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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

173 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 9

A Remarkable Criminal Case. Found Guilty and Sentenced to Death

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 5 October 1895 · page 3

The charge against John Wilson, known also as Holmes, Blake, Campbell, Dalrymple, and Cecil Long, of inflicting bodily harm upon and attempting to murder Edwin…

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The Dean Case. More Sensations. Charge of Conspiracy. Dean Re-arrested. Crick and Meagher Charged Admitted to Bail

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 October 1895 · page 3

THE excitement about the Dean case has few opportunities of quieting. No sooner is one phase of it talked out than another new and original one appears. To-day,…

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The Warden's Court. Tuesday, October 8. Before Mr Maitland, P.M. (Warden), and Messrs Atkin and Wilson (Assessors). Alleged Breach of Contract

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 9 October 1895 · page 2

William Reid, of Brindabella, sued the Bank of North Queensland for alleged breach of contract regarding the mine at Brindabella. Mr H. O'Brien appeared for plaintiff, and Mr…

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Local News. Warden's Court. Queanbeyan, Tuesday, Oct. 8Th. (Before Mr. Warden Maitland, and Messrs Atkin and Wilson, assessors.) £5000 Claimed for Damages

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 October 1895 · page 2

William Reid of Brindabella sued the Bank of North Queensland for the sum of £5000 as damages for non-fulfiment of conditions of sale of a mining property at…

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Police Court. THURSDAY. (Before Messrs Wright and Gale, Js.P.) Absconding From Service

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 2

Herbert N. W. Dixon appeared on remand from Sydney, on a warrant charging him with having absconded from the hired service of Charles Julius Kirchner before…

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The Warden's Court. Tuesday. October 8. Before Mr Maitland, P.M. (Warden), and Messrs Atkin and Wilson (Assessors). Alleged Breach of Contract

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 12 October 1895 · page 2

William Reid, of Brindabella, sued the Bank of North Queensland for alleged breach of contract regarding the mine at Brindabella. Mr H. O'Brien appeared for plaintiff, and Mr…

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Green in Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 2

Daniel Green, the fourth man wanted in the notorious Dean case, appeared at the Water Police Court on Tuesday. The charge against him was having conspired…

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Warden's Court at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 2

An important mining case was heard at Bungendore on Monday before Mr. Wrrden Maitland. Mr Lawler who is the largest shareholder in a syndicate which includes…

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Assault and Robbery in [?]-street

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 October 1895 · page 3

MR. JAMES STEDMAN, the manufacturing confectiono[?] after leaving his place of business in Sydney on Thursday evening proceeded to his home [?]…

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District Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 October 1895 · page 2

This court [?] immediately after the close of the Quarter [?] five cases set down for hearing, of these one was settled out of court, two &a. &a. cases…

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District Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 October 1895 · page 2

There was only one case heard at the District Court on Monday, that of John Mahony v Brian Brogan, both of Captain's Flat. The former sued the latter for £83 17s 8d, money lent,…

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The Dean Case. Dean Sentenced. Forgets His Confessions

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 October 1895 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon, on the charges of perjury, Dean made a rambling statement to the jury from the dock. He said the worry he had been suffering from nearly drove him mad…

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The Bala lava Murder

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wednesday. -- Horace Lyne who was convicted at the last criminal sitings of the murder of Douald M'Thee Ross at Balaklava, was executed in the…

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The Murder of a Mother

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 2

AT the Central Criminal Court, London, on Monday, 15th September, before Mr. Justice Kennedy, Robert Allen Coombes (13) was indicted for the wilful murder of…

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Murder in Gippsland

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 November 1895 · page 3

THE body of a man known only by the name of "Sandy," was found on Friday in the scrub near Cunninghame, Gippsland. The man had evidently been murdered, as…

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Police Court. Monday, November 11, 1895. (Before the P.M.)

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 November 1895 · page 2

Glann Russell, on bail, was charged with stealing 51os of wool, the property of Mr. D. Leahy. Mr Millard Kennedy produced a small…

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Queanbeyan Small Debts Court. Tuesday, Nov. 12. (Before Messrs Wright, Gale, Campbell and Bull, Js.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 November 1895 · page 2

H. L. Jones v. C. Cameron—Claim £29 11 10d, on dishonored pro note. Mr Garraway for plaintiff, Mr Downing for defendant…

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Police Court. Tuesday, November 12. (Before Messrs Wright, Gale, Campbell, and Bull, Js.P.) an Affiliation Case

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 16 November 1895 · page 2

Augusta Caroline Wilson sued Ernest Moore for that he did on and since the 1st July leave his illegitimate female child without means of support…

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Police Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 November 1895 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with on' Tuesday, before Messrs Maitland, P.M., and W. H. Trewenack, J.P. Police v. F. Murphy and Rochford, drunk…

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Police Court. (Before Mr Maitland, P.M., and Mr Trewenack, J.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 2

B. Brogan, charged with exposing his person, pl aded guilty, and was fined 20s and costs; in default 14 days. Richard Whittaker, for same offence,…

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