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Courts & crime, 1874

240 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 12

Charge of Stealing £80,000

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1874 · page 6

HENRY OSBORNE O'HAGAN, twenty-one, described as a gentleman, who had been arrested on a warrant, was brought before the Lord Mayor, on remand, on Tuesday, at the…

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Shocking Murder by a Lady

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1874 · page 6

AT Lambeth police-court, on Monday, Louisa Fanny Dowling, aged twenty-seven, was charged, before Mr. Chance, with the murder of her infant child, by cutting its throat…

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Police Court. Wednesday, June 10. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1874 · page 2

PROTECTION.—John Bergin was brought up as being of unsoud mind, and was remanded till the 13th instant (to-day.)…

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Police News. Adelong Police Court. Tuesday, June 9. Before the Police Magistrate, and Mr D. Wilson, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1874 · page 3

MRS. HOLT was summoned for assaulting a lad named Ballard, who was in the habit of riding across Holt's paddock and was stated to have set dogs on the cattle. It was alleged that the complaint had…

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Friday, June 12. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1874 · page 2

WAGES.—Smith v. Henze.—Claim for £22 0s 6d for wages. Mr. Fitzhardinge appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Willans for the defendant. Plaintiff represented that he had been for over two…

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Thursday, June 11. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1874 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—John Hayes was fined 10s, and two others were cautioned and discharged. LARCENY.—John Barry was charged with stealing a coat and cap the property of Sylvester Bristol…

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Adelong Court of Requests. Tuesday, June 9. Before the Police Magistrate, and Mr. D. Wilson, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1874 · page 3

MICHAEL MALONY v. JOHN POWER. Plaintiff claimed 10a. for the tuition of defendants daughter. Defendant did not appear. Judgment for plaintiff for 17s. The case of Win. Leach v. John Power was…

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Cold-blooded Murder of John R. Breckinridge

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1874 · page 6

LEBANON (Tenn.) April 9.—A terrible affair occurred in this city this morning, which will probably result in the death of one of the parties concerned; and as he is a…

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Police Court. Tuesday, JUNE 16. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 17 June 1874 · page 2

ANIMALS STRAYING.—George Longmore, R. J. Higgins, P. J. McAlister, and John Harriden were fined 10s each for allowing animals to stray in the streets. William Denning. W. Easton, Robert…

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Gundagai Police Court. Friday, June 12. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1874 · page 2

JAMES ARCHER v. THOMAS SLATER. Complainant sued under the Master and Servants Act for £1 2s. 6d. and gained a verdict for £1…

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Saturday, June,13. Before the Police Magistrate

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1874 · page 2

JAMES McDONALD was fined 10s. for using obscese language on teh previous day; fine paid…

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Friday, June 19. (Before tho Police Magistrate.)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1874 · page 2

CHARLES JABEZ NICHOLLS was charged, on the information of Senior-sergeant Condell, with occupying a certain portion of Crown land at Willie Plomn, and residing thereupon without being legally authorised to…

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Police News. Gundagai General Sessions. List of Cases

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1874 · page 2

Richard Scott—Stealing blankets. Richard Henry O'Farrell—Stealing from a dwelling house. John Kennedy—Stealing a gold watch…

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Police Court. Tuesday, June 20. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1874 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Alfred Vaughan was Good 10 for drunkenness. OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE—James Thompson was fined £ 3, or two months imprisonment, for…

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Monday, June 21. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1874 · page 2

DRUNERNNESS.—Two men were cautioned and discharged for drunkenness. LUNACY.—Frederick Brett was brought up as unfit to be a large. The evidence of Dr…

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Police Court. Thursday, June 25. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1874 · page 2

EXPOSURE.—William Fox sentenced to one week's imprisonment for exposure of person. DRUNKENNESS.—Edward Kemp was fined 5s for drunkenness…

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Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Tuesday, John 28. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr J.B. Elworthy, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1874 · page 2

THOMAS M'ALISTER, who had formerly pleaded [?] to a charge of committing a breach of the peace [?] threatening Language to Robert H. Warmoll, last Coolao racse, again came before the Court, Our…

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Stealing Blankets

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1874 · page 2

RICHARD SCOTT AND AH POW were charged with stealing four pairs of blankets, the property of Mr. Charles D. Fraser, of the Royal Hotel, Tumut, on the 5th of May last…

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Stealing a Coffee Pot & c

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1874 · page 2

RICHARD HENRY O'FARRELL was charged with stealing, on the 3rd May, at Tumut, a coffee pot, a sugar basin, and five plates, the property of Mr.Michael Quilty; he pleaded…

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Gundagai District Court. Tuesday, June 23.[?]

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1874 · page 2

His Honor opened the Court at 10 a.m., the legal gentlemen present being Messrs. Forbes and Murra, barristers, and Messrs. Willans, (of Wagga), Robertson, Perkins, and…

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