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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

556 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 28

Deniliquin Licensing Court. Tuesday, May 31 (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 2

The license of the Railway Refreshment Rooms was transferred from Frauk Sparrow to Charles Rowbottom. FRIDAY. JUNE 3…

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Tocumwal Police Court. Wednesday, June 1.(Before Mr G. F. Scott, P M.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 2

John Massie was charged with indecent exposure. He was fined £1 or 14 days. SUMMONS CASES. Police v. David Thomson, licensee of the…

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Deniliquin Bankruptcy Court, Monday, May 30. (Before the District Registrar in Bankru[?]) Re William Thomas Dolan

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 2

Mr Joseph appeared for the bankrupt. William Thomas Dolan deposed that he was the bankrupt. He [?] filed his statement of aff[?] and did not desire to amend it. He had never been…

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Deniliquin Small Debts Court Wednesday, June 1. (Before Messrs Watson, McCullough, and Franks, J’s.P.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 2

Hugo Wertheim v. Henry Bradley. Use and hire of sewing machine, 17s 6d. Verdict for amount with 3 costs. Same v. John Christensen, £6 10s, for use and…

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Balranald Police Court. Thursday, 2Nd June. (Before E. L. Rowling, Esq., P.M.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 June 1892 · page 3

William Smith appeared on remand, charged on suspicion of larceny as a baile. James Wheelan, storekeeper's assistant, stated that he was aware Mr. Hindson had…

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Good Story. a Narrow Escape. Cireumstantial Evidence Nearly Results in Judicial Murder. The Mysterious Stranger— A Tell-Tale Glove—A Sensational Revelation in Court Which Acquitted an Innocent Man

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 June 1892 · page 1

De Quincey relates that, shortly after the Ratchite Highway (England) murder, in 1812, he met Coleridge, and found him in a profound reverie upon the tremendous power…

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Savage Assault in King-street, Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 27

An assault of an aggravated character took place in King-street late on Saturday night, and the victim of the attack is at present lying in a precarious state at the Melbourne…

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Corowa Police Court. Thursday, June 3, 1892. (Before Mr. F. C. Piggin. J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 3

James O'Meara, drunkenness, pleaded guilty, but as be had been detailed in the look-up since Saturday, was discharged. FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1892…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, June 7,1892. (Before Messrs. Dobby, P.M., and W. C. Bayliss. J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 3

John Elliott was charged by David Glen Hamilton as being grantor of a preferable lien, dated the 4th day of July, 1891, on crop of what, he (the said grantor)…

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Albury Police Court. Tuesday, Joke 7. (Before Mr. T. A. Browne, P.M., and Mt. T.B. Coe, J.P.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 18

Daniel Donohue was summoned on a charge of w[?]fully damaging certain furniture, the property of Mrs. Blackmore. The summons had been issued at the instance of defendant’s…

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Corowa Small Debts Court. Tuesday June 7. (Before Messrs. Leslie and Piggin. Js. P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 3

M'Guinness, Prosser, & Co. v. Peter Hill overdue pro, note, £[?]s.6d. No appearance. Same v. Wm. Jackson, goods sold and delivered, £3 7s. 6d. No appearance…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 June 1892 · page 1

[?] Camphell was charged with drunkenness, [?] with a caution, [?] Woods was charged with having no [?]visible means of support, and was remanded…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 June 1892 · page 3

The license of the Terminus Hotel was transferred from William McGrath to Thomas William Dixon. Mr Joseph appeared for the new licensee. THE DEEMING CASE:—Our London…

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Charge of Assault. Johns v. McDowell

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 June 1892 · page 2

At the police court yesterday before the P.M., Frank Johns, selector, summoned James McDowell, another selector, on a charge of assault…

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Small Debts Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 June 1892 · page 2

The following cases were heard at the Small Debts Court, before the P.M., yesterday:—Fay and Maclure sued Henry Shepherd…

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Annual Licensing Court

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 June 1892 · page 2

The Annual Licensing Court for the renewal of publicans' licenses sat to-day. The P.M. presided, and Messrs. James Russell and A. G. Stevenson, J's.P., the other licensing…

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Assault on a Policeman

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 2

That a policeman's lot is not a hippy one was evidenced at the police court this morning, when Daniel Coleman, of the Union Club Hotel, was charged with assaulting Constable…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Thursday June 9. (Before Mr. W. Meehan, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 3

John Silver was charged with being drunk and disorderly on 8th. Discharged with a caution. TUESDAY JUNE 14…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, June 10, 1892. (Before Messrs. Anderson and Leslie, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 3

James Dean and George Ord were charged on information with that they did unlawfully and with violence beat Henry Walden, with intent to…

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Contempt of Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 1

Tradition [?] many anomalies in legal practice that the instincts of a free people would be slow to tolerate if it were proposed to bring them within a judicial code by the regular process of…

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