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Courts & crime, 1866

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Local & General Intelligence Tumut Police Court. Friday, April 27Th. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. H. Hayes and L. Mandleson, J.P.'s

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 30 April 1866 · page 2

The only business before the Court was an application by Mr. Bernard V. Blake for an auctioneer's license for the District of Tumut, which was refused, the Bench seeing no reason…

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Tumut Police Court. Monday, April 30Th. Before the Police Magistrate

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 3 May 1866 · page 2

Michael Kenny was brought before the Court by Sergeant Tant, charged with having on Sunday morning last, in River-street, opposite the Episcopalian Church made use of obscene…

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Tuesday May 1St. Before the Police Magistrate

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 3 May 1866 · page 2

Thomas Quin pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting the police in the execution of their duty and was ordered to pay a penalty of 40s. or in default to be imprisoned seven days…

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Wednesday, May 2Nd. Before the Police Magistrate

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 3 May 1866 · page 2

John Hogan was brought before the Court Sergeant Tant, who apprece[?]nded him on that morning in the act of fighting a prize-fight with one John Paine alias John Harshorn, he was…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 24

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 2

(Before T. W. Hammond, Esq., J.P) UNSOUND MIND.—The following case was omitted from our report last week.—Ellen Grahame was brought up in custody as being of unsound…

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Saturday, May 5Th. Before the Police Magistrate

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 7 May 1866 · page 2

John Ryan on remand from the previous day for using obscene language was ordered to pay a fine of 40s, or to be locked up for three days…

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Tumut Police Court. Friday, May 4Th. Before the Police Magistrate and E. O'Mara, Esq., J.P.

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 7 May 1866 · page 2

William Dwyer, remanded from the 2nd instant on suspicion of stealing a saddle, was discharged. David Crampton pleaded guilty to a charge…

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Court of Requests

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 7 May 1866 · page 2

There were six cases entered for trial, two were settled out of Court. Quinlan v. Hardy for breach of contracts after a long trial the plaintiff was non-suited…

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Local & General Intelligence Tumut Police Court. Wednesday, May 9Th. Before The Police Magistrate

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 10 May 1866 · page 2

John Hartshorn alias John Payne was brought before the Court on warrant, charged with attempting to fight a prize-fight at Bombolee on the 2nd instant, and was ordered to find sureties…

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Police Court. Monday, May 7

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1866 · page 2

FURIOUS RIDING AND ILLUSING A HORSE.—Arthur Dillon was brought before the Court, and charged ,by the police with the above offence. P. Ryan stated that on the previous day he had…

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Local & General Intelligence Tumut Police Court. Friday, May 11Th. Before the Police Magistrate

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 14 May 1866 · page 2

William Dwyer and Abraham Kershaw, appeared on summons charged with having at Spring Flat, near Tumut, on the 4th May, assaulted and beat James Madden junr. The…

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Local & General Intelligence Tumut Police Court. Monday, May 14Th. Before the Police Magistrate

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 17 May 1866 · page 2

James Forster pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language in Fitzroy-street on Sunday evening, and was ordered to pay a penalty of 40s., or to be imprisoned three days…

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Police Court. Monday, May 14, 1866

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1866 · page 2

(Before the Police Magistrate and F. A. Tompson, Esq., J.P.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Henry Smith was brought up in custody on the above charge and,…

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Court of Requests

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1866 · page 2

(Before the Police Magistrate, and F. A. Tompson, Esq., J.P.) GLOVER v. BAKER.—Settled. S. SHAW v. D. McGREGOR.—Value of property…

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Insolbency Court. Monday, May 14

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1866 · page 2

(Before H. Baylis, Esq., Commissioner.) A meeting of the creditors in the estate of Charles Buffrey was held. Mr. Gibbes appeared for the principal creditor, Mr. G. Forsyth, and proved one…

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Correspondence. the Cattle-stealing Prevention Association. (To the Editor of the Wagga Wagga Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1866 · page 3

SIR,—My attention has been drawn, by advertisement in your columns, to the formation of a company which adopts the style and title of "The Murrumbidgee and Lachlan Horse, Cattle, and…

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Local & General Intelligence Tumut Police Court. Saturday, May 18Th. Before the Police Magistrate

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 21 May 1866 · page 2

The police versus J. Donelly and James Wales for cattle stealing, summonses had been granted in this case returnable to day, but warrants having been substituted at the instance…

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Local & General Intelligence Tumut Police Court. Monday, May 21St. Before the Police Magistrate

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 24 May 1866 · page 2

John Donnelley and James Wales were brought before the Court on warrant charged with cattle stealing. The evidence of Sergeant Tant was taken and the prisoners were remanded…

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Police Court. Tuesday, May 22, 1866

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1866 · page 2

(Before the Police Magistrate.) MUSIC LICENSE.—An application from William Whitehand for permission to use music at the Royal Hotel, on the occasion of the Birthday Ball,…

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Local & General Intelligence Tumut Police Court. Friday, May 25Th. Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Hayes and O'Mara, J.P.'s

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Monday 28 May 1866 · page 2

An application was made by Mr. Bernard V. Blake for a certificate for an auctioneer's license for the district of Tumut, which the Bench after a short discussion, granted…

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