Grafton Police Court. Friday, January 12Th
BEFORE Messrs. W. Robertson, A. Lardner, and E. M. Ryan, J.P.'s PACKET LICENSE. A packet license was granted to Mr. George…
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Courts & crime, 1872
95 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 5
Dreadful Murder and Suicide at Camden Park. (From the Evening News.)
THE public here are horrified at the dreadful tragedy which has taken place at Camden Park, whereby the life of a highly respectable young man, named Stewart, storekeeper to Sir William Macarthur, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Police Court. Monday. Before Mr. T. Fisher, and Mr. W. H. H. Becke, J.P.'s Wipe Desertion
Henry wadham, arrested by constable Healy, at Ulmarra, on the charge of wife desertion, was brought before the Court, in custody. Jane Wadham proved that the prisoner was her husband, that he left her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Debts Court. Monday. Before Mr. W. Robertson and Mr. W. H. H. Becke, J.P's J. EVERINGHAM V. J. TAYLOR
A claim of £4, for services of entire horse. It appears that an agreement was entered into, but one of the mare[?] not being stinted the Bench gave a verdict for the plaintiff for £2 with 18. 6d costs…
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BEFORE Mr. W. H. H. Becke, J.P. PROTECTION. Alexander Stuart, was brought before the Court, in the custody of constable Healy having been given into…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Casino Police Court. (From the Richmond River Express.) Monday, January 29Th
BEFORE Mr. Johnson G. King, P.M. DRUNKENNESS. John Martin, charged by Sergeant Chandler with drunkenness, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lawrence Police Court. (From the Richmond River Express.) Saturday, January 27Th
BEFORE Messrs. James Stocks and J. C. Irving, J.P.'s' OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Michael M'Aulifee was brought before the Court charged by Constable Wa[?]sh, of Casino, with using…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Police Court. Monday. Befors Messrs. T. Fisher and W.H.H. Becke, J.P.'s LA[?]ENY
Ellen Brennand was brought before the Court,in the custody of constable Lowther, having been given in charge on Saturday last, by Mrs. Borton, for stealing two five shilling pieces and a gold keeper; the…
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BEFORE Mr. W. Robertson and Mr. J. Mylae, J.Ps. BREACH OF THE IMPOUNDING ACT. Peter Shea appeared, before the Court, upon summons, issued at the instance of Stephen Buchan,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drake Police Court. Tuesday, February 27Th
BEFORE Messrs. Chauvel, Cullen, and Robertson, J.P's. REGINA V. S[?]MON. James Salmon appeared before the Court on the…
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BEFORE his Honor Judge MEYMOTT, T. HEWITT V. H. MILLAR. A claim of £10 for butcher's meat supplied to defendant. The debt being proved, a verdict was…
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BEFORE Mr. W.H.H BeckE, J.P. OUTTING AND WOUNDING. Ah Tong, arrested by senior constable Basamann, on the charge of disobeying a summons for cutting and wounding,…
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BEFORE Mr. W. Robertson and Mr. W. H. H. Becke, J.P's DENNETT BROTHERS V.D SEE. A claim of £5 10s. 9d. for goods supplied to defendant. Plaintiff full amount with costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Wednesday, February 28Th
BEFORE Messrs. Robertson and G. Mylne, J.P.'s BREACH OF THE IMPOUNDING ACT. Peter Shea appeared before the Court upon summmons, issued at the instance of Stephen Buchan, charged with a breach of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Monday. Drunkenness
BEFORE the Police Magistrate. John Tobin WM brought before the Court, in custody, charged with drunkenness, and having pleaded guilty, lt being his first offence,the prisoner was admonished and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Stock Well Murder
THE trial of the Rev. J. S.Watson for the murder of his wife at Stockwell, was concluded on January 12th. Serjeant Parry's. theory of insanity was met by Mr. Denman, Q.C., who replied on the case for the defence,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Murder of the French Hostages
THE court-martial at Versailles on the twenty-three persons accused of murdering the Archbishop of Paris and other hostages, at La Roquette Prison on the 24th of May, closed its proceedings on the 22nd…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mysterious Murder—body Found in the Parramatta River
A DISCOVERY of human remains, on Tuesday evening, in the mid-channel of the Parramatta River, not far from Kissing Point, and opposite to what is known as Nicholson's Point,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supreme Court, Sydney.-in Equity. J. P. Mackenzie V. R. Laird
THIS was a suit in Equity by the Official Assignee, of David Laird's Estate, against Mr.Robert Laird, to set aside the sale of the Insolvent's property to the defendant, and praying that an injunction might be…
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BEFORE Mr. W. Robertson and mr. T. Fisher, J.P.'s. ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. Hannah M'Namara appeared before the Court, charged by Alice Maria Moran, with making use of abusive language towards the complainant, on the…
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