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Southern Highlands · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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Moss Vale Police Court. Tuesday. January 2, 1900

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 2

INFLICTING GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM. The accused, John Cloutt, was before the court. Constable John White deposed as…

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The Rats Castle Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 2

MUDGEE, Friday —Although the police have been busy trying to sheet home the crime no evidence of a character to justify an arrest one been…

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The Eureka Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 January 1900 · page 5

Brisbane, Friday.—Inspectors Stuart and O'Driscoll returned to-night from Stanton Harcourt, and from what can be gathered as to the circumstantial…

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Moss Vale Police Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 January 1900 · page 2

C. C. Gale v. M. Fleming.—This was a case in which the complainant charged at the defendant did fraudulently removed certain goods end…

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Goondlwindi Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 4

Brisbane, Thursday.—Valentino Pfinget, sen, on remand on a charge of the murder of his wife, was brought before Mr. Armstrong, P.M , at…

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District Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 5

The district court was held at the court. house Moss Vale, on Tuesday last before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. The legal profession present were Messrs C. C. Gale and…

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The Alleged Murder of a Girl

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 5

Brisbane, Thursday.—At the Childers Police to-day an aboriginal named Willie Broome was brought up charged with the murder of the girl…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, Jan. 24Th 1900

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 2

(Before Messrs W.S. Caswell, P.M. and Gco. Tate and A.D. Badgery, J.P. Herman Richard Poppleton was charged with criminally assaulting a girl aged eleven…

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Small Debts Court. Bowral, Jan. 26th, 1900

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs W. S. Caswell P.M. and W. Alcorn J.P. Mr. H. M. Oxley for plaintiff in the first three cases…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Thursday, Feb. 8Th

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 5

Leonard Henry Papprill, 23, laborer, was charged with stealing a brown mare (value £20), the property of Hon. H. E. Kater, and remanded till Friday…

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Bowral Police Court. Thursday, Feb. 8, 1900. Obstructing a Train

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 3

Before Mr. R. S. Mackenzie, J. P., William Cookburn, a boy eight years of age, was charged by Constable Gallagher with maliciously placing two stones on the railway line at Bowral with intent to…

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Small Debts Court

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 3

J. C. Webster v. W. E. H. Neich, claim £210/ wages due. J. C. Webster deposed that he had been engaged by Neich to do hay making, but no arrangement as…

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The Cumneck Stabbing Casco. a Verdict of Murder

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 2

Mclong, Wednesday.—Yesterday Mr. P. F. A. Kium, Coroner, proceeded to Cumnock to inquire into the cause of the death of gustof Person, a seandmavian, who died the…

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Bowral Police Court. Tuesday, Feb.13, 1900

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 14 February 1900 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs W. S. Caswell, P. M. and R. S, Mackenzie J.P. William Cockburn, a lad of 8 years (on remand), was charged with maliciously placing two stones on…

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Maitland Police Inquiry

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 5

The report of Mr. Delohory, S.M., who sat at Maitland recently as a Royal Commission of inquiry into certain charges lodged by Mrs. Wirrell,…

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Licensing Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 2

Mr. L. Samuel hero took his seat on the Bench and the Licensing Court was opened. Mr. I. S. Ponder applied for the transfer of the transfer…

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Small Debts Court

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 2

S. and A. Fernandez v. G. W. Ford.—Claim 16/2. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount with costs…

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Moss Vale Police Court. Wednesday, February 14, 1900. (Before W. S. Caswell P.M., and G. Tate, J.P.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 February 1900 · page 2

Inspector of Nusances v. Walter Farthing. —Plying for hire without a license. H. Taylor, Inspector of Nuisences for the municipality of Moss Vale, deposed that he…

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Bowral Police Court. Friday, Feb. 23, 1900

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 24 February 1900 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. W. S. Caswell P.M. and R. S. Mackenzie J. P. T. Lindsay was brought up on a charge of furious riding in Bowral. Accused…

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Alleged Murder at Grafton

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 24 February 1900 · page 6

The inquiry into the Prince-street murder was resumed and concluded at Grafton on Wednesday. The lad, James Murphy, who was present…

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