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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1864

145 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 8

Local Directory. District Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 28 April 1864 · page 1

Judge—F. W. Meymott, Esq.; Registrar—Mr. P. White; Bailiff—Mr. H. Lever. COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS. Chairman—F. W. Meymott, Esq; Clerk of…

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Braidwood Police Court. THURSDAY, April 28. Before Messrs. J. W. Bunn, W. J. Bennison, and J. Larmer

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1864 · page 2

STEALING MONEY.— A Chinaman, named Ping Gong, was charged by another celestil named Loo Fook, with stealing a £10-note. This case…

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Local Directory. District Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 5 May 1864 · page 1

Judge—F. W. Meymott, Esq.; Registrar—Mr. P. White; Bailiff—Mr. H. Lever. COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS. Chairman—F. W. Meymott, Esq.; Clerk of…

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Local Directory. District Court

The Golden Age · Thursday 12 May 1864 · page 1

Judge—F. W. Meymott, Esq.; Registrar— Mr. P. White; Bailiff—Mr. H. Lever. COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS. Chairman—F. W. Meymott, Esq.; Clerk of…

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Araluen Police Court. Tuesday, May 10, Before T.L. Crommelin, Esq., P.M.

The Araluen Star and Miners' Right · Saturday 14 May 1864 · page 2

Robert Owens was brought up charged with committing a burglary on the premises of Mr Bishop, baker, of Redbank. From the evidence it…

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Araluen Polios Court. Wednesday, May 18, Before T. L. Crromelin, Esq., P.M.

The Araluen Star and Miners' Right · Saturday 21 May 1864 · page 2

B. Watsford v. G. Geiger.—Wages.—This case wis postponed from the previous week, to allow time for defendant to produce the books belonging…

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Central Criminal Court. Friday and Saturday. Before Mr. Justice Wise

The Araluen Star and Miners' Right · Saturday 28 May 1864 · page 4

Francis Christie alias Gardiner alias Clarke was placed in the dock charged with shooting with intent to murder. Before the jury were sworn in Mr…

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Local and General News. Braidwood Police Court. Thursday, June 9 Before James Larmer, and Thomas Steward., Esqrs , J P.’s

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1864 · page 2

EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY.— Thomas Barclay, Bailiff of the Supreme Court, as also of the Braidwood District and Small Debts…

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Araluen Small Debts Court. Monday, June 6Th, 1864

The Araluen Star and Miners' Right · Saturday 11 June 1864 · page 2

Before T.L. Cromnelin, Esq., P.M. Costello[?] Monaghsn.—Verdict for plaintiff, £1 5s. Conighan v.Dunn.—Case dismissed…

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Braidwood Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before J. W. Orridge, Esq. J.p.,) Breach of the Cattle-stealing

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 June 1864 · page 2

PREVENTION ACT.—Daniel Guinea, a [?]ree selector upon the Upper Shoal[?] near Kia[?] and who had been apprehended by se[?]…

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Braidwood Police Court. THURSDAY. (Before J. W. Buin and Janes Larmes, Esqrs., J.P.’s.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1864 · page 2

WAGES.—Joseph Teed sued John Murphy, contractor for the telegraph line from Braidwood to Queanbeyan, for the sum of £12 3s 9d., due to…

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English Extracts. Extraordinary Scene in a Court

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1864 · page 4

THE Bury and Norwich post gives an account of a trial of two women named Clifford and Wilson, before Mr…

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Braidwood Police Court. Thursday, June 30Th. Before J. W. Bunn, J. W. Orridge, R. Hassall, and J. Larmer, Esqrs., J.P.’s

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1864 · page 2

WAGES. — Patrick Barrett sued John Murphy for the sum of £34 due to him for wages as a labourer. Mr. S[?]arvell appeared for the…

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Small Debts Court Braidwood, Tuesday, July 5(Before Robert Maddrell and James Larmer, Esqrs, J.P.’s

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 July 1864 · page 2

WARE v. CARROLL — IN this ease Mr. Thomas Ware, tailor, of Wallace street, s[?]nd the defendant, who resides at Jembaicumbene, for the…

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Frightful Murder

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1864 · page 3

MC LEAN, the swordsman, or as he was known in Melbourne, Sergeant-major Mc Lean, who some three years ago made a murderous assault with a sabre…

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Murder of Sergeant Maginnity

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1864 · page 3

IT appears that early on Thursday last, Sergeant Maginnity, accompanied by Constable Churchley, left Tumbarumba for Copabella, a distance of twenty miles; and on their return…

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District Court

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1864 · page 2

THE business of this court was entirely devold of public interest. The greater part of the cases was disposed of on Friday, and the remainder on Saturday morning. The…

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Braidwood Police Court. Thursday July 7TH.(Before J. W. Bunn, Esq., chairman, and James Larmer, Esq, J.P )

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1864 · page 2

MAINTENANCE —Rogers v. Rogers —In this case Mr. Searvell had been retained for the defendant, but as that gentleman had not returned…

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Bungendore. Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, 8Th July. Before C. E. Newcombe, Esq., P.M., and N. S. Powell, Esq., J.P.

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1864 · page 2

THREATENING LANGUAGE.—Ephraim Moses appeared on summons to answer a complaint of Michael Menser, that he, Ephraim Moses, did on the 1st July, use certain threatening…

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Braidwood Police Court. Thursday, July 14Th. (Before J. W. Bunn, and Rowland, Hassall, Esqrs., J. P.’s) Breach of the Publicans Act

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1864 · page 2

George Tweedie, of the firm of Tweedie and Weston, storekeepers of Wilson-street, Braidwood, was charged upon the information of a…

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