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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

173 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 9

The Assault at Yass

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 3

At the Yass Police Court on Monday Peter Anderson was charged with inflicting [?] harm on Daniel Tierney. Daniel [?] deposed: I was lately employed by…

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Kothe Sentenced to 10 Years

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 2

George Eugene Kothe, indicted for a murderous attack upon John Gottwald, near Goulburn, was sentenced by Judge Simpson on Tuesday to 10 years penal servitude. The…

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The Appeal Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 2

The Municipal Appeal Court was held on Tuesday morning at the Queanbeyan court house before, at various times, Messrs Gale, Wright, Lazarus and Helm, Js.P. There…

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Echoes From a Country Court House

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 June 1895 · page 2

"WRITE me down an ass -- O, that he were here to write me down -- an ass --but masters, remember, that I am an ass; though it be not written dawn. -- (Much…

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Three Children Murder[?] at Redfern

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 2

THE Evening News gives details of a most shocking tragedy which took place at Redforn yesterday, and from them it appears that to drink and a religious mania the…

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Murder by a Prince. June 24

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 3

The [?] of Patna, one of the Indian native States, yesterday murdered his wife, the Maharance; and afterwards committed suicide…

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Cablegrams. a Military Murder. London, June 25

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 June 1895 · page 3

Three noncommissioned officers and ten [?]s belonging to the Austrian army have been shot, at Przemysl, Galieia, for having been concerned in the murder of an…

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Brutal Assault on a Constable

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 2

At the Newton Court on Friday, before Mr. Addison, S.M., William Piper, Patsey Brown, James Moylan, Alfred Frazer, and Peter Connolly were charged in company…

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Licensing Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 July 1895 · page 2

The quarterly licensing court was held at Courthouse on Tuesday, at noon, before Mr Dulhunty, L.M., and Dr Richardson. A renewal was granted to Mrs. McGrogan, of…

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Cablegrams. Murder of M. STAMBULOFF. London, July 19

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 2

M. Stoiloff, the Premier of Bulgaria, denies that the police were in any way connected with the assassination of M. Stambouloff, or that they had failed in their…

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Cablegrams. Murder of M. STAMBULOFF. London, July 19

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 3

The relatives of the conspirator, Tufektchieff, have been arrested on suspicion of being implicated in the murder. It is alleged that M. Stambouloff, after torturing…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday July 30Th, 1895. BEFORE Messrs. J. J. Wright and C. H. McKeahnie, J.'s P. ASSAULT

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 2

Gilbert MeInnes (for whom Mr. Downing appeared) pleaded not guilty to having assaulted James Penney on the 24th instant: The evidence disclosed that an altercation…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Messrs Wright and M'Keahnie, JsP.) ASSAULT

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 2

Gilbert McInnes was charged with unlawfully assaulting James Penney on Wednesday, 24th inst. Mr Garraway for plaintiff, Mr Downing…

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Another Bulgarian Murder. August 3

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 2

A despatch from Sofia, the Bul[?] capital, states that M. Matakioff, an [?] mate friend of the late M. Stanbuloff. ex-premier of Bulgaria, has been murdered [?]…

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Local News. Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday, August 5Th. (Before J. J. Wright, Esq., J.p.) Vagrancy

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 2

Elizabeth Alexander, a middle-aged woman, was brought up in custody charged with being an idle and disorderly person, She pleaded not guilty…

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Horrible Murder in a Mine

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 2

A remarkable murder came to light at Walkesbarre [?] in a remarkable manner Andrew Yockst a married miner, received in his house a [?] named Glimtiz, who…

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Local News. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday August 13Th. Before Messrs. J. J. Wright and J. Gale, Js.P. Polluting a Water Course

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 2

Edmund Rolfe appeared to answer on information charging him with having on the 10th instant, unlawfully cast rubbish into a water-course, to wit the Queanbeyan…

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Police Court. Monday, August 12, 1895. (Before the P.M.)

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 14 August 1895 · page 2

An auctioneer's license was granted to J. M. Tait. M. Day v. J. S. Gibbs, claim £12 9s 9d for work and labour done. Mr Millard for…

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The Redfern Murder

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 August 1895 · page 2

ON Tuesday Thomas Brown a middle-aged man, was tried at the Central Criminal Court on a charge of the murder of his infant son, Thomas, aged 9 years. The…

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