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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1873

235 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 9 of 12

Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, September 23

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. J. J. Wright, and M. Byrne, J.P. Robert Jo[?]son, on bail, appeared for further examination…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 24Th September. Before Mr. W. Co[?]grove. Prison Breaking

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 2

Samuel Love, on remand, again ap-peared before the Court, charged with having, on the night of the 15th, or the morning of the 16th instant, unlawfully…

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Sydney Supreme Court. Monday, September 22

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 3

THE following question arose in a demurrer case:—Plaintiff [?] upon two promissory notes. Defendant pleaded a statutory deed of composition signed…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Saturday, September 27. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 1 October 1873 · page 2

ILLEGAL DETENTION. William Silk was charged with having illegally detained a dog the property of John Nichols…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, September 2[?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 1 October 1873 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Town Clerk. ASSAULT. James Cochrane was charged upon…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 1St October, 1878. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. HORSE-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 2

John Ryan (on remand) was brought up for stealing a piebald mare branded JFG (J reversed) on the near shoulder, the property of John Fitzgerald, on the…

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Sydney Supreme Court. Tuesday, September 23

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 2

Mr. Justice Hargrave, Mr. Justice Cheeke, and Mr. Justice Funcelt, sitting in Banco, dissolved the injunctions granted in favor of the Jo[?]chin family…

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Sydney Insolvency Court. Tuesday, September 30. BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. in the Matter of William Rancey

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 3

An application for a certificate of conformity. Messrs Want and Johnson [?] for the insolvent. The official assignee reported that [?]…

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Law Court. Cooma Police Court. Monday, 6Th October, 1873

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. T.J.Petter v. S[?].—Pr[?]saory note, £9 18s. Confessed judgment. V[?] for [?]…

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The Courts. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, 7Th October, 1873. BEFORE the Police Magistrnte and Mr. [?] Byrne

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1873 · page 2

James Macintosh v. J. [?]hofield.—Plaintiff claimed £5 13s. 10[?] for twenty weeks' rent at 3s., and goods sold and delivered. The Bench found for…

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Sale at the Police Office, Cooma, [?] the 29th of October, 1873. Country Lots. County Wallace, Parish of Arable

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1873 · page 2

L[?] A, P[?]rtion 57, [?] acres, on the left bank of Cottage Creek, adjoining and between E.Pend[?]rgest's conditional purchase and J.O. weston's conditional…

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Nimitybelle Police Court. Friday, October 10

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the Police [?]gisterate and Captain McKeachie. Police v. Patrick Hayes, for obstructing public road with a bullock team on a…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, October 13. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. A. Bl[?]mfield and J.M. Hassall. Master and Servants Act

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1873 · page 2

C. Haylock appeared before the Court to answer the charge of Charles Mickley in that the said C. Hayloclk did refuse to pay the [?] of £22 12s. 6d. for work and…

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Goulburn Circuit Court Wednesday, October 8Th. Before Justice C[?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1873 · page 3

The leg[?] gentlemen present were Mr. D. Buchanan, Mr. C[?] Come. and Messrs, G[?] and Belts of Go[?]lburn. MANSL[?] AT COOL[?]ING[?]…

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Sale at the Police Office, Queanbeyan, On Wednesday the 29th of October, 1873. Country Lots. [?] Murray. Parish of Jingern

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1873 · page 4

[?] A. Portion 10, 40 acres, on Wild Cat[?] Flat. at the worth-went corner of M. O' Council's 30 acres. selected by John [?] Parish of Ellenden…

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Government Gazette. Sale at the Police Office, Cooma, On Wednesday, the 29th of October, 1873. Country Lots. County Wallace, Parish of Arable

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1873 · page 4

L[?] A. Portion 57.50 acres. on the left [?] adjoining and [?] Weston's conditional…

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Melbourne Supreme Court. in Chambers, Tuesday, September 30. BEFORE Mr. Justice Molesworth. in the Will of Patrick Coady Buckley, Otherwise Patrick Coady

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1873 · page 2

In this case, Buckley was supposed to have died intestate without heirs. Administration to his estate was granted some months ago to Messrs. H[?]on and…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, October 14

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Byrne. REMOVING CLAY AND SAND FROM A ST[?] John Feagan, of Googongs, appeared…

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Forgery by a Prisoner in Parramatta Gaol

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1873 · page 2

POLICE COURT, Tuesday, 7th instant. Before Messrs. Langley. Rowling, and Taylor. Henry Clay, alias james Mensies,a…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Tuesday, 14Th October. Before Mr.S. RObinson, J.P. DRUNK

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1873 · page 2

David Parker, charged With having been drunk in a public Place on the previous day, was discharged with a caution…

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