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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1880

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Friday, Feb. 13. (Before the P.M., and Mr. James M'Lean.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1880 · page 6

HENRY Daly, in custody, was charged with stealing a cheque, drawn by B. A. Moses on Bank of New South Wales, Armidale, for £3 13s. 2d., dated Feb. 7, 1880, in…

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District Court. Tuesday, Feb. 17. (Before his Honor Judge Meymott.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1880 · page 6

HIS Honor, on opening the Court, apologised for not being here, yesterday, as he was not in very good health, but hoped at the same time he had not put any one to…

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Glen Innes Police Court. Friday. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. E. Jones.) Illegally Slaughtering

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1880 · page 2

WILLIAM CHANDLER appeared on summons, to answer the charge of illegally slaughtering a bullock on his premises at Ben Lomond. The defendant pleaded guilty, urging that a number of road…

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Assault by a Barrister

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1880 · page 3

THE Courier of Saturday supplies the following particulars of the disgraceful scene in the Brisbane Police Court referred to briefly in the telegraphic columns of our last issue :--…

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Local Intelligence. Abmidale Police Court. Wednesday, Feb. 18. (Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1880 · page 6

HENRY W, P. Bayly, in custody, was charged with being of unsound mind. Dr. Sheldon having given evidence that defendant was suffering from delirium…

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District News. Walcha Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 24. (Before Messrs. S. Blythe and John Fletcher.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1880 · page 4

MICHAEL Hamilton and John Reynolds were charged with using obscene language, and pleading guilty, were fined respectively 5s., and Court costs 5s. 10d…

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General Session's. Friday, Feb. 20. (Before his Honor Judge Meymott.) Stealing a, Cheque

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1880 · page 6

HENRY Daley was charged with stealing a cheque, the value of £3 13s. 2d., the property of Alex. Gallagher. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months…

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Friday. Stealing Tin

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1880 · page 2

Alfred Wheeler, surrendered to his bail, charged with that he did on the 3rd July at Vegetable creek, steal and carry away 35 bags of tin ore, the property of the Great Britain…

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Glen Innes District Court. Wednesday, February 25

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1880 · page 2

PUNCTUALLY at 12 o'clock his Honor Judge Meymott took his seat on the bench. The barristers in attendance were Messrs. Dillon and O'Connor ; solicitors, Messrs. Fergusson, Boyd, and Fitzhardinge…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Friday, Feb. 27. (Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1880 · page 6

ONE drunkard was fined 5s., or 24 hours. Philip M'Guire v. John Parry.—This was a case of Breach of the Impounding Act. Mr. Mitchell, for the plaintiff, and…

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American News. Drew Holloway Hung for Murder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1880 · page 7

STATESBORO, December 19.—On the 24th of December, 1878, Drew Holloway and Benson Brown, negroes, met at a store in Bulloch county, in the neighbourhood…

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Loca1 Intelligence. Walcha Police Court. Tuesday, March 2. (Before Messrs. J. Fletcher, A. Nivison, and C. R. Blaxland.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1880 · page 4

GEO. D. Smith and Geo. Cox appeared on summons, charged respectively with having unlawfully occupied certain land reserved by the Government for railway…

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District News. Uralla Police Court. Tuesday, March 2. (Before the Police Magistrate, Messrs. H. Roman, and J. Rogerson.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1880 · page 6

POLICE v. Swain and Others.—Twelve boys and youths had been summoned for bathing in the Racecourse Lagoon, in view of inhabitants of dwelling houses. Mr…

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Brutal Child Murder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1880 · page 3

The 'Times' of December 19th reports the following brutal case of child murder which was tried before Mr. Justice Lindley:—…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Saturday, March 6. (Before the P.m.) One drunkard was fined 5s., or 24 hours. Monday, March 8. (Before Mr. Jackes.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1880 · page 6

Wm. Carne, alias Callaghan, and John Connor were brought up at the Police Court, and charged with escaping from lawful custody, by breaking out of the…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Friday, March 12. (Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1880 · page 6

JAMES Malone, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 5s., or, in default, 24 hours. James Malone, in in custody, charged with…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. Tuesday, March 16. (Before the P. M. and Mr. Geo. Allingham.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1880 · page 4

THE case of Caroline Taylor v. Charles Daly, for illegal detention of a mare, was resumed. According to previous arrangement…

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Insolvency Court. (Before Mr. J. Mair, Substitute Commissioner)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1880 · page 4

THE singe and only meeting in the estate of George Manuel was gazetted for 11 o'clock yesterday, but owing to the Police Magstrate not having yet, through…

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Slander Case.—shepherd v. Dibbs. Damages, £2000. Supreme Court. (S. M. Herald, March 11.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1880 · page 8

Jury Court.—(Before his Honor Sir William Manning and a special Jury of 12.) The hearing of this case, which was begun on the 23rd February, was adjourned…

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Local Intelligence. Armidale Police Court. (Before the P.m.) Friday, March 19

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1880 · page 6

ONE drunkard was fined 5s., or 24 hours, John Chapman was charged with maliciously damaging the private property of S. A. Donnelly, and, further, with using…

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