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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1867

133 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 7

Deniliquin Circuit Court

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 July 1867 · page 2

The Court opened at ten o’clock on Monday. The day was cold and damp, the prospect for witness obliged to leave the court being anything but calculated to draw forth blessings on the head of…

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Wodonga Police Court. Saturday, July 20.(Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 July 1867 · page 3

John Duff was charged with unlawfully using a horse, the property of Gordon Bruce, without his permission. The defendant pleaded guilty, and Mr Thorold,…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, July 20. Before Captain Brownrigg, P. M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 27 July 1867 · page 2

Peter M’Donald, who evidently, on awakening out of a drunken slumber, had his muddled brain to stupified with the dregs of drink as to enact the old clan[?]ory of “Scean dhu the Sassenach,” was fully…

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Deniliquin Circuit Court. Continued from Supplement of this day

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 July 1867 · page 3

[?]ere worth before being impounded—ewes, 16s. to 18s ; wethers, 12s. Did not think there were a better kind of sheep in the district. There were over 4000 ewes. After being released from pound…

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Deniliquin Circuit Court. [A portion of the following appeared in our last issue.] Thursday, 18th July. ROBBERY

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 July 1867 · page 1

John Taylor, proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Deniliquin, surrendered to his bail, indicted for steading a cheque for £70, a piece of paper, and money to the amount of £21 was placed in…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Thursday, August 1. (Before [?] Wren, Esq.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 2

Michael Rowen who was remanded from 3rd July, on a charge oof otaining money under false pretenoes from the Manager of the Bank of New South Wales. Glen Innes, again appeared, and was [?]…

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Wodonga Police Court. Tuesday, July 30. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 2

William Bennett was charged with being drank and disorderly, and was fined ,10s. or 24 hours in the lock-up; for using obscene language, 40s. or seven days in Beechworth gaol; for threatening to murder,…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, July 27. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and J. T. Fallon, Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 2

John Casey was sentenced to one month in Albury Gaol, for walking off with a knife, fork, and plate, after replenishing himself in the Globe Hotel. The plate was found nestled under his coat, and the knife…

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Supreme Court of New South Wales. Lunacy Jurisdiction

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 3

No order will hereafter be made under the 7th Victoria, No. 14, v. 11, and 13th Victoria, No. 3, s. 2, sanctioning the admission of any person into a Lunatic Asylum, unless each of the medical…

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Deniliquin Circuit Court. Civil [?] (Before Mr. Justice Faucett) Saturday, July 27

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 4

Wilson v. [?] and action for [?] by impounding, in which the damage were laid at £500. adjourned from Friday, July 26th, was [?] The Solicitor General and Mr…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, [?] 5. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 2

[?] was fined 10s. or 48 hours confinement for drunkenness. [?] Wilder, for “not remembering anything” he did on Sunday night, was fined 10s. or 48 hours…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Wednesday, August 7. (Before J. Giles, Esq., P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 2

Mary Ann Dunbar was charged with stealing a jacket, the property of Ann Jones, of Deniliquin. Prisoner was found guilty of receiving, and sentenced to six months imprisonment in Wagga Wagga GaoL…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, August 10. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 2

Colin Mackenzie was fined £2, with 9s. 6d. costs of Court, for using abusive and insulting language in the Exchange Hotel to Mr Lewis Jones. Mr. Fleming, who appeared for defendant desired…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, August 12. (Before J. Giles, Esq., P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 2

Louis Dominique, for profane language, Was fined £1, or in default of payment of fine, seven day’s imprisonment. Fine paid. James Scott, Jot being drunk and disorderly, was fined…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Friday, August 23. [Before T. B. Carne, Esq., J.P.]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 August 1867 · page 2

Richard Roberts was charged by Constable Brennan with making use of obscene language in a public place, and pleading guilty was fined 20s., or in default of payment of fine, to be imprisoned for forty-eight hours. The…

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Albury Police Court. Friday, August 23.(Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 31 August 1867 · page 2

John Mugan and Jemina Smith, two ancient worthies were sentenced to fine or imprisonment for drunkenness and obscene language. SATURDAY, AUGUST 24…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Saturday, August 24. [Before T. B. Carne and Dr. Wren, Esqs., Js.P.]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 August 1867 · page 2

Roe v. M’Culloch, wages £29 13S. 7d. Mr. Jeffery attorney for plaintiff, and Mr. Robertson for defendant. The defendant consented to a judgment, and required days in which to pay the money. The plaintiff…

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Albury Police Court. Friday, August 30. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M„ S. F. Blackmore, Esq, J. B. and S. C. V. North, Esq, J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 September 1867 · page 2

William Halbert, charged with committing a breach of the Licensed Publicans' Act, and suffering liquor to be drunk upon his premises, pleaded not guilty. John M’Eenrie (examined by Mr Thorold) : I am…

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A Murderous Assault and Suicide in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 September 1867 · page 3

On Monday afternoon a man named Morton, a resident within about five miles and a half of Burrumbeet, and the occupier of a piece of ground under the 42nd section of the Amending Land Act, committed…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, September 10. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and S. F. Blackmore, Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 September 1867 · page 2

Jane Cartin, late of Beechworth, summoned Mr. Lewis Jones, of the Exchange Hotel, for a claim of L2 5s. for wages. The “young lady,” who did not take her delicate colored gloves off in Court, stated…

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