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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1887

230 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 12

Armidale Circuit Court. Tuesday, April 19

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 3

THE Circuit Court opened on Tuesday before his Honor Judge Faucett, The members of the bar present were Messrs. J. Dillon. O'Mara, and Gordon. Mr…

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Uralla & District. Uralla, April 20Th. the Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 8

THE Court held in Armidale has called away many of our residents as jurymen or witnesses, and this makes things look duller than ever…

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Armidale Circuit Court. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Fawcett.) Wednesday, April 20

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 4

THE jury in the Civil cases were ordered to appear at a quarter to two. Maliciously Wounding. Jimmy Ah Kay, on bail, charged with…

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Police Court.— April. 23. (Before the P.M.) Forgery

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1887 · page 8

JOHN HILTON, charged with forging a cheque upon the City Bank for £4, and another upon the Hew South Wales Bank for £4 8s., purporting to be signed by…

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Armidale Circuit Court. Friday, April 22

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1887 · page 8

HIS Honor Judge Faucett took Iris seat at 10 a.m. on Friday to pass sentence upon those prisoners convicted during the sitting of the Armidale Circuit Court…

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Local and General News. LICENSING COURT.—April 22. (Before Messrs. C. E. Smith and Chas. Wilson.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1887 · page 8

A TRANSFER of license was granted- from Robertson Marshall, of Tattersall's Hotel, Guyra, to Mrs. Cartan. The license of the Royal Hotel, Guyra,…

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POLICE COURT.—Thursday. (Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1887 · page 4

MABY LACKEY, a member of the Salvation Army, apparently about thirteen years of age, was chained with stealing lace, handkerchiefs, and other articles, the property…

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Brutal Assault on a Little Girl. Ipswich, April 17

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1887 · page 3

ON Saturday evening last a report was circulated in town that an assault of a serious nature had been committed on a little girl on…

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Local and General Hews. Notes in Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1887 · page 8

The Circuit Court is over. The judge and barristers have doffed their awe inspiring ways and gowns, witnesses and jurymen are released from attendance,…

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Police Court.—friday, April 29. (Before the P.M.) Embezzlement

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 8

LOUIS CHARLES FRANCIS, on bail, charged with embezzlement, was again before the court. Accused was, as before, defended by…

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Armidale District Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 5

THE Armidale District Court opened yesterday, before his Honor Judge Murray. The barristers present were Messrs. Gordon and Fitzbardinge, and the solicitors…

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Brutal Murder by Blacks. Aboriginal Marriage Law

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 4

AT the Supreme Court, Rockhampton, on Thursday, the 21st inst., Jimmy and Billy, aboriginals, were convicted of the murder of one William Bayles, at Brighton Downs, on 20th May. 1886…

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Police Court.—tuesday, May 3. (Before the P.M.) False Pretences

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1887 · page 8

HENRY Henning, arrested by Coast. Ferguson, and charged with obtaining money under false pretences from William Lewis Child, at Armidale, was committed for…

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Armidale District Court. (Before Judge Murray.) Tuesday, May 3

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1887 · page 8

SMITH and Elliott v, Bindley and wife.—His Honor ruled in this case that £10 be awarded to plaintiffs over the amount of £2 paid into court…

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Local and General News. POLICE COURT.—Friday, May 6. (Before the P.M. and Mr. B. A. Moses.) Destroying Property

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1887 · page 4

Ellen Smithers, a prisoner in the Armidale Gaol, was charged with wilfully destroying property belonging to the New South Wales Government, to wit. one gas…

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Insolvency Court.—may 9. (Before the Commissioner.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1887 · page 4

John MartIn, residing near Walcha, was examined as to the cause of his insolvency which he attributed to the expense of maintaining his younger brothers and…

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Glen Innes District Court. Wednesday, May 4. (Before His Honor Judge Murray.)

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1887 · page 3

SEVERAL cases of an unimportant character were called on and disposed of. FITZHARDINGE V. WALSH. This was a claim for professional services…

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Mysterious Murder in London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1887 · page 2

MUCH consternation was caused on the afternoon of March 11, in one of the most respectable and secluded parts of Kentish Town, on it…

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Local and General News. POLICE COURT.—Mat 11. (Before Messrs. C. L. C. Badham and B. A. Moses.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1887 · page 4

Two drunkards were fined small sums…

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Licensing Court.—may 11. (Before Messrs. C. Wilson and B. A. Moses.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1887 · page 4

A transfer of a publican's license for the Great Northern hotel was granted from Maria Leverett to John Edward Sweeney…

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