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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1865

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Conflict with the Victorian Police

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 15 July 1865 · page 3

WE take the following account of the arrest of James Barrett, supposed to be identical with Yankee Tom the Warrnambool murderer, from the Albury Banner:—…

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Albury Police Court. Friday, June 14.(Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and J.T. Fallon, Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 July 1865 · page 2

Charley Rylee, a Chinaman, was charged withstealing wood, the property of Daniel Babbington, who deposed that the previous craning he caught him in the act, and gave him into custody…

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Albury District Court. Tuesday, July 11. (Before His Honor Judge Francis.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 15 July 1865 · page 2

The Court opened this morning, when the following cases were taken :— SETTLED AND VERDICTS BY CONSENT. 63. William Burd Evens and Alfred Evans [?]…

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Denil[?] Police Court. Monday, July 17. [Before E. Wren, Esq., J.P.]

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 22 July 1865 · page 3

Richardson was brought up, oil remand, as [?] of unsound mind. A. W. F. Noyes deposed to having attended pri[?] and that he was in an unfit state to be at…

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Albury District Court. Saturday, July 15. (Before His Honor Judge Francis.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 22 July 1865 · page 2

T. Bullock r. J. F. M’Donall ; trespass. In the matter of this case, of which notice of application for a new trial had been formally given, Mr. G. M. Stephen stated that he had, very reluctantly, to say…

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The Road Hill Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 July 1865 · page 3

Another chapter has been added to the Road-bill tragedy. Miss Constance Kent was brought before the magistrates at Trowbridge, and an extraordinary scene took place. Miss Green and the Rev. Mr…

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Albury Police Court. Wednesday, July 26. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 July 1865 · page 2

James Brougham was charged with stealing money the property of Hugh Colton. Senior Constable Fullerton deposed that the prisoner was given into his custody the previous day on…

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Wodonga Police Court. Monday, July 17. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and W. Huon) Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 July 1865 · page 2

John Cassidy, on bail, was charged with absenting himself from the hired service of Robert Duff, of Thologolong, squatter. Mr. G. Milner Stephen, instructed by Mr. Hamilton…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, July 24. [Before E. Wren Esq.. J.P., and J . Kennedy, Esq., J.p,] Pound Rescue

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 29 July 1865 · page 2

William Gannon v. — Caldwell. This adjourned case was removed from the court, the case not coming within the jurisdiction of the magistrates. VAGRANCY…

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Deniliquin District Court. [Before His Honor Judge Francis.] Tuesday, July 25, 1865

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 29 July 1865 · page 2

The whole of the cases were undefended, and verdicts were given for the plaintiffs as follow:—Taylor v. Danton; claim, £22. Taylor v. Harris, £16. Bank of New South Wales v. Key, £29 6s. 10d…

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The Daylesford Murder

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 5 August 1865 · page 2

THE trial of DAVID YOUNG for the murder of MARGARET GRAHAM, at Daylesford, 011 the night of the '28th December last, exhibits in a remarkable degree the ability of society to discover the…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, July 24. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and J. J. Keatinge, Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 August 1865 · page 2

Edward Culnane, of the Black Range, on an adjourned charge of sly-grog selling, was again called. No satisfactory answer having been received from Sydney with reference to the payment of his license…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, August 7. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and S. C. V. North Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 12 August 1865 · page 2

Frederick Johnson was charged, with stealing and slaughtering a bullock the property of James Sawyer, and also with stealing a bullock bell, [?], the property of the same person…

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Small Debts’ Court. Tuesday, August 8. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., S. C. V. North and J. Dight, Esqs., J.P.’s.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 12 August 1865 · page 2

Robert Owen r. John Post, £7; funeral expenses Mr. II. P. Stephen for plaintiff; Mr. Blackmore for defendant. This was a new trial case, the plaintiff having…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, August 14. (Before Captain Browurigg, P.M. )

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 19 August 1865 · page 2

Joseph Gogo was charged with using disgusting language in public hearing, and the offence having been proved, he was fined £1 or three days in the lock-up in default of payment…

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Yackandandah County Court Friday, August 11.(Before Judge Coombes and two assessors.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 19 August 1865 · page 2

Cassidy c. Duff. This was a claim for £27 2s., balance of wages due to the plaintiff as a working overseer, and for money had and received. Mr. Blackmore for plaintiff; Mr. G. M. Stephen,…

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Murder at Yackandandah

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 August 1865 · page 2

The coroner (W. H. Gaunt, Esq.,) has held an inquest on the body of James Kennedy, of Rowdy Flat, publican. The inquest was held in the Court-House, Yackandandah…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, August 23. (Before Captain Carey, P. M., and E. Brown Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 August 1865 · page 2

P. N. Lawrence, of Mulwala, was charged with sly grog selling, in retailing spirits without a proper license. Senior Constable Egan deposed that he was at…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Monday, August 14. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Wise.) the Queen, on the Prosecution of W. M. MILLER V. S. C. V. NORTH ; Quo Warranto

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 August 1865 · page 2

His Honor gave judgment in this case. It was a question as to costs on a proceeding by quo warranto, under the Municipalities’. Act of 1858, which had been argued on a previous day…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, August 29. (Before Captain [?], P.M., J. F. H. Mitchell, and S. C. V. North, Esq.’s, J.P.’s

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 September 1865 · page 2

The long pending decision in the toll case of Burke Driscoll, was at length given in favor of the complainant, the defendant being fined in the nominal sum of 1s and costs. A notice of appeal was…

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