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Courts & crime, 1874

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Police Court. Monday, October 19Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1874 · page 2

EMBEZZLEMENT.—David Hannam was brought up charged with embezzling the funds of his employer, Charles Buffrey. The prisoner had been employed by the prosecutor to go out for orders. On one…

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Tuesvay, October 20Th. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1874 · page 2

EMBEZZLEMENT.—David Hannam was brought up on remand, charged as above. Mr. Buffrey gave further evidence, and the bills were produced on which was the receipt of the prisoner for the…

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Wholesale Sheep-stealing

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1874 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT of the Murrurundi Times writes from Black Creek on the 26th ultimo:—I have to inform you of one of the most extensive and deeply-laid schemes of…

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Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Friday, October 23rd. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1874 · page 2

EDWARD McNAMARA was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for stealing some articles of wearing apparel belonging to John Lloyd, of Jugiong. Prisoner had been in the prosecator's service and had been…

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Adelong Police Court. Tuesday, October 20

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1874 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate, and Mr. Horsbrugh, J. P. SAUNDERS V. SAUNDERS. The complainant, Alice Saunders, applied to have her husband bound over to keep the peace towards her. Her evidence showed that…

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Crown Land Sales. at the Police-office, Tumut On Friday. 30th October. Country Lots

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1874 · page 4

LOT A, 112 acres, county Wynyard, parish Wallace, on the left bank of Yaven Yaven Creek, adjoining the northern boundary of W. R. No. 170, Ellerslie run ; exclusively of…

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

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 28 October 1874 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.—Bryan Murphy was brought up on suspicion of being of unsound mind. Constable Stinson deposed that he had arrested the prisoner at Mumbledool station. From what witness had…

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Adelong Police Court. Tuesday, November 3Rd. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1874 · page 2

RICHARD EDDY, miner, was charged with doing damage to property. Mr Robertson appeared for defendant. The evidence of Sergeant Egan was to the effect that…

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Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Monday, November 2. Before the police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1874 · page 2

JOHN HART charged with being drank and disorderly on Saturday night was discharged, as he had been locked up since then…

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Police Court. Wednesday, November 4Th. (Before the Police Magistrate and mr W. Rand J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1874 · page 2

LUNACY—Michael Molands was brought up for protection. He had been brought up before the Urana bench and remanded to Wagga. The unfortunate man had been on the Brookong Plains…

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Thursday, November 5Th. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr W. Rand, J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1874 · page 2

STABBING.—Henry Watson was charged with having stabbed Wm Hardyman. Michael King, police-constable, deposed that on the previous evening, between 9 and 10 o'clock, he went to…

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Gundagai Court of Requests. Tuesday, November 3. Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs J.B. Elworthy and J. Crowe, J's.P

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1874 · page 2

WILLIAM B. WILSON v. JOHN SULLIVAN ; trespass to land, £10. This case had been postponed from last Court day, and Mr Perkins, who appeared for plaintiff, stated that it had been arranged that defendant should…

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Tuesday, November 3. Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs J. B. Elworthy and J. Crowe, J's.P

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1874 · page 2

WILLIAM ALEXANDER was charged by Donald Campbell Adair with having, on the 29th ult., unlawfully struck him with an iron book. He pleaded not guilty. the evidence of the complainant was that on the…

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Murder and Sentence of Death

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1874 · page 6

AT the Exeter assizes, Thomas Macdonald, thirty-five, discharged marine, has been tried for the wilful murder of Bridget Welsh, of Plymouth…

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Gundagai Police Court. Tuesday, November 10. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 14 November 1874 · page 2

THOMAS FITZHARDING was charged with bring drunk and disorderly on the previous night. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of 20s. or to be imprisoned for 48 hours, his worship adding that this…

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Police Court. Tuesday, November 17Th. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 18 November 1874 · page 2

INTENT TO DO GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM.—Juliong, a Chinaman, was charged with wounding. Mr Fitzhardinge appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Williams for the defence. Constable Keane gave…

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Gundagai Police Court. Monday, November 16. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 2

JAMES HARRIGAN was brought up under warrant for larceny. It appeared that he had been entrusted by C. H. Witton with a lot of becon and hams to take to Adelong, and he wa to load back with some goods…

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Police Court. Wednesday, November 18Th. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr W. Rand, J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 2

ALLEGED SLY-GROG SELLING.—George Clark appeared on summons charging him with selling spirits without a license. In the absence of the informer. Arthurs Lugeden, the case was struck…

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Curiosities of Police

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 6

IT is stated by the biographers of Schiller that one of the last literary projects of the illustrious German poet was to write a history of the French police. The author of…

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Gundagai District Court. Tuesday, November 17Th. (Before his Honor Judge Francis.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 2

His Honor opened the Court at 10 a.m. The undefended cases were first proceeded with JAMES LENEHAN, Gundagai, v. ANDREW…

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