Grafton Police Court. Monday, May 10
BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Joseph Councell, on remand for medical treatment, was discharged at the request of the police. TUESDAY, MAY 11…
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Courts & crime, 1880
192 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 10
The Dunedin Murder
THE trial of Robert Butler for the murder of James M. Dewar, one of the victims of the Canterbury-street murders at Dunedin, was concluded on the 17th April, shortly after 9…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate, J. Council, on remand, supposed to be of unsound mind, was discharged at the request of the police…
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Before the Police Magistrate. James Manning arrested on warrant, charged with inflicting grievons bodily injuries on John O'Maley, was brought up and admitted to bail—himself in the…
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BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. F. W. Chapman. J.P. Stephen Bra[?]nicks, charged, with assaulting James Murphy, at Brushgrove, with intent to inflict grevious bodily harm, was remanded until Friday; bail allowed,…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. E. W. S. Hayley, W. Hindmarsh, and T. G. Hewitt, J's.P. Charles Wilkinson, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s, or to go to gaol for 3 days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Friday. Before the P.M., Messrs. J. F. Wil[?]ex and W. Small
Stephen Brannicks, on bail, was charged with assaulting James Murphy, at Brushgrove, on the 14th instant, with intent to do him grevious bodily harm. Mr. N[?]rrte appeared for prisoner…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. [?]indmarsh. Thomas [?] pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecent exp[?] at South Grafton, on the 23rd instant. After hearing the evidence of a man named Hilton, the Bruch discharged…
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THE case of Brookes v. F. F. F. Swanwick, in which plaintiff (a prisoner) sued for £150 money he had given in charge of defendant, when the latter undertook to defend him on his trial, was finished in the…
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BEFORE the P.M., Messrs. G. Neale and W. Hindmarah. James Manning was charged with inflicting grevious bodily harm upon one John O'Mealy…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. Hindmarsh, J. P. Joseph Lyons was brought up in custody charged with the indecent exposure of his person at South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Florida Water—trade Marks Suit. Supreme Court, Sydney,—thursday, May 13. Kemp V. Moore
THIS was a suit instituted by the proprietors of Murray and Lanman's Florida Water, to restrain the defendant, Charles Moore, Pitt-street from selling scent bearing a similar label to that registered by the…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Lardner. John Balcy, charged with drunkenness, was flood 5, or 24 hours in the lock-up. TUESDAY…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate. T. Fogarty, a land, was summoned at the instance of H. Whitford, charged with throwing stones in a public street, and was fined 5s with 7s costs of Court,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Monday. Before the Police Magistrate
Edward Sweeny pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness and was fined 26, or 7 hours the look-up. Fine paid. THURSDAY. Before the P.M., Messrs. F.W. Chapman, J.P. Wiloox,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. Monday, June 7
BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr F. W. Chapman, J. P. W. Stucley v. R. White.—A claim of £1 13s 6d for goods sold. Verdict for plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. Friday. Before the P. M., Messrs. W. Small and J. F. Wilcox
James Kirkby, summoned by the police for supplying aboriginals with drink, did not appear when called. A warrant was ordered to be issued for his arrest…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs. W. Hindmarsh, J.F. Wileox, and F. W. Chapman, J.'sP. Charile and Maggie, two aboriginals, were brought up in custody, charged with inllicting grievous bodily,…
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BEFORE the P.M. Rernard Clarke charged with maliciously injuring property, pleaded that the land upon which the property removed was erected was bought by him some 14 years ago…
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BEFORE Mr. A. L. M'Dougall, P.M., (District Commissioner.) In the matter of H. Watham, a single meeting was bell. Insolvent accounted for his insolvency through sickness in…
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