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Courts & crime, 1897

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, June 28. (Before Messrs. G. Martin, P.M, AAD, C. F. Bolton, J.p.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1897 · page 2

Robert Hilton, was charged with being drunk in Kincaid-street on Saturday. The accused admitted that it was his third offence. He was fined 10s., or in default…

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Wagga Licensing Court. Monday, June 28. (Before Messrs. G. Martin, L. A. Fosbery, and C. F. Bolton, L.M.'s

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1897 · page 2

The adjourned sitting of the court for the consideration of the annual renewals was held, there being several applications which had been postponed to enable certain…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, June 29Th, 1897 (Before Mr. S. Hawkins, J.p.) Disobeying an Order

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 1 July 1897 · page 4

Thomas Vile was proceeded against by Inspector Smith for disobeying an order for maintaince of his wife, made against ham on July 12th, 1896, by Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.M…

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Allegred Attempted Murder

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 2

Murrumburrab, Wednesday. -- a quarrel arose between two swagsmen at the Cunningham station woolshed yesterday after roon, when one attempted to cut the…

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Court Cases

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 2

District Court plaints lodged during the half year numbered 31; smail debts court plaints 121; whilst 15 cases, involving 20 prisoners, were beard at the sittings of the…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, July 1. (Before Messrs. C. F. Bolton and E. W. Donnelly, J.'s.P.) DRUNKENNESS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 2

William Bond, charged with being drunk in Fitzmaurice-street, was cautioned and discharged. Paul Meyer was tharged with being…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, July 1St, 1897. (Before Messrs. C. F. Bolton and E. W. Donnelly, J's.P.) [?]Agrancy Case

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 2

Ellen Slack was charged on remand with having insufficient lawful visible means of support and was discharged…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, July 5. (Before Messrs. G. Martin, P.M. and C. F. Bolton, J.P. LANGUAGE

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 2

Thomas Wall was charged with using indecent language in Kincaid-strcet on Saturday. The accused pleaded guilty. He was fined 20s. or in default 7 days' gaol…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, July 5Th, 1897. (Before Messrs. G. Martin, P.M., and C. F. Bolton, J.p.) Indecent Language

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 3

Thomas Wall was charged with using indecent language in Kincaid-street on Saturday. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s, in default 7 days' imprisonment…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, July 6. (Before Mr. G. Martin, P.m.) Drunkennkss

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 2

Charles Holton was charged with being drunk in Fitzmaurice-street on Monday. He was fined 5s., or in default 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Butter in Gaol. Morbid and Restless. His Agitation at Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 4

The unremitting surveillance of the condemned man Butler has given the authorities an insight into the varied phases of his character which tends to raise the…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, July 6Th, 1897. (Before Messrs G. Martin, P.M. L.A. Fosbery and C. F. Bolton, J.s.P.) DRUNKENNESS

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 3

Charles Holton, for being drunk in Fitzmaurice-street on the previous day, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Betting on Racecourses. Decision of the English Court. Hawke v. Dunn Reversed. London, 5Th July

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 2

The Court of Appeal on Saturday give an important decision in respect to the enforcement of the English act for the suppression of gambling…

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Wagga Licensing Court. (Before Messrs G. Martin, P.M. and L. A. Fosbery and C. F. Bolton, J's.P.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 2

The quarterly sitting of the Wagga Licensing Court was held at the courthouse on Tuesday before Messrs G. Martin P.M., and L. A. Fosbery and C. F. Bolton, J's.P…

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Gundagai Police Court. Wednesday, July 7. Before Mr. H. S. Hawkins P.M.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 2

Thomas Faunt was charged with the illegal detention of a pipe valued 10/6, the property of J. T. Cooper. Evidence was given by plantiff and his brother…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before Mr. B. Doidge, J.P. DETENTION

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 10

Prosper v. William Graham, adjourned from 30th June, for detaining a dray and set of harness, valued £7, the property of plaintiff. Mr. MacMahon for plaintiff…

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Terrible Murder at Hobart. Five Bullets Fired

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 5

Shortly after 9 o'clock at Hobart on Wednesday evening Denis Cane seaman on the barque Glenmark while drinking in the Telegraph Hotel drew a revolver and fined…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, July 8. (Before Messrs. C. F. Bolton and W. Shaw, J's.P.) LANGUAGE

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 2

Henry M'Kenzie was charged with using obscene language in Fitzmaurice-street on Thursday. He pleaded guilty and was fined 20s. or in default one week's gaol…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, July 8Th, 1897. (Before Messrs Wm Shaw and C. F. Bolton J's.P.) Drunkenness and [?]Centity

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 4

Michael Maher and John M'Carthy were each fined 10s, in default 3 days imprisonment for being drunk in Fitzmaurice-street on the previous day…

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Cootamundra Police Comet. Friday. (Before Messrs W. H, Matthews and E. Doidge, Js.P.) Illegal Travelling

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 2

Andrew Melrose pleaded guilty to travelling on the railway without a ticket. Jehu W. Gallon, night-officer, deposed that two men arrived without tickets. Thnv…

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