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Courts & crime, 1897

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Land Appeal Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1897 · page 4

SITTINGS of the Land Appeal Court of New South Wales will be held at Darlinghurst, in No. 3 Court, commencing at 10 a.m on Tuesday, 9th February, for the hearing of…

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Petty Debts Court. Monday, February 8th. (Before Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.m.) Defended Cases

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1897 · page 2

Ewen Cameron v. Hugh Stephens, Claim for £10 damages by depasturing bull. Mr. Heath appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Coleman for defendant…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, February 8. (Betore Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.m.) Drunkenness

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1897 · page 4

Maurice Lyons, an old offender, was fined 5s. or. 6 hours' imprisonment for being drunk. RETURNED TO THE SOABAON…

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Butler in Court. [By Telegraph.] London, Feb. 11

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 2

AT the proceedings at the Extradition Court at San Francisco yesterday Captain Jones identified Butler as a man who had been employed as a sailor on the ship Flintshire…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, February 16. (Before Messrs C. E. O[?]lear, P.M., and E. W. Donnelly, J.p.) Indecent Behaviour

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 February 1897 · page 3

Francis Moran was fined 10s, or three days' imprisonement, for indecent behaviour in Fitzmaurice-street. WILFUL DAMAGE,…

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Adelong Day by Day. Police Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 2

Before Messrs. Molineaus and Rudd, J' P. Police v.S. Witslett, obscene language; defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined the and 5s 10d costs, in default 14 days. Police…

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Small Debts Court

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 20 February 1897 · page 2

MacMahon v. Wheeler.—Mr MacMahoa deposed that defendant was indebted to him in the amount of £1 Is professional costs. Judgment for amount…

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Cootamundra Police Court. Wednesday. (Before E. P. Barnes and E. Doidge, Esq., J'sP. LICENSE

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 20 February 1897 · page 2

George Serial, a Syrian, applied for a license for a pack horse. Messrs Cunniogham and Deep went sureties. Granted…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, February 23. (Before Mr. C. E. Oslear, P.m.) Summons Cases

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 2

Amelia Hill proceeded against John Mullen for the support of an illegitimate child, of which the prosecutrix alleged he was the father…

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Butler in Court. London, Feb 22

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 3

FROM San Francisco it is reported that the supped Del murderer Butler has made another statement regarding the death of Lee Weller. Some time ago he asserted that Lee Weller…

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Melbourne. Wednesday. the Injured Governor. Lord Brasaey continues to improve. Alleged Murder

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 2

Charles Hall, a well-known Bendigo footballer, was arrested to day on a chargo, of murdering his wife, who was supposed to have committed suicide on the 15th inst. by…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before Mr. J. J. Miller, J.P. False Pretences

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 10

John McKenzie was charged as ab[?]vious. He wished to plead guilty. Constable Gibson deposed: I arrested accused on Saturday night, and charged…

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The Courts. Cootamundra Police Court. Wednesday. (Before J J. Miller, Esq., J,p.) Uttering a Valueless Cheque

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 2

John McKenzie, alias William Comings (middle-age, a strange), was charged with obtaining's sum of money from Mr Juleff by means of a, valueless cheque…

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The Latest. [By Telegraph.] London, Feb. 25. Butler in Court

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 2

The proceedings in connection with the application for the extradition of Butler, continued at San Francisco yesterday. The coat fouud amongst the prisoner's…

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Junee District Court. Thursday, February 25. (Before Acting-.Judge Merewether) Alleged Slander

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 2

W. C. Burns v. W. J. Doyle and wife. Mr. P. R. White, instructed by Mr.Sweetland, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Mitchelmore, of Messrs. Heath and…

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The Mountain Murders. Applying to the Supreme Court. London, Thursday Night

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1897 · page 2

At the Extradition Court at San Francisco to-day Detective Roche identified a cost found in the possession of Butler as having belonged to Preston. On the detective making this statement [?]…

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Contempt of Court

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 4

John Norton wm brought before the Ful Court on Friday to show cause why b should not be committed for contempt. The case arises from the prosecution by W. F…

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Wagga Police Court. Tuesday, March 2. (Before Mr. G. E. Oslear, P.m.) Disobeying an Order

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1897 · page 2

Thomas Vial was charged with disobeying an order for the maintenance of his children. The accused, it appeared, had been arrested at Condoblin for disobeying an…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate (Mr. Oslear). ASSAULT

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 March 1897 · page 10

Molyneux v. Richardson. Mr. Mac Mahon for complainant; Mr. Matthews for defendant. Plaintiff's statement was that he called at…

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Sentenced to Marry

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 6 March 1897 · page 3

A young man and a young woman were contesting possession of a piece of property, the one claiming under an old lease, and the other under an old will…

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