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Courts & crime, 1891

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, September 25. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Abusive Language

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 2

Hughes v. Townsley. Mr. H. B. Filzhardinge appeared on behalf of complainant, and Townsley was undefended. Joha Hughes deposed that on Wednesday…

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Wagga Circuit Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 4

The September sittings of the Circuit Court were opened, at the Wagga Court-house, at 10 a.m., on Thursday morning, His Honor Mr. Justice Stephen presided. Mr. H…

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Circuit Court. Civil Sittings. Friday, September 25. Before His Honor Mr. Justice Stephens, and a jury of four. RICHARDS V. Ferrier.—alleged Illegal Distraint

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 2

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, Solomon Richards, against Robert Ferrier for illegally disposing of certain properties by virtue of distraint for rent,…

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Police Court. Before the Police Magistrate. Grievous Bodily Harm

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 September 1891 · page 5

Patrick Guerin, in custody, was charged as above by John Nelson. John Baxter deposed : From information I had a conversation with Mr. Quinlan, and…

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court. Monday. (Before Mr. Baylis, P.M.)

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 30 September 1891 · page 2

A MAN AND WIFE, AND A BOTTLE. Pat. Geran was charged with inflicting previous bodily harm on John Nelson. Coast. Baxter, sworn, deposed--From…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, September 29. (Before Mr. William Rand, J.p.) Refusing to Pay for Liquor

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1891 · page 2

Dennis M'Grath, for refusing to pay for a drink supplied by P. J. M'Alistor, of the Australian Hotel, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in Wagga Gaol…

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Albury Circuit Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 2

THE Albury Circuit Court opened on Wednesday, Mr. Justice Stephen presiding. Charlotte Todd, an elderly woman, pleaded guilty to bigamy. The judge said the case…

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Wagga Police Court. Friday, October 2. (Before Messrs. H. Baylis, P.M., and T. W. Hammond, J.p.) a Rowdy Customer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1891 · page 5

An elderly man named Robert Derby appeared in the dock charged with behaving in an indecent manner in a public place on the previous day, with assaulting constable…

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Savage Assault on a Girl. Avoca

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1891 · page 2

ALABM was created at Elmhurat when a young girl, 15 years of age, was assaulted by a wild-looking man at Hickman's Creek at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The girl, whose…

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Wagga Police Court. Wednesday, October 7. (Before Messrs. W. Rand and P. Moran, Js.P.) THEFT

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1891 · page 3

John M'Ewan was placed in the dock charged with Stealing a pair of blankets, the property of Elizabeth Rogers, licensee of the Golden Fleece Hotel, Wagga, and a gong,…

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Murder Trial in Sydney. a Callous Convict

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1891 · page 3

AT the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on Monday, before Mr. Justice Manning, Maurice Dalton was found guilty of murdering his wife, Catherine Dalton, on 14th April…

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Land Court of New South Wales

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1891 · page 2

SITTINGS of the Land Court of New South Wales will be holden at the Court-house, Wagga Wagga, commencing at 10 a.m. on Moday, 19th October, for the hearing of all appeals nd application in…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Licensing Court. Wednesday, October 7, 1891. Before Mr. Weakes, P.M.; Mr. J. McInerney. J.P.; and Mr James Robinson, J.P.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1891 · page 2

The only business transacted at the licensing Court was the reading of the Licensing Inspector's (Mr. Cornett) report, which, was on the whole of a favourable character…

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The Bogan Ribver Murder. Mallalieu Sentenced to Death

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1891 · page 3

At the Dubbo court on Friday Harold Duncan Mallalieu, 22 years of ago, a native of California, was sentenced to death for the murder of Gerald Carey, alias Wilson, in…

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Extraordinary Theft. the Victorian Mace Stolen. a Complete Mystery

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1891 · page 2

A CONFIDENTIAL report made at the offices of the Criminal Investigation Branch (the Argus says) on Friday evening gives the bare details of the most extraordinary robbery…

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Land Notes. Land Court of New South Wales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1891 · page 4

Notice is hereby given that sittings of the Land Court of Now South Wales will be holden at the Court-house, Wagga, commencing at 10 a.m. on Monday, 19th…

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Police Court

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 October 1891 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. W. A. Byrne, J.P. James Delanny (stranger) was charged with drunkenness, being his first offence he was discharged with a caution…

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Assault on a Young Woman

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 4

A DBBO report says:—On Monday evening an assault was committed by two Italian hawlcors on Miss Marlon Guidice, eldest daughter of Louis Guidice of the Commercial…

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The Nyngan Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 5

THE following is a copy of the confession made by Mallalisu in connection with the murder for which he was on Friday sentenced to death:—My right name is Harold…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, Oct. 15. (Before the Pulice Magiatrate) DKUNKESNESS, &c

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1891 · page 3

Phillip Stephens was brought up on three separate charges, drunkenness, making use of obscene language in a public palce, and refusing to pay for liquer supplied. The…

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