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Courts & crime, 1884

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, April 29. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. A. T. Bolton and W. Rand, J's.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1884 · page 2

ALLEGED POISONING OF HORSES. Boswell Todd Ballingall, on remand, was further charged with poisoning horses, the property of James Minahan, Wm. Sawyer, and Michael Minahan…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before Mr. A. M. Fisher, P.M.

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 3

Henry King, charged with drunkenness, was fined 10/- or in default seven days in Yass gaol. THURSDAY…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, Before Mr. A. M. Fisher, L.M.

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 3

A music and dancing permit was granted to Mr. P. Quigley, of the Golden Fleece Hotel. Application was made by the official…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, May 5. (Before Mr. W. Rand, J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1884 · page 2

RESISTING THE POLICE.—William Irvine Scissons St. J. Marley, alias Mulholland, alias James Washington, pleaded guilty to restating the police in the execution of their…

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The Brutal Murder in South Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1884 · page 3

The Age gives the following particulars of the horrible murder of a woman by her husband on the afternoon of Sunday last in a small cottage in Moray-place, off…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, May 8. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1884 · page 2

EMBEZZLEMENT.—Samuel Watts, on a charge of embezzlement, was remanded until the next day (Friday), when he waa again remanded to Narandera…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, May 10. (Before the Police Magistrate.) LARCENY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1884 · page 2

Frederick Summerfield was brought up, charged with stealing 3s. 6d., the property of Alexander M'Donald. George O'Neill, a labourer, deposed to…

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The Murder of Servant Girls in Austria

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1884 · page 1

THE trial of Hugo Schenk and his two accomplices, charged with the systematic murder of servant girls, has taken place at Vienna, before six judges sitting without a…

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Small Debts Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 May 1884 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. J. Simpson, W. A. Byrne, and J. Barnes, J.P. Richardson v. Cartwright. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount claimed…

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The Panmure Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1884 · page 2

HENRY Morgan, who on Saturday was sentenced to death for the murder of the little girl, Margaret Nolan, at Panmure, in November last, was removed from Warrnambool to…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, May 14. (Before Mr. W. Rand, J.p.) Alleged Poisoning of Horses

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1884 · page 2

Boswell Todd Balingall was again brought up charged with poisoning horses on his selection at Mittagong. Mr. Fitzhardinge was present to prosecute,…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, May 19. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Assaulting the Police

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1884 · page 2

John Morrow was charged with wilfully and maliciously destroying one uniform coat of the value of £1 15s., the property of the Government…

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Police Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. W. A. Byrne, J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1884 · page 4

James Quinlan pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk, and was fined 5/. Same defendant was charged under the Vagrant Act with begging alms, and pleaded not…

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Erection of Gaol

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 4

THE following correspondence is published for general information, and will be read with, much satisfaction:— Sydney, 20th May, 1884…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, May 22. (Before Mr. Rand, J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 2

VAGRANCY.—A woman named Ann Neill was charged with vagrancy. Constable Warren deposed to finding prisoner sitting on her swag opposite the Commercial Bank,…

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Police Court. Thursday. Before Messrs. W. A. Byrne and Wm. Reardon, J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 6

The adjourned application of James Smith for a slaughtering licensing at Cucumbla was again considered, and granted. William James, in custody, was charged…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, May 26. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Obscene Language

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1884 · page 2

Edward Newton, for using obscene language and language indecent in the extreme toward a young girl on the 24th instant, was fined £5, or in default three months'…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1884 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. A. M. Fisher, P.M., J. Simpson, and Dr. Agassiz, J.P. Robert M'Cutcheon was charged with using obscene language, and pleaded not…

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Licensing Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1884 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. A. M. Fisher, Jas. Simpson, and Dr. Agassiz, J.P. The only case set down for hearing at this court, was an application for a transfer of…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, May 27. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Charge of Incendiarism

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1884 · page 2

Johanna M'Gee was called on summons, on the complaint of the police, for maliciously setting fire to a certain dwelling-house in her occupation, the property of Thomas…

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