THURSDAY—Before the Police Magistrate and Mr M. Byrne. False Pretences
James McTernon, on bail, appeared to answer a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. The evidence of senior constable…
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Courts & crime, 1876
84 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 5
Important to Suitors in the Court of Requests
At the close of the business of the court of requests on Tuesday, Mr Parr asked their worships (the Police magistrate and Mr Cunningham) for an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. TUESDAY.—Before the Police Magistrate and Dr. Morton. Unlawful Cardplaying
John Doonan and George Rolfe, innkeepers, pleaded guilty to informations charging them with knowingly permitting cards to be played in their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Law of Murder
A HIGHLY important Crown case as to the law of murder was heard in the Banco Court this afternoon, (June 9th) before their Honours the…
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AN inquiry was held on the 26th May (reports the Central Australian), at the Courthouse, Bourke, before Mr A. O. Grant, Coroner for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. THURSDAY—Before the Police Magistrate. Larceny
Ah Kum (a Chinese) was brought up in custody, charged with stealing several sheets of bark and an iron wedge, the property of John Beatty, from his…
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ON Monday, March 23, a clogger, named Richard Dewhurst, residing at Whalley-road, Blackburn, discovered in a field about 100 yards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest from the Palmer.—Murder at the Hodgkinson
WE have advices from Cooktown to the 3rd June. A telegram from Maytown to the Herald of the above date reports that the total…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. TUESDAY: Bef[?] the Police Magistrate Forgery
John Tomson, alias James McLaughlan, and Joseph Grace, alias John Brennan, were brought up for examination, the former charged with…
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The Queen is at Balinoral. A banquet was given in honour of the Prince of Wales' return from [?]dia by the Corporation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Murder of Mr Margary. Calcutta, April 22
A telegram from Rangoon, published in the Pioneer of to-day, announces that seventeen of the persons implicated in the murder of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, July 4TH.—Before the P.M. FORGERY
John Tomson and Joseph Grace, charged with forgery, were brought up for further examination. George Cohen deposed: I am an innkeeper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extraordinary Charge of Conspiring to Murder
THE investigation of a very remarkable charge of conspiracy to murder was commenced at Bow-street Police Court on the 21st April, the Treasury…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queanbeyan Police Court. Friday, July 8.—Before the Police Magistrate. MURDER
William Hutton was brought up and charged with wilful murder. Senior-sergeant Brennan deposed—I received a telegram from the Yass police to the effect that a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TUESDAY, July 11.—Before the Police Magistrate. FORGERY
The prisoners Tomson and Grace, charged with forgery, were brought up for further examination. Reginald Dawson deposed—I am accountant at the Cooma branch of the Commercial Bank, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder near Yeumburra
It appears (says the Yass Courier) that the shocking death recorded in our last of a man supposed to be a shepherd, was in reality an atrocious murder. On…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queanbeyan Police Court. Friday, July 15.—Before the Police Magistrate. MURDER
William Hutton, charged with the wilful murder of Jeremiah McArthy, at Yeumburra, was brought up for further examination. Senior-sergeant Brennan deposed:—On Sunday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SATURDAY, July 15th.—Before the Police Magistrate Committal for Murder
The prisoner Hutton, charged with the [?] murder of Jeremiah McArthy, was again [?] before the court, when his for[?] for [?] took place. The voluminous depositions were [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TUESDAY, July 18th.—Before the Police Magistrate. Discharging Firearms
Randolph Schofield was charged with [?] discharging firearms in [?] There was no satisfactory evidence that [?] was the person who fired the gun, and the magistrate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extraordinary Theft of a Picture
GAINSBOROUGH'S famous portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire (says the Daily News of May 27) was, on Thursday night, stolen under…
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