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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1885

121 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 7

LOCAL & General News. Armidale Police Court. Tuesday, Sept. 15. (Before the P.M.) Sunday Selling

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1885 · page 6

FREDERICK Simpson, licensee of the International Hotel, was charged with selling liquor on Sunday, the 8th instant. Mr. Kearney appeared for the…

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Glen Innes Police Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before the Police Magistrate.) LARCENY

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 2

EDWARD TEGEL, on bail, appeared to answer the charge of stealing a five-pound bank note from the dwelling of John Howard, carpenter, of Glen Inues. From the evidence of the prosecutor it would…

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Armidale Police Court. Friday, September 18. (Before the P.M. and Mr. Jas. M'Lean.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 2

Richard Marshall, Wm. Trim, Herbert West, Hugh M'Carthy, and Chas. Duncan pleaded guilty to a charge of cruelty to animals, by causing two game cocks to…

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A Theatrical in Court

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 September 1885 · page 4

A peculiar charge was preferred in the Water Police Court at Sydney recently, against Mr. F. C. Cates, the well-known actor, who, it will be recollected, has recently been playing one of the leading…

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Police Court.—september 22. (Before the P.M.) Threatening Language

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1885 · page 4

JANE M'Call v. Edwd. Haudibo. —Threatening language. Mr. Kearney appeared for complainant, and Mr. M'Donald for tho defendant…

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Police Court.—tuesday, Sept. 29. (Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1885 · page 4

AH JOKE, for being drunk and disorderly and using obscene language, was fined 5s. for the former offence and 10s. for the latter…

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LOCAL & General News. Armidale Police Court. Friday, Sept. 25. (Before the P.M.) Larceny

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1885 · page 6

JAMES and Patrick Fury, on remand, were charged with having stolen, on or about the 1st of September, 2½ cwt. of iron fencing wire, the property of George…

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Local & General News. Armidale Circuit Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1885 · page 4

FOLLOWING is a list of the case to be tried before Sir William Manning, at the Circuit Court, which will be opened at Armidale on Friday, the 9th instant:—…

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Local &General News. Police Court.—tuesday, October 8. (Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 4

MARGARET Pickham v. Joseph Ince.—Breach of the Impounding Act. Mr. M'Donald appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Kearney for the defendant. The…

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The Mysterious Murder in America

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 6

A SAN Francisco despatch gives the following as Maxwell's story of the Preller mystery, as confessed to a detective before leaving the city:—…

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URALLA & District. Uralla, 6Th Oct., 1885. Police Court. Monday. Oct. 5. (Before the P.M., and Messrs. H. Roman and A. H. Richardson)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 6

INSPECTOR of Nuisances v. G. D. Woodall.— For throwing rubbish on Market Reserve. Plea, not guilty. The information having been laid that the Market…

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Armidale Circuit Court. Friday, October 9. (Before His Honor Sir Wm. Manning.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1885 · page 2

THE Court opened at 10 a.m., when the following barristers were present: Mr. J. Armstrong, Crown Prosecutor, and Mr. Gordon…

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Armidale Circuit Court. Civil Side. Tuesday, Oct. 13. (Before his Honor Sir William Manning and a jury of four.) Libel

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 October 1885 · page 6

A. P. STEWART v. H. C. Antill.—Libel. Damages, £1000. The following were the jurymen:—A. H. Belfield, H. E. Bigg, F. G. Taylor,…

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Armidale Police Court. Thursday, Oct. 29. (Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1885 · page 4

WILLIAM WARK, on remand, was charged with stealing a heifer, the property of Messrs. White Bros., of Aberfoil. The accused was arrested at his…

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A Murder by New Guinea Natives

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1885 · page 4

Captain J. F. Mill [?] was murdered by some Moresby Island native', a few days ago. It appears that Miller went to an Island of the Engineer group, accompanied by his mate Paul, a Chinese, a Manilla…

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Supreme Court.—october 28

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1885 · page 3

In Banco.—(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Faucett, and Mr. Justice Windeyer.) COMMERCIAL BANK V. GIBSON…

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Murder Through Jealousy

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1885 · page 2

HENRYNorman,45, painter, was indicted at the Central, Criminal Court on September 17, for the murder of his wife. Mr. Poland prosecuted for the Treasury, and Mr…

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The Darr River Downs Murder. Execution of Gordon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1885 · page 8

THE extreme sentence of the law was carried into effect on Monday morning at the Brisbane gaol on Walter Edward Gordon, convicted…

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LOCAL & General News. Police Court.—tuesday, Nov. 3. (Before Messrs. Jas. M'Lean, and C. L.C.Badham)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1885 · page 4

JULIA Baldwin v. William Westble—Insulting language. Mr. Kearney appeared for the defendant. The complainant stated that nd…

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Police Court.—tuesday, Nov. 10. (Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1885 · page 4

THREE drunkards were ordered to pay small fines. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11. (Before the P.M.)…

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