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Courts & crime, 1861

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, July 6th. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Border Post · Wednesday 10 July 1861 · page 1

George Ryan was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and also with using obscene language in the lock—up. Prisoner put on an air of injured innocence, and said…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, July 6. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.m.) Drunkenness

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 10 July 1861 · page 2

George Ryan, for this offence, was fined 10s. or forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. Another charge was also preferred against the prisoner for using obscene language, for…

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Warden’s Court. Rutherglen. Before Mr Warden Drummond

The Border Post · Wednesday 10 July 1861 · page 2

The Golden Ball Company applied for a renewal of their east against the Golden Gate Company. The Warden informed them that they must appeal to a higher court…

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Wangaratta County Court. Saturday, July 6. Before R. W. Shadforth, Esq.. P.M.

The Border Post · Wednesday 10 July 1861 · page 2

Michael Wylsh, was brought up charged with sheep stealing, and at the request of the police, was remanded till Tuesday, for the production of evidence. Tuesday, July 9…

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Children, Indigo, Rutherglen, and Wahgunyah Police Courts. Saturday, July 6. Before W, H. Drummond, Esq., P.M

The Border Post · Wednesday 10 July 1861 · page 2

R. Lawson wm charged with detaining a saddle, the property of W, Fleming. lt appeared that the saddle had passed through various hands before it came info the [?] of defendant. Order further…

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Albury Police Court. Wednesday, July 10th. (Before Captain Browning, P.M.)

The Border Post · Saturday 13 July 1861 · page 1

Thomas Hint on was brought up on a warrant, remanding him from Beechworth to this Bench on a charge of horse-stealing. It appeared that he was not the party that was…

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Warden’s Court, Rutherglen. Thursday, July 11. Before Mr Warden Drummond an four Assessors

The Border Post · Saturday 13 July 1861 · page 2

Encroachment—This was a dispute between Nos. 7 and 8 double bankers and No. 9 at the junction of the Newcastle and the Hibernian. Complainants stated that defendants had shifted their pegs, and by…

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Chiltern, Indigo, Rutherglen, and Wahgunyah Police Courts. Wednesday. July 10. Before W. H. Gaunt, Feq., P.M.

The Border Post · Saturday 13 July 1861 · page 2

Frank Couch v. A. McCape, Claim for £8 17s. A verdict was given for £8 2s., with costs, £1 9s, the sum of 15s having been paid. Warmoll and O’Neill o. Symons.—Claim for…

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Wangaratta Police Court. Saturday, July 13. Before R. W. Shadforth, Faq., P.M.

The Border Post · Wednesday 17 July 1861 · page 2

D. Helvert v. Thomas Quinn. Claim under Master and Servants’ Act, for £6 11s. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount, with 8s. 6d. costs, or in default of sufficient distress, 14 days’…

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Chiltern, Indigo, Ruthebglen, and Wahgunyah Police Courts. Monday, July 16 Before W, H. Diammond, Esq, P.M.

The Border Post · Wednesday 17 July 1861 · page 2

Thomas Hopper, who had been remanded from Saturday last for the appearance of Detective Wolf. from Melbourne, was again brought up on a charge of horse[?] Detective Wold swore to finding…

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Deniliquin Police Court. in Re the Registrar of the Court of Requests

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 19 July 1861 · page 2

ON Tuesday last the Police Magistrate Mr. J. Kelly opened the inquiry as directed by the Government into the truth of certain churches against Mr. M‘Kenna the Registrar of the Court of Requests by Mr. W…

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Wangaratta Police Court. Wednesday, 17th July. Before R. W. Shadforth, Esq., P.M., and Dr. Dobbyn, J.P.

The Border Post · Saturday 20 July 1861 · page 2

James Deacon, for being drunk and disorderly, was find 10s or 24 hours ; for using obscene language 40s or 3 days and for assailing a constable £5, or 1 month in Beechworth gaol with hard labor…

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Chiltern, Indigo, Rutherglen, and Wahgunyah Police Courts. Wednesday, July 17. Before W. H. Drummond, Esq., P.M.

The Border Post · Saturday 20 July 1861 · page 2

Main and Raldock v. McDonal Stuart, Claim for £12 10s. Order for amount, with costs 6s. [?] Thursday, July 16. Before W. Drummond, Esq., P.M., and Lindsay…

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Wodonga Police Court. Monday, July 22nd. (Before Capt. Brownrigg.)

The Border Post · Wednesday 24 July 1861 · page 1

George Peters and Colin Morrison were charged with obtaining money under false pretences, by passing some worthless duplicate bills of exchange. There was no evidence…

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Albert Police Court. Monday, July 22nd. (Before Captain Browdring.)

The Border Post · Wednesday 24 July 1861 · page 1

William McLoughlin was fined 5s for drunkenness, and Augustus Whipple, in consequence of Laving committed the same offence on Sunday, was mulcted in double the…

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Police Protection

The Border Post · Wednesday 24 July 1861 · page 2

The tone of the following article from the Wagga Wagga Express, is so exactly similar to the sentiments expressed in our last leading article, that the publication of both…

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Wangaratta Police Court. Tuesday, July 23. Before H. W. Shadforth, (Esq . P.M.

The Border Post · Wednesday 24 July 1861 · page 2

A Simpson v. G. Morton. Claim for £6 18s. 2d. for hoard and lodging, goods, and cash lent. A Very complicated but uninteresting case. Plaintiff had received some each on account, without allowing…

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The Gipps Land Shooting Case Trial of Leonard Mason Foe Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 24 July 1861 · page 4

The trial of Leonard Mason, on the charge of the wilful murder of Alex. M'Dougall, at tlie Tambo, Gipps Land, on the 5th April lost, took place yesterday at the Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court…

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Chiltern, Indigo, Rutherglen, and Wahgunyah Police Courts. Saturday, July 20. Before W. H. Drummond, Esq, P.M.

The Border Post · Wednesday 24 July 1861 · page 2

G.A. Miller was brought up on a charge of embezzlement. The prisoner, a bookkeeper in the employment of Messrs [?] and Hamilton, admitted a deficiency to the amount of £3 5s., but that…

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Deniliquin Police Court Friday July 19 [?] [Before Mr. J. Kelly P. M.]

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 26 July 1861 · page 3

THE inquiry into the charges preferred against the Registrar of the Court of [?] was resumed this morning, Mr. Game inquired whether the statement read by…

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