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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

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Guns Sentenced to Death

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 8

At first sight the above title seems almosa incredible, yet it is a fact that there are at the present time guns belonging to the Spanish army sentenced to…

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Police Court. Thursday, [?]Ril 24. (Before Messrs. R. G. [?]unty and R. T. MacNevin, [?].P.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 2

Mary Beard was be[?]e the Court on suspicion of being of an[?] and mind. The police informed the Court that the defendant's husband was working at Gilgandra,…

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Wellington Police Court Friday, April 25. (Before Mr. T. C. K. McKell, P.M., and Mr. T. Brummell, J P.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 April 1902 · page 3

Charles Gilbert and George Sterling were charged with assaulting and robbing one George Edward Emmett, on 23rd instant. Remanded for eight days…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 2

Louie Hinton (aboriginal) for using indecent language in Wingewarra-street on Saturday night wag fined 40[?], in default one month's imprisonment…

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District Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 2

A SITTING of the District Court was held on Monday, his Honor Judge Docker presiding. About 23 cases had been set down for hearing, but a large number were settled out of court, struck…

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District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Docker.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 3

THE sittings of the District Court were opened on Monday. Several cases were confessed or otherwise settled out of Court, or struck out through non-service of…

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Wellington Police Court. Tuesday, April 29. (Before Mr. H. Nancarrow, J.P.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 5

Charles Green was fined £5 or two months in Dubbo gaol for using indecent language in Lee-street on 28th inst. Michael Connor and John Smith were…

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Police Court. Thursday, May 1. (Before the P.M.)

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 2

J. G. Lawller, insulting language. Fined £2, or 21 days. Francis Owens, obtaining goods from Kieratb, Nelson & Co., to the…

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Police Court, BEVORE P.M.

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 2

On Monday morning George O[?]ray pleaded guilty to asstuiting John Conley. Mr Hogan appeared for the complainant, and said both sides were…

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Sentenced for Forgery. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 3

The Princess Radizwill has been sentenced at Capetown to a year's confinement in a house of correction for forging the late Cecil Rhodes' name…

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Dubbo Police Court. Thursday, May 1. (Before Messrs. Ryan and Heane, J's P.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 4

Michael Magann, for inflicting grievous bodily harm on Thomas Paterson, was remanded. Micheal Molonge, alias Herbert Moriarty, for assaulting James Kopple was fined 43s, and…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 29. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 3

John Johnson, alias James Kelly, for being indecent language in Darling-street on 28th instunt was fined 40s, in default 21 days' imprisonment…

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Fighting at Drysdale. a Quintette Before the Court

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 May 1902 · page 3

Before the P.M. on Tuesday, Charles Spears, Robert Spears, James Taylor, Patrick Bodkin, and George Moore were each charged with riotous…

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Wellington Police Court. Friday, May 2. (Before Mr. T. C K. McKell, P.M., and Mr. R. Patten, J P.) Alleged Assault and Robbery

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 May 1902 · page 3

Charles Gilbert and George Sterling were charged with assaulting and robbing one George Edward Emmett on 23rd April. Mr. Kelly appeared for accused…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, 3Rd MAY,(Before Messrs. E. May-Steers and R. Neilson, Js.P.)

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 2

John Brown was defendant in eleven cases in which his men him for their wages. The defendant had a large [?]…

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Dubbo Police Court. Tuesday, May 6. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 2

THERE were a number of cases brought by the Municipal Council, against ratepayers for keeping unclean back yards, and they were lined 8.with costs; also several language cases, for…

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Confession of Murder. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 4

The Cingalese, Peira, yesterday confessed to having killed the Chinaman at Yamba. He was recently tried at Grafton for the murder, but was…

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Police Court. Saturday, May 3. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 4

William Johnson was charged with being a suspected person frequenting a place of public resort, viz., the Dubbo Show Ground, with intent to commit a…

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Police Court. (Continued from 4th page). Monday, May 5. (Before T. C. K. M'Kell, P.M)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 2

Samuel Gardner, on remand, was before the Court on a charge of breaking and entering the dwelling house of George Morgan and stealing therefrom various…

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Petty Debts Court. Monday, May 6. (Befor Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell, P.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1902 · page 2

Edward Fair proceeded against J. D. Cetta for board and lodging £2 8s. Judgment for amount with 4s costs. F. G. Ashby proceeded against J. Jacobs,…

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