

John Davis, alias "Jackly the Tailor," was brought up by Constable Paske for being drunk in Sharp-street on the previous day…

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Law Courts. [?]Bega Police Court. Tuesday, May 13. Promissory Note

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1873 · page 2

GASTLE v.LENEHAN.—Plaintiff claimed £81s. 6d., amount of a dishonored cheque. Mr. Rawlinson appeared for defendant, Mr. Castle conducted his own case…

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Panbula Police Court. Tuesday, May 6. BEFORE G.P. Keon, P.M., C. H. Baddoley, C.H. Dale and A.K. Page, J.P.'s. ASSAULT

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1873 · page 2

Donald Sutherland was charged with assaulting one Christian Peter Rosmosen with intent to do some grievous budily harm…

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Police Attention (To the Editor of the Maharo Mercury)

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1873 · page 2

SIR,—There was a sale of sheep in Cooma a short ago. The owner, in bringing them in, left one sheep dead near the Hospital, with another near…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, May 26. Before the Police Magistrate, Obscene

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1873 · page 2

Edward Burke was charged with having uttered profane language in the bar of the Cooma Hotel on the 24th May. A fine of 5s. was paid…

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