Murder of Special-constable Carroll and Party
THE most foul murders that ever darkened the records of crime have been perpetrated in this district within the past few days. Intelligence arrived in town on Thursday…
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Courts & crime, 1867
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The Murder of Constable Carrol's Party
THE subjoined particulars of the career and murder of Carroll and his comrades, are taken from the Sydney and Braidwood journals:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Intelligence. Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, Jan. 18Th, 1867
Before the Police Magistrate. PROTECTION.—Mary Harrah, an aged and infirm woman, who had been brought from Foxlow, where she was found in an empty but in a helpless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Police and the Late Murders
WITHOUT hastening to condemn, upon the mere record of a dead man's testimony, a body of men amongst whom there are no doubt many worthy protectors of society,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Intelligence. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, February 11Th. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Levy.)
SUSPICION OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—James Marshall, who had been apprehended at Murrumburrah, on suspicion of being one of the men who recently stuck up and robbed Mr A M Clung,on the…
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OUR readers will have observed in Thursday's issue of this journal the report of an inquiry at the Central Police Court, before Captain Scott, police magistrate, touching…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Monday, February 18Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.) HORSE-STEALING
Charles Hugh Gough, otherwise "Charley," and Thomas Cunningham, otherwise George Wyndham, [?] remand, charged with stealing a horse, saddle and bridle, from Peter Plummer, at the Burra, in this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Intelligence. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, Feb 14Th, 1867. (Be[?]ore the Police Magistrate.) Highway Robbery with Arms
Charles Hugh Gough, otherwise Charley, and Thomas Cunningham, otherwise George Wyndham, were brough[?] up for further examination, to answer the charge of robbing Alexander M'Clung, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Intelligence. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, February 25Th. Before the Police Magistrate HORSE-STEALING
The [?]risoners Gough and Cunningham, on remand, were brought up on the charge of stealing two horses from C[?]rles Masters of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tuesday, February 26Th. Before the Police Magistrate, with Messrs Hall, Wright, and Levy. Stealing Turkeys
George Saunders, alias Surrey, was brought up in custody [?]arged with stealing four Turkeys, the property of Ann Collies, of the River Station, near Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, March 1St. Before the police magistrate. Prison Breaking
Thomas Cunningham and Charles Hugh Gough, the two prisoners under committal to the Goulburn circuit court for sundry offences, and under remand for others, were charged by George Lesmond, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monday, March 4Th. Before the police magistrate. Highway Robbery with Arms
The prisoners Gough and Cunningham, under remand, were brought up for further examination. Alexander M'Clung, re-sworn, deposed that on the 15th of January last, between 9 and 10 a.m., he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wednesday, March, 6Th. Before Messrs Newcombe, Wright and Byrnes. Assault and Battery
The adjourned case of Warren v. O'Neill was called on and occupied the court for a considerable time; resulting in the conviction of defendant, who was fined £1, with £1 6s 8d costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Requests. Tuesday, March 5Th
BEFORE Messrs Newcombe, Wright, Levy and Byrne There were eight-and-twenty cases on the list, in a few of which there was no appearance, some others were settled out of court, and in the majority…
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ASSAULT — James Cummins was convicted of assaulting Thomas Hincksman, and fined £3, and costs. SADDLE STEALING — Henry Teece, a German, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan General Sessions. Wednesday, March 13, 1867. BEFORE his Honor Mr District Court Judge Purefoy. LARCENY
James Smith stood indicted for having at Gundaroo, on 11th February last, feloniously stolen a pair of trousers the property of Arthur Affleck of Gundaroo. A second count charged the prisoner with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan District Court. Thursday, March 14Th. Before his Honor Judge Purefoy and a jury of four. ROOHAN V. CAMPBELL
This was an action for assault, as briefly intimated in our last impression. The defendant is a gentleman well known in this district, having an extensive estate at Duntroon, and is engaged in pastoral…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murder of the Rev Mr Roland
We (Wellington Advertiser) have received some further particulars relative to the murder of the unfortunate Father Roland. Our informant is the chief Wi Tako, and he received the information from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Zealand. Shocking Murderous Assault on a Female at Hokitika
ONE of those outrages not uncommon in large and more settled communities, but from which Hokitika has hitherto enjoyed a singular immunity, occurred in the Provincial Hotel, Revell-street, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Scene in Court
IN the metropolitan district court, last Friday, before Mr District Court Judge Simpson, HEALY AND WIFE V. GREEN.—In this action the plaintiffs sought to recover about £3 from a servant…
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