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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1887

261 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 14

Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 8

On Ootober 6, before the Police Magistrate, PAUL JEAN V. A. EVERINGHAM.—Claim of £3 15s. Balance on contract for timber. Verdict for plaintiff, and 3s costs…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, October 4. Before the P.M. and Mr. E. M. Ryan, J.P. DRUNKENNESS

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 8

A FIRST offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged.- UNSOUND MIND. Two individuals, on remand, supposed to be of…

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Insolvency Court. Wednesday, October 5

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 8

Before Mr., A. L. M'Dougall, P.M., District Commissioner. IN the estate of Henry Joseph Cotterill, of Grafton horse-trainer, a single meeting. Insolvent did not wish to amend his schedule, and accounted for his…

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Ulmarra Small Debts Court. Tuesday, October 4. Before Messrs. Cohen and E. Cameron, J's. P.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1887 · page 8

A. WALZ V. E. ARNOLD.—Claim of £1 4s 6d, for meat supplied. Verdict for 12s and 5s costs. A. WALZ V. G. WARD.—Claim of £3 3s 4d. Defendant could not be found for service of summons,…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, October 11

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1887 · page 4

Before the P.M., Messrs. E. M. Ryan and J. C. Laycock, J's.P. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. John Gi[?]se, charged with this offence, was fined 20s and 4s 10d costs…

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Grafton Circuit Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1887 · page 4

THIS Court was opened yesterday morning, before His Honor Acting-Judge C. J. Manning. There were also in attendance—Messrs. Harris, O'Ryan, and Gibson, barristers; Messrs. Foott, Meillon, F…

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Grafton Licensing Court. Tuesday, October 11. Before the P.M., and Mr. E. M. Ryan, J.P.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1887 · page 4

Michael Kane for suffering drunken persons to continue on his licensed premises, the Homebush hotel,was fined 50s and 7s 4d costs. The license of the Saxonian hotel was transferred…

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The Land Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1887 · page 2

DUBING the recent sittings of the Land Board matters, did not work so smoothly as heretofore, several sharp retorts occurred both amongst the members of the Board themselves, and between the…

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Grafton Land Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1887 · page 4

A LAND COURT was commenced at the Court house on Monday, before Mr. W. Blackman, J.P. (chairman), and Mr. A. L. M'Dougall, P.M., and Mr. T. Page, J.P…

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Grafton Police Court. S[?]turday, October 15. Before P.M. and Mr. E.M. Ryan, J.P.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1887 · page 2

John Burns, alias Dublin Jack, a very old offender pleaded guilty to being drunk the preceding day, and was admonished and discharged. A first offender for being drank in South…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 8

ON October 19, before Messrs, S. Macnaughtan and A. Rose, J's.P., Edwin S. Rush was summoned at the instance of Stephen Morley for a breach of the Tenants Act, The Bench ordered defendant to…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, October. 18.—Before the P.M. Illegal Detention of Property

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 8

DOLLINA COOK was summoned by John M'Rae for illegally detaining certain articles of furniture, his property, of the value of £15. Mr. Donaldson appeared for claimant, and Mr. Norrie for…

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Grafton Land Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 8

THIS Court coninued its sittings on October 18, the members present being—Messrs. W. Blackman, J.P. (chairman), A. L. M Dougall, and T. Page, J.P. Conditional Purchases…

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Ulmarra Police Court. Tuesday, Octobeb ll. Before Messrs, S. Cohen and E. Comeron, J'sP

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 8

JOHN MANNING V. HERY KOPH.—Charge of illegally detaining some property of the value of £1 4s lOd. Since proceedings were instituted, defendant had given up the proporty claimed,…

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Lawrence Police Court. Thursday, October 20.—Before the P.M. and Mr, S. Bathgate, J.P.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 8

Ruth Ensby v. Charles Olive, an affiliation case Defendant did not dispute paternity of the child, and an order was made for 7s 6d per week for 12 months, with 14s lOd costs of Court, and £3 3s…

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Insolvenoy Court. Wednesday, October 19

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 8

Before Mr. A. L. M'Dongall, P.M., District Commissoner. In the estate of George H. Everingham, of Carr's Creek, farmer, a second meeting. Insolvent wished to amend his schedule by adding as a creditor the…

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Lawrence Small Debts Court. Thursday, October 20.—Before the P.M. and Mr. S. Bathgate, J.P.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1887 · page 2

E. OLIVE V. G. HAYWARD.—Claim of £7 7s for hire of dray. Verdict for £1 5s, and 7[?] costs. LUNNY v. O. PRITCHARD.—Claim of £1 16s 4d for goods sold. Verdict for plaintiff for amount…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday, October 28.—Before the P.M. Unsound Mind

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1887 · page 4

UNSOUND MIND. An individual residant on the Coldstream, on remand, supposed to be of unsound mind, was again brought up. Mr. Donaldson appeared for the…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, October 25. Before the P.M. and Mr. F. W. Chapman, J. P. Unsound Mind

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1887 · page 3

An individual, on remand, supposed to be of unsound mind was, on the recommendation of Dr. Cohen again remanded till Friday for further observation and evidence…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1887 · page 4

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31—Before Mr. D. See, J.P. William Richardson pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 10s. The same offender, for using obscene language, was fined 20s…

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