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Courts & crime, 1870

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Friday, November 18Th. His Honor opened the court at 10 a.m. PERJURY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1870 · page 2

PAMELA GREEN was charged with wilful and corrupt perjury. This case had been adjourned from last sittings of the court, July 4th: the facts…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, November 21St. (Before the Police Magistrate and McIntyre, Esq., JP.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 23 November 1870 · page 2

CHARLES HUNT was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Cautioned and discharged. William Ransford, charged with using…

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Gundagai Police Court. Tuesday, November 22Nd. Before too Police Magistrate, J. B. Elworthy, and J. M'Evoy, Esq.'s J.P.'s

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1870 · page 2

MART ANN DUNLAY v. ANGELO CENRAURI. This case had been postponed from the 15th instant. Complaint sued defendant under the Master and Servants' Act, for £39, alleged to be due her for services rendered…

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Quarter Sessions. THURSDAY—Continued. HORSE-STEALING

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 26 November 1870 · page 4

Edward Dempsey was charged with having stolen a horse the property of William Ryan. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr. Fitzhardinge…

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Gundagai District Court. Friday, November 18Th. (Before his Honor Judge Francis.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1870 · page 4

This court having been opened after the hearing of the cases brought before the Court of General Sessions had concluded, the following cases were disposed of…

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Saturday, November 19Th. His Honor opened the Court at 10 a.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1870 · page 4

In the case of Baldwin v. O'DONNELL, wages £60, which had been settled out of Court, an admitted set-off of defendant's having reduced the sum claimed to £20, an application…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, November 29Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 30 November 1870 · page 2

NOAH COOK was charged with unlawfully using a horse, the property of Mr. Gilbert, cattle buyer. Prisoner stated, and called a witness to prove, that Mr. Gilbert had…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday—december 1St. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 7 December 1870 · page 3

UNSOUND MIND.—John Moran, on remand, charged with being insane, was further remanded on the evidence of Dr. Morgan for a week…

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Gundagai Police Court. Saturday, December 3Rd. Before the Police Magistrate, and J. B. Elworthy, Esp. J. P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 2

CHARLOTTE aboriginal, was fined 10s. or 48 hours in gaol for using improper language in the public street; she became Mr Benten's a guest for the aforementioned time…

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Court of Requests. Tuesday, December 6Th. Before the Police Magistrate & J.B. Elworthy, Esq. J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 2

JAMES HEDGER V. JOHN LEWELLEN, wages due 80s. Defendant did not appear; judgment for plaintiff for the sum claimed…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday—december 8St. (Before F. A. Tompson, Esq., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 10 December 1870 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—Bridget Cody was charged with vagrancy. Constable Callen deposed that he arrested prisoner in Baylis-street with a drunken man; prisoner is a common…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Messrs. F. A. Tompson, J. Jenkins, and George Mair, Esqs., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 14 December 1870 · page 2

PRICE V. BEESON.—This was an action brought to recover nine guineas for a saddle alleged to have been ordered by the defendant, delivery of which was afterwards refused…

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Friday, December 16Th. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1870 · page 2

GEORGE KNIGHT for using obscene language in Sheridan-street on the previous evening was fined £1 or 48 hours imprisonment. SAMUEL BARNET for being drunk on the previous…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday—december 16Th. (Before P. A. Tompson and G. Mair, J.P.'s.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 17 December 1870 · page 2

ILLEGAL ENTRY.—Henry Allsworth was summoned to answer the complaint of H. Wallis, John Leitch, and Edward C. Pearson, for having on the 2nd December…

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Gundagai Police Court. Saturday, December 10Th. Before J. B.Elworthy, J. Crowe, J. H'Evoy, and W. Howe, Fsq's J.P.'s

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1870 · page 2

CHARLES WILLIAMS was fined 20s. or 48 hours' for baring been drunk and disorderly on the previous evening; the fine was paid. The revision of the jury list was afterwards…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday—december 19Th. (Before F. A. Tompson and G. Mair, Esqs., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 21 December 1870 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—John Carter, charged with using obscene language, was convicted and fined 10s. TUESDAY, 20TH DECEMBER…

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Thursday, December 22Nd. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1870 · page 2

JOSEPH WOLSTENHOLM was charged, on the information of ELLEN HANNAH, with having, on the 20th inst. and on various other occasions, unlawfully come on her premises and used insulting language towards her, on…

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Gundagai Police Court. Tuesday, December 20Th. Before the Police Magistrate, and 1. B. Elworthy, Esq., J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1870 · page 2

ANOUS MCDONALD was charged with assaulting Thomas King, one of the proprietors of the American Circus, on the previous night. He pleaded not guilty. The evidence showed that the accused, who came into…

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Court of Requests. Tuesday, December 20Th. Before the Police Magistrate, and J. B. Elworthy, Esq., J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1870 · page 2

MARY CHAMBERS v. EDWARD MURPHY; hire of a horse and cart, and cart and harness £9 2s. Mr Creagh for plaintiff, MrPerkins for defendant. Plaintiffs case was that defendant had the use of the…

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Dreadful Murder at Rockhampton

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 24 December 1870 · page 4

THE Rockhampton Bulletin, of the 13th instant, contains the particulars of finding the body of Ellen M'Donald Exworthy, who is supposed to have…

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