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Courts & crime, 1859

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Police Court. [?]. September 24. Non-payment of Wages

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 30 September 1859 · page 3

Frederick Homan was summoned by George Milne, and Alfred Gittee for wages due to them as hired servants. Mr. Robertson was engaged by the…

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Police Court. Monday, September 26

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1859 · page 2

(Before the Police Magistrate.) HORSE-STEALING.—George Thomas Fitzgerald was brought up on remand charged with stealing a mare the property of John…

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Adelong Police Court. Tuesday, October 4. Larceny

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 7 October 1859 · page 3

The defendant in this case was the well-known individual—Fitzgerald, better known as the old tinker, who was charged by Henry Ealet with having stolen sundry articles from…

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Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1859 · page 2

MURDER.—Thomas Cartwright was again brought up, charged with having murdered his wife, but owing to the continued absence of a witness whose testimony is very…

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Police Court. Monday, October 10

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1859 · page 2

(Before the Police Magistrate.) MURDER.—Thomas Cartwright was again remanded for a week, the witness required being still kept out of the way…

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Adelong Police Court. Tuesday, October 18. (Before the Police Magistrate.) [?]

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 21 October 1859 · page 3

Mary Burns was charged by William Sanders for assault, to wit, by striking him with a missile. She-pleaded not guilty, when William Sanders, being sworn, deposed: I…

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Police Court. Tuesday, October 18

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1859 · page 2

(Before the Police Magistrate and H. Wallace, Esq.) NON-PAYMENT OF WAGES.—In this case Patrick Hill osborne, Esq., J.P., appeared…

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Murder of a Wife by Her Husband

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1859 · page 4

On the 21st of September a magisterial enquiry was held by Henry Baylis, Esq., P.M. on the body of Catherine Cartwright, at the Swan Inn, North Wagga Wagga, in the…

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Gundagai District Court

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 28 October 1859 · page 4

The criminal business having terminated, His Honor, after half an hour's adjournment, retook his seat for the disposal of the civil cases. There were eight plaints filed, some of…

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Police Court. Saturday, October 22. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1859 · page 2

BREACH OF THE PEACE.—Thomas Curan and Michael Doran were charged with having committed a breach of the peace on the 21st instant, by fighting, when drunk, in Byrnes'…

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Adelong Police Co[?] Tuesday, November 1. Assault

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 4 November 1859 · page 3

John Bryan appeared to answer a c[?] assault preferred against him by A Walt. As complainant did not appea[?] Worships ordered his discharge…

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Gazett Crown at the Police on Wednesday to [?]

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 4 November 1859 · page 6

Lots 1 to 5, 1 [?] yard, parish of A[?] allotments 1 to 5 [?] Lots 6 to 9, 1 [?]…

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Adelong Police Court. Saturday, Nov 6. Illegal Possession of a Horse

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 11 November 1859 · page 3

Levy Mandelson, storekeeper of Adelong, appeared to answer a charge preferred against him by Thomas Jackson, carpenter, Adelong, for having a horse illegally in his possession…

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Murder of a Boy on Board the "Snaresbrook."

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 11 November 1859 · page 6

John Starker (master) and Charles Starker, his brother, chief officer of the [?]arque " Snatesbrook," have both been committed for trial at New Zealand, for…

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Nomination of Members for the Local Court

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 11 November 1859 · page 3

As the day of election of members for the Local Court is not far distant, a meeting was held on Wednesday evening last, at the Union Hotel, for the purpose of nominating…

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Adelong Police Court. Saturday, November 12. Stealing From the Person

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 18 November 1859 · page 3

Thomas McLaren was charged with robbing Zachariah Armstrong of a leather bag containing five one-pound notes. Mr. Robertson appeared for the prisoner…

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Local Court Election

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 18 November 1859 · page 4

Pursuant to notice a public meeting was held at the Camp on Tuesday last for the purpose of electing nine persons to act as aud to be members of the Local Court. The hour…

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The Aralue Court

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 18 November 1859 · page 6

The following the Local Court at Araluen be of some use to our newly [?] That all in Araluen…

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The Murder Near Binda--confession of the Murderess

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 18 November 1859 · page 2

We briefly stated in our last that in formation had been given to the police stationed at Binda that a settler named Thomas Monks, about sixty years of age…

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Adelong Police Court. Saturday, Nov. 19. Before the Police Magistrate and R. H. Fitzsimons, Esq. Illegal Possession

The Adelong Mining Journal and Tumut Express · Friday 25 November 1859 · page 4

Martin Curran was charged with having in his possession an iron grey Ally, branded IJ in two places on the off shoulder, the same being the property of John Jenkins, grazier,…

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