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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

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Cooma Gaol

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 3

[?] goes the six o'clock bell, But [?] have its echoos died away in my cell Than—without ring or knock— Goes the key in the lock—…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, March 2

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, J. J. Wright, and M. Byrne. Patrick Malone was charged, under the 6th section of the Cattle Stealing…

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Bombala Police Court. Wednesday, February 24. BEFORE Messrs. Coulter and Giles. RYAN V. SUMMERHILL

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 2

Mrs. Ryan sued Thomas Summerhill in the Court of Requests to recover £10 for destroying posts and rails by bush fire on Creewah Run, defendant pleading…

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Law Courts. Cooma District Court. Saturday, February 27. BEFORE Judge MacFarland. Unde[?]ended Cases

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 2

C. Solomon v.C. Pendergast.—Claim, £23 16s. Verdict for plaintiff with one witness. King and Heywood v.P. Curtis.—…

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Cooma Police Court. Monday, 8Th March, 1875. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Unlawfully Disposing Tools

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 2

Michael Jordain was summoned by Inspector Battye for that he did, about January last, at Cooma, unlawfully attempt to dispose of certain carpenters'…

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Bega Police Court. Tuesday, March 2. BEFORE Messrs. E. Haslingden and R. Kirby, J's.P. MURDER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 4

Jacky Whyman, an aboriginal, stood in the dock charged with the murder of Paddyan, anther aboriginal, at Bredbatourn…

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Central Police Court, Sydney. Wednesday, March 10. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 4

David Kiss was brought before Captain Scott, having been remanded from Bega, charged by Anthony Pearson R[?] of Melbourne, station agent, with…

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Bega Police Court. Monday, 9Th March. Before Messrs Kirky and P[?]den, J's.P. MURDER

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 2

Jacky Wyman, on remand, was called for, and Constable Cochrane, acting gaoler, stated that the prisoner had been removed from his charge under the…

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Bungendore Police Court. Tuesday, 9Th March. Before Messrs. Powell and Bourke, J's.P

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 2

John Lawless, of Neill's Creek, was brought up on remand charged with stealing one sheep the property of T [?] of Carwool[?]…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednesday, March 17. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Stealing From a Dwelling

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 4

James Brown was charged with stealing a black cloth cont from the dwelling of Senior sergeant Brennan. A prims facie case being made out, the prisoner…

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Yass Police Court. Saturday, 20Th March Before Mr. Yates. HORSE-STEALING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 3

Lawrence Donlay was charged with stealing a black horse, the property of E. A. Elliott, of Gundaroo. Senior-constable Buckley deposed that…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, 22Nd March. Before the Police Magistrate. DRUN[?]ESS

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 2

Edward Pryce, alias " Cranky Ned," brought up by Constable Paske for being drunk in a public place in Cooma on Sunday, was fined 5s…

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A Chapter of Horse Stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 2

FORTUNATELY for society, the thief (who appeared to be an adopt at his profession) has, through the promptitude of the police, been captured, and one stolen world at large, nor from any deference to public opinion. His Honor, in summing up the case to the jury, adopted the law quoted by Mr. S[?]rvell that the…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Wednesday, 17Th March Sittings in Banco

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 4

BEFORE Sir James Martin (Chief Justice), Mr. Justice Faucelt. DE LISSA V. ASHER AND GREVILLE…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Friday, 19Th March. Sittings in Banco

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 3

BEFORE Sir James Martin (Chief Justice), Fa[?] W. JOACHIM V. O'SHAN[?]…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Horse-stealing

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1875 · page 4

THOMAS EVE[?]TH, alias Lawrence D[?]ley, was brought up in custody, charged with stealing a grey mare, the property of Patrick Reddan, of Micnlago…

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Law Courts. Cooma Police Court. Monday, 5Th April. Before the Police Magistrate. DRUNK

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1875 · page 2

Joseph Glennan was charged by Constable McCann with that he was, on the 1st of April, drunk and disorderly in Sharp-street, Cooma, and he pleaded…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Tuesday, 6Th April. Before His Honor Judge [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1875 · page 2

John Browne was indicted for stealing a coat the property of Martin Brenan on the 16th March last at Queanbeyan The prisoner did not call any witn[?] and…

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District Court, Sydney. Tuesday, 30Th March. Before Judge Dowling. BUT[?]T V. LILLIE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1875 · page 2

The plaintiff in this case is the widow of a person who was a member of the "Day Spring Division, No. 1 of the Sons of Temperance," and the defendant…

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Cooma Gaol

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1875 · page 2

AT last, we have had the felicity of being in—prison, and perhaps it was a bad feature in the case that we did a short term in the " solitary." Last week,…

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