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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1876

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Glen Innes Police Court. Thursday, April 20th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 April 1876 · page 2

A MAN for walking with an unsteady gait, and otherwise showing unmistakable signs of having had connection with a ruin barrel, was escorted to the judgment seat by M. de Rollings,…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 25. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 April 1876 · page 2

W. A. IRWIN v. John Ross.--A claim for commission and advertising on sale of cattle and horses, £7 11s. Plaintiff deposed to the sale of some cattle of defendant's by private contract,…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Friday, April 21. (Before Messrs. Orridge and Bray.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1876 · page 6

A slaughtering license was granted to Mr. John Chas. Gawthrop. MONDAY, April 24. (Before Messrs. Or ridge and Bray.)…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Monday, May 1. (Before Mr. George Martin, Police Magistrate.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 May 1876 · page 2

WILLIAM SMITH appeared in custody upon warrant, issued by the Bendemeer Bench, for larceny. Constable John Rawlings deposed that from information received he arrested the accused…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Saturday, April 29. (Before Messrs. Anderson and Bravy.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1876 · page 6

A MAN who pleaded guilty to having been drunk was admonished and discharged. MONDAY MAY 1. (Before Messrs. Orridge and Bray.)…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Monday, May 8. (Before Mr. George Martin, Police Magistrate.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1876 · page 2

T. BYRNES was fined 10s. for using obscene language. P Murphy, for riotous conduct, pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s., or two days' confinement. Three other persons pleaded guilty…

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Supreme Court of Caricature. the Title of "Esquire." Snooks V. Grubb

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1876 · page 3

THIS was a petition to restrain the defendant, who is a cats' meat man, from assuming the title of Esquire, and the facts of the case are briefly as follow:--…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Friday, May 12. (Before Messrs Aliingham and Bray.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1876 · page 6

INSPECTOR of N[?]hisances v. John Harper. —Breach of Towns Police Act. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was lined 5s., and 2s. 6d. costs…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Friday, May 19Th. (Before Mr. George Martin, P.M.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1876 · page 2

THREE men, charged with being drunk and disorderly, were fined in the sums of 10s., 10s., and 20s. respectively. MONDAY, MAY 22…

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Walcha. Police Court, May 18. (Before Messrs. Feuwick, Fletcher, and Nivison)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1876 · page 6

HENRY PENROSE, charged with assaulting John Thos. Ward, of Glen Morison, was fined £213s. fid., and 6s. 6d. costs. For having unregistered dogs in their…

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Supreme Court of Caricature. the Title of "Esquire." Snooks V. Grubb

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1876 · page 8

This was a petition to restrain the defendant, who is a cats' meat man, from assuming the title of Esquire, and the facts of the case are briefly as follow: On…

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A Strangely Detected Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1876 · page 3

THERE has recently occurred in the city of Brooklyn, immediately opposite New York, and in point of fact practically forming part of the latter, a most curious murder trial. Brooklyn is…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Saturday, May 27. (Before the P.M., and Mr. C. Fletcher, J.P.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1876 · page 2

C. M'INTYRE was charged with riotous behaviour. It appeared from the evidence that a man named Sheppard had made an attack on Mr. A. M'Master, and the accused having interposed…

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An Apparition Causes the Detection of a Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1876 · page 3

IN the year 1780, when Mr. Harris was in London, he received a letter from his confidential servant informing him that the house had been broken into at night, and that a lad who had…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Saturday, May 27. (Before Mr. S. BIythe.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1876 · page 6

AN inebriate, who had been enlarge upon bail the previous night, not putting in an appearance, his bail was forfeited. Monday, May 29…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Monday, June 5. (Before Mr. George Martin, P.M.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 June 1876 · page 2

A MAN named Cahill, who was charged with drunken and disorderly conduct, was cautioned and discharged. M. Murphy, for being drunk and disorderly,…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Thursday, June 8Th. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.M.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1876 · page 2

MALACHI HURLEY pleaded guilty to the charge of riotous behaviour. The conduct of the prisoner, in mistaking the Royal Hotel for Donnybrook Fair, and "wiring in" with a shillelah,…

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Killing No Murder in France

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1876 · page 3

THE Paris letter of the Pleasant Creek News contains the following:-- Since the affair of the celebrated Dr. Sapommerage, no member of the medical profession…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Monday, June 19Th. (Before Mr. J. Martin, J.P.Y a Man for drunkenness was admonished and discharged. Tuesday, June 20Th. (Before Mr. W. A. Dumaresq, J.P.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1876 · page 2

A man pleaded guilty to the charge of having been drunk and disorderly. He was fined 5s. George Brown was charged with sheep -stealing at the instance of Mr. W. M. Somerville,…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Friday, June 16. (Before Messrs. S. Blythe and J. Bray.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1876 · page 6

UPON the application of Mr. W. C. Proctor, a bagatelle license was granted to Mr. Joseph Scholes, of the New England Hotel, Beardy-street…

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