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Courts & crime, 1868

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, March 24Th. (Before Messrs H. Wren, E. Haslingden, and Robert Ritchie, Magistrates.) Armstrong v. Smith, Illegal Detention

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1868 · page 2

Thomas Smith was charged with unlawfully detaining a strawberry bullock, the property of one James Armstrong. Defendant pleaded ownership of the…

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Trial of H. J. O'farrell for the Attempted Assassination of the Prince. Central Criminal Court. Monday and Tuesday, 30Th and 31St March

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1868 · page 2

The trial of Henry James O'Farrell, for the attempted assassination of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, postponed upon the application of counsel for the…

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Police Court

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Wednesday 22 April 1868 · page 2

Before the same magistrates Edward and John Deasen, who pleaded guilty to using [?]busive language, were admonished and discharged. Jocob Lunnos was fined £2…

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Court of Requests. Tuesday, April 21. (Before. Messrs. Aldcorn, Bice, and Elyard, J.P.'s.)

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Wednesday 22 April 1868 · page 2

Linkenback v. E. Pollock.—Claim, 17s. 6d. No defence. Verdict for plaintiff. Templetion v. Tory —Claim, £1 10s. for work done. Verdict for plaintiff £1, with…

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Execution of O'farrell for the Attempted Murder of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1868 · page 5

The curtain has fallen over the melancholy drama which has convulsed the Australian colonies during the last month. Heary James…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. Saturday, April 18. (From the Bathurst Times.)

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1868 · page 4

John [?] Mick [?] who on Monday last, the 13th instant, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging [?] with the…

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Local News. Police Court. Tuesday May 5 (Before John Glanvile James Aldcorn and Z. G. Bice, Esq's J.P.’s

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 2

OBSCENE LANGUAGE — Lucy Greer was charged with hiving on the 21st April ultimo, in a public place, to wit on the New Line Road, made use of obscene language towards one Sarah…

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Court of Requests. (Before the same Magistrates.)

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1868 · page 2

J.J. Emery v. James Jarret[?] This was a case for agistment for which the plaintiff claimed £3 3s. no defence was filed, but the defendant boing present staled that ho had told Mr…

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Eden. Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, May 12Th (Before G. P. Keon, P.M., H. Baddeley, J.P, Esqs. Higgings v. Rozensky

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1868 · page 2

Edward Rozensky stood charged with having on the first day of May instant personated a constable in the house of the plaintiff…

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Murder Staffordshire

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 3

A man named John Rogers is charged with the murder of Mary Durwin an Irish women with whom he had cohabited for several years. The prisoner and the…

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The Droyis[?]en Murder

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 3

At the [?] Assizes on Thursday Time lavourer was charged with the [?] murder of Mary [?]mer, at D[?]stlen on Christ [?] The…

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Murder of a Step Daughter

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 3

An women named Frances Kedde aged 25 [?] sentenced to death at Ma[?]tone on Thursday for the [?] murder of her step daughter. The prisoner had own…

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Central Criminal Court. Monday, 11Th May. (Before his Honor Judge Cheeke.)

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 3

The criminal sittings were opened yesterday morning, and the Court was crowded in anticipation of the first case to be heard, being that of Messrs Macpherson…

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Small Debts Court, Bega. Prescott v. M'Fadyen. For £8 2s—Store Account

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 3

These being no appearance of defendant or set-off filed, a verdict was given for plaintiff for the full amount claimed. Taylor v. Sheehan…

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Central Criminal Court Monday. (Before their [?]nors Mr. Justice Cheeke and Mr. Justice Fannett) REGINA v. MACPUERSON

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 4

Their Honors as appointed delivered judgement on the demurrer filed by the defendant in this cause. [?] Justice Cheeks said that in…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, May 19Th. (Before Messrs R. Ritchie, and H. Wren, Magistrates.) Robinson v. Ellis. Illegal Detention of Property

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1868 · page 2

William Ellis was charged with unlawfully detaining a saddle, the property of one Edward Robinson. Edward Robinson, sworn: I am a…

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Shoalhaven Police Court. Tubsdix, Mat 26Th. (Before Messrs. Aldeorn, Bice, and Glanville, J.P.'s.)

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1868 · page 2

ASSAULT.—Thomas Morris Street, of Sassafras, was charged by one Lewis Lowry, with having, on Sunday, the 26th April last, committed a breach of the peace. From the…

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Sydney, Water Police Court. Tuesday, May 26Th. (Before Messrs Voss, Levey, and Kelly.) the Post-office Robbery at Gosford

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1868 · page 5

Irvine Coulter was charged by detective Joseph Bowden with having fraudulently placed obliterated stamps on letters whilst in his capacity of postmaster…

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Court of Bequests. Tuesday, May 26(Before the same magistrates.)I

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1868 · page 2

D. Berry, Esq., v. E. Keen, breach of agreement, £10.—Mr. Slioveland, for plaintiff, proved the agreement for making 35,000 bricks, and stated the plaintiff desired Cancellation rather…

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Execution of Griffin for the Cleramont Escort Murder. [Telegram to the S.M. H[?]LD.] Monday, 1st June

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1868 · page 2

The Clermont escort murder, which has been so long before the public, has [?]minated in the execution of Griffin, whose position in society as a Police Magistrate,…

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