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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1881

386 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 20

Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, MAY 3. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 2

Thomas Watson, for drunke[?] charged ; and for using obscene [?] assaulting the police, he was [?] offence…

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Hay Police Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr. A. Lakeman, J.P.)

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 2

Kate O'Brien was sent to Hay Gaol for 3 months, with hard labour, under the Vagrants' Act. for having no lawful visible means of support…

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Horse Stealing

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 June 1881 · page 2

JAMES CARTER and Robert Dunn were charged at the Mossgiel Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr J. E. Pearce, P.M., with having stolen a chesnut horse, the property of Frederick…

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EUABALONG. Police Court, May 23rd, before Mr O'Neill, P.M., and Mr Geo. Frew, J.P.

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 8 June 1881 · page 2

John Beck, charged with assaulting Emma Boon with intent to do grievous bodily injury was discharged, it being considered that the offence would be sufficiently met by summary…

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The Victorian Police Commission. Tuesday, May 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 8

The Commission met at the old Treasury-buildings, Melbourne, when there were present—Messre. Longmore (chairman), Graves, Gibb, Fincham, Anderson, and Dixon…

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The Yalca Murder. Execution of Rohan. [By Electric Telegraph.] Beechworth

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 7

Robert Rohan, alias Smith, the murderer of John Shea, at Yalca, near Shepparton, on the 23rd January last, was executed in Beechworth gaol this morning, by Upjohn, at 10 o’clock. The…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Monday, Jone 6. Banco Court.—(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Sir William Manning, and Mr. Justice Windeyer.) Re William Johnson—prohibition. Re George Thomas—prohibition

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 15

Mr. Salomons, Q.C., and Mr. Simpson, instructed by Messrs. Gannon and M‘Loughlin appeared for the applicants in these cases. Mr. Darley, Q.C., and Mr. Pitcher, instructed by Mr…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, June 6. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 2

James Landale, charged, with lunacy, was remanded for 14 days for medical treatment. Edward Walsh, charged with drunkenness, was admonished…

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Hay Police Court. Friday. (Before Mr J. E. Pearce, P.M.)

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 11 June 1881 · page 2

LARCENY AS A BAILEE.—John Cummerford was charged with larceny as a bailee of a horse the properly of Donald M'Andrew. Mr Reed for accused. Donald M'Andrew…

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Hay Police Court. Friday, June 10, (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 15 June 1881 · page 2

John Connerford was charged with larceny as a bailee of a horse the property of D. M'Andrew. Mr Reed appeared for the accused. Donald M'Andrew gave evidence to the…

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Tuesday, June 14. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr A. Lakeman.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 15 June 1881 · page 2

Two cases in the Small Debts Court were disposed of; that of Hinde against York, L7 for work and labor done, was dismissed, and Pollard and Saunders against M'Leary, L3 4s,…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, June 14.(Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Day, J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1881 · page 9

Police v. E. Patterson and Michael Gain.— Defendants in this case were charged with wilfully killing a horse the property of William Sherwin. Mr. Fleming appeared for the defence…

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The Shocking Murder at Slough

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1881 · page 20

Very little light (says the London Daily News of April 14) has, up to the present moment, been thrown upon the terrible crime which has created such a profound sensation…

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The Victorian Police Commission

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1881 · page 8

The Commission met again on Tuesday, 7th inst., in the old Treasury-building, Melbourne, when there were present—Messrs. Longmore (chairman), Graves, Gibb, Fincham, Hall, Anderson…

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Dismissal of the Brothers SHERRlTT From the Victorian Police

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1881 · page 14

The following letter has been addressed by John Sherritt, father of the two brothers dismissed from the police force, to the Beech worth paper:—…

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Deniliquin Police [?] Monday, June, [?] (Before the Police [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 June 1881 · page 2

Alexander Gordon, for [?] and discharged. James Linden, who had been [?] charge of being of unsound [?]…

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Hillston Police Court. (Before the P.M.)

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 22 June 1881 · page 3

June 1—Alfred Buckle, drunkenness, fined on or twenty-four hours. Same, obscene language, fined L2 or one month. June 7—Ah Hing, false pretences, adjourned till to-morrow…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, June 20. (Before Mr. Maunsell, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1881 · page 14

Andrew Kennedy, charged with being drunk on Sunday, was fined 10s. or 48 hours. Thomas Grey, similarly charged, was dealt with in the same manner…

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The Victorian Police Commission

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1881 · page 10

The Police Commission was engaged on the 15th inst. with eliciting further particulars respecting the part taken by Mr. O’Connor an Glenrowan. Mr. C. C. Rawlings, a grazier, in the course of his…

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Hay Police Court. Friday. (Before Mr J. E. Pearce, P.M.) June 22

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 25 June 1881 · page 2

George Baker, brought up for horse stealing. Peter Peadon, selector, Togan[?]ain, gave evidence to the effect that he lent accused a horse value £10 for fice weeks to accompany a party with travelling…

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