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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1864

145 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 8

Court of Petty Sessions, Queanbeyan. Tuesday, July 19Th, 1864

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1864 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate, W. F. Hayley, T. Rutledge, and J. J. Wright, Esqs. A man of colour, named Eusebio was convicted of drunkenness on his own…

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Braidwood District Court Wednesday, July 20. (Before F. W. Meymott, Esq., Judge)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1864 · page 2

As soon as the criminal business of the Sessions had been concluded the District Court was opened in duo form at twelve o’clock, when it was…

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Rumoured Capture of Morgan, the Bushranger, by the Southern Police

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1864 · page 2

THE town was thrown into considerable excitement yesterday forenoon by a report which had been brought in by Constable Bryan, of the Cooma police, and some of the witnesses…

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Police Court .—Wednesday. (Before T. L. Crommelin, Esq, P M )

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

MASTER AND SERVANT ACT— George Martin sued Frederick Scantlebury for the sum of £8 15s 6d for work and labor done as his hired…

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Braidwood police Court Thursday, July 28 TH (Before J. W. Bunn, and Robert Maddrell, Esqs. J. P. ’s)

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

DRUNKENNESS —Peter Ellis was charged with having on Wednesday last been drunk and disorderly in the public streets He said that he…

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Braidwood Police Court Tuesday, August 2Nd (Before J.W. Orriggo, Esq. J.P.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1864 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS — Mary McGrat[?] widow of the unfortunate man who was murdered at Jembaicumbene, on the night of the last election, was…

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Araluen Police Court. Wednesday, August 3Rd (Before T. L. Crommelin, Esq., P.M.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1864 · page 2

MASTER AND SERVANTS ACT — George Martin sued Charles Doswell for £8 13s, for work and labour done in the capacity of bush labourer,…

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Small Debts Court Tuesday, August 2 (Before J.W. Bunn, and James Larmer, Esqrs., J.P.s

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1864 · page 1

There were thirty-seven eases upon she list, but many of them were arranged outside, the members of the “Faculty” however, were very…

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A Slave-whipper Condemned to Five Years' Imprisonment in the Penitentiary. Proceedings of a Court Martial in Tennessee—pungent Remarks of "Honest Abe." Adjutant-General's Office, Washington, May 9, 1864. [General Court Martial Orders No. 88.]

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1864 · page 3

1. Before a military commission, consisting of Captain C. Thompson, 19th Michigan Volunteers; Captain Owen Griffith, 22nd Wisconsin Volunteers; Captain James Nutt, 9th…

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Braidwood Police Court. Thursday, August 18Th. (Before J. W. Bunn, Esq., (Chairman), W. J. Bennison, R[?]wland Hassall, James Larmer, and Thos. Steward, Esqs., J.P’s.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1864 · page 2

PUBLICAN’S LICENSE.—Mr. Scar[?]ell applied for a transfer of the [?] cense of the George Hotel, Major’s Creek, from John Dwyer to James…

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Araluen Police Court. Wednesday, August 24, 1864. (Before T. L. Crommelin, Esq,, P.M.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1864 · page 2

SURETIES OF THE PEACE.—Jas. Gammell, blacksmith, was charged by his employer, Jas. Tucker, of Redbank, with threatening to do…

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Braidwood Police Court. Thursday, August 25Th. (Before Robert Maddrell and James Larmer, Esqrs., J.P.’s)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1864 · page 2

WAGES. —A young man, named Schofield, sued Mr. James Sheppard for the sum of £7 13s. 7d for wages. Mr. Scarvell stated that he had been…

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Braidwood Police Court. (Before J. W. Bunn, W. J. Bunn W. J. Bennison and James Larmer, Esqns, J.P.’s)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1864 · page 2

SURETIES OF THE PEACE.—Charles Edwards akas Edward Wearin, butcher, of Wallace-street, was charged with having, on Wednesday last,…

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Braidwood Small Debts Court. Tuesday, September 6, 1861. (Before J. W. Bunn, Jeseph Taylor, James [?]armer, Thomas Steward, and W.J. Bennisen, Esqs., J.P’s.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 September 1864 · page 2

Dunn v Hyland, £3 —In this case the plaintiff, James Dailies Dunn, formerly landlord of the Horse and Jockey Inn, near the Causeway,…

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Sticking Up Extraordinary. What Will the Police Do Next? To the Editor of the Yass Courier

Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1864 · page 3

Sir,—Will you kindly permit me to occupy a portion of your columns in detailing what I consider to be a most extraordinary case of sticking-up on the part of a sergeant of the…

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Braidwood Police Court. Saturday, September 10Th. (Before David Dickson, and James La[?]er, Esqrs., J.P.s.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1864 · page 2

BREACH OF THE PEACE.—Edward Wainwright, formerly proprietor of the Braidwood Observer, was placed in the dock charged with having…

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Braidwood Police Court Thursday. September 15Th (Before Robert Maddrel, and James Larmer, Esqrs., J. P.s.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1864 · page 2

ASSAULT.—John Cunningham farmer, of Monkitee was charged with having on the 3rd instant unlawfully assaulted and beaten Eliza,…

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Murderous Attack on the Police —Sergeant Smyth Shot. (From the Albury Banner September 10.)

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1864 · page 4

WE have another outrage to report this week in connection with bushranging in this district, with which there is…

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Frightful Murder. on an English Railway

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 September 1864 · page 4

THE rail-going public of London, and indeed the whole country, have been panic stricken by a horrible murder,…

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Extraordinary Charge of Murder

The Braidwood News and Southern Goldfields General Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1864 · page 3

JOHN UPTON, a framework knitter, was charged, at the Leicester Assizes, with the wilful murder of his son…

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