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Courts & crime, 1876

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Local Items. Armidale Police Court. Thursday, June 22. (Before Mr. S. Blythe.) Charge of Vagrancy

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1876 · page 4

WILLIAM SALTER was brought before the Bench charged with vagrancy. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Sen. Constable Rafferty deposed that,…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Thursday, June 22. (Before Mr. W. A. Dumaresq, J.P.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1876 · page 2

A MAN for drunkenness, and another for making use of obscene language and obstructing the police, were severally fined. Thomas Hyndes was charged with burglary…

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Country Intelligence. Vegetable Creek. Police Court.-- Saturday, June 24.(Before Mr. H. E. H. Gordon, J.P.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1876 · page 2

THREE persons, on bail from the previous week, were called. One for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged ; another, for disorderly conduct, was fined 5s., or 24 hours in the lockup ; and the…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Friday, June 23. (Before Messrs. S. Blythe, J. Mackenzie, and J. Moore.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1876 · page 6

AN inebriate who had been locked up since 9 a.m. the preceding day was discharged. ILLEGALLY USING A HORSE…

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Country Intelligence. Vegetable Creek. Police Court.-- Saturday, July 1st. (Before Mr. J. B. Graham, P.M.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1876 · page 2

THE summons list consisted of six adjourned cases from the last sitting of the Court. Ah Gue, a Chinaman, sued Martin Donoghue for £15, amount of wages due to him on the 3rd…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Tuesday, June 27Th. (Before Messrs. W. A. Dumaresq, C. Fletcher, W. J. Edwards, and J. M'Master, J.P.'s)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1876 · page 2

HENRY ZAHNER v. R. Frauenfelder, for wages, £8 17s. 6d. ; Mr. Kearney for complainant. The defendant did not appear. Henry Zahner proved service of summons, and claimed the sum of £8…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, June 27Th. (Before Messrs. W. A. Dumaresq, C. Fletcher, W. J. Edwards, and J. M'Master, J.P.'s.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 July 1876 · page 2

SUN SUN YOON v. F. Eye, for goods sold and delivered, £9 19s. 9d ; settled. Louis Handmann v. John Weller, work and labour, £2. Defendant did not appear, and a…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Saturday, July 1. (Before Messrs. Sydney Blythe and James Bray.) of Unsound Mind

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1876 · page 6

CHOW SING, a native of China, was charged with being of unsound mind and unable to take care of himself. Sen. Const. Rafferty deposed that the…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Tuesday, July 11Th. (Before Mr. W. A. Dumaresq, J.P.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1876 · page 2

AN application was received from Mr. Frank Schedel for a publican's license for his hotel-- the Freemasons' Arms. Mr. Kearney, for the applicant, applied for a postponement for 14…

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An Extraordinary Trial for Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 July 1876 · page 5

THE most important criminal trial which has ever taken place in Western Australia has at last concluded, and Kenneth Brown, after two juries had been dismissed without giving a…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Friday. July 14. (Before Messrs. Orridge, John Moore, James Brav. and G. Allingnam.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1876 · page 6

ABSCONDING FROM HIRED SERVICE. BENJAMIN Cook, Jun., was brought up on warrant charged with having absconded from the hired service of his father, at…

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Murder Near Yeumburra

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1876 · page 4

IT appears (reports the Yass Courier) that a shocking death, recorded in our last, of a man supposed to be a shepherd, was in reality an atrocious murder. On the 3rd July the news was…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Friday, July 21St. (Before Messrs. Colin Fletcher and W. J. Edwards, J.P.'s.)

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

JOHN CRONAN, alias John Simmons, appealed in custody, charged with the larceny of a colt, the property of Yee Wah, of Vegetable Creek. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Alexander…

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Armidale Police Court. Tuesday, July 25. (Before Messrs. James M'Lean and J. W. Orridge. Discharging Firearms on a

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

SIMON BECKINGHAM appeared upon summons to answer an information filed against Mm, under the 5th Vic., No. 6, sec. 1, for being engaged shooting for pleasure on the…

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Country Intelligence. Vegetable Creek. Police Court. -- Saturday, July 29th. (Before the P. M., Mr. J. B. Graham.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1876 · page 2

MICHAEL MANNING, charged with using profane language on the 1st instant, failed to appear, and his bail was forfeited. Matthew Brennan pleaded guilty to using…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Tuesday, August 1St. (Before the P.M., and Mr. W. J. Edwards, J.P.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1876 · page 2

J. BROWN v. Barratt, which was a case for assault. Mr. Kearney appeared for the complain ant, Jane Brown, whose evidence, together with that of the witness James Ward, proved that an…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Coue.t. Friday, July 28. (Before Messrs. Sydney Blythe and John More.) Selling Spirits Without a License

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1876 · page 6

The Police v. David Wlialaa.—The defendant was charged upon information with selling spirits, in his house at the Pinch, on the 23rd July, he not being…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Friday, August 4. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1876 · page 2

W. H. M'DONALD v. H. L. Meyers, for the unlawful detention of a dog. Mr. Kearney appeared for the plaintiff. W. H. M'Donald deposed that he claimed a kangaroo dog then in possession of…

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Armldale Police Court. Friday, Aug. 4. (Before Messrs. S. Blythe, John Moore, and Geo. Allingham.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1876 · page 6

AN inebriate was cautioned and discharged. ILLEGALLY IMPOUNDING. William Upehurch v. John Clarke…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale District Court. Monday,august 7. (Before Mr. Acting District Court Judge Ellis.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1876 · page 6

THERE were twenty-two cases upon the list. His Honor took his seat precisely at 10 o'clock…

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