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Courts & crime, 1863

178 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 9

Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, May 9. [Before Messrs. Landale and Cockburn.]

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Moama Reporter · Saturday 16 May 1863 · page 2

Mary Griffiths and William Johnston were charged severally as rouges and vagabonds, on account of some exceedingly flagitious conduct near the Telegraph Office on the previous evening, and…

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Uncle Joe in Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 16 May 1863 · page 4

Joe Bassett was a queer genius— “Uncle Joe" as everybody called him—and though but possessing very few of the goods of this world, yet he was one of the most useful men…

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Moama Police Court. Monday, May 11. [Before C. E. Strutt and R. J. Glass, Esqs., J.P.]

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Moama Reporter · Saturday 16 May 1863 · page 2

Henry Ellis was charged with assaulting Constable Peter Aughney on the 25th of April last. From the evidence of the complainant it appeared that the defendant was drunk, and was using filthy…

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Small Debts' Court. Tuesday, May 12. (Before Captain Browarigg, P.M., and S.C.V. North Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 16 May 1863 · page 2

S. Sherry J. T.Fallon, £3 10s, Goods. Mr. Blackmore for defendant. This was n claim for an alleged balance for wood supplied in April, 1861, but the defendant proved a…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 2

At the Melbourne Criminal Court on Monday Thomas Gidley appeared on bail charged with cattle stealing. Mr. C. A. Smyth conducted the prosecution; Mr…

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Echuca Police Court. Monday, May 18. [Before E. C. Strutt, Esq., P. M.]

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Moama Reporter · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 2

HALPIN AND OTHERS v. BROOKS.—This was a case in which Halpin and his mates sought to recover from Mr. Brooks, of Echuca, the sum of £20 13s, being an alleged balance due by the defendant…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, Mat 19. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and David Reid Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 2

Philip Scheid was complained against by his master for having refused and neglected to do his work as a hired servant on the 14th and 16th May. On the first occasion he refused to go to his work in the…

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Small Debts and Heresies Court. Oxford

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Moama Reporter · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 4

THE Assessor took his seat, as usual, and by special order made as reported in our last, the first cause called was PUSEY V. JOWETT…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, May 25. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 30 May 1863 · page 2

George Frederick Seymour - of -the Saw Mills Wodonga, was charged with larceny, Mr. Miller ap pearing for the prisoner. The police proved that prisoner bad been given into…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, May 25. [Before Messrs. Alexander and Carne.]

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Moama Reporter · Saturday 30 May 1863 · page 2

Arthur Brown, who had i summoned Charles Dolley, super at Zara station, for poisoning his dog, failed to appear ; and on the application of Mr. Gillert, of Mr. Robertson’s office, was mulcted in…

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Meeting Respecting the Police Magistrate

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Moama Reporter · Saturday 6 June 1863 · page 2

ON Monday evening last about ninety persons-assembled at the Masonic Hall pursuant to the advertisement which speared in our last issue About eight o’clock Mr. BARWICK took the chair and having read the…

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Deniliquin Police Court Monday, June 1. [Before Mr. J.N. Alexander.]

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Moama Reporter · Saturday 6 June 1863 · page 2

John Harris was charged with being an idle and dispute orderly person, having been found in company with the blacks at their camp on the previous morning. Senior Constable Kielty deposed that about one…

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Echuca Police Court. Monday, June 1. . . [Before C. E. Strutt, Esq., P.m.] the Pigs Again

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Moama Reporter · Saturday 6 June 1863 · page 2

William Noble was charged by Constable Maloney with allowing two pigs to Wander on the public streets, contrary to the provisions of the Town and Country Act. The offence was not denied, and the defendant was fined…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, Mat 30.(Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and 3. T. Fallon Esq., J.p.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 June 1863 · page 2

John Thompson, a laborer 011 the road at Te Creek, was charged with having committed a larceny the property of another [?], who left them by a tree be had felied. The articles were discovered in…

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Moama Police Court. Saturday, Mat 30. [Before R. Glass, Esq., and C. E. Strntt, Esq., J.p.] the Chinese Tax

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Moama Reporter · Saturday 6 June 1863 · page 2

A Chinaman, who stated that be was in the employ of Mr. Myles Paterson, of Cobargo, was brought up by Constable Aughney, and charged with evading the Chinese Capitation Tax, he having crossed from Victoria into…

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tN the Insolvent Estate Op John Roper. Insolvent Court Sydnex. Wednesday, Mat) 27TH

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 June 1863 · page 3

In tho estate of John Roper; an adjourned certificate meeting. In delivering judgment His Honor said have read the voluminous evidence given by the insolvent in the course of Ills various eitimiiml ions before…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, June 8. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 13 June 1863 · page 4

Samual Brazley, a lad of bout sixteen, in the employ of Mr. Waite, butcher, was charged with in decently assaulting, and attempting to commit a rape upon a little girl named Mary Ann Miller, under ten…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, June 9. [ Before Messrs Lang, [?], and Paterson. ]

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Moama Reporter · Saturday 13 June 1863 · page 2

In the adjourned case of assault and abusive language, Turk v, M '[?], after the reading of the depositions and rather irregular speeches by [?]. Robertson and Murphy, [?] -legal gentlemen engaged—the case…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday June -13. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 June 1863 · page 3

Thomas Waller Harding, a bilker, residing in Town-'Bond-atrect, Albury, was Charged with in[?]ceny, in having stolen some tools from the back premises of the Bose In[?], on the morning of Friday…

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Echuca Police Court. Tuesday, June 16. [Before Mr. C. E. Strutt, P.M.]

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin and Moama Reporter · Saturday 20 June 1863 · page 2

Small Debts—Cochrane v. Redman. This was for the recovery of a milk bill of £2 9s; against which there was a larger contra account for nobblers. The Bench ruled that milk must be paid for, and advised Mr. Redman to look more…

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