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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1878

227 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 12

Deniliquin Police Court. Friday, March 22. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 2

M‘Crossen v Forman, non-payment of wages Mr. Jeffery for complainant, and Mr. Gillot[?] for defendant. Case dismissed. TUESDAY, MARCH 26…

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Assaulting the Police

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 1

A serious disturbance took place at about five o’clock on Monday afternoon in Stephen-street, Melbourne. A man named William Hancock having reported…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Friday, March 22.(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Fancott)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 10

ROBERTSON AND OTHERS V. DAY-This was a special case, by consent of the parties, stated for the opinion of the Court. The action was brought to recover damages for trespasses committed by…

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Deniliquin Police Court Monday, April. ] (Before the P.M., and T. [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 2

Robert Anderson pleaded guilty [?] of drunkenness, and was fined [?] native of 48 hours in gaol. Wm. Johnson, similarly charg[?]…

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Pooncaira Police Court. March 12Th. (Before C. H. Wreford, Esq., J.p.) Regina V. ROCKE

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 4

John Kelly, police constable, stationed at Pooncaira, having been sworn, deposed that he arrested the prisoner now before tho court on the 26th February last, and charged him…

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Albury Circuit Court [By Electric Telegraph.] Albury, Monday, 8 p.m

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 April 1878 · page 2

At the Circuit Court to-day, before the Chief Justice, George Davis was sentenced to death for rape on Mary Pitt, a woman sixty-three years of age. The evidence…

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Police Courts. WAHGUNYAH.--Wednesday, April 10. (Before Messrs. Scott and Law J.P's.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 April 1878 · page 2

Thomas M'Farlane was charged with stripping bark from trees on Crown lands. Case dismissed as defendant had, since the offence, taken…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, April 9. (Before the P.M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 2

Thomas Humphries, who it appeared had been arrested by [?] of a warrant apperaed in answer to an information [?] by Mr. J. R. Elwards [?] as att[?] for one [?] Harris,…

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Wentworth District Court. Wednesday, March 27

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 4

John Crozier v. W. Hanimat, claim £64 17s. Money due and interest thereon—arising out of the sale of a mare never delivered. This case and the third on the list arouse out of the same…

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Circuit Court, Wagga Wagga. Wednesday, April 3. Williams V. Band

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 6

This was an action for trespass. Mr. Backhouse, instructed by Mr. Willans. for plaintiff ; Mr Darley, instructed by Mr. Fitzhardinge, for defendant…

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Albury Circuit Court. Monday, April 8. (Before His Honor the Chief Justice.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 6

This Court was opened at 10 a.m. on Monday, Mr. O’Keefe holding the briefs for the Crown, and the other members of the bar present being Messrs. F. Brown, O’Ryan, Walker, and Dr. Donovan…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, April 12. (Before the Police Magistrate.) LARCENY

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 April 1878 · page 2

Gaspard Holl was charged with stealing a shovel, the property of a labouring man named James Boylan. Frank Lawrence deposed: I am a…

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Albury Circuit Court. Burrows and Another V. Levin

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 April 1878 · page 2

In this case Messrs. Burrows Bros. sued Mr. L. Levin, of Corowa for a breach of contract, in not taking delivery of between 4,000 and 5,000 bushels of wheat as agreed…

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Hay Police Court. "Wednesday, 10th APRIL. (Before Mr. J. E. Pearce, P. M.)

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 2

Frank Martin, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s. (Before Mr J. Dowling Brown, J.P., and Mr Theodore Watson, J.P.)…

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Hillston Police Court. Saturday. April 13th. (Before Messrs J. E. Pearce, P.M., and G. C. Loughnan, Esq., J.P.)

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 2

Jno. Kathrina v Thomas Sponge, £31 10s wages due. Verdict for £27 3s, and costs 5s 6d. J. P. Conroy v Anthony Daly, £28 8s 6d…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, April 15. (Before Captain Hare, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 April 1878 · page 3

A man named John Murphy was charged with wilfully exposing his person in the public street on the previous day (Sunday). The same…

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The Judges and Police Magistrates Re-appointed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 April 1878 · page 3

THE public will rejoice to learn that a tardy acknowledgement of the blunder the Ministry made on the 8th January in disorganising the subordinate judiciary of the…

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Hay Police Court. (Before Dr. J. M. Gordon, J. P.) Church of Murder

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 2

On Thursday morning, Hector Gillis was brought up at the police court charged that he did at Wagga Wagga, on or about 10th June, 1875, unlawfully murder one Raymond…

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Deniliquin Police [?] Tuesday, April [?] (Before the P. M. )

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 2

Thomas Jones was fined 5s or [?] for drunkenness, and 108 or [?] resisting the police. Thomas Perry for being drunk [?]…

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The Victorian Judges and Police Magistrates Re- Appointed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 April 1878 · page 10

The public will rejoice to learn that a tardy acknowledgment of the blunder the Ministry made on the 8th January in disorganising the subordinate judiciary of the colony, has been…

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