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Courts & crime, 1872

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Friday, 16Th February. (Before the Police Magistrate and the Town Clerk.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1872 · page 2

INDECENTLY EXPOSING THE PERSON.—John Dunn and Catherine Connell, charged as above, were respectively sentenced to three aud six months' imprisonment…

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Scene in a Queensland Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 17 February 1872 · page 2

AT a trial of the McKenzies, Forrester, and Solomon, at Dalby, for stealing cattle from the Bowen Downs Company, Mr. Morehead (of Morehead and Young) was being…

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Gundagai District Court. Friday, February 16. (Before His Honor Acting-judge Forbes.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1872 · page 2

The legal gentlemen present were Mr Murray, of Sydney, Mr Robertson, of Tumut, Mr Freestone, of Young, Mr Dense, of Burrowa, Mr Gibbes, of Adelong, and Mr Perkins, of Gundagai…

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Police News. Gdndagai Police Court. Tuesday, February 20Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 2

JAMES BROGAN summoned HENRY MOON, jun., of Adelong Crossing-place, for £21 18s. wages due to him. Defendant did not appear, and after hearing the evidence his worship gave a verdict for complainant…

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Police Court. Friday, February 23Rd, 1872. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. M'Entye.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 2

WAGES.—John Ball v. Owen M'Entyre. Mr. Garland appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Fitzhardinge for the defence. The complainant deposed that he was a brickmaker, and in that capacity had…

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Wednesday, February 21St. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 2

JOHN CASHMAN, private in the New South Wales Infantry, was brought before the Bench, having surrendered as a deserter. He was remanded to Sydney…

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Gundagai District Court. Friday February 16Th. (before His Honor Acting-judge Forbes.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1872 · page 4

The Court was opened by his Honor at 10 a.m. The legal gentlemen present being Mr Murray, barrister, and Messrs. Robertson, Perkins, Gibbes, Freestone, and Dense, solicitors…

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Police Court. Monday, February 26Th, 1872. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1872 · page 2

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Owen McEntyre, charged as above, was fined £1 or 14 days' imprisonment. WIFE DESERTION.—Christmas Eliza Ingram v…

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Court of Quarter Sessions. Monday, 26Th February, 1872. (Before his Honor Acting-Judge Forbes.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1872 · page 2

THE court was opened at 10 o'clock. The legal profession was represented by Mr. Murray, barrister, who prosecuted for the Crown, and Messrs. Willans, Fitzhardinge, Garland, and…

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Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Wednesday, February 28Th. (Before the Police Magistrate)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2

HENRY CLARKE was charged with having a camp-oven, supposed to be stolen, in his possession. The evidence of William Paine showed that the capm-oven in question was stolon from his back-kitchen,…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, February 29. (Before the Police Magistrate and T. W. Hammond, Esq., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2

HANNAH CONFREY, charged with obscenely exposing her person in a public street was sent to gaol for 14 days. John Allen Smith, for using obscene…

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Supposed Murder in Tasmania

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 3

THE following curious story of a suspected murder is told by a Launceston paper, the Cornwall Chronicle, February 21:—"Some six or eight weeks ago a fine lad named Ralph Place, son of Ralph Place…

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District Court. Wednesday, 28Th February. (Before his Honor Acting-Judge Forbes.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2

The Court opened at 10 a.m. In the cases M'Arthur v. Armstrong, Bennett v. Sinclair, Wilton v. Shadowaki, Bergin, Moxham, and Corthorn v. Jacobs, Armstrong v…

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Tumut District Court. Tuesday, February 20. (Before His Honor Acting-judge Forbes.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2

This court was opened by His Honor at 10 a.m. The legal gentlemen present were Mr Murray, and Mr Robertson. The following cases came before the court for…

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Wagga District Court. Wednesday, February 23Th. (Before his Honor Acting-Judge Forbes.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2

THIS Court was opened on Wednesday morning, his Honor taking his seat at 10 o'clock. None of the cases were of the slightest public interest except the two following, which,…

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The Daylesford Murder

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1872 · page 2

THE Daylesford Mercury of Thursday thus gives the particulars of this tragedy, so far as they were then known:—Last night the inhabitants of Daylesford were startled by a…

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Police Court. Tuesday, 5Th March. (Before Mr. A. A. Devlin and the Town Clerk.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1872 · page 2

WAGES CASE.—David Murray v. John Smith. The complainant deposed that on the 17th January last he engaged with the defendant to assist him in threshing a stack of wheat, for which he was to…

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Another Dreadful Murder. (From the Daylesford, Mercury.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 6 March 1872 · page 2

LAST night the inhabitants of Daylesford were startled by a rumor that an old resident, named Henry Pensnm, had been found murdered in the abandoned shaft of the…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, March 5Th. (Before A. Devlin and F. A. Tompson. Esqs., J. P.

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 6 March 1872 · page 2

JOHN SMITH was summoned by David Murray for £5 2s. wages. Ordered that the sum of £4 10s. be paid. Donald Buchanan was charged by Arthur…

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Police Court. Thursday, 7Th March. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 2

OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCES.— Thomas Lamer was charged with obtaining goods by false pretences from one Thomas Field, of Gundagai, and, on the application of Sergeant Carroll,…

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