Bathurst Circuit Court
At the Bathurst Circuit Court on Friday, Lockey Thompson, charged with stealing gold ore from the Wentworth Goldfield Proprietary Company, was found guilty, and…
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Courts & crime, 1895
173 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 9
Grewsome Amusement. a Mock Murder Trial Conducted In Prison by Condemned Murderers
A few yearn age while six murderers -- Giblin, Packenham, Carolin, Lewis, Nolan and Carleton -- occupied the condemned cells at the New York Tombs they got up a…
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In connection with the case of riotous behaviour by some Queanbeyan men at Mrs. Walsh's Hotel, Hoskingtown, a week ago, (reported in a former issue), summonses have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adjourned Licensing Court
The adjourned Licensing Court was to have been held to-day (Tuesday), the only business to be dealt with being consideration of an application for a publican's license for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Attempted Murder
At the Goulburn Police Court on Friday a German named George Eugene Kolhe, was charged with an attempt to murder his mate, Gottwald, on the Sydney road on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Naval Court-Martials. Alleged Embezzlement
On Friday a court-martial assembled on H.M.S. Wallaroo to investigate the charges of embezzlement and desertion preferred against Assistant-paymaster John Holt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. Queanbeyan Police Court. Thursday, May 9th. BEFORE Mr. J. Gale, J.P. Attempting to Extort by Means Op Threatening with a Crime
James McDonald and Thomas Geary were brought up in custody, having been arrested by virtue of warrants issued by the Bungendore bench, wherein they were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. THURSDAY. (Before Messrs. Gale, and Donnelly, Js.P.)
James McDonald and Thomas Geary were brought before the court on a charge of accusing or threatening to accuse a person of felony with the intention of obtaining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bungendore Police Court. Monday May 13Th
THE prisoners, McDonald, Geary, and Savage who were remanded to the Bungendore Police Court last meek, tor a further hearing on a charge of attempting to extort…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aplague of Criminals Chicago Wrestling With an Epidemic of Lawlessness. Robbery of Treasurer Drake. The Jails Overflowing With Crooks -- A Dramatic Critic Held Up -- Poker Players Robbed -- Wholesale Ticket Forgery. Vigorous Efforts of the Police
If the story told by John Adams Drake, treasurer of the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad company, is true, he has been the victim of one of the boldest and most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Court. (Before P.M., D. Leahy and P. Doyle, Js.P.) Riotous Behaviour
T. Ward, W. Weakes, R. Moore, G. Moore, and A. Moore were charged with riotous behaviour and W. Weaken, R. Moore, and A. Moore were also charged with using obscene…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court
At the Queanbeyan Small Debts (Court on Tuesday; before Messrs. Wright and Helm, Js.P., there were only three cases came into court. Verdicts were given for Hayes and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. Bungendore. Police Court. Charges of Riotous Behaviour at Hoskingtown
BEFORE Mr. Maitland, P.M., P. Doyle, and D. Leahy, Js.P., Thomas Ward, W. Weeks, A. Moore, R. Moore, and G. Moore were charged with riotous behaviour at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Intelligence. Bungendore. Police Court. (Before the P.M. and Mr. D. Leaby, J.p.) Assault
H. M. Davis v. A. Kennedy. Mr. Millard for plaintiff, Mr. O'Brien for defendant. Mr. Millard, on behalf of plaintiff, objected to Mr. Leahy sitting on the Bench,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Attempted Murder Near Goulburn
At the Goulburn Police Court on Wednesday, George Eugene Kothe wits committed for trial, charged with attempting to murder his mate, John Gottwald, on the…
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Bentzen v. Zilkie, 17s 6d, cash lent. Verdict for amount and 5s costs. Mr. Millard for plaintiff. G. Curran v. J. C. Cole, £8 13s 6d;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Heaver Cup in Court
At the Yass Police Court on Tuesday, the Yass Cricket Club sued the Bowning Cricket Club for the recovery of the Heaver Challenge Cup. The facts disclosed were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Messrs. F. Campbell and J. Gale, Js.P.) Alleged Assault
Edward Oldfield proceeded against Austin Weldon for assaulting him on May 10th. Mr. Garraway prosecuted, Mr. Downing defended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan Police Court
THE assault case, Edward Oldfield v. Austin Weldon, referred to in our last as being dismissed by Messrs. Campbell and Gale, before whom it was brought, possessed some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Saturday, May 25, 1895. Local and General. Police Court
At the police court on Friday, after we had gone to press, the case Finlay McDonald v. R. Malone, for the recovery of a detained tent, was dismissed by the Bench on the…
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