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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1874

188 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 7 of 10

Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, August 8. BEFORE the Police Megistrate and Mr. T. W. Druitt. Small Perth Cases

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 2

G. Cohen v. John Roddan, £10 damage done household property.— Mr. Lipscomb appeared for paintiff. After a somewhat pro anged and severe…

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Contempt of Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 4

REPRIMANDING editors and denouncing the Press appear to be fashionable practices with second-rate judges and lawyers. The privileges recorded to horse…

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Land Sale at the Police Office, Cooma, On Saturday, 20th August. Country Lots

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 8 August 1874 · page 4

County Wal'see—Parish of Gorden LOT A, portion 54, 74 acres, on the right bank of Wallwye Cree's, opposite its junction with Cottage Creek, and…

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Bombala Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1874 · page 4

SMALL DEBTS CASES,—Wednesday, 5th instant. Before Messrs. Cooke and Giles. Garey v. W. Coulter, Same v. C. Dudley. Plaintiff in these cases…

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Saw Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, 10Th August Before the Police [?] FALSE [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1874 · page 4

Alexander Nicholls, brought up on remand was charged with [?]fully obtaining from E[?] Hewison the sum of £3 by means of false pretences…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday, 4Th August. Before Messrs. E. Haslingden, C. T. Stiles, and R. Ritchie, Justices of the Peace

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1874 · page 4

Charles Jaggers appeared, on personal bail, to answer the charge of stealing certain cattle the property of William Dagun Tarlinton…

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Sydney Insolvency Court. Monday, August 10. [?] the Chief Commissioner

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1874 · page 2

In the estate of John C. S. Hegarty:—This was an [?] second meeting from the 3rd instant. Mr. S. C. Brown apposed on behalf of the official…

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SAW Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, August 17

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 August 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. Henry Proctor, charged with having been drunk in Sharp-street on the…

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Sydney Insolvency Court. Thursday, 13Th August. Before the Chief Commissioner

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 August 1874 · page 2

In the estate of John C. S. Hegarty This was an adjourned second meeting from the 10th instant. Mr. S. C. Brown appeared for the official assignee; Mr…

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Sydney Criminal Court. Friday, August 14. BEFORE Judge Checke. RAPE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 22 August 1874 · page 2

James Playdell was charged with having, at Bombala, on the 3rd of May, foloniensly ravished one Mary Anne Clarke,…

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Law Courts. Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednesday, 19Th August

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 26 August 1874 · page 2

BEFORT the Police Magistrate and Mr. Byrne. FORGERY AND UTTERING. Charles Colman, on remand from…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, August 27

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1874 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Wright. Samuel Walker appeared to answer an information charging him for that he,…

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Saw Courts. Cooma Police Court. Wednesday, 26Th August

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 September 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. John Glass, brought up by Constable McCann for being drunk and disorderly on the previous day, was fined £2, with…

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Land Sale at the Police Office, Eden. On Monday, 28th September. Country Lots

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 2 September 1874 · page 2

County Auckland Parish of Coolangubra LOT A, portion 11, 40 acres, on the right bank of Basin Creek, and adjacent…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday, August 31St

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. M. Byrne, Thomas Large was charged with the perpetration of an offence against nature…

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New Courts. Cooma Police Court. Friday, September 4

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS Thomas Morrison, charged by constable McCann with having been drunk…

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Tuesday, September 8. Before the police Magistrate, Licenses

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 September 1874 · page 2

A transfer of the license of the House known as "The Commercial Hotel," Ni[?] formerly hope by John Smith, was granted to Mr. Thomas…

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Yass Gaol

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 September 1874 · page 2

BEFORE Me[?]. Williams and Yates, CHARGE[?] The bench arid no persons were to come in but the reporters and the…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, September 7. BEFORE The Police Magistrate and Mr. T. W. Drui[?], J.P. PROTECTION

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 September 1874 · page 2

Henry Brennan was brought before the Bench by Senior-constable Bryan for protection. The defendant, a most…

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Government Land Sale. Land Sale at the Police Office. Cooma. On Monday. 2[?]th September [?] LOTS

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 9 September 1874 · page 4

County Walla[?]— Parish of Arable. Lot A. portion 27, 81 acres, on the left [?] of Greek, and on the road [?] to Cooma. [?]…

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