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Courts & crime, 1877

162 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 9

Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Friday, June 1. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Unregistered Dogs

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1877 · page 6

T. R. JONES was fined 10s. for keeping an unregistered dog. J. Sellard was charged with a similar offence, and also fined 10s…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Thursday, June 7. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. F. Jackes.) Vagrancy

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1877 · page 5

Mary Ann Monckton, or Power, was charged with being a common vagrant. Sen. Con. Rafferty deposed to finding the defendant lying helplessly drunk in…

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The Lands Enquiry Court. To the Editors of the Armidale Express

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1877 · page 6

GENTLEMEN—Having paid some attention to the working of the so-called "Lands Enquiry Courts," it has struck mo most forcibly how far these Courts fall short…

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Warden's Court, Armidale. Tuesday, June 5. (Before Mr. James Buchanan, Warden of the Mining District of Peel and Uralla.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1877 · page 6

RAE, Scholes, and Neil applicants, Moses and party objectors. The applicants, T. N. Rae, Jun., Joseph Scholes, Jun., and Thos. W. Neil, applied…

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Country Intelligence. Vegetable Creek. Police Court. Thursday, May 31St. (Before the Warden, Mr. J. B. Graham.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 June 1877 · page 2

MARK W. CARR, as agent for Messrs. A. B. Farquhar, John Creagh, J. P. Lyster, and Matthew Banks, sought to be put in possession of certain portions of mineral land situated on…

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Petty Debts Court. May 31

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 June 1877 · page 2

B. M'Cormack v. L. Herney; a claim for £0 18s. 3d., for goods sold and delivered. Verdict for plaintiff, with 5s. costs. W. Emerson v. D. Magoralas; a claim for 17s…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Friday, June 8. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. F. Jackes and Geo. Allingham.) Assault

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1877 · page 6

Edward Baker v. Thomas Mitchell.—The defendant was charged, upon information, with, assaulting and beating the defendant, on the 24th May…

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Uralla Police Court. Monday, June 11. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. Cleghorn.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1877 · page 6

John Crago v. Joseph Johnson.—Assault. Both parties are in the employ of Cobb and Co. The defendant failing to appear after proof of service of summons, the…

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Horrible Case of Murder by Burning Alive

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1877 · page 3

The Madras Standard of April 25 reports the following as the facts of a case lately tried by the Session Court of Bellary, in which eight men were charged…

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The Baillie Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1877 · page 4

SOME days ago (says the Age) we published a statement relative to the murder of Mr. Baillie, in Fiji, some years ago. The paragraph stated that the suspected homicide was at the present time…

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Country Intelligence. Vegetable Creek. Police Court. Saturday, June 16. (Before Messrs. E. A. Gaden, and H. Gordon, J.P.'s)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1877 · page 2

JAMES CONWAY, John Gaffney, and Mark Partridge were charged with resisting and obstructing the police whilst in execution of the warden's order…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Friday, June 9. QUEEN V. BRADBERRY. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Faucett.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1877 · page 5

THIS was a special Crown case, stated for the consideration of the Court, by his Honor Sir James Martin, Chief Justice. "This defendant was tried before me at the Circuit Court, in…

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Local Intelligence. Armtdale Police Court. Thursday, June 21. (Before the P.M. and Mr. S. Blythe.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1877 · page 4

A LICENSE for the 22nd June, for music and dancing, in the licensed house of Mr. W. Forster, of Booroloag, was granted. THE APPEAL COURT…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Friday, June 15. (Before the P.M. and Messrs. Blythe and Jackes.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1877 · page 6

UPON the application of Mr. Mitchell, a bagatelle license was granted to Mr. Chas. Hodgkiss, of the Victoria Hotel, Beardystreet; also, a license for bagatelle and…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Thursday, June 21. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1877 · page 2

THOMAS HAYES on remand was charged with the larceny of a watch.-- Gustavus West gave evidence as to being the owner of the watch found in prisoners' possession, and the…

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Glen Innes Small Debts Court. Tuesday, June 26. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1877 · page 2

R. Fraunfelder v. B. Devlin, goods sold and delivered £1 15. Verdict for plaintiff. R. Fraunfelder v. T. Lobb; work done £5.6. 9. Verdict for plaintiff…

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Uralla Police Court. Monday, June 25. (Before the P.M. and Dr. Woods.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1877 · page 6

John Adams was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Fined 10s. The same defendant was charged with using obscene language, in a public place;…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Friday, June 22. (Before the P.M. and Mr. F. Jackes.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1877 · page 6

HUGH M'Donald v. Joseph Kirkwood.—A summons in this case had been issued for an assault. There being no appearance, the case was struck out…

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Extraordinary Case of Baby Farming and Suspected Murder

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1877 · page 4

A LADY- LIKE woman, named Sophia Martha Todd, aged about thirty- five, was charged before the Liverpool Stipendiary Magistrate on April 26th, on suspicion of having caused the…

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Country Intelligence. Vegetable Creek. Police Court. (Before J. B. Graham, P.M., A. Cadell, and H. Gordon, J.P.'s.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1877 · page 2

JOHN GAFFNEY appeared on remand, charged with that he did, on June inst., feloniously steal and carry away certain quantities of tin ore from blocks 59 and 60, situated at the Gulf, the said…

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