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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1873

102 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 6

Police Court. Tuesday, October 14Th

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 16 October 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr Byrne. REMOVING CLAY AND SAND FROM A STREET. John Feagan, of Googongs, appeared to answer a complaint charging him with having…

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Police Court. Tuesday, October 21St. (Before the Police Magistrate.) M'LACULAN V. M'INTOSH

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 23 October 1873 · page 2

Unlawful Detention of a Horse.—When this case came on for hearing, defendant was not present in person, but Mr Parr, his solicitor, rose and stated that he appeared for him…

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The Queanbegan Age. Thursday, October 30, 1873 Police Court. Friday, October 24Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.) CATTLE-STEALING

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 October 1873 · page 2

John McGlynn jun., and Henry Mullins, on remand, were broughtup on the above charge. There being no evidence against Mullins he was discharged from custody and the other…

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Wednesday, Oct. 29. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Non-registration of Dog

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 October 1873 · page 2

N. M. Lazarus withdrew his plea of not guilty on the information of the previous day and entered a plea of guilty. Defendant explained that he had discovered that both he…

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Tuesday, October 28Th. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Byrne.) Non-registration of Dogs

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 October 1873 · page 2

Thomas Wilson and William Swan were each fined 10s and 2s 6d costs, on their own confession, for neglecting to register their dogs…

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Police Court. Tuesday, October 28Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.) ASSAULT—YOUNG V. BROOK

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 November 1873 · page 2

Defendant appeared on summons, charging her with having on the 21st instant, unlawfully assaulted complainant, by throwing a quantity of water over her. Mrs Brook…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday—november 4Th, 1873

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 November 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Mr Wright and Mr Byrne. JAMES MCINTOSH V. JOHN MORAN Claim for £9 19s for work and labour…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, November 11Th. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Byrne.)

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 November 1873 · page 2

McIntosh v. Moran—This case, which was part heard the previous week, was again called on. Plaintiff produced his books in corroboration of his former evidence, and…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 November 1873 · page 2

AT the Tumut police office on the 29th ultimo Henry Hall, Wm. Weaver, and John Mitchell were charged with horse stealing. The three prisoner were…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, November 18. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs J. J. WRIGHT and M. Byrne. Unlawfully Detaining a Bullock

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 20 November 1873 · page 2

Charles Bates appeared to answer an information charging him with unlawfully detaining a brown bullock branded J M rump and ribs, the property of Francis Penny…

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The Orange Road Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 27 November 1873 · page 2

HENRY VINCENT JARVIS was arraigned at the Central Criminal Court to answer to a charge of having on the 23rd of July last, at Vittoria, on the…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Nov. 25TH, 1873

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 27 November 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Dr. Morton. LICENSES. An auctioneer's district license was…

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Police Court. Wednesday, November 26

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 December 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr Byrne. SHEEP STEALING. Joseph Blewitt was charged with…

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Police Court, Bungendore. November 29, 1873

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 December 1873 · page 2

BEFORE N. S. Powell. Esq., J.P. Michael Quinn and Samuel Hall appeared in custody charged by senior constable McKeown with drunkenness…

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The Queen and Court

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 December 1873 · page 4

HER Majesty the Queen has been making several excursions in the Highlands. On September 12, her Majesty left Inverlochy Castle and…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, December 2

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 December 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr Byrne. James Shanaban v. T. Buttle.—Plaintiff claimed £3 odd for goods alleged to…

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Police Court. Tuesday—december 9. Before a full Bench. Revision of Jury List

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 11 December 1873 · page 2

THE jury list for the ensuing year was revised—a few old names were omitted on account of old age, deaths, &c.; and others substituted. Before the Police Magistrate and…

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Local Intelligence. Police Court. Tuesday, December 16. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 December 1873 · page 2

John Purcell sued George Sparrow, of Felled Timber, for £13 11s wages due to him. Mr Parr appeared for complainant who went into the box and…

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Horrible Murder at Bolaro

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 December 1873 · page 3

ON Monday last, the coroner, Mr B Lipscomb, held an inquest on the body of William Piety, who, as was alleged, was murdered by one John Glover, on…

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Bungendore. Court of Petty Sessions

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 December 1873 · page 2

BEFORE the police magistrate and Mr Powell. The following small debts cases were disposed of:—…

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