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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
234 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 12
An individual, recently discharged on a charge of being of unsound mind, was again arrested on a similar charge. The evidence of Constables Cornish and Weller went to show that from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →J. Geary v. R. Archer.—A claim of £2 6s 6d for arrears of taxes. Defendant, it was alleged, agreed to pay for a certain lucerne paddock rented by him from plaintiff. Plaintiff stated he had made a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Before the P.M., and Messrs. D. Sec, C. N. Stephen, and A. Ross, J's.P Alexander M'Millan was fined 40s and 19s 10d for using indecent language at Harwood Island on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Robert Jerrois, alias Jones, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Fry-street, the previous day, and was fined 20s, or seven days in gaol. On a charge of using obscene language he was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →C. N. Schweigart v. William Everson.—claim of £2 for damage done to potatoes by the defendant's fowls. Verdict for plaintiff, £1 and 6s costs. Messrs. D. See and C. N. Stephen here left the Bench…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thomas Rowley, for drunkenn[?], was fined 5s. Anothor first offender, for being intoxicated, was cautioned and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The hearing of the ohnrges of wilful murder against William Liddiard, is causing great excitement in Wardell, fully 300 people being in and outside of the court, A man named Hirlsford, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parrick O'Grady—was charged with maliciously wounding Janies Fuller, at Ulmarra, on Tuesday evening last. After hearing the evidence of constable Condron, who arrested the acoueed, the case…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A number of debt cases occupied the morning and afternoon, most of them being of an unimportant character. His Honor, at the oonolusion of the hearing of the case Schwonberg v. Davis,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THIS Court opened at 10 o'clock, before his Honor Judge Murray. The members of the legal profession present were: Messrs. J. G. O'Ryan, M. H. Fitzhardinge, and J. M'Naughton, barristers; and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →F. Lee v. A. Apsley.—A claim of £5 4s for board and lodging. By consent a verdict was entered for £3 without costs. Mr. Fitzhardinge, instructed by Mr. Norrie, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In this case plaintiff and defendant, it appeared jointly and severally, bound themselves as guarantors to a certain security bond for £300 to the Bank of New South Wales, Maclean, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CATHERINE HAMPTON, aged 51 years, wife of Mr. Charles E. Hampton, armourer and warder at the penal establishment at Pentridge, and mother of the unfortunate family with whose names the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Before Messrs S. M'Haughtan, D. Sce, and Dr. Cra[?], J.P. John Davis was charged with being drank and disorderly at Palmer's Island, on Friday, the 5th February, and was fined 5s, with the alternative of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THIS was opened on Friday morning, before His Honor Judge Murray. The following members of the legal profession were present:—Messrs. G. H. Fitzhardingo and J. O Ryan, barristers; and Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The charge of murder ngninst Liddiard, and his wife as accessory after the fact, was concluded late on Saturday afternoon, after two days' sittings before the Police Magistrate and three other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charles Ilg. Patrick Manning, Walter M'Donald, and Charles Harper were summoned for assaulting Michael Geary. Mr Norrie appeared for defendants. Complainant stated that he saw the defendants…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Patrick O'Grady was charged with maliciously wounding James Fuller, at Ulmarra. Constable Condran deposed to arresting accused on Wednesday, on a charge of maliciously…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. E. M. Ryan, J.P. SUPPLYING LIQUOR TO AN ABORIGINAL. Bernard M'Menemy, licensee of the British hotel, on remand, was summoned for supplying liqnor to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Friday and Saturday last a police court inquiry was held at Wardell, before Mr. J. Bray, P.M., Messrs. Lopez, W. Gollan, E. Ross, and Brown, J's.P., a charge of murder being preferred again…
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