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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime
39 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2
There were sixteen or seventeen cases set down for hearing at the usual bi-monthly sittings of this court, as above. Several were settled out of court, and most of those…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STEALING FROM THE PERSON.—John Wilson, carpenter, an old offender, who has before been convicted of larceny, was charged with stealing, on Saturday last, from the person of George Jones the sum of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE FOXLOW ROBBERY.âBenjaman Jermyn was again brought up for examination; and with him Edward Cronan, who was also charged with being concerned in the late robbery at Foxlow. No…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEW YEAR'S FROLICS.—Thomas Mullins, John Langan, Charles Masters, junior, David Pollock, and Henry Hatton were brought up in custody, charged with assaulting Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A STARVING VAGRANT.—John Dooley, a coloured man was brought before the court, charged with having no visible means of support. Constable Hogan, of Bungendore, deposed to finding the accused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE FOXLOW STORE ROBBERY.—Benjamin Jermyn, on remand, was again brought up for further hearing. There was some additional evidence adduced against the prisoner, in whose house the police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following, we believe, is the true version of the shooting and capture of this notorious outlaw:— Troopers M'Hale and Hawthorn of the Cannonber police, having learned that a sly grog cart, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Before the Police Magistrate, and J. J. Wright and A. Levy, Esqs., J.P. LATE DEATH IN THE BUNGENDORE LOCKUP.—Senior-constable Joseph Griffin, and constable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Before the Police Magistrate and A. Levy, Esq. THE LATE ASSAULT AT MAC'S REEF.—Hugh Kennedy was charged with assaulting Michael Torpy, at Mac's Reef, Bywong, on the 1st of January…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ILLEGALLY RIDING.—Alfred Hatton, was charged with illegally riding a horse, the property of John Ford, of Bungendore. The defendant admitted the riding, but said the horse had been lent to him by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WAGES.—A couple of wages cases on Tuesday, D. Maloney v. F. Macauliffe, and Devany v. Glynn, caused the bench an unusual degree of trouble and severely tried their patience. In the first of these…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Henry Louis Bertisnd was indicted for the wilful murder of Henry Kinder, at St Leonard's North Shore, district of Sydney, on the 2nd October, 1865. The prisoner pleaded not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PROTECTION.âOn Tuesday an old man evidently suffering from disease, was brought before Messrs Newcombe and Levy for protection. The prisoner, who gave his name as Samuel Sergeant, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Senior-constable Michael Rielly, and constable George Frederick Davis, of the Gundaroo police station, appeared on summons charging them with neglect of duty as constables of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE sittings of this court will commence on Friday, (to-morrow), before his Honor Judge Purefoy. The following is the cause list:— POSTPONED FROM LAST COURT…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JOHN DUNN, the notorious bushranger, paid the penalty of his misdeeds yesterday morning, upon the scaffold inside the walls of Darlinghurst Gaol. At 9 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following cases were settled out of court:— 2 J. Lonergan v. P. C. Palmer, work and labour done, £11 10s 7d; 5. Murray v. Cunningham. wages, £11; 8. Levy v. Hopkins, goods sold and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Saturday evening, a telegram was received by the Inspector-General of Police, intimating that a terrible encounter had taken place between the police and some prisoners they were escorting from Berrima…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TUESDAY, June 12th, 1866. Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs Wright and Levy. ASSAULT.—Michael Davoren, of Collector, was convicted of assaulting William Cooper, at Gundaroo,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE his honor, Judge Purefoy. The court was opened for business at noon, having previously been opened pro forma, and adjourned to that hour. Many of the cases set down for trial…
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