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Courts & crime, 1888

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SKETCHES. Fifty Years at Court. Lord Lyons Half Century of Diplomatic Service

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 3

The retirement of Lord Lyons after fifty years of diplomatic service is the interesting [?]bject discussed in overy salon to-day. Soldam does a man in public life, be he…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Monday, March 5. (IN Equity.—Before his Honor the Cheif Judge, Mr. Justice Owen. RILEY V. Snowden and Another

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 1

Mr. C. E. Pilcher, Q.C., and Dr. Donovan, instructed by Messrs. Slattery and Heydon, for the plaintiff, George Riley; Mr. C. J. Manning and Mr. C. G. Heydon,…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Tuesday, March 5, (IN Equity,—Before his Honor the Chief Ju' go, Mr. Justice Owen. RILEY V. Snowden and Another

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 March 1888 · page 4

Mr. C. E. Pilcher, Q.C., and Dr. Donovan, instructed by Messrs. Slattery and Heydon, for the plaintiff, George Riley; Mr. C. J. Manning and Mr. C. G. Heydon,…

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Letters to the Editor. Perjury at the Mittagong Police Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 March 1888 · page 3

SIR,—Under the heading "Sparklets," I notice a correspondent in your issue of the 10th inst. has commented somewhat freely on some remarks of mine from the Bench concerning a…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, March 19, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 March 1888 · page 1

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and H. Childs and J. Girard, Js.P. D. Toohey pleaded to a charge of indecent behariour. Fined 5s…

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Attempting to Escape From Berrima Gaol

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 21 March 1888 · page 1

AT the Goulburn Quarter Sessions last week Alick Lee Adolph Dennewald, and John Timmons were charged with attempting to escape from the custody of the jailer at…

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Court of Petty Sessions at Bowral

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 2

THE report of the special meeting of the committee of the Bowral School of Arts, published in our issue of Wednesday last, allowed that the committee unanimously agreed, on the motion…

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Letters to the Editor. Court House for Bowral

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 28 March 1888 · page 1

DEAR SIR,—As considerable surprise has been expressed, by those interested in the establishment of a court house, that the offer of the School of Arts committee was…

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Mittagong Police Court. Tuesday, March 27

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 31 March 1888 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. H. Childs, J. P. W. Wood pleaded guilty to using obscene language in Bowral, and was fined 5s. Pine paid…

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Berrima District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 2

Tun above court will be opened on Friday next, 13th inst., by bis Honor Judge McFarland. The following eases have been set down for hearing:—…

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Berrima District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 3

THE above court was opened yesterday morning by His Honor Judge McFarland. Dr. Sly and Mr. Hanbury Davies, barristers were present. The following cases…

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The Bowral Free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Saturday, April 14, 1888. Mittagong Police Court. Wednesday, April 11, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., H. Childs, and A. Girard, Js.P. John Patrick Murphy appeared, on remand, charged with obtaining£100 by false…

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Mittagong Police Court. Monday, April 16, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 1

BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and H. Childs, J.P. INDECENCY. M. Donovan, charged with behaving…

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The Bomral free Press. Do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends. Wednesday, April 1888. Berrima District Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 18 April 1888 · page 1

THE above court was opened on Friday morning last at Moss Vale, by Judge McFarland. The legal profession was represented by the following gentlemen:—…

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Mr. McCourt and Mr. McElhone

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 4

IN the Assembly on Tuesday last, Mr. McCourt, referring to Mr McElhone's statement on Thursday evening that he had been using engaged compartments on the…

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Moss Vale Licensing Court. Wednesday, April 18, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. F. R. Wilshire, L.M., and Mr. J. A. Badgery. BREACH OF LICENSING ACT. Licensing Inspector Fowler v. Peter…

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Sentenced to Death

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 25 April 1888 · page 4

THE Wagga Wagga Circuit Court, presided sided over by Mr. Chief Justice Darley, concluded its sittings on Saturday last. James Druitt, an aboriginal, was found guilty of…

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Mittagong Police Court. Saturday, April 21, 1888

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 25 April 1888 · page 1

BEFORE Mr. H. Childs, J.P. Annie Johnston, for drunkenness in Mittagong on the 20th instant, was fined 2/6. James Baker, on a similar charge, was…

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Attempted Suicide in Berrima Gaol

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 25 April 1888 · page 1

AT the Goulburn Assize Court on Friday last, before his Honor Sir George Innes, John Davis was arraigned and pleaded not…

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Berrima Police Court. Tuesday, April 25, 1888. BEFOR Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M.

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 25 April 1888 · page 1

Michael Dougherty appeared on a charge of false pretences, namely, having obtained food and accommodation from J. Daly to the extent of £1/18, on the representation…

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