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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1872

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Glen Innes. Police Court, July 9. (Before Jas. Martin, Esq., J.P.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 20 July 1872 · page 6

Police v. J. M'Gragh and W. Black.— They appeared in custody, charged with being unlawfully on the premises of Wm. Qiunlan. Sergeant Walker deposed that…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Saturday; July 20. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 6

Richard Denman was brought up on two charges—one for absconding from the service of the Messrs. Dangar, at Gostwyck, and the: other for resisting…

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Stealing and Selling Children

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 3

ON Monday, at the Bradford West Riding court, a man named Hugh Minos was brought up on the charge of having, on Sunday evening, at Wibsey, been drunk…

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Armidale Distrigt Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 2

ON Thursday, at noon this Coult was opened, by his Honor Judge Meymott. The Barristers present were Mr. Rogers and Mr. Cohen…

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Glen Innes. Police COURT, July 16. (Before Colin Fletcher and J. J. R. Gibson, Esqra., J.P.'s.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1872 · page 6

Charles Home appeared in custody charged with stealing, At Glen Innes, on the night of the 12th July, a Cigar case, containing notes and cheques to the value…

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Armidale Police Court. Monday, July 29. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. C. D. Fenwick, J.P.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1872 · page 3

A woman who had been confined for drunkenness was—in consideration of her three children dependent upon her, her husband being in the Hospital—…

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Murder of a Lady

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1872 · page 6

A LADY named O'Neill was murdered on May 27 at Sydenham Terrace, Dublin. Dr. Bellis states that he was on his way to visit a patient, when a gentleman met…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Tuesday, August 6. Small Debts Court. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Mackenzie, J.P.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1872 · page 2

The list was unusually light, and the following were the only cases that came before the Court:—Jacob Baumgartner v. Conrad Bower…

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Murder of Ten Persons

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1872 · page 4

CAPTAIN Patty, of the schooner Flirt, who has arrived in New York from Martinique, brings intelligence of the massacre of a family numbering ten persons, on…

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Country News. Glen Innes. Police Office, July 30. (Before G. W. F. Addison, Esq., P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1872 · page 6

Police v. Ardern.—Making use of insulting and abusive language. Mr. Mitchell appeared for defendant. Constable Cunningham deposed that he booked two…

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Country News. Glen Innes. District Court, Thursday, August 1. (Before his Honor Judge Meymott.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1872 · page 6

Edward Whiskins v. George White.—For plaintiff, Mr. J. W. Mitchell. Damage to property, by overflow of water from defendant's land on to plaintiff's…

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Country News. Glen Innes. Police Court, August 13. (Before Messrs. Fletcher and Martin, J.P.'s.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1872 · page 6

Wm. Patman appeared in custody charged with stealing, at Glen Innes, on the 2nd August, 1872, 7s. 6d., the property of Robert Ardern Lewis. The…

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Local Intelligence. Uralla Police Court. Wednesday, August 28. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. G. Western, J.P.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 6

AS a case of considerable interest in the locality was to be heard, there was a large attendance. John Geary v. Samuel Wateon.—…

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Local Intelligence. a Portion of the Local Intelligence will be found in our Sixth Page. Armidale Police Court. Monday, August 26. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 4

Three men remanded from Bendemeer on this previous Saturday were brought up. Mr. Pilcher appeared on their behalf, and took objections to their…

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Double Murder in Bermondsey

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 4

SOON after midnight on June 29 a fearful tragedy occurred in Webb-Street, Bermondsey. The facts appear to be these: A man named Taylor, a general dealer,…

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Bendemeer Police Court. Saturday, August 24. (Before Mr. F. Perry, J.P.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 6

'Three miners, who had been arrested on the previous Wednesday upon a warrant applied for by Robert Scholes, of Tara, for working in the river on his…

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Shocking Murder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1872 · page 7

A SHOCKING murder has just been committed at Wilna (Lithuania). Mgr. Toupalski, rector of the Catholic Training School for young priests, suddenly…

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English News. the Park Lane Murder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1872 · page 7

MARGUERITE Dixblanc has had a most patient trial. The evidence was in substance the same as that already published. On June 14 the jury retired at twenty…

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Local Intelligence. Uralla Police Court. Wednesday, Sept. 11. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. G. P. Morse. J.P.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1872 · page 6

Alfred Ernest Walker was brought up in custody on a charge of having, as bailee converted a horse and side saddle, the property of John Arthur Blaxland, of…

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Murder by the Blacks at Percy River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1872 · page 7

NEWS has reached me at the Middle Camp that Daniel Ryan has been murdered by the blacks on last Tuesday. Two miners, named Williams and Boon, went up the…

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