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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. W. S. Casewell, M.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 2

G. Tate v Mrs. S. broughton, claim £1 10s., money lent.—Verdict for plaintiff with 5s costs, to be paid by 10s instalments monthly; first…

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Court of Petty Sessions. (Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, M. P, and G. Tate, J.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 2

H. Nelson, a youth, pleaded guilty of travelling on the railway without a ticket, and was fined [?] 14 days in Moss Vale lock-up…

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A Double Murder. Discovery After Many Years

The Mittagong Express · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 2

Mundooran, Wednesday.—A strange sequel to a mysterious double murder has just come to light. Some 24 years ago a newly-married German couple…

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A Police Constable's Curious Mistake

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 4

A MOST ridiculous scene occurred at a church in Newcastle a few Sundays ago. A policeman was parsing the church as a gentleman came out. The man jokiugly accosted the policeman, and said he was wanted inside. The policemen thought…

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Mittagong Police Court. Tuesday, Oct. 10. BEFORE [?] W. S. Caswell. P.M., and J. [?], ALLEGED [?] LANGOAGE

The Mittagong Express · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 2

Richard Jones was charged By Ann [?] using [?] language in Church street, Mittagong, On the 29 [?]. The defendant [?] not guilty…

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Goulburn Assizes. POLICE [?] S. A. [?] Bowral Verdict : “NOT [?]

The Mittagong Express · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 3

Tuesday, 10th Oct.—Before His Honor Mr. Justice Owen. Simeon Alexander Moss, a middle aged man of respectable appearance, was charged…

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The Assault Case

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 3

At the Goulburn Circuit Court on Tuesday last, before his honor Mr. Justice Owen. The case against Simeon Alexander Moss, charged with committing an assault on Ernest…

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2nd Charge of Assault against S. A. Moss

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 1

AT the Goulburn Police Court on Monday last, 16th inst., before Mr. W. S. Caswell P.M., and Messrs. C. H. Roberts and Oliver, Js.P., Simeon Alexander Moss, on remand, was…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

The Mittagong Express · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 2

At the Goulburn Police Court on Monday, before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and C. H. Roberts and Oliver, Js.P., Simeon Alexander Moss, on remand, was…

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Threatened Murder of English Subjects

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

Mr. Chamberlain, in view of the Beer threats to marder English subjects, has warned President Kruger that be will be hold responsible for acts…

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Moss Vale Police Court. FRIDAY, 20th OCTOBER (Before L. Samuel, W. McKenzie and E. Hewison J's. P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 5

James Rudd was charged with being of unsound mind.—Remanded to Berrima for 8 days medical treatment…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday. Oct. 25th, 1899. (Before Messre W. S. Caswell, P.M.

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 5

G. Tate, M. J. Parnell and John Cullen, J'sP.) Henry Backhouse and James Cole were charged with riotous behavier…

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Scene in the House. MB. M. Court Orders Norton to Be Removed

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 1

A scene occurred during the all-night sitting of the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. At 4 30 a.m., Mr. Norton, who was…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, 8Th Nov

The Mittagong Express · Friday 10 November 1899 · page 2

Before Mr. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and Mr. G. Tate, J.P. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Henry A. Taylor was charged with using…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 2

Wednesday, 8th November, 1899. (Before Messrs. W. S. Caswell, P.M., and G. Tate, J.P.) H. A. L. Taylor was summoned by…

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Charge of Conspiracy. Bowral Police Court. Queen v. White and Wilshire

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 2

AT the Bowral Police Court on Wednesday before Mr. Delohery, B.M., Thomas Palmer White and Frederick Oscar Wilshire (on remand) were brought up, on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the…

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Alleged Conspiracy to Defraud. Bowral Police Court. Monday, November 20Th, 1899

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 22 November 1899 · page 4

THE case Queen v. White and Wilshire on the charge of conspiracy to defraud the Government of divers large sums of money was continued on Monday. last before Mr. C. Delohery, S.M…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 5

The adjourned case, Moss Vole Council, per Mr. U. A. Taylor (Inspector) v. Hindmarsh, came on before Mr. W. S. Caswell, P.M., at Moss Vale on Wednesday last…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, Nov. 24, 1899

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs W. S. Caswell, P.M., R. S., Mackenzie and A. J. Harrison, J.'s P; LARCENY. Thomas Lindsay was brought up on a charge…

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Alleged Larceny. the Stealing of a Spur

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 28 November 1899 · page 1

At the Bowral Police Court on Friday last, before Messrs. Caswell, P.M., and R.S. Mackenzie and A. J. Harrison, Js.P,…

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