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Courts & crime, 1888

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 2

(Before the P. M. and W. A. Byrne J. P. Ah Sun Sum) Was changed with having on the 26th inst wounded Ah Sam with intent to do in [?]…

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Licensing Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 4
Also in The Cootamundra Liberal

Before the Police Magistrate and W. A. Byrne, J.P. Michael Maher pleaded not guilty to charge of allowing unlawful games to take…

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Small Debts Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 4

Before the Police Magistrate. Simpson v. Barrett, £2/2/9. Mr. O'Donnell appeared for plaintiff. Joseph James Purcell deposed: I am…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, Oct. 30. (Before Mr. W. Rand, J. P.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1888 · page 2

Robert Campbell was charged with being drank in Gurwood-Street, on the 29th Oct. last. He pleaded guilty, and was cautioned and discharged…

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News of the Week Gundagai Police Court. Thursday, November 1. Before Mr. Weekes, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1888 · page 2

James Bassant, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 2/6 or imprisonment till rising of court; and for resisting the police was fined 20/- or three days' imprisonment…

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Wagga Police Court. THURSDAY, Nov. 1. (Before the Police Magistrate.) DRUNKENNESS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 2

John M'Lean was charged with hiving been drunk in Baylis-street, on the 31st Oct. Fined £1, or one week's gaol. The same defendant was also charged with…

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Police Co[?] Thursday. Before the Police Magistrate DRUNKENNESS

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 5

Jane Maxwell, for drunkenness, [?] fined 20/-or 7 days imprisonment. Went to gaol. Edward Frawley, drunkenness and…

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Friday, Nov. 2. (Before the Police Magistrate.) FOR[?]ERY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 2

Ernest Cook was charged, on remand, with forgery. Senior-Sergeant Powell produced the warrant which had been out from Jerilderie,…

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Land Notes. Court of Appeal. (Gazzette, No. 687, Nov. 2.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 4

Notice ie hereby given that a Court of Appeal, under the Crown Lands Act of 1884, will be held by the Minister for Lands, at the Department of Lands, on Monday, the…

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Police Court. Friday. Before the Police Magistrate. Hawker's License

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 4

A hawker's license and tobacco license were granted to John Hawkins, on sureties by Robert Little and Robert A. King of £20 each, recognisance fee 5/…

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court. Tuesday. After 31 YEARS

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 2

Thomas Darcy was charged with leaving his wife without support, for the last six weeks. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Police Court. Tuesday, November 6. Before Mr. Weekes, P.M., and Mr. Norton, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1888 · page 2

John Moroney was charged on warrant, dated 22nd May, 1885, signed C. W. Weekes, J.P., Gundagai, that he did steal a chestnut colt the property of one Michael Ball, Five Mile Creek…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate. ASSAULT

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 6

Thomas Talbot, for assault, was remanded till THURSDAY. The following evidence was taken:—…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, Nov. 10). (Before the Police Magistrate.) Riotous Conduct

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 2

Moenshee Moorhbucks and Goolahm Mohammed were charged with behaving in a riotous manner in Fitzmanrice-street, on the 9th. It appears that the latter was engaged…

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The Gellingroe Murder

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 2

THE adjourned magisterial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the finding of the headless body of a man at Gellingroe on the 17th October, was resumed by Mr. Weekes, P.M., yesterday, at the…

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News of the Week Gundagai Police Court. Monday, November 12. Before Mr. Weekes, P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 2

Thomas O'Brien pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent behaviour and was fined 20/-, in default seven days' jail. THE meeting convened by Messrs. Sanderson…

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Police Court. Friday. Before the Police Magistrate

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 November 1888 · page 12

Inspeotor of nuisances v. John Fenning, for allowing two horses to stray in Parker-street, Defendant pleaded not guilty. The inspector stated that on Sunday at 9.15…

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court Tuesday. Before the P. M. School Cases

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 14 November 1888 · page 3

John M'Crossen was charged by Mr. Inspector Thompson with allowing his son [?], to remain away from school. without lawful excuse such as the Act…

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The Murrumbidgee Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1888 · page 2

THE inquiry in connection with the Jellingro murder was concluded on Monday morning. No further light has been thrown on the mystery. Sergeant Vaughan said that he…

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