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Courts & crime, 1895

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, October 15Th, 1895. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Vagrancy

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 October 1895 · page 2

John Case, charged with having insufficient lawful means of support, was remanded until the 22nd. The prisoner was recently brought from Urana, charged with being of…

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Green in Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 October 1895 · page 2

Daniel Green, the fourth man "wanted" in the notorious Dean case, appeared at the Water Police Court on Tuesday morning. Green appeared before Mr. Smithers, S.M…

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The Dean Case. Letters From the Gaol. the Wife of His Bosom

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 October 1895 · page 2

Everything is now coming oat showing how hypocritical Dean has been since he first contemplated the poisoning of his wife. Mrs. Dean during the first few days after the…

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The Dean Case. the Prisoner and His Wife. Some Hypocritical Effusions. Affectionate Letters From Gaol

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1895 · page 2

Two letters which are of interest in view of George Dean's constant asseverations of innocence and his final admission of guilt was produced on Monday by Mrs. Dean. They…

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Friday, October 18. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Alleged Breach of Agreement. Smith v. Lea

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 2

George Smith proceeded against George Lea for the recovery, of £1 said to be due for work and labor done. The following evidence was given:—…

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The Dean Case. Charge of Conspiracy. Police Court Proceedings. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 5

VERY little public interest was shown to-day in the hearing of the conspiracy charge against W. P. Crick, M.L.A., R. D. Meagher, George Dean, and Daniel Green…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, October 17Th, 1895. (Before Mr. L. A. Fosbery, J.p.) Drunkiness

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 2

Patrick Kenny pleaded guilty to being drunk in Fitzmaurice Street on the 16th inst. and was discharged with a caution…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, October 17. (Before Mr. L. A. Fosbery, J.p.) Indecent Language

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 2

Samuel Doyle pleaded guilty to having used indecent language in a public place, and was fined £2 with the option of one month's imprisonment…

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Land Appeal Court Decision

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 10

A DECISION recently given by the Land Appeal Court at Wagga is much commented on by selectors in the Junee district. The facts are as follow :—A selector named Ryan…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, October 17. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Alleged Embezzlement. Union Bank v. Lidgate

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1895 · page 2

Joseph Lidgate was proceeded against by the manager of the Wagga branch of the Union Bank of Australia Ltd. for embezzling £24 13s. 4d. the property of tho Union Bank…

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Monday, October 21. (Before the Police Magistrate) DRUNKENNESS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1895 · page 2

Henry Griffiths pleaded guilty to having been drunk on the previous day, and was fined 5s., with the option of seven days' gaol…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday, October 19Th, 1895. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Embezzlement

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 October 1895 · page 2

Joseph Lid[?] was charged with having on 16th April last, embezzled the sums of £1[?] and £1[?] 13s 4d, and, further, with having, on the 29th April, embezzled the…

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A Horrible Crime. Supposed Murder by Kanakas. Bundaberg

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1895 · page 2

A BRUTAL murder was committed last night at Eastend. It appears that Joseph Lottie left his residence at Mount Missing at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, going to a…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, October 22. (Before the Police Magistrate.) VAGRANCY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1895 · page 2

John Casey, charged on remand with having insufficient lawful means of support, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labor…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, October 22Nd, 1895. (Before Mr. H. Baylis, P.m.) Vagrancy

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 October 1895 · page 2

John Casey, charged with having insufficient means of support, was ordered to be imprisoned in Goulburn Gaol with hard labour for 2 months…

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A Theatrical Engagement Case. Remarkable Charge of "Stealing." Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 October 1895 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Greenaway, the well known actor, was charged at the Water Police Court to-day with stealing £3, the property of Robert Greenwood, of New Zealand. Mr…

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Indecent Language and Resisting the Police

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 October 1895 · page 2

Frederick Harrington Stanley for being drunk in Tarcutta-street on the 21st inst. was fined 10s or in default one week's imprisonment. For using indecent language…

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Burglary in George Street

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 October 1895 · page 2

Two of the smartest arrests over made in Sydney were effected on Wednesday night by Constable C. Taylor. The pair of men collared were doing their best to lay him out. He…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, October 22. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Riotous Behaviour

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1895 · page 2

Arthur Growl and George Smith were charged with behaving in a riotous manner in Baylis-street on Saturday night. The following evidence was taken…

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Wagga Police Court. Saturday October 26Th, 1895. (Before Mr. P. Moran, J.p.) Vagrancy

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 October 1895 · page 2

Mary Ann Meehan, charged with having insufficient lawful means of support, was remanded until Friday next…

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