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Courts & crime, 1880

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Adelong News. Police Court. Tuesday, April 20th. (Before Messrs. Menlove and Wilson.) Keeping a Ferocious Dog

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1880 · page 2

Mr. Emanuel and Mr. Fell for the complaint. The information stated that a dog, kept buy Mr. John Hodgson, attacked Albert Ritzau in a…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, April 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 2

DESERTED CHIILDREN—Elizabeth Johnson and John Johnson, aged respectively seven years and one year and six months, were brought before the Court for protection…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 6

BEFORE Mr. E. P. Barnes, J.P. Charles Renehan was charged on warrant with assaulting Henry Parker, of Temora. James M'Intosh deposed: I am a police…

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Summons Cases. Friday, April 23. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 2

ASSAULT.—John W. Ryan v. Thomas Leitch. This was a case arising out of the late jumping match in Fitzmaurice-street, but as neither complainant nor defendant…

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Licensing Court. Friday, April 23. (Before Messrs. H. Baylis, P.M. W. Rand, and L. A. Fosbery, J.'sP.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1880 · page 2

On the application of Mr. Horgan, a transfer of the license of the North Wagga Hotel was granted from Henry Beatty to George Foulkes…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, April 26. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1880 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—William Murdoch was charged by the police with using obscene language. There was also a second charge against the same prisoner for resisting the…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Monday, April 26th. (Before Mr. Love, Pm.) the Late Sticking-up

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1880 · page 2

George Edward Kouish (a half-caste), and Joseph Henry Morley were charged with robbery under arms. Senior-sergeant Carroll deposed: On the…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, 27Th April. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1880 · page 2

UNLAWFUL DETENTION OF PROPERTY.—Robert Nixon v. Henry Hayes Settled out of court. TRESPASSING ON ENCLOSED LANDS.—…

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Wednesday, April 28. (Before tho Police Magistrate and Mr. M. N. Callaghan, J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1880 · page 2

INSANITY.—Peter Thompson was brought up for protection. After the evidence of Drs. O'Connor and Wren, the Bench discharged the prisoner…

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News of the Week. (Before Mr. Lore, P.m.) Gundagai Police Court. Tuesday, APRIL 27. the Recent Sticking-up Case

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 2

Joseph Henry Morley and George Edward Kenish were charged, on remand, with sticking up a party of Chinese and stealing from them £2 and a gold ring…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, April 29. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—Mary Maloney was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. Senior-constable Harvison gave evidence of the arrest of the prisoner…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. E. P. Barnes and A. N. Taylor, J.P. DRUNKENNESS. William Williams, pleading guilty to the…

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Summons Cases. Friday, April 30. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 2

FURIOUS DRIVING.—Patrick Bergin, coach-driver, was charged upon the information of Senior-constable Harvison that on 28th day of April the defendant did unlawfully…

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Small Debts Court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 3

Before Messrs. J. B. Hurley, R. Jones, and M. J. Mullaly, J.P. WAGES. Murphy v. O'Donnell, claim £13/10/6,…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, May 1. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1880 · page 3

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Thomas Anderson was brought before the Court, charged by the police with the foregoing offence. Prisoner was convicted, and fined £3 or two…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, May 4. (Before the Police Magistrate and Thos. Hammond, Esq., J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1880 · page 3

BREACH OF THE BOROUGH BYE-LAWS.—W. Stinson (inspector of nuisances) v. Jas. Hill; suffering a horse to strays within the precincts of the borough; defendant was…

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Serious Charge of Assault

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1880 · page 3

AT the Footscray Court on Monday (says tho Argus), William Heindrick, employed as night watchman at the lithofracteur works, Braybrook, was proceeded against by…

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Recantation of the Confession of Murder of a Wife in England. (Yass Courier.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1880 · page 3

ON last Friday the following communication from William T. Coulthard, who is now eonfined in Yass gaol, was received by Mr. L. Yates, P.M., in which Coulthard withdraws…

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Recantation of the Confession of Murder of a Wife in England

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1880 · page 2

ON last Friday the following communication from William T. Coulthard, who is now confined in yass jail, was received by Mr. Leopold Yates, P.M., in which Coulthard withdraws his…

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At the Police Office Cootamundra. On Wednesday, 19th May, 1880. Country Lots

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1880 · page 3

Lot A, portion 74, 149a, county Bland, parish Maleeja; lots B, C, D, portions 206, 208, and 209, 199a 1r, 149a, 69a 2r, county Bland, parish Congou, lying between Messrs. Davidson Bros…

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