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Courts & crime, 1895

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The Czar, the Police.and the Press

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 3

THE Czar (the Vienna correspondent of the Daily News telegraphs) has held a consultation with the Grand Dukes on the subject of the secret Court police, which he intends…

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Gandagal Police Court. Wednesday, January 2 Before Mr. C. W. Weekes, P. M. [?]

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 2

James Claxton ailed James S. Neholls far £1/6/0 wages. Mr. Griffin appeared for the defeadant. The plaintill, a labourer, residing at South…

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Police Court. THURSDAY. Before the Police Magistrate

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 5

Michael Grace (a strong lump of a man) was charged with drunkenness and language: and he was given three days and fined 1/, or till the rising of the court. He…

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Friday, Jan. 4th. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Assault on a Wife

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 2

John Hodge was charged with assaulting his wife, Susannah Hodge, on December 7th, at her residence, Fox lane, Newtown. The following evidence was taken:—…

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Friday, Jan. 4th, 1895. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Alleged Assault on a Wife

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 5

John Hodge was charged with assaulting his wife, Sus[?]ah Hodge, on December 7th, at her reside [?] Fox lane, Newtown. The following evidence was taken:—…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, Jan. 3. (Before Mr. W. Rand, J.p.) Breaking and Entering

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 2

Thomas Brown was charged, on remand, with breaking and entering the dwelling house of Charles Lyne, at Wagga on the 24th December, 1894…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday January 3Rd. (Before Mr. W. Rand, J.P. Alleged Breaking and Entering

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 5

Thomas Brown was charged on remand, with breaking and coloring the dwelling house of Charles Lyne, at Wagga on the 24th December, 1894…

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The Question of Police Protection

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 3

The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Brunker, had an interview yesterday afternoon with Mr. Fosbery, Inspector-General of Police, in regard to the state of affairs in the Newcastle…

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Murder in Bathurst Gaol. Bathurst

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 2

In the gaol yard on Saturday afternoon a prisoner named Charles Williams struck James O'Connor, another prisoner, with a broom. O'Cennor was rendered unconscious…

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Murderous Assault in Gaol. One Prisoner Killed by Another. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 2

WHILST a number of prisoners were exercising the yard at Bathurst gaol yesterday, one of them, Charles Williams, struck another named James O'Connor on the head with a…

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Militia Court at Ballarat. a Sharp Sentence. Ballarat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 2

THE finding of the court martial on Private Glasson, of the Ballarat militia, charged with being intoxicated while in uniform, using obscene language and assaulting his…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 8. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Alleged Larceny of Jewellery

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 2

John J. Cetta or Downs was brought up charged with larceny. The following evidence was taken:- Senior-Constable Anderson deposed: From…

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The Murder in Bathurst Gaol. the Inquest. Jurors Threatened

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 2

AN inquest was held at Bathurst on Monday at the gaol on the body of James O'Connor, a confinee who, on Saturday, was killed by a blow inflicted by another prisoner, John…

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Stealing a Rug

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 2

James Ryan was charged with stealing a buggy rug, value 30s., the property of James living. Constable Dwyer deposed that whilst the…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, January 8. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 2

Mary Ann Bowyer, for being drunk in Fitzmaurice-street on the 7th inst., was fined 5s., or four days' imprisonment. James Ryan, for being drunk in Little…

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Gundagai Police Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 2

Before Mr. C. W. Weekes, P.M., and Mr. James Robinson, J. P. J. Tracey, license of the Club House Hotel appeared in answer to a summons, charged with a…

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Gundagai Small Debts Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9. Before Mr. Weekes, M. P. Angus M'Donald, sued John Rearded for £2, wages…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate. Landlord and Tennant

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 7

John Duffy v. Albert Arthur Bean, Mr. Morgan for plaintiff This was a case of alleged fraudulent removal of furniture from a house rented by defendant to plaintiff, on…

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Wagga Police Court. Thrusday, January 10. (Before the Police Magistrate) LARCENY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

Ernest Richardson, 17 years of age, was charged with the larcency of a shirt and a pair of trousers, the property of Isaac Breed, of Yerong Creek, on the 8th instant…

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Assault

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 4

Christina Dee, Arthur Claude Hamilton Dee, and Richard Lee were summoned by Thomas Cornish Heath for assault. Mr. H. E. Mitcbelmore appeared for the…

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