District Court. Wednesday, January 19
Daniel Flannagan v. John Donnelly; work and labour, £200. Mr. Fitzhardinge for plaintiff; Mr. Willans for defendant. Verdict for defendant for £11 on the set-off…
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District Court. Wednesday, January 19. (Before his Honour Judge Forbes.) FLANNAGAN V. DONNELLY
THIS action was resumed on Wednesday morning. As was stated, in our last, it was an action to recover £150 for work done for defendant by plaintiff and damages for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Saturday, January 22. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
A[?] MANN, was charged with threatening to kill one Mary Bourke, of Spring Flat. Prisoner pleaded "not guilty." Constable McElligott stated that he arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thursday, January 27. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
MARGARET HUNT was charged with stealing two potato-stalks, the property of Jeremiah Lealiy. She pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr Perkins. This case, which occupied the attention of the Bench…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Police Office, Tumut. On Wednesday, 2nd February. Country Lots
Lot A, portion 76, 320 acres, county Wynyard, parish Nacka Nacka, on the south-eastern side of the road from Oberne to Adelong, adjacent to the western boundary of measured portion 74 of 281[?] acres…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. Thursday, January 27. (Before Mr. F. A. Thompson, J. P.)
ASSAULT IN VIEW OF THE POLICE — Michael Connolly was charged with assaulting an other man in view of the police. Defendant was discharged from custody…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt to Murder at Hawthorn (From the Australian)
A MOST deliberate attempt on the part of a young man to murder a fellow servant was made on Friday morning at Hawthorn. The offender was john Rouget aged twenty-one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Counoil. Revision Court Thursday, January 27
PRESENT: The Mayor and Aldermen Bolton Bergin, Hardy, and Wall. Apologies were received from Aldermen Mumford and Cummins. Aldermen Jenkins and Forsyth were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Saturday, 29Th January. (Before Mr. F. A. Tompson, J.P.)
EMBEZZLEMENT.—David Hannam was charged with embezzling the money of his employer, Robert Henry Warmoll. Constable Keane deposed that he arrested the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Monday, January 31. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
AH MANN, on remand, was charged with attempting to poison Mrs Bourke, of Spring Flat. Senior-sergeant Carroll, Mrs Bourke, and John Rankin gave similar evidence to that on a former occasion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gundagai Court of Requests. Tuesday, February 1. Before the Police Magistrate, and Mr J. B. Elworthy, J.P.
CHARLES SMITH v. ELIZABETH WEBSTER. A claim for goods sold and delivered, £6 10s 11d. Verdict for plaintiff. Defendant was ordered to pay the sum due, the first half in six weeks time, and the second half in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Wednesday, 2nd February.(Before P..A. Tompson, J.P.)
LARCENY.—William Freeman was brought up charged with stealing a cash-bois containing money, the property of J. A. Griffiths. The prisoner was also charged with stealing three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Saturday. 5Th FEBRUARY.(Before Mr. F. A Tompson, J.P.)
LABCENY.— William .Hodson was charged with stealing a watch, the property of one Castle. Senior-constable Brislan deposed that he arrested the prisoner in consequence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Clergyman Charged with Robbing a Bank
AT Westminster police-court, Edward Price Innocent, thirty-one, a Methodist minister of Long Croft Farm, Knapp Hill, Working, was charged with stealing on the 6th August,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court. Saturday, 17Th Feb1876. (Before Mr. F. A. Thompson, J.P.)
LARCENY—John Doody was brought up on warrant, charged with larceny from the dwelling of John Thomas. The evidence of the apprehending constable was taken and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Adelong Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
MARY COCHRAN was charged with stealing a boiler, the property of Budd Rodd and Co, Adelong. Mr Robertson for tho defence. Sergeant Egan having visited the house occupied by the accused for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police News. Gundagai Police Court. Monday, February 7. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
AH MANN on remand for attempting to poison Mrs Bourke of Spring Flat was brought up on this charge. Sergeant Carroll prayed for a further remand of the case for 7 days, which was granted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tuesday, February 15. Before the Police Magistrate
WILLIAM FINNERAN, charged with drunkenness, was fined 2s. 6d. or 24 hours in jail. Fine paid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tumut Police Court. Friday, February 4. Before the Police Magistrate, Mr E. G. Brown and Mr. B. Horsbrugh. J.P.'s
Thos. Madigan, Bridget Madigan, and John McAlister were severally fined 5s each and 5s 6d costs for allowing cattle to stray in the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tumut Court of Requests. Friday, February 4. Before the Police Magistrate, Mr E. G. Brown and Mr. B. Horsbrugh. J.P.'s
Six cases were set down for trial, in two of these the summonses had not been served, in one the amount claimed with costs had been paid into court, and one was settled out of court. The following cases were…
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