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Courts & crime, 1867

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Tuesday, May 28. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1867 · page 2

Hugh M'Donald v. John Galvin.—Assault. Mr. Pilcher appeared for defendant. Complainant did not appear. Mr. Pilcher applied for professional and court costs, as he said the charge was a…

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Murder at Benalla

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1867 · page 2

THE 'Ovens Advertiser' gives the following account of the murder of a schoolmaster:—A farmer named Davis, a resident of Benalla, went to the house of a neighbour, a schoolmaster, of the…

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Murder by a Cornish Miner

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1867 · page 4

DETAILS have been received of an atrocious murder which has been committed at the village of Franconia, New Hampshire, America, by a miner named Samuel Mills, a…

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The Murder of Mr. Burke

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1867 · page 2

THE Ballarat correspondent of the Melbourne 'Argus' writes, on 20th May:—There was general joy manifested over the town last night when the sews was…

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Murder at the Grey, New Zealand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1867 · page 4

THE usually unbroken quietude of Cobden was rudely interrupted on Saturday night last, by a report, which rapidly spread through the whole of the little community,…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Tuesday, June 4. (Before Commissioner Addison and Alderman Moore and Mr. Jackes, J.P.'s.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1867 · page 2

Patrick Conway v. John Dunkin.—For balance of wages, £6. For complainant, Mr. Pilcher; for defendant, Mr. Abbott. Complainant deposed that defendant refused…

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Country News. Uralla. Police Court. (Before C. W. Marsh, Wm. Cleghorn, and J. C. Ross, Esqrs., J.P.'s.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1867 · page 2

Patrick Mullaly charged C[?]-Bowers with firing a gun at him, at Dangar's Ridge, on Thursday, May 30th—at the same time threatening to blow his brains out. Mullaly stated that he ran away, and when…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Tuesday, June 18. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1867 · page 2

Wm. Tweddell obtained leave to have music and dancing in the New England Hotel for a fortnight. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19…

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Attempted Escape From Bathurst Gaol of the Bushranger Cummings

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1867 · page 2

ON Sunday morning last considerable excitement was caused among the authorities of the Bathurst gaol by the report that Cummings, the bushranger, had…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Monday, June 24. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1867 · page 3

Elizabeth Munns was brought up in custody on a suspicion of insanity. Constable M'Donald deposed that at 4 on Saturday afternoon Mrs. Groves sent down for the police; on going up he found prisoner…

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Wednesday, June 26. Horse Stealing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1867 · page 2

James Dillon, who was arraigned the previous day on a charge of stealing, at Branga Plains, three horses, the property of Patrick Coghlan—there being also a…

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Armidale District Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1867 · page 2

THIS Court opened on Wednesday, at halfpast-past 11, before his Honor Judge Meymott, immediately after the Sessions had ended…

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Local Intelligence. Armzdale Police Court. Tuesday, July 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 6 July 1867 · page 2

Mr. John Galvin having applied to leave to have music and dancing in the Daniel O'Connell Inn the P.M. said he could only grant such applications for a particular occasion. In accordance with Mr. Galvin's…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Saturday, July 6. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1867 · page 2

Ah Pong for stealing a meerschaum pipe, belonging to James May, near Armidale, was sent to gaol for three months with hard labour. It appeared that the…

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Local Intelligence. Aemtdale Police Coubt. Monday, July 15. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1867 · page 2

One man pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness—his first oflence—and was fined 5s., or 24 hours' imprisonment. Michael Lynch pleaded guilty to a charge…

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Country Uralla Police Couet. Wednesday, July 17. (Before Messrs. Marsh & Cleghorn, J.P.'s.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1867 · page 3

Jeremiah Meehan was brought up in custody on a charge of having meat in his possession which he could not account for. Mr. Pilcher appeared for prisoner. The former depositions having been read…

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Countrg News. Uralla. Police Court, July 24. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1867 · page 3

[?] [?] apeared to answer the charge of killing a cow, the property of Dangar Brothers, on or about the 10th instant. The witnesses for the prosecution were Sen. Constable Mulhall, C. Bates, John…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Cotjet. Friday, July 26. (Before the Police Magistrate, Commissioner Addison, and Mr. Jackes, J.P.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1867 · page 2

John Gallegos v. Frank Newton.—For publishing in the 'Armidale Telegraph' an alleged libel by Daniel Kinnear against complainant. Mr. Hobey, who appeared…

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Fearful Murder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 4

ON the 15th July the Deniliquin Circuit Court was opened before Mr. Justice Faucett. The first case tried was that of Daniel Nichols, indicted for the murder of James…

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Miscellaneous Extracts. Murder and Suicide at Hoxton

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 4

A FEW days ago a woman, named Ellen Fletcher, aged 26 years, was engaged as a servant by the landlady of the Bridge House Tavern, Whitmore-road, Hoxton. On…

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