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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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This Court opened yesterday before the District Court Judge. The short and undefended cases were taken first; a considerable number were struck out, the plaintiffs failing to appear, and many others had been settled,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STEALING.—John Cameron, in custody, was charged with stealing some money and jewellery, the property of his employer, Mr. William Kingston. From the evidence, it appeared that Thomas Coughlan, who is in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The plaintiff in this action sued the defendant for the value of the horses sold at auction to the defendant on the plaintiffs account. The sale took place on the 4th February. A number of the plaintiff's horses were put…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This case was resumed. The plaintiff sued the defendant for loss of grass and water, occasioned by the trespass of defendant's cattle upon his land at the Wilderness, near Black Creek, alleging, also, that his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →His Honor gave judgmont in this case. He reviewed the evidence at some length, and then gave a verdict for the plaintiff; damages £120. CAMPBELL v. HOLMES…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →May 15.—Before James Smith, Esq., Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS.—Nicholas Sands pleaded guilty to being drunk, and was fined 10s. or forty-eight hours in the [?] Friday, 24th.—Before Archibald Little, Esq., J.P., and James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The plaintiff in this action sued the defendant for damages sustained by the alleged breach of an agreement respecting the sale of a flock of sheep. Damages were laid at £200. The agreement was entered into in February, 1858. It was signed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the most coldblooded murders we ever remember to have heard of was perpetrated at a place called Walkermgham, situate about four miles from Gainsbo rough and ten miles from Retford, on the night of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This Court opened on Tuesday, the 29th May, before his Honor the District Judge, after the Quarter Sessions had terminated, with a total list of thirty cases. A number of small undefended cases were taken first, and there being no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The trial of this case, which began on Wednesday, was resumed, and lasted all day without being concluded. It was an action by Reuben Richards, of the Manning River, against John Andrews, of the same place—first, for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →REFUSING TO PAY WAGES.âDaniel Layton, a lad about 16 years of age, summoned Bryan Carroll for nonpayment of wages. Mr. Owen appeared for the complainant. From the evidence it appeared that the complainant had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This court opened on Monday, before Mr. Justice Wise. Ademia Bradley was indicted for the murder of a male infant at Jamberoo, on the 7th April. The infant had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The trial of this case was resumed and concluded it began on Wednesday last, and had been continued on Thursday and Monday, taking up the whole of these days. It was not until after five p.m. yesterday that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Munro pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing a horse, the property of Joseph fuller, at Castle Hill, on the [?]9th July last, and was sentenced to two years' hard labour in Sydney gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following cases were disposed of, by his Honor giving verdicts in each for plaintiff:- Goodwin v. Sherry, medical attendance, £1 15s. Same v. Ball, medical attendance, £3 17s. Mr. Mullen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With reference to the case of the burning of the Catteaux Wattel, the Crown Prosecutor stated that the witness Bowen had been apprehended in Maitland; but had not arrived, the steamer having had to put back on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an application by Thomas Ingersoll, master of the American ship Francis B. Sage, for a writ of prohibition to be addressed to Messrs M. Metcalfe, Williamson, and Breillat, Justices of the Pe[?]ce, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—William Robinson was fined 10s., or twenty-four hour's imprisonment, for having been drunk on the 11th instant. STEALING FROM THE PERSON.—Johnson shanahan was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →VAGRANT ACT.—Robert Watt was charged with a breach of this Act, by begging in George-street, Singleton, on Sunday last, mid having no fixed place of residence. From the statement of the defendant, it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was an action against the Railway Commissioners, for removing fallen timber from plaintiffs ground. Mr. Fa[?]cett appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Stephen for the defendant…
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