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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1862

166 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 9

Police Court (Before of Messrs. Bunn. Larmer, and Bennison.)

Braidwood News and Goldfields General Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1862 · page 2

John Shott, charged drunkenness was brought before the Court, but not being sufficiently recovered from the previous evenings libation, was requested…

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Small Derts Court. (Before J. W. bunn, and James La[?]ner, Esq.)

Braidwood News and Goldfields General Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1862 · page 2

McDONALD v. GEORGE—To recover the sum of £2 7s. for one weeks rent of a house, and damages done to it, viz.— five shillings for rent, two shillings for…

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Police Office, Braid Wood. Thursday, August T, 1862; (Before J 1 . W. Bunn Esq , Chairman ; and J. Larmer, Esq, J.P.)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1862 · page 3

Attempted HORSE STEALING.— Peter Thomas, brought; in by Senior Sergeant Duffy, on a charge of attempted horse-stealing, at Jembaicumbene, on. Thursday, last,…

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Highway Robbery and Murder Upon the Araluen Road. a Chinaman Killed. Apprehension of four men supposed to be concerned in the murder. Shocking Death of a Black-fellow

Braidwood News and Goldfields General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1862 · page 2

THE hitherto quite district of Braidwood, has now become the scene of the most diabolical outrages highway robbery and bloodshed. A murder of the most…

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Highway Robberies and Murder Ok the Araluen Road

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1862 · page 2

The natural sequence of the daring outrages Which have been. committed in this district during the last few weeks, has at length to be recorded. The intelligence that the life…

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Local Intelligence. Court of Petty Sessions. Stealing a Saddle

The Golden Age · Thursday 14 August 1862 · page 2

Thomas Murphy was brought before the bench last Friday, charged with stealing a saddle, the property of Matthew M'Alister, from under the grand stand at the Bungendore races…

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Judicial Murder of Lady Alice Lisle

The Golden Age · Thursday 14 August 1862 · page 4

IT was a hot September day, as the Court at Winchester was densely thronged, and yet, amid the vast multitude of agitated…

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Police Court. Thursday, August 14Th. (Before Roland Hassel and James [?] Esquires.)

Braidwood News and Goldfields General Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1862 · page 2

HORSESTEALING.—Thomas Brown surrendered to his bail, but upon the application of Sergeant Duffy, was again remanded for a week, and his bail extended…

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Police Office, Braidwood Thursday, AUGUST 14, 1862.(Before Messrs. Hassall, Larmer, and Simpson, J.P’s.)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1862 · page 2

HORSE STEALING.—Thomas Brown surrendered to his bail upon a charge of attempted horse stealing at Jembaicumbene on the night of the 30th ultimo. Senior…

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Police Office Braidwood. Monday. August 18, 1862

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1862 · page 2

DRUNKEN ASSAULT George Kitson was fined £1, or two days imprisonment for committing an assault within view of the police on Sunday last, in…

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The Police

Braidwood News and Goldfields General Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1862 · page 2

INSPECTOR PUTTING, assisted by eight policemen and a sub-inspector, has permitted that notorious highwayman Gardiner, to slip through his hands…

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The New Police

Braidwood News and Goldfields General Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1862 · page 2

THE following letter appeared in the columns of the Yass Courier of Saturday last; on the principle of giving both sides of the question, we reprint it in our…

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Police Court. Thursday, August 21. (Before Messrs Larmer, Bunu, Hassel and Bennison J. P’s.)

Braidwood News and Goldfields General Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1862 · page 2

THOMAS BROWN, a well known character, residing at Jembaicumbene, was charged with having on Thursday, the 31st ultimo, unlawfully taking away one…

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Police Office, Braid Wood. Thursday August 21St, 1862. (Before R. Hassall, Esq., (Chairman) J. Larmer, and J. W. Bunn, Esqrs., J.P.s.)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1862 · page 3

ILLEGALLY RIDING.—Thomas Brown, of Jembaicumbene, appeared on his own recongnizances to answer a charge preferred against him of illegally riding, on the 31st…

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Insolvent Court—braidwood. Monday, August 25, 1862

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1862 · page 3

THIS was a second meeting in the estate of J. Palmer Quench recently carrying on business at the Post-office Stores, Wallace-street. Business.- the further proof of debts, for the election of a…

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The District Court. Tuesdat, August 25

The Golden Age · Thursday 28 August 1862 · page 2

THE Queanbeyan District Court opened at 2 o'clock, when, according to a previous intimation by his Honor, the undefended cases were proceeded with. They were all settled by…

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Court of Appeal. Wednesday, August 27, 1862.(Before J. H. Griffin, Esq., J.P., Chairman; and two members of the Court.)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1862 · page 3

APPEAL AGAINST THE ORDER OF A COMMISSIONER. —DISPUTED WATER EIGHT.—CONNOLLY AND OTHERS V. CUMMINGS. This was an appeal against the order of a…

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Police Office, Braid Wood. Thursday August 30th, 1862.(Before J. W. Sunn, Esq., J.P., Chairman ; T. Steward, Esq., R. Hassall, Esq., and J. Larmer, Esq., J.P’s.)THE Late Robbery on the Clyde Road

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1862 · page 3

A large concourse of people assembled at the Court. House on Thursday, in consequence of its having been announced that a prisoner, apprehended at Araluen, on…

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Yass Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, August 29. Before Messrs. Campbell, Calvert, Blake, and O’Connor. Cattle Stealing

Braidwood News and Goldfields General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1862 · page 2

THOMAS Werry Wallaee and William Gregson were charged with having stolen seventeen head of cattle, the property of Messrs. Johnstod, at Nanama…

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Court of Petty Sessions, Yass. Friday, August 29 (Before Messrs. Campbell, Calvert, Blake, and O'Connor.)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 3 September 1862 · page 3

CATTLE STEALING.- Thomas Werry Wallis, and William Gregson, were charged with having stolen seventeen head of cattle the property of the Messrs. Johnston, at…

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