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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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Sir Alfred Stephen, C.J., delivered the judgmont of tho Court, on the remaining points in this case, as follows:- This was an action of trespass to land, comprising a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENEESS.—John Holmes for being drunk, was admonised and discharged. ENCLOSED LANDS ACT.—Francis M'Cosker, of Glendon, was summened for a breach of this Act, by W. T…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following is the judgment in the above case as delivered on Saturday last, by Mr. Justice Dickinson. This was an action by the Official Assignee of John Goman against the defendants, for converting to their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A case of suspected murder has just transpired, which has caused considerable excitement in the city, and especially in Pyrmont, near which place the mysterious affair took place. The particulars of the case are briefly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A brutal murder has been committed in Wiltshire. The victim is a woman ot 62 years of age, the wife of George Trowbridge, a woodman in the employ of Mr. Grove, of Fe[?]n, on the borders of Dorsetshire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—John—, for being drunk on the 18th instant, was fined £1.—Thomas M'Philipp and Charles Carter, for a similar offence, were admonished and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GENTLEMEN—The present old country style of unifrom, [?] feel convinced you will allwo, is smothering for the police or constables of this country; and this fact was never more fully exemplified than on Sunday last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An extra sitting of the District Court, at East Maitland, was commenced yesterday before Mr. District Judge Owen, for the purpose of clearing off arrears of business standing over from August and Novcmbor last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—James Partlett, for being drunk on the 28th instant, was fined 10s.—George Smith, for a similar offence, was fined 10s.—Mary Whalan, for having been intoxicated on the 30th instant, was admonished…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This was an action upon a contract. The plaintiff sought to recover compensation for damage alleged to have been sustained by him through the flooding of his land and the destruction of his crops in consequence of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This case was resumed. The evidence for the defendant was to the effect that he had no thought of purchasing lot 13 until the plaintiff touched him on the shoulder, and said, "There's a cheap allotment; you should, buy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charles and Mary Ann Horn were indicted for having on 24th October, at Anambah, violently and malicionaly assaulted one Catherine Cox. The defendants pleaded not guilty. For the defendants, Mr. Simpson; attorney,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the case of Matthew Goodall, William Ellingworth, and William Howarth, indicted for assaulting and beating Constables Crawford and Moroney, at Black Creek on the 7th January, the jury, after haying been looked up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Edward Duncan was indicted for unlawfully wounding George Thoms, at Twofold Bay, in October last, with intent to maim him; and. under a second count, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Guilty of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Timothy Callman was indicted for feloniously stealing a sidesaddle and a saddle-cloth, the property of Arthur Charles Bartlett, at Maitland, on the 17th January. He was also charged with stealing a saddle, bridle, bit, and martingale, the property…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following is the list of cases for hearing at the East Maitland District Court:- Thompson and others v. Swift; O'Meagher v. Akehurst; Myers v. Read; Nunn v. Busoombe; Nunn v. Beavis;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Alexander Courtenay, for having been drunk on the 4th instant, was admonished and discharged. DETAINING STOLEN PROPERTY.—Margaret Crawley, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →John Williams was indicted for feloniously wonnding, on 3rd December, 1859, at Sydney, Michael Benedict Heffernan, with intent to kill him. A second count charged him with intent to do a grievous bodily harm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Edward Beaufort Cullen was called upon to stand his trial for perjury—the charge against him being the same as that heard, but not determined, at the last sessions of the Court. When the Court adjourned at four o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In this action the plaintiff sued for a [?] of £10, being £4 for a set or harness and £0 for repairs to a phaston. The defendant was a coach-builder. The plaintiff had sent him a phaston to repair. He kept it for about ten months, during which time…
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