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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1868

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Local and District News. Police Court. SATURDAY.—Before the Police Magistrate. Dray Robbery

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 March 1868 · page 2

The prisoners Corby and John and Samuel Bottom were brought up for further examination. William Corby, father of one of the prisoners, was examined and stated that he engaged with the…

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THURSDAY.—Before the Police Magistrate. Dray Robbery

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 March 1868 · page 2

The prisoners Corby and Bottoms, were again brought up. William Barber, of the firm of Wright, Barber, and Co., general forwarding agents, deposed to…

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The Gum Flat Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 March 1868 · page 3

WE here publish such parts of the evidence relating to the atrocious murder as we feel ourselves justified in doing with due respect to delicacy and decency. There are of course…

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TUESDAY.—Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs Levy and Macarthy, J.P. Charge of Illegally Detaining a Heifer

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 March 1868 · page 2

John Well summoned D. Casey on the above charge. Mr Parr conducted the complainant's case; and according to complainant's evidence and that of his son the heifer in question was the offspring of a…

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The Late Murder at Aspinwall

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 March 1868 · page 4

COLON, January 24, 1868.—Yesterday, the examination of Jose Maria De Castro, one of the murderers of Don Carlos Fernandez and his principal friend and companion, was…

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FRIDAY. Before the Police Magistrate. Horse Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 21 March 1868 · page 2

James Gallagher, alias Blind Jemmy, was charged with stealing a horse, the property of Mr Galloway, of Gundaroo. Mr. Galloway and the boy Oldfield, who was originally charged with the offence, gave…

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WEDNESDAY. Before the Police Magistrate. Assault, &C

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 21 March 1868 · page 2

James Richard Webber, for committing an assault and being disorderly on the race-course on the previous day, was fined £2. OBSCENE LANGUAGE…

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Local and District News. Police Court. Tuesday, March 17, 1868. Sheep Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 21 March 1868 · page 2

The prisoner Brady, charged with stealing a number of sheep from Mr Osborne, of Currendooly, was brought up for further examination. P. Branigan, butcher, in the amploy of Mr Terry,…

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THURSDAY. Before the Police Magistrate. Breach of the Peace

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 21 March 1868 · page 2

John Wall and James Daffin, for committing a breach of the peace, were each bound over to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for three months, themselves in £10 each, and one surety of £5 each…

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WEDNESDAY. Before the Police Magistrate. HORSESTEALING

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 March 1868 · page 2

James Gallagher, on remand from the previous Monday, was brought up for further examination on the charge of stealing a mare, the property of Mr. S. J. Galloway. F. Forbes gave evidence similar to…

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Local and District News. Police Court. Breach of the Peace

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 March 1868 · page 2

Michael Grady was charged last Monday with using language calculated to provoke to a breach of the peace, and being convicted, was fined 10/ and 6/6 costs…

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Atrocious Murder at Conroy's Gap

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 March 1868 · page 4

ONE of the most atrocious and bloodthirsty murders it has ever been our lot to record, was perpetrated at a part of the road known as Conroy's Gap, about sixteen…

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The Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 March 1868 · page 3

Her Majesty remains at Osborne in comparative retirement. A few days ago Mr Edward Thornton, C.B., had an audience of the Queen on his appointment as…

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The Attempted Assassination of the Prince. O'farrell in Gaol

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 March 1868 · page 2

Parties who have held conversations with O'Farrell since his committal for trial, all agree in representing him as a person of great conversational powers, and as very willing to discuss the subject of…

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Trial of H. S. O'farrell for the Attempted Assassination of the Prince. Central Criminal COURT.—Thursday

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 4 April 1868 · page 4

YESTERDAY the special sittings of the Central Criminal Court, appointed for the trial of Henry James O'Farrell, charged with the attempted murder of his Royal…

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The Trial of H. J. O'farrell for the Attempted Assassination of the Prince. [For the proceedings of the first day, see our fourth page] (Abridged from the Sydney papers.) Central Criminal Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 4 April 1868 · page 3

THE trial of O'Farrell for the attempted murder of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, was resumed at 10 o'clock this morning. From a very early hour the avenues…

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Appalling Double Murder at North Yanco

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 11 April 1868 · page 3

BY the Narandera mail, on Wednesday last, intelligence has reached town of the perpetration of a most diabolical double murder at North Yanco. When the mail…

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Murder and Insanity

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 18 April 1868 · page 3

Since making the remarks which appeared in our Thursday's issue respecting the Mackenzie River murders, we have perused the testimony of one who was…

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WEDNESDAY—Before the Police Magistrate

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Michael Manly, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was discharged with a caution…

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Police Court. TUESDAY—Before Messrs Hall and Levy. Breach of the Impounding Act

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 2

J. MacIntyre was summoned at the instance of George Campbell, Esq., of Duntroon, for a breach of the 32nd section of the Impounding Act, in driving horses from the lands of…

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