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Courts & crime, 1869

225 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 12

The Press and the Police Magistrates

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 27 October 1869 · page 3

APROPOS of the renewed attack on Mr. Giles, the Deniliquin Police Magistrate, by the Pastoral Times; the Deniliquin Chronicle says:—Some two weeks since, a local…

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The American Ambassador to the Court Op Spain

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 27 October 1869 · page 4

SOME of the New York papers complain bitterly of General Grant's having appointed Daniel Sickles, "a thief, rowdy, swindler, and murderer," to…

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Trial of Palmer and Others for the Murder of Mr. Halligan. (From a Correspondent of the Brisbane Courier.) Rockhamptom, October 15

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 27 October 1869 · page 3

Palmer has been the first of the bunch placed on his trial, and I confess I was rather curious to Watch the demeanour of this young man, of whom stories have been told in some…

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A Police Magistrate "In Trouble."

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 30 October 1869 · page 1

A RICH specimen of "justices' justice " has come to hand from Windeyer, whore a police magistrate has been arrested and put into the lock-up for…

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Wagga Police Court. (Beforo the Police Magistrate, and F. A. Tompson, Esq., J.p.) Tuesday, October 26

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 30 October 1869 · page 2

WILLIAM GRIFFITH EVANS, summoned by John Cadigan for wages to the amount of £29 3s., pleaded payment. The evidence proved that plaintiff had been paid, and…

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A Brutal Assault

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 30 October 1869 · page 2

George Eapie, a brass moulder, was charged before Sir Sydney H. Watorlow, with, committing a most brutal assault upon Miss Mary Ann Stocks, of the Weavers' Arms, Skinner-street, Bishopsgate…

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Maori Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 30 October 1869 · page 5

At the racent meeting of the King natives one of the chiefs declared:—-" Aooording to the opinion of, you Pakehas, these killings you speak of were murders, but we say they are not. This would be…

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Threatening to Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 30 October 1869 · page 5

At Carnarvon on Monday a charge of threatening to murder Mr. Hugh Humphroys, Carnarvon, the eminent Welsh publisher, by Edmund Cooper, an Irishman engaged at Messrs. Do Winton and Co.'s,…

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Assaulting the Police

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 30 October 1869 · page 2

At Worship-street on Friday John Hamilton, a labourer, was charged with assaulting Police-constablo 116 K. It appears from the constable's evidence that about one o'clock on Thursday morning…

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Iam and Police Courts. London. Tee Adventures of a Stowaway

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 30 October 1869 · page 2

At the Soufchwark Police-court on Tuesday a lad of 14 applied to the magistrate for food and shelter. He said he was an American, being born in Tenthstreet, near the Broadway, New York, where his…

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Gundagai Police Court. Tuesday, November 2Nd. Before the Police Magistrate, and J.B. Elworthy, and J. Crowe Esqs., J.P.'s

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1869 · page 2

RICHARD F. Ho[?]SLEY v. BLAKENE[?] BROUGHTON. Defendant was summoned for passing over Yabtree run with a flock of sheep on the 28th ult., without having left a written notice at the station twelve hours…

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Court of Requests. Tuesday, November 2ND. Before the Police Magistrate, and J. B. Elworthy and J. Crowe, Esqs., J.P.'s

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1869 · page 2

WILLIAM EDWARD GOODIN v. JOHN PHILIP SH[?]AHAN, tolls due, £5 5s. Mr. Perkins for plaintiff, Mr. Creagh for defendent. This case had been previously before the court, and…

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Gundagai Police Court. Saturday, November 6Th. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1869 · page 2

FREDERICK TE[?]LOW was charged with, on or about tho 29th of October last, feloniously stealing 2,000 bricks the property of Michael Norton. Mr Creagh for defendant…

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Wagga Police Court. November 12Th 1869. (Before the Policoe Magistrate, and F. A. Tompson, Esq., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 13 November 1869 · page 2

WILLIAM CHARLTON was charged with having aasaulted and beaten Patrick Power. Defendant had used insulting language when passing complainant's place, and on being…

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Remarkable Murder in Boston

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 13 November 1869 · page 1

The wife of Dr. A. H. Hobbs, of No. 1266, Washington-street, New Tork, was shot dead about 11 o'clock on Tuesday night, in her own parlour, and…

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Wagga Police Court. November 16Th 1869. (Before the Police Magistrate, and F. A. Tompson, Esq., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 17 November 1869 · page 2

FREDERICK JOHN KEME, charged with profane language in a public place, and for being drunk, was cautioned and dscharged. James Williams, charged with obscene…

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Original Correspondence. All communications to this Journal must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer. No notice will be taken of anonymous communications, and no rejected communications will be returned. Altercations in Court. (To the Editor of the W. W. Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 17 November 1869 · page 4

SIR,—I fully concur in all you have said with reference to the impertinent interference of the Pastoral Times in the unfortunate matters which have latterly disgraced our…

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Gundagai Police Court. Friday, November 19Th. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1869 · page 2

GEORGE EDWARD GREENFIELD was brought up for being of unsound mind. He had been drinking at the Home Hotel, at the Adelong. Crossing-place, had exhausted his money, and was laboring under the…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, November 20. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 24 November 1869 · page 2

UTTERING.—John Sullivan, on remand, charged with having uttered to George Forsyth and Co. three forged orders, knowing the same to be forged, was further remanded…

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Gundagai Police Court. Saturday November 20Th. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1869 · page 2

JAMES HOBAN, Senior-constable of police, stationed at Jugiong, was charged, on the information of Senior-sergeant Condell, with being, on or about the 20th of October last, guilty of certain misconduct, as member of…

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