Finley Mail, Tocumwal News and Southern Riverina Gazette, Fri 15 Jan 1915 ¹

POLICE COURT.

    During the week a couple of minor cases were dealt with before before [sic] Mr McDonogh, JP. On a charge of furious driving one offender was fined 10s and on a charge of drunkenness he was fined 5s in default 24 hours. For offensive behavior another offender was fined 15s.

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COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS.

    At the local Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr Scott PM, two local residents, who had celebrated Christmas too lavishly, were brought up. One was fined 40s, with 6s costs for using obscene language in Murray Street, on the night of 24th December. The other, on a charge of drunkenness, was fined 5s with 6s costs. The fines in each case were paid. Another local resident, on a charge of leaving a dead animal in a public place, and not destroying same, was fined 10s, with 9s 6d costs.

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UNNATURAL OFFENCE. [sic]

    A lad, [Herbert Bert Pullen], sixteen years of age, was before the Children’s Court yesterday, on a charge of having committed an unnatural offence [bestiality]. He was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions at Deniliquin on the 4th may.

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LARCENY OF A BICYCLE.

    A young man named George Watson, was arrested at the local railway station on Tuesday last by Constable Payne, on a charge of the larceny of a bicycle at Wangaratta. The accused was brought up at the Police Court on the same day and was remanded till Thursday. On Thursday accused was further remand[ed] to appear at Cobram. The accused was in camp at Broadmeadows and about 18th November last obtained leave of absence for a few days. As he has not since reported to camp, he must be classed as a deserter. The bicycle has been recovered.

¹     Finley Mail, Tocumwal News and Southern Riverina Gazette, Fri 15 Jan 1915, p. 2. Emphasis added.