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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1862

166 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 9

Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday: Before the PM, J. J. Wright and P. C. Palmer, Esqs, J. P. Unlawfully using a horse

The Golden Age · Thursday 4 September 1862 · page 2

Matthew Lynch, a lad of fifteen years, appeared on summons to answer the charge of unlawfully riding and using a black mare, the property of Ambrose Chamberlain, of…

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Police Office, Braid Wood. Thursday September 4Th, 1862. (Before J. W. Bunn, and James Larmer Esquires J P’s.)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1862 · page 2

CHARGE OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY ON THE CLYDE ROAD—EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS. Before taking his seat Mr. Bunn, addressing Senior Serjeant Duffy, enquired whether…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Golden Age · Thursday 11 September 1862 · page 2

TUESDAY, Sept. 9th: Before the Police Magistrate, and W. F. Hayley and J. J. Wright, Esqs., J.P. CASE OF SELLING SPIRITS WITHOUT A LICENSE…

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Police Office , Braidwood. Thursday, September Iitkh, 1862. .(Before T. Steward, arid J. Larmer, Esquires, J.P's.)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1862 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—William Stokes, charged with drukennness in the streets of Braidwood on the 6th instant, was fined 5s. and discharged. (Before T. Steward, J. Larmer, aud R. Hassall,…

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Local Intelligence. Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Sept. 9th:—Before the Police Magistrate, and J. J. Wright, P. C. Palmer and W. R. M Carthy, Esqs., J.P. Illegally Riding a Mare

The Golden Age · Thursday 18 September 1862 · page 2

John Egglestone, otherwise Donnolly, surrendered his bail to answer the complaint of John Donohue, of having illegally ridden a grey mare, the property of complainant. The…

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Horrible Murder at Outhill Farm, Near Redditch

The Golden Age · Thursday 18 September 1862 · page 4

On Wednesday forenoon, a murder, attended with the most horrible circumstances, was committed at the Outhill Farm, which is about four…

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Court of Quarter. Sessions, Braidwood. Monday, September 22, 1862.(Before Thomas Callaghan, Esq., Chairman.)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1862 · page 2

The [?]ourt of Quarter Sessions opened this morning. Present : Thomas Callaghan, Esq., (Judge of District Courts for the Southern Districts) Chairman. W. R. Templeton,…

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Extraordinray Murder

The Golden Age · Thursday 25 September 1862 · page 4

AN extraordinary case of murder, by a woman, has just been tried in Paris. The prisoner, a widow named Parisot, 54 years of age, is…

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Local Intelligence. Court of Petty Sessions

The Golden Age · Thursday 25 September 1862 · page 2

TUESDAY, September 23rd: Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Rutledge, Wright, and Palmer, J.P. BREACH OF THE IMPOUNDING ACT…

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Adjourned Court of Requests. Wright V. Schofield

The Golden Age · Thursday 25 September 1862 · page 2

This case was adjourned from a former sittings, to allow plaintiff to procure proof of delivering of the goods. There were three items in the account; the Bench disallowed…

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Court of Appeal, Araluen. Monday, September 29Th, 1862.(Before Chief Gold Commissioner Griffin, (Chairman) and Messrs Watts and Galway.)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1862 · page 2

DISPUTED WATER RIGHT.—The consideration of the appeal case, Moore against Conolly. which had been adjourned from Braidwood was resumed at Araluen this day. It…

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Local Intelligence. Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, September 27th: Before the Police Magistrate. Obscene Language

The Golden Age · Thursday 2 October 1862 · page 2

William Cartwright was convicted of using obscene language in a public place, on the previous day. He was sentenced to pay a fine of £5, in default two months' imprisonment…

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Goulburn Circuit Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 2 October 1862 · page 2

The business of this Court was resumed on Wednesday, and the following cases disposed of:—Joseph Pyecroft, for shooting at one Robert Stewart M'Kenzie, with intent to kill, at…

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Police Office, Braidwood. Thursday , OCTOBER 2. 1862.(Before T. Steward, Esq., J.P. Larmer, Esq., J.P's.)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1862 · page 2

ILLEGALLY ON PREMISES.—James Brow was charged on the information of the apprehending officer, Senior. Constable Lenthall, with having been illegally on the premises…

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Small Debts Court, Braid Wood. (Tuesday, October 7, 1862)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1862 · page 2

(Before J. W. Buna Esq., J.P., (Chairman) J. McKellar, J. Larmer, Thomas Steward, and W. J. Dennison. Esquires. J. P’s) The Justices met in Small Dehts Jurishdiction…

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Local Intelligence. Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, October 7th 1862; Before the Police Magistrate and J. J. Wright, Esq., J.P. Unlawful Possession of Property

The Golden Age · Thursday 9 October 1862 · page 2

Patrick Curran was brought before the Bench, charged by the Police with having been found in unlawful possession of one case, and two grindstones, the property respectively…

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Police Office, Braidwood. Thursday, October. 9, 1862

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1862 · page 2

(Before J. W. Bunn, Esq. (Chairman) E. Maddrell, and J. Larmer, Esqrs., J.P’s.) WIFE DESERTION.—George Worthy, who had been apprehended at: Wagga Wagga on…

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Death in the Gaol

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1862 · page 2

THE subject of the following inquiry has occasioned considerable comment since its occurrence and therefore we have given the ev[?] in full. Aware as we are of the…

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Local Intelligence. Court of Petty Sessions. Before the Police Magistrate. Charges of Obscene Language

The Golden Age · Thursday 16 October 1862 · page 2

On the 8th instant John Jacob was convicted of this offence, and fined 40/., or the alternative of a week's imprisonment. On the 11th inst., Joseph Oldfield who had…

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Police Office, Braidwood. Thursday, October 16, 1862. (Before R. Maddrell (Chairman), J. Larmer, and T. Steward, Esqrs., J.P.’s)

Braidwood Observer and Miner's Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1862 · page 2

The magistrates took their seats upon the Bench about half-past ten o'clock, but as it was intimated that one of the cases before the Court was in connection with a breach…

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