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Courts & crime, 1874

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Police News. Gondagai Police Court. Saturday, May 9. Before the police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 3

JOHN B. ENGELEN was charged with assaulting Patrick Vaughan, on the 6th inst. IIe pleaded guilty, but said that complainant had annoyed him, Fined 10s, and ordered to pay 15s. for complainant's costs…

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Tuesday, May 12. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 3

JOHN WILSON was fined 20s, or 48 hours imprisonment for being drunk and using obscene language in a public place on the previous evening fine paid. JAMES ROBINS, for a similar offence was fined a…

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Adelong Court of Requests. Tuesday, May 12. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Horsbrugh, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1874 · page 3

R. [?] R. TODD. Plaintiff sued defendant [?] illegally charging £2 damages and impounding [?] of his. Defendant tried to show that he had suffered, loss from plaintiff hall, which was a poor one, fixing,…

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Police Court. Tuesday, May 19. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1874 · page 2

UNSOUND MIND.—Joseph Frazer was brought up as being of unsound mind and dangerous to be at large. The prisoner was some time ago arrested upon this charge, and after being remanded for…

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Escape From Yoong Gaol

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1874 · page 6

ON Sunday morning some excitement was crested in town by a report that two prisoners had during the preceding night made their escape from the weatherboard cottage on the…

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Adelong Police Court. Wednesday, May 20. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1874 · page 3

WILLIAM JOHNSTON was found guilty of stealing a pair of boots, and as he elected to be dealt with summarily was fined £1, or fourteen days' imprisonment; he adopted the latter alternative. It is time an…

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Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Tuesday, May 19. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1874 · page 3

CATHERINE SMITH V. WILLIAM HOSKINS. In this case defendant was summoned for having seriously injured the complainant. Both parties attend the Public School, and were returning home, on the 13th…

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Attempted Murder of a Constable

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 27 May 1874 · page 6

A TELEGRAPHIC message from Sale, states that Mr. Inspector Kabat detained a man named Windsor on Tuesday, who was on the road to Shady Creek, on suspicion of having…

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At the Police-office, Albury. On Friday, 29th May. Country Lots

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 27 May 1874 · page 5

Lot A, 167 acres, county of Urana, parish of Combermere, on Nowranie Creek, lying between the eastern boundary of Cecilia Simpson's conditional purchase of 320 acres…

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Crown Lands Sales. at the Police Office, Wagga Wagga, On Friday, 29th May. Country Lots

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 27 May 1874 · page 5

LOT A, 40 acres, county Urana, parish Urangeline, adjoining the southern boundary of Robert Rand's portion No. 48 of 272 acres 1 rood. Urangeline run…

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Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Saturday, May 23. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1874 · page 3

JOHN COLLS, junr., was charged with absconding from his apprenticeship at Yass: he was arrested at Jugiong by Constable M'Alister. Remanded to Yass…

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Tuesday, May 26. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1874 · page 3

JOHN HUPNER was fined 10s. for using profane language; a charge of drunkenness against him being dismissed. JAMES HARRINGTON and MICHAEL KEEPE were…

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Adelong Court of Requests. Tuesday, May 26. Before the Police Magistrate, and Mr Rodd, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1874 · page 3

Trustees of the common v. ROBERT TODD. This action was brought to recover a £10. fine which the trustees had imposed upon defendant. The regulations for the management of the common had not been…

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Self-accusation of Murder

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 3 June 1874 · page 6

ANOTHER instance of the extraordinary dangers into which men are occasionally carried through the excessive abuse of intoxicating liquors.was suffered by the case of a man…

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Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Tuesday, June 2. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. B. Elworthy, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1874 · page 2

The police v. JOHN SELLS. An information ws laid against defendant by Senior-Sergeant Condell, on behalf of Nicholas Keighone and other landholders, stating that defendant was, on the 28th April last, at…

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Adelong Police Court. Tuesday, June 2. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. B. Elworthy, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1874 · page 3

PATRICK KELLY was brought before the Bench on a charge of horse-stealing. He was remanded to Tumberumba, but was admitted to bail, himself in £80, and two sureties of £40 each. The bail was…

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Gundagai Court of Requests. Tuesday, June 2. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. B. Elworthy, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1874 · page 3

DANIEL O'SULLIVAN v. DANIEL McCARTHY, work deone and goods supplied 15s. Defendant had put in a set-off which could not be recognised; judgement for plaintiff for £1 10s. 6d…

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Murder at San Francisco

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1874 · page 4

A mysterious murder was committed on the morning of the 8th of April. A man named Caldwell was found in bis bed, shot dead, and his room-mate, Maxcey, on the…

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Crown Lands Sale. at the Police Office Wagga Wagga, On Wednesday, 24th June. Country Lots

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1874 · page 5

LOTS A, B, C, 320 acres each, lot D 150 acres, county Clavendon, parish of Malebo, lot E. 226 acres 2 rood, lot F, 270 acres 2 roods county Clarendon, parish of Bulgan;…

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Police Court. Tuesday, June 9. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1874 · page 2

CATTLE STRAYING.—Henry Monham was fined 30s for allowing cattle to stray in the streets. Thos. McDermott, F. W. A. Bluett, Jas. Taylor, Arthur Tillett, and Walter Higgins were each fined…

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