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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

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Dubbo Land Court. Thursday, April 16

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 2

PEESEMT:—Messrs. W. C. Cardew, J.P. (Chairman), and J. 0. Macbattie, J.P. Confimation, Rent, &C…

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Circuit Court. (Bofors his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 2

Mr. G. H. Taylor, Deputy Sheriff, attended his Honoron t[?]e Bench. SENTENCES. WILLAM WISEMAN, who was found…

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Police Court. Monday, April 20. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, P.m,) Drunk and Disorderly

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 2

MARY COOPER was charged with being drunk and disorderly. The Defendant: Oh, I admit I can't take any. I left myself with…

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Dubbo Bankruptcy Court. Monday, April 20. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, District Registrar). Single Meeting and Examination

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 2

Re James Fogerty, of Barbigal, near Dubbo, labourer. Mr. Booth appeared for the bankrupt, who stated he had filed his statement of affairs,…

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Police Court. Wednesday, APRIL 22. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, P.m.) the Vagrancy Act

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 2

PETER DALL was charged with being an idle and disorderly person having no lawful visible means of support. Police Constable Howden gave…

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Thursday, April 23. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, P.m.) Charge of Stealing Fleeces

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 2

Peter Lee and Peter Be[?]hain were charged with stealing 40 fleeces of wool, the property of James Ruthorford, junr…

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Scene in Court. Sydney, April 24

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 2

In the Albury Police Court to-day during the trial of Wm. Carroll, for alleged criminal assault upon a girl aged 11, the viotim's mother rushed at accussed with a large clasp…

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Police Court. Saturday, April 25. (Before Mr. M. Manning, J.p.) Charge of Larceny

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 3

WILLIAM CUM[?]RFORD, Cornelias Power, and William Word, were charged with stealing some carpenter's tools. They ware remanded until Monday for the production…

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Tuesday, March 28. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, P.M., and J. Heane, J.p.) Suspicion of Stealing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 3

James Ward was charged with having a pair of trousers and vest in his possession reasonably supposed to be stolen. Sergeant Butler said on the previous day…

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Dubbo District Court. Monday, April 2. (Before His Honor Judge Docker.) HO[?]S v. HALLIDAY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 3

MR. McGUINN appeared for plaintiff, Edward Hobbs; the defendant Henry Halliday did not appear. This was a claim for £6 4s, money lent, and l1s 8d interest…

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Police Court. Wednesday, April 27. [?]essrs. M. Manning, and W. J. Martin, Js.P.) the First Time

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 3

[?]nde for drunkenness was let of 1s, or imprisonment until [?] court. He did not pay [?]ING FRUIT…

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That Gold Mine Case. Summers v. Dorrington and Smith. Alleged Assault and Robbery

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 5

At the Bourke Police Court on Tuesday afternoon, Edward Dorrington and William Henry Smith appeares in five the Police Magistrate in…

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[?]Ay, May 1. [?].rs. M. S. Love, P.M., and H. Taylor, J.p.) [?]Guage and Assault

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 3

[?]arthy was charged with assault[?] Meader. He was also charged [?] ng obscene language. The accused [?]e did not recollect anything about…

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Police Court. Monday, May 4. (Before Mr. M. S. Love. P.m.) Chabge or False Peetencke

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

ALFRED BRACKIN was charged with false pretences. He endeavoured to pass a valueless Melbourne bank note at Geurie on Sunday. He was remanded until the…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, May 4. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 3

A LARGE number of undefended cases ware disposed of. William Morley v. Thomas Quirk and A. W. B. Ferguson, trading as Thomaa Quirk…

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A Brutal Murder. Sydney, May 8

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 2

It is reported that an Eugliah clergyman named Leach, his wife and son, were brutally murdered in one of the chief ports of Tunis…

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Police Court. Thursdat, May 7. (Before Messrs. M. S. Love, P.M., and T. Baind, J.p.) After the Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 3

WILLIAM HILL, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 5s, or in default 24 hours. He was fighting on the show ground…

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Alleed Horse Stealing

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 2

At the [?] Police [?] on [?] George Stanley, a [?] made [?] tion for a [?] his [?], which was in the [?] of the [?]…

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Police Court. Tuesday, May 12. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 3

MICHAEL MURPHY, charged with stealing two pairs of trousers, the property of Richard Webb Wilcox, was sentenced to three months' hard labour in [?]u bo gaol…

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Land Appeal Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 2

A SITTING of the Land Appeal Court will be held at the Court House, Dubbo, on Wednesday, the 27th May, for the hearing of the following…

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