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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

208 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 11

M'Kinley's Murder. Trial of Czolgosz

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 2

The trial of Leon Czolgosz on a charge of murdering President McKinley has begun. Czolgosz refuses to speak. Dr Gaylord stated that the actual cause of the death of…

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Police Station for Nerriga

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 2

Sub-Inspector Brayne has lately been making enquiries as to suitable accommodation for a police station at Nerriga. It is understood the authorities are prepared to…

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Murder and Suicide at Granville

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 2

AT about 10.30 on Tuesday morning a report was received by the Granvilie police that a terrible tragedy had occurred at Runge's slaughter-yards, and that a man…

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New Magistrate

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 2

YESTERDAY Mr. John Malcolm McIntosh, of Malcolm Vale, near Queanbeyan, took the oaths of allegiance to the King and of office as a Justice of the Peace, before Mr…

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Eungendore News. Police Court, Tuesday 15Th Oct

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. J. McKensey, P.M., D. Leahy, and J. J. McJannett, Js.P. Police v. W. Brannagan, drunk and disorderly.--Mr. Millard appeared for…

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Alleged Assault at Surry Hills

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 2

AN outrage of a violent character occurred at Surry Hills on Monday. It appears that shortly before 4 p.m. on that day four young men drove up to a two storied house…

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Police Court. Wednesday, October 16Th. (Before Messrs. J. J. Wright, J. Gale, F. A. Campbell, and T. Whitehead, J's.P.) Breach of Game Laws

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 2

W. Macauley pleaded guilty to having during the close season of the Birds Protection Act unlawfully shot at and killed a bird included in the schedule of protected…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, October 16. (BEFORE the same magistrates)

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 2

One case was settled out of court, and the parties were not called. F. PENNEY v. W. OSBORNE. There was no appearance of defendant,…

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Police Court. Wednesday, Oct 16th 1901

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 2

(Before Messrs Wright, Gale, Whitehead, and F. A, Campbell J. P.) The Police Magistrate did not appear, he not having concluded the Bungendore…

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Tried for Murder

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 2

The present writer had recently the satisfaction of meeting with a man who has undergone the terrible ordeal of being tried for murder, aud escaped the gallows. The writer questioned…

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Small Debts Court. (Before the P. M. and Messrs Wright, and F. A. Campbell J. P.

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 2

E. Relfe v. M. Kinleyside. Mr Garraway for plaintiff No appearance of defendant. Claim £6 2s 6d balance of amount due. Plaintiff deposed that the…

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The Commonwealth in Court

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 2

IT is likely that during this week a case of some importance will come before the full court of this State for decision. At the last circuit court at Armidale a post-office…

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Braidwood Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Alleged Fraudulent Appropriation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 October 1901 · page 2

John Condon was charged with fraudulently appropriating to his own use a sewing machine, the property of Mrs. Wiggins, of Major's Creek, of the value of £3…

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Tragedy in a Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 October 1901 · page 2

A sensational shooting case occurred in a city police station on Tuesday, when a prisoner is supposed to have wounded himself with a revolver. The man, whose name is…

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Police Court

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 2

John Rogers, the well known carrier. appeared before the Police Court yesterday, charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Frederick Grant…

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Inquest. Burglary and Arson. Committals for Trial

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 2

After a protracted inquiry extending over three days into the cause and origin of the five which destroyed the provisional public school at Norongo, the Coroner's jury have…

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Braidwood Police Court. Thursday. (Bef. [?]e John Kenny, Esq., J. P.) Inflicting Grievous [?]Ily Harm

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 2

John Rogers, in [?]y, was charged with inflicting grievous to [?] on Frederick Grant John [?]reonan, senior-constable, stai[?]ed at Neiligen, deposed: Yesterday about noon I…

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Police Court. Saturday, October 26. BEFORE H. J. Jeffreys, J.P. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 October 1901 · page 2

A CASE which excited considerable interest was initiated at the Queanbeyan Police Court on Saturday last, from the fact that the accused is one of a well-known and…

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Charged with Burning a School

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1901 · page 2

The inquest on the fire Norong Public School, Queanbeyan district, lasted three days. Sixteen witnesses were, examined. It transpired in evidence that Big Tindera…

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Police Court. Saturday, Oct., 26. (Before Mr [?]. J. Jeffreys, J.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 October 1901 · page 3

Horace Wheatley, a drover, was charged with cattle stealing. John Willis, Sergeant of Police deposed: About 6 o'clock yesterday evening I arrested…

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