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Murray · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

582 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 30

Tuesday, September 29. Horse Stealing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 25

James Godson was charged with horsestealing. Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the defence. The following jurors wore sworn :- A…

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Quarrel at the Chinese Camp. a Charge of Assault

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 4

At the police court on Wednesday, before the P.M., Sarah Smith was charged with assaulting Annie Ah Pew, thereby occasioning actual bodily harm…

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Small Debts Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 24

At this court on Wednesday, before the police magistrate, the following cases were dealt with:—Mate and Co. v. C. J. Hermann, claim for £13 18 ; verdict for…

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Hay Circuit Court

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 29

In the Hay Circuit Court, before Mr. Justice Coben, May Cunningham, a domestic servant, pleaded guilty to forging and ultering a cheque for £2 5s., and was…

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Rutherglen Police Court. Tuesday, September 29, 1896. (Before Messrs. J, T. Herrin and J. O'Grady, JsP.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 5

Sergeant Nee v. John Bullard, neglecting to send his child to school the required number of days. Fined 5s. or 24s hours…

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Albury Circuit Court. Monday, September 28. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 25

This court was opened at the usual hour on Monday, Dr. Sly holding the briefs for the Crown. Mr. Barnett represented the sheriff JURORS FINED…

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Deniliquin Police Court. Satijedat, September 26.(Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 3

Patrick [?], for indecent exposure; was fined [?] or 24 hours. Edward Murphy was charged with drunkenness and fined 5s or imprisonment until the rising of the…

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Tocumwal Police Court. Wednesday, September 30.(Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 3

Patrick Donnellan, charged with being of unsound mind, was remanded to the Deniliquin Gaol for medical treatment and observation. Police v. James Gormly. Neglecting to send his…

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BERRIGAN [?] Court. Tuesday; September 29,(Before the Police Magistrate)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 3

D Dowling, for using obscene language, was fined 20s with 4s [?] costs, or seven days. John Smith, for drunkenness, was fined 5s or 24 hours…

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Alleged Assault

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 2

At the police court on Friday, before the P.M. and Mr. Trevena, Thomas Sinclair was charged with assaulting Mary Hurop. Mr. Kemp appeared for the plaintiff, and…

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Stealing a Swag

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 2

AT the police court on Thursday before the P.M., Thomas Edgar was charged with stealing a swag, the property of John E. Gould…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before Messrs Oliver and Brandis.) Saturday, September, 26

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 4

The following cases were dealt with :— J. Santilla. Appeal against the appraised value the the Crown improvements on his additional conditional purchase No 94.44, Deniliquin. In this…

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Deniliquin Circuit Court. Friday, October 2. (Before His Honour Judge Simpson.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 3

The Court opened at five minutes past ten o'clock [?] Broomfield prosecuted for the Crown. ALLEGED STABBING. [?] Singh charged with maliciously…

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Deniliquin Supreme Court. Friday, October 2. (Before His Honour Judge [?].) H. Lloyd [?]. Claim 6150 for [?] Dr Sly [?] by [?] Norton, Alexander and

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 3

H. Lloyd [?]. Claim 6150 for [?] Dr Sly [?] by [?] Norton, Alexander and [?], for the [?]. and Mr [?] by Mr [?] for [?]…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, October 2,1896. (Bofore MR. O. Johnson, J.P.) Patk. Kelly, drunk, discharged with a caution. Saturday October 3, 1896. (Before Mr. Tlico. Watson, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 October 1896 · page 3

James Chessell drunk, fined 1s. Seventeen applications for cab licenses were grunted during the week. granted during the week…

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Balranald Police Court. FRIDAY, 2nd October. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 2

Denis Joseph Owen, an old offender, was fined 4Os. or one months' imprisonment for using indecent language, and 20s. or 14 days' for resisting the police…

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Horrible Assault

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 2

A horrible case of criminal assault was committed last Thursday at Bingera by a Chinaman upon two little girls aged 4 and 6. The offender is…

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Deniliquin Circuit Court. Friday, October 2nd. (Before His Honour Judge Simpnon.)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 3

The court opened at five minutes past ten o'clock. Mr. R. C. Broomfield prosecuted for the Crown. ALLEGED STABBING…

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The Narrabri Murder

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1896 · page 28

Evidence for the defence was given on Friday in the Narrabri murder case. The accused John Frederick Dederer made a statement that he did not hit the Indian…

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The Storyteller. How a Murder Was Discovered

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1896 · page 7

If the members of the Psychical Society choose to theorise on this story, they are at liberty to do so. It is authentic, and, so far as I can see, inexplicable, save by the…

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