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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1868

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Albury Small Debts’ Court. Tuesday, April. 14.(Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and S. C. V. North, Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 18 April 1868 · page 2

M'Bain r. Arnolt, £1 Os. 6d .Judgement for plaintiff for amount claimed, with 5s. 6d. costs. Pearce c. Carter, £2. The claim was settled by plaintiff accepting £1, which was paid into Court,…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, April 20. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 2

Mary Ann Hindindmarsh was fined 40s., with the alternative of fourteen days imprisonment, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. The fine was not paid, and the prisoner was sent to goal…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, April 18. (Before J. T. Fallon, Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 3

John Derricks was charged with threatening and attempting to stab Charles Stassen. The complainant stated that he was at Mrs. Erlieh’s on the 16th inst., and that a quarrel then took place between him and…

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Cattle Stealing Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 2

The following case was tried at the Yackandandah Police Court on Wednesday last, and is reported in the Ovens and Murray Advertiser to the following effect:—…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, April 27. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 May 1868 · page 2

John Barber v. Louis Dominic: Abu[?] guage. Mr. Jeffery for the defendant, case was withdrawn by complainant, on [?] apologising, and paying all costs…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, May 5. (Before the P.M.) [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 2

John Hoffman, a hawker (remanded exp[?] Jerilderie) was charged with assaulting [?] Madden Lloyd, and pleaded guilty, with [?] of regret for his conduct. The [?]…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, May 4. (Before Captain Brow[?], P.M., and [?] Day and [?] North [?] J.P.’s.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 3

Michael [?] A. charge of indecent [?] Discharged. FRIDAY, MAY 8. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P. M, and two Assessors,…

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Impounding Off a Selector’s Grass Right. (Abridged from a Report in the Goutturn Herald) C[?] V. MACAULEY. (Tried at the Goulburn Circuit Court.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 4

The plainiff is John William Chis[?], of Wollogorang, and the defendant William [?], a free selector in the same neighborhood, and the action was brought for the…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, May 11. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 May 1868 · page 2

Patrick O’Shea was charged by Constable Wynne with using obscene language, and was fined 10s ; in default of payment of fine, seven days’ imprisonment. The prisoner, being unable…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, Mat [?]. Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and two Assessors, Messrs. George Reynard and John Mulson.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 16 May 1868 · page 2

J. S. Moore v. Ah [?]bo. The evidence in this case, encroachment on a mining claim, was given in our last week’s paper. The decision of the Court has since been recorded as follows:—Defendant to give…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, May 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 2

(Before Mr. Lowes, P.M., and Mr. Bayliss, J.P.) Inspector of Slaughtering Houses c. — Hall, for destroying brands, defendant having in his possession a skin from which tho brand had been cut out or…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, May 18. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 2

John Redding (charged by Constable Wynne), and John Sherlock (charged by Constable Vaughan), with uttering obscene language, were each fined 10s., or seven days’ imprisonment…

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Belvoir Police Court. Friday, May 15. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 2

William Sutton, a well-to-do farmer, living at the Fell Timber Creek, was charged with petty larceny from the store of Mr Samuel Burke, Belvoir. James Bambrick deposed : I am Sergeant of Police…

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Insolvent Court, Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 2

At the sitting of the Court on the 18th inst. third meetings were held in the undermentioned estates :— IN [?] JAMES MONTTON DARLOT AND CO. The firm had been sheep and cattle farmers at…

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Are the Police Infallible? To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 4

SIR,—On reference to the pages of the Leader, published in Melbourne, about two weeks since, you will find the above question has been the subject of much discussion, in…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, May 10. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 May 1868 · page 2

Jacob Snider, a foreigner, for making use of obscene language, was fined 10s, or, in default of payment of fine, fourteen days’ imprisonment. The fine was not paid, and he was sent to gaol…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, May 23. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and J. T. Fallon, Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 30 May 1868 · page 2

Alex. Sots was brought up on a charge of having committed a violent assault upon James Francis at the Hose Inn, on Tuesday, the 19th instant. Mr. Thorold appeared for complainant ; Mr…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, June 2. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 June 1868 · page 2

Benjamin Whatly was charged under the Towns Police Act, with allowing his pigs to wander. As it appeared by the defendant’s statement that the pigs had got out without his…

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Albury Police Court. Saturday, May 30. (Before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., and George Day, Esq., J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 June 1868 · page 2

The Bench imposed a [?] fine in the case of a man who was brought up on a charge of drunkenness. James Murphy was charged with illegally using a…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, June 8. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 June 1868 · page 2

John Vessey was charged with stealing a coat, the property of Bernard Dean. Senior-Sergeant Baker deposed to arresting the prisoner, who was wearing the coat in question…

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