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Courts & crime, 1873

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Police News. Gundagai Police Court Tuesday, June 10Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1873 · page 2

PRINCE, an aboriginal, was brought up on a charge of drunkenness, and was discharged. Fruit, JUNE 20TH. Before the Police Magistrate, and J. B. Elworthy, Esq., J.P…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, June 18. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 21 June 1873 · page 2

PROFANE LANGUAGE.—Anne Homall was charged with using obscene and profane language in a public place, and was fined £1, or in default fourteen days in gaol…

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Friday, June 20. (Before the Police Magistrate and F. A. Tompson, Esq., J. P.) Cattle-stealing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 21 June 1873 · page 2

John Cheney and Joseph Chency were charged with stealing, on the 20th May, a roan heifer, the property of Constable Berney, of Kyamba. Mr. Fitzhardinge appeared for John, and Mr…

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Friday, June 20. (Before the Police Magistrate and the Town Clerk.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1873 · page 2

SUMMONS CASE.—John and Joseph Cheney were charged, upon summons, with cattle-stealing. Mr. Fitzhardings appeared for the former and Mr. Garland for the latter defendant. Constable Berney,…

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Thursday, June 19. (Before the Police Magistrate and F. A. Tompson, Esq.; J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 21 June 1873 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.—Patrick Lucy was brought before the Court charged with being of unsound mind, and was remanded to gaol for one week for medical treatment…

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Police Court. Thursday, 19Th June. (Before the P.M. and Town Clerk.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1873 · page 2

LUNACY.—Patrick Lacy was brought up charged with lunacy, and remanded for one week for medical treatment…

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The Rumoured Murder of Sir Samuel and Lady Baker

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1873 · page 5

THE rumour of a lamentable tragedy has reached us (the Times) which we would fain believe to be at worst the exaggeration of disaster. We give it currency with doubt…

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Municipal Assessment Appeal Court. (Before the P.M. and Mr. W. McEntyre, J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1873 · page 2

THE [?] of appeal against the Municipal [?]ing held for the purpose of considering them on Tuesday last, were proceeded with on Wednesday. Mr. Fitzhardinge appeared for the Municipal…

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Tuesday, 24Th June. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1873 · page 2

Dog-stealing.- Edward Byrne was charged with stealing a dog from George Offord. It appeared that complainant had purchased the dog in question from the prisoner for 7s 6d. Prisoner…

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Police Court. Monday, 23Rd June. (Before the P.M. and Town Clerk.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1873 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.- George Offord was fined 40s; Edward Lenehan was fined 20s; William Wild and Edward Byrne were cautioned and discharged upon separate charges of drunkenness…

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Horrible Murder and Attempted Suicide. (From the Newcastle Chronicle.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 25 June 1873 · page 2

On Monday morning, at an early hour, the residents of the township of Lambton were thrown into great consternation on hearing that a woman named Lewis, the wife of a…

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Triple Murder in China—speedy Administration of Justice. (From the Peking Gazette.) I

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 25 June 1873 · page 2

The following petition was presented to the Emperor on the 7th March:- I, Shaou Hang-yu, the Deputy Governor of Shen-ze, kneel and petition with regard to…

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Police Court. Wednesday, 25Th June. (Before the Police Magistrate and the Town Clerk.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 2

LARCENY.—John Sherlock and Johna Wilson were charged with stealing a poncho the property of Dr. O'Connor. From the evidence it appeared that Sergeant Carroll arrested the prisoners near…

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Friday, June 27. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS.—Samuel sanders, on bail, was charged with having been drunk nad disorderly, and was dismissed with a caution. Michael Nolan, for a similar offence, was fined £1, or in default, one week's…

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FRIDAY, 27th JUNE. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Samuel Saunder was discharged, and Michael Nowlan was fined £1, upon charges of drunkenness. The latter wag also imprisoned for 14 days for an assault upon constable…

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Police Court. Wednesday. June 25. (Before the Police Magistrate and F. A. Tompson, Esq., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS.—Daniel Coffee, who pleaded guilty to having been drunk and disorderly, was cautioned and discharged. STEALING A PONCHO.—John Sherlock and John…

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Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Monday, June 23Rd. Before the Police Magistrate and J.B. Elworthy, Esq., J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 2

THOMAS McALISTER. MICHAEL LYNOH, ROBERT PAINS, JAMES COOPER, and WILLIAM CARROLL stool charged for that they did on the evening of Friday the 20th inst., unlawfully, riotously and routously…

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THURSDAY, 26th JUNE. (Before the Police Magistrate and the Town Clerk.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 2

LUNACY.—Patrick Lacy, upon suspicion of being of unsound mind, was discharged from custody. EXPOSURE OF PERSON.—Patrick Keighran was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in Wagga…

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Thursday, June 26. (Before the Police Magistrate and F. A. Tompson, Esq., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 4

STEALING A PONCHO.—The two men, Sherlock and Wilson, charged with stealing Dr. O'Connor's poncho, were again brought up, and as no further evidence was tendered in their defence, they were each…

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Tuesday, June 24Th. Before the Police Magistrate, and W. H. Hayes, Esq., J.P. PRAUD

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1873 · page 2

William HENRY Rains, on bail, appeared to answer a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. Mr Perkins conducted the defence. This case was initiated a fortnight ago, on which occasion the evidence of Mr. J. B. Elworthy was taken…

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