Suspected Murder
LATE last evening Mr. Coroner Tompson, receivcd information from Senior Constable King, in charge, of the Narandera station, that a man had been found dead near Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Courts & crime, 1879
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Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 7. BEFORE Messrs. R. Jones and M. J. Mullaly, J.P.'s
TWO men, charged with riotous conduct and obscene language, pleading guilty, were find 10/, in each charge or three days' imprisonment…
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THE Seraglios are a source of ruinous expense to the Treasury. Not only are the allowances of the sultanas, kadines, [?]ikbals (favourites), and guieuzdes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Saturday, January 11. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
DRIMLEMMESS.—James Ritchie and Mary Brown, charged with this offence and with disorderly conduct, were each fined 10s, or in default one week in gaol. William Crowe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court. Saturday, January 11. (Before the Police Magistrate)
DRUNKENNESS.—Wm. Crowe for drunkenness and obscene language was fined £3, or in default 6 weeks in gaol. The fine was paid. James Richie for drunkenness was fined 10s.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tuesday, Jan. 14. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
OBSCENE LANGUAGE AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT.—Joseph Arden, charged with using obscene language, was fined £2 with the alternative of one month in gaol; and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tuesday, January 14. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Joseph Arden for obscene language was fined £2 or one month in gaol. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Ann Gl[?]eson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tuesday, January 14. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
ASSAULT.—James Green summoned Richard Silverwood for assault. This was a remanded case, and the defendant was fined £2 and costs of Cou[?], in default, one month…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Summons Cases. Monday, January 13. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
WAGES.—An adjourned case of William Riley against T. H. Mate was dismissed, with £2 2s. costs to defendant; in default of immediate payment, distress…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Ganmain Murder
AN inquest was held on Saturday last at Ganmain by the Coroner (Mr. F. A. Tompson), upon the body of a man, name unknown. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Intelligence. the Ganmain Murder
THE evidence taken on Saturday at the inquest (fully reported on the fourth page) upon the remains of a man discovered in the river at Ganmain, leaves not the slightest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court. Monday, 13Th January, 1879. (Before Mr. Baylis, P.M., and Mr. F. A. Tompson, J.P.)
Duncan Came[?]on, Cross Roads, v. Robert Johnston, Pomingalarna. This was an action for £9 2s., agistment of 14 bullocks for 13 weeks at 14s. per week. Mr. Horgan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Wednesday, January 13. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
FORGERY AND UTTERING.—Samuel Glover, brought up on remand, charged with forging a cheque purporting to be signed by Mr. Alex. Davidson, was further remanded to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Pohlmann Murder. the Last "Andy Dignam" Police Blunder
WE Lave already drawn attention to the case of the brothers Andrew and John Flynn Haydon, and at the time of doing so promised further investigation into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ganmain Murder
THE evidence taken on Saturday at the inquest upon the remains of a man discovered in the river at Ganmain, leaves not the slightest doubt but that another horrible…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Police Court. Friday, January 17. (Before G. Mair and M.N. Callaghan, J's.P.)
LARCENY.—John Driscoll was charged with stealing a pair of boots, the property of Jeremiah Finn, of the Golden Age Hotel. Prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Sourt. Tuesday, January 14. BEFORE Mr. M. J. Mullaly, J.P.
Cornelius Hogan, who was arrested in Cootamundra by Sergeant Parker, for disobeying a summons at the Wagga Court, was remanded to that place, bail being allowed in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. Before Messrs. R. Jones and M. J. Mullaly. J.P's
Hobbs v. Combe. Claim. £9 19/6. Judgment by default for amount claimed. Smith v. Williams. Mr. Healy, who appeared for he plaintiff, asked for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gundagai Police Court. Monday, Jan. 20th. (Before Mr. Love, P.m.) Assault
Charles Johnson was charged with assaulting a Chinaman named Foch Shue. Defendant pleaded "not guilty," and was defended by Mr. Healy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Thursday, January 10th. (Before F. W. Vyner, Esq., P.m.) Larceny
George Field and Robert Hart were charged with stealing two bottles of schnapps from the Woolpack hotel on the previous day. Mary Piper, a domestic at the hotel, served the two…
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