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Courts & crime, 1884

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, May 30. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 3

THEFT.—A youth named Joseph Press, lately in the employ of Mr. Leyshon, bookseller and news agent, was charged with stealing several articles from his employer's…

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Police Court. Thursday. Before Mr. J. Simpson, J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 3

Patrick M'Namara was charged with drunkenness, and was fined 20/, or otherwise to suffer three days in the lock-up. Mary Roberts, 30 years of age, was…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, June 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.) LARCENY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1884 · page 3

Joseph Levy, in custody, was charged with larceny as a bailee of two diamond rings and one gold watch, valued at £13 7s. 6d., the property of Karl Simmat, of No. 4,…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1884 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. J. B. Hurley and W. A. Byrne, J.P. Agassiz v. Matthews, neglecting to fulfil service; plea, not guilty…

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Police Court. Monday. Before Dr. Agassiz, J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1884 · page 6

Ellen M. Demby, on being charged with vagrancy for refusing to pay for liquor, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to seven days in Yass gaol…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, June 3. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1884 · page 2

FURIOUS DRIVING.—There were two cases of furious driving which were dismissed, but in a third case the defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined ls. and costs of court 4s. 10d…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before Mr. W. Byrne, J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 7 June 1884 · page 6

James Doyle was charged with drunkenness, and, on his pleading guilty, was discharged. Same defendant, also pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, June 7. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1884 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—George Quinnell was cautioned for drunkenness, and fined £1 or 14 days in gaol for bad language. MONDAY, JUNE 9…

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Police Court. Tuesday. Before Messrs. J. Simpson, and W. A. Byrne, J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 June 1884 · page 3

Henry Ferrier was charged with being drunk and disorderly and making use of obscene language. Mr. Healy, on behalf of defendant (who…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday. Before Messrs. J. Simpson and W. A. Byrne, J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 June 1884 · page 3

Smith v. Dunne, Goods sold. Mr. Healy for plaintiff. Defendant not appearing, a verdict was given for amount with 10/-for plaintiff's expenses and 4/10 costs of…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, June 11. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Forgery of Bank Notes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1884 · page 2

John Lyons was brought up charged with uttering and forging two bank notes—one for £5, and the other for £1, well knowing the same to have been forged…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. (From Tuesday's Herald.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1884 · page 2

IN Banco Court on Monday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Innes and a jury of four, the action Hyland v. Commercial Bank was heard…

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Sydney Supreme Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1884 · page 3

At the Banco Court sittings, on Friday, June 20, before the Chief Justice and a jury of four, the case of Buffrey v. M'Caughey and another was heard. Mr. Heydon and…

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A Practical Joke the Cause of a Murder. (From the Gwydir Examiner, June 11.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1884 · page 3

ON Thursday afternoon the town was thrown into a fever of excitement by the report that a man named John Brady had shot Mr. Gwydir, a grazier on Bineguy, and had [?]…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, June 26. (Before Mr. William Rand, J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1884 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE. — Andrew Duncan was brought before the court, charged with using obscene language. After the evidence of Constable Warren had been taken, the…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, June 28. (Before Mr. W. Rand, J.P.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1884 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS.—John Coyle and Hugh Dnncan, on charges of drunkenness, were cautioned and discharged. CHILD DESERTION.—John Banks, on a…

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Police Court. Saturday. Before Dr. Agassiz, J.P.

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 2 July 1884 · page 6

James W. Hyland was charged with travelling on the railway without a ticket, and was fined 40/, with the alternative of seven days in the lock-up…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, July 3. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 3

VAGRANCY.—Mary Ann Greenwood, alias Stephens, on the above charge, was cautioned and discharged. HORSE-STEAING.—Weston Edwards was…

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Small Debts-court

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 5 July 1884 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. E. P. Barnes and W. Keardon, J.P. John Henry Woods t. Jonas Cuzner. This was a claim made by plaintiff against…

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Wagga Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Saturday, Jul 5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1884 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—Charles Faruham, for the above, was fined 10s., or one week's imprisonment; and for using profane language £1, or 14 days. Fines paid…

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