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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1861

102 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 6

Local Intelligence. Police Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 4 July 1861 · page 2

LARCENY.—An individual, rejoicing in the singularly appropriate name of John Steel, was brought before their worships W. F. Hayley Esq,. and the Police Magistrate, charged with…

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Police Office, — Braidwood. Thursday, July 4, 1861. (Before J. W. Hunn R. P. Simpson, W. J. Bonnison, and J. Mackellar Esore J. P. ’s

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1861 · page 2

ASSAULT —Ah Sing was convicted of having assaulted John Yung Sam, another Chinaman, at Braidwood, on Thursday week. Mr. Scarvell appeared for the complaint and…

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Police Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 11 July 1861 · page 2

ASSAULTING A FEMALE.—On Thursday last William Bingley was brought before the Police Magistrate, & Messrs. Hayley, Rutledge, and Davis, charged with having on the previous…

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Court of Requests. G. W. Rowley and R. Bunt v. James Hutchison

The Golden Age · Thursday 11 July 1861 · page 2

This was a claim for work and labour done, quarrying eighty perches of stone, to which defendant objected, on the grounds of their being only fifty-one perches…

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Police Office,—braidwood. Thursday, July 11, 1861. (Before Messrs. Bunn, Mackeller, and Bennison, J. P.’ s )

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1861 · page 2

EJECTMENT.— Poppenhagen v. Potton.—In this case defendant did not appear when called upon, and the magistrates, in the first instance, felt disposed to grant a warrant for…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 18 July 1861 · page 2

SAVAGE ASSAULT.—On Thursday last, the Court, composed of the Police Magistrate and W. F. Hayley, Esq., was occupied in hearing a case wherein an unnatural son named Wm…

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Police Office, — Braidwood. Thursday, July 18, 1861, (Before J. W. Bunn, R. Madderll, and J. W. Bennison Esqrs., J.P.’s)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1861 · page 3

EJEGTMENT. — Poppenhagen V. Potton.—The hearing of this case was postponed in consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Fell, attorney for the defendant…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 25 July 1861 · page 2

BREACH OF MASTERS AND SERVANTS ACT.—Thomas Flint was summoned by Augustus Gibbes, to answer to a charge of the above nature, but upon the case being called, the…

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Police Office, —Braid Wood. Thursday, July 25, 1861. (Before Joseph Taylor, J. W. Bunn, and W. J. Bennison. Esqrs. J.P.s )

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1861 · page 2

STORE ROBBERY—Henry Hubbard. late an assistant in the employ of Mr. W. R. Brown, of the firm of Brown and Co, of the Beehive Store, in the was Market Square, was charged with…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 1 August 1861 · page 2

ASSAULT.—Thomas Kennedy, admitted to bail on the previous Thursday, and John Kennedy, on summons, appeared before the Police Magistrate and W. F. Hayley, Esq., to answer…

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Police Office Braidwood. Thursday August 1St 1861 (Before W.J. Bennison, Esq., J.P.)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 3 August 1861 · page 2

DELIRIUM TREMENS.- Edmund Briscoe who had been confined for 13 days in the lock-up, suffering under delirium, tremens, was discharged, having been off the doctor's list since…

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Small Debts Court, Braid Wood. Tuesday, August 6Th, 1861. (Before R. Maddrell, J. W. Bunn and W. J. Bennison, Esqrs, J. P. s)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1861 · page 2

The Magistrates sat in their Small Debts jurisdiction To-day. There were 39 cases on the list, a large number of which were however settled out of Court…

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Police Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 8 August 1861 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—John Wall, who had been in custody from the previous Saturday, was on Monday morning convicted of being drunk and incapable, and fined 10/. Maurice Walsh,…

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Police Office,—braidwood. Thursday, August 8Th, 1861.(Before W. J.-Bennison and J. W. Bunn, Esqes., J.P.'S )

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1861 · page 2

LABOENY.— Owen Flannagan of the Little River was charged with stealing at Braidwood a bundle the property of one Edward Thompson, gold miner, of the Shoalhaven River, on…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 15 August 1861 · page 2

UNLAWFULLY ENTERING PREMISES.—John Williams was charged with having on Tuesday the 6th instant, unlawfully entered the dwelling-house of William Sheard of…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate and Henry Hall, Esq., J.P.) Breach of Impounding Act

The Golden Age · Thursday 22 August 1861 · page 2

Henry Kennedy appeared on summons to answer the complaint of Thomas Rutledge, Esq., of Molonglo, of having unlawfully entered upon the lands of complainant and…

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District Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 22 August 1861 · page 2

The sittings of the Queanbeyan District Court commenced on Tuesday last, at-ten o'clock, a.m. His Honor Thomas Callaghan, Esq., presided. The members of the legal…

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Police Office,—braid Wood. Thursday, August 22Nd 1861, {Before R. Hassall and J. W. Bunn, ? J.P.'s}

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1861 · page 2

MINOR OFFENCES.—Henry: Hawkins was charged, with being drunk in the town of Braid wood on Tuesday last. The Chief Constable stated that the defendant- had been once…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Thursday. Before the Police Magistrate, W. F. Hayley and Thos. Rutledge, Esqs., J. P. Stealing a Door Key

The Golden Age · Thursday 29 August 1861 · page 2

James Rodgers, one of the three men charged on the previous week with burglary, was brought before the bench, charged with having on the Saturday week previous stolen…

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Small Debts Court, Braid Wood, Tuesday, September 3Rd, 1861. (Before Messrs. Taylor and Bunn.)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1861 · page 2

There were twenty-two cases set down for hearing, with some few remanets, most of which wore devoid of public interest, if we may except the case of Rogers v. Pennycook. That…

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