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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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STEALING FROM THE PERSON — Joseph Hubbard in custody, was brought before the bench, charged with this offence. Martin Rochford, deposed. On the 26th instant[?] I was at the races. The day b[?]ing hot. I had a glass of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It will be recollected that on the arrival of this ship in Port Jackson, about six weeks since, most serious charges were made against Captain Adams, of the murder of more than one of his lascar crew. These charges were investigated, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACH OF THE IMPOUNDING ACT—BERRY V. [?]FORD —the defendent, Mr. Elford, proprietor of the [?] Springs Station, Liverpool Plains, was charged by plaintiff stockman to Mrs Reynolds (whose run adjoins Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →USING ABUSIVE AND THREATENING LANGUAGE.âConstable Poole (look-up keeper), was charged by Chief Constable M[?]Grath with using abusive and threatening language towards him when in the execution of his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—George Moore was fined £1 for being drunk on the 4th instant. Anne Simpson was fined 5s. or 24 hours' imprisonment for being drunk on the 5th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our readers are already acquainted with the fact of the discovery of a newly-born dead infant in a waterhole on Mr. Bartie's estate, some distance beyond Hinton. Mr. J. Allman, J P., on proceeding to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Judgments were given by their Honors in several cases These judgments will hereafter be published in extense. In [?] v. BRIGGS…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →VAGRANT ACT.— Thomas Jones was brought up in custody, charged by Mr. Harpur. shoemaker, residing in Scone, with using threatening and abusive language towards him at his own residence. Upon appearance of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →STEALING—Catherine Dinan was charged with stealing a dress, the property of Mary Whiteman, valued at 4s. Complainant deposed that four weeks ago last Saturday night the skirt of a dress belonging to her was taken off a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Justice Milford delivered the judgment of the Court in this case as follows:- This ac[?]ion is brought by Peter Cooke against William Briggs. The dec[?]aration contains two counts—the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE FALBROOK BRIDGE AFFAIR.—Joseph Clout was brought before the bench on a charge of making a false statement. It appears that prisoner had informed Mr. Peter Brown, Road Superintendent, that he knew the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Circular, of which the following is a copy, has been issued, by direction of tue Colonial Secretary, to all the benches of Magistrates throughout the colony, p[?]to bringing the Police Act into operation:-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Whereas it is expedient to consolidate and amend the laws for the regulation of the whole police force of the colony B[?] it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Fxcellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →P[?]JURY.—Frederick Madgwick was charged with having committed gross and corrupt perjury in a case of assault preferred by him at the Scone Police Court, against two diggers at the Denison diggings, near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We find the following remarkable letter in the Herald of Monday:- CRUELTY TO THE BLACKS—THE MURDER OF MR. WILLS AND HIS PEOPLE…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ROBBERY.—George Bates (on remand) and Edward M'Manus were brought before the bench, charged with robbing three Germans, at Appletree Flat, on the 25th January last. The depositions taken before the bench…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was a motion for a new trial in an action respecting the boundary between contiguous runs—the Guy Fawkes run belonging to the plaintiff, and the Serpentine run belonging to the defendant. The case was tried…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →William Niniss, convicted on Tuesday of horse stealing, was placed in the dock, and his Honor, previous to passing sentence, said there were reasons which induced him to take a lenient view of the caseâthese being the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maitland District Court was opened yesterday morning at ten o'oloak, in the Court-house, East Maitland, before W. A. Purefoy, Esq., Judge. The following members of the legal profession were present, viz.:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We find in the Herald of Thursday a letter commenting on Mr. C. B. Dutton's letter in this subject, recently copied by us, as follows:- "CRUELTY TO THE BLACKS…
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