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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

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Albury Police Court. Friday, February 24.(Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 14

Inspector of Nuisances v. Edmund Cass.— Defendant was charged with allowing a cow to stray in the street. Fined 10s. C. F. Duchatel, similarly summoned in respect…

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The Thologolong Sheep- Stealing Case. (From the World.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 10

An extraordinary act of injustice has just occurred in the Victorian Detective Department. Not long ago the department was requested to furnish the services of a competent detective to a…

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Wodonga Police Court. Wednesday, March 1.(Before Messrs. Huon and Reidy, J’s.P.)ARSON

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 14

Stephen Rosengrave was charged with selling fire to a store the property of H. M’llree. Mr. G. C. Thorold for the defence. Daniel Wolf deposed: I saw prisoner at…

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The Milburn Greek Affair. Central Criminal Court, Sydney. Thursday, February 23. (Before His Honor the Chief Justice, Sir James Martin.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 March 1882 · page 8

The hearing of the charge against Ezekiel Alexander Baker, George Walker Waddell, and Charles Mathieson, of conspiring to defraud the shareholders of the Milburn Creek Copper-mining…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Friday, March 3. ( Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 3

George Bell v. Andrew Barnes was an infromation in which the complainant (manager of Morago station) charged the defending with cutting down a fence on the run. Defendant [?] not guilty,…

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Hay Petty Sessions. (Before Mr J. E. Pearce, P.M., and Mr Tartakover, J.p.) Small Debts Court

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 8 March 1882 · page 2

Interpleader Summons—The case M. Donnell against Mrs Allworden, arising out of an action by the latter against one Wertzel. This was a case in which Mrs Allworden…

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Wahgunyah Police Court, Saturday, March 4. (Before Mr. W. Foster, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 7

Thomas Travers, an old inebriate, pleaded not guilty to being drunk and using obscene language. Senior-constable Percy deposed to the offences, and stated that prisoner was “ holding…

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The Victorian Police Commission

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 8

The Cabinet on Thursday, 2nd inst., passed several hours in the consideration of the report of the Police Commission, and decided upon several lines of action. In the first place, it was decided…

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The Child Murder in Sydney. Arrest of the Mother. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 7

The mother of the little boy found murdered at Flagstaff-hill was arrested at about 7 o’clock this morning. She was found lying in the Government-house enclosure, near the stone steps…

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Burglary at Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 March 1882 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused yesterday morning when it became known that the promise of Mr. J. W. Weir, storekeeper, Sanger-street,…

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Albury Police Court. Friday, March 10. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. J. Hayes and K. M’Lenuan, J’s.p.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1882 · page 14

TV. J. Alexander was charged with using obscene language. Constable Morrison deposed to having heard the defendant use the language complained of. Defendant was on his own premises,…

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Serious Case of Assault

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1882 · page 15

At the Beechworth Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. J. Ingram, J.P., Thomas Larkins was charged with having on the previous day, at Silver Creek, indicted greivous bodily harm on…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, March 10Th, 1882.(Before Captain Hare, P.m.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 March 1882 · page 3

John Hennessy. was charged with being drunk and disorderly and fined 5s. or 24 hours imprisonment. Fine paid. OBSCENE LANGUAGE…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, March 14. (Before Captain Hare and Messrs. Levin, Lowes, and Sandra], J’s.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1882 · page 22

Pillingor v. A. Anderson : assault and battery. Mr. Jhonson for plaintiff, Mr. Roope for defendant. This was a case of assault arising out of the closing of a road on the Brocklesby run, of which…

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Singular Attempts at Murder in Sydney. [Br Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Sunday

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 March 1882 · page 9

A deliberate attempt at murder was made by a man named Christie at Onions’s Point, on the Parramatta River, about midnight on Friday last. Christie, it seems, had just come down from the…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Tuesday, March 14. (Before Messrs M’Co[?] and Mackenzie, J.’sP.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1882 · page 2

Joseph S. Braim v. J. Dean. This was a [?] for [?] on the Deniliquin racecourse. Mr [?] appeared for the complainant and Mr Edwards for the defendans. Mr M’Colough and…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, March 20. (Before Captain Hare, P.M.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1882 · page 22

William O’Sullivan, alias Ned Kelly, was charged with lunacy. The prisoner being naked and unmanageable in his cell, the evidence was taken without his…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, March 20, 1882. (Before Captain Hare, P.M.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 March 1882 · page 2

AT this court, a man named O'Sullivan, was brought up as a lunatic. He was observed by Constables Smith and Crawley at about eleven o'clock on…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Monday, March 20. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four.) Robertson and Others V. DAY

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1882 · page 22

Jury: Messrs. William H. Harris, Henry L. Black, Evan Evans, and Michael M‘Mahon. Mr. Salomons, Q.C., and Mr. Pilcher, instructed by Mr. S. C. Brown, for the plaintiff;…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Monday, March 20, (Before the Police Magistrate[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 March 1882 · page 2

Thomas Wilson was [?] [?] and obse[?] language [?] offence was fined 40s or seven [?] second 20s or one month in gaol. [?]…

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