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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
254 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 13
Sir—Enclosed is a copy, extracted from the Times of Thursday, 5th instant. Amongst your multi[?]old correspondence and labour, I thought it might possibly escape your observation; so, knowing that you would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action by an assignee under an assignment for the benefit of creditors against the Newcastle, Coal and Copper Company, for breach of a contract made with the assignor for the construction of a line of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Maitland half-yearly assizes will commence on Thursday next. His Honor Mr. Justice Wise will preside. The following prisoners await their trial, upon the annexed charges:- Ambio[?] Shearston, stabbing with intent to kill, Warialda…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CHARGE OF HORSE-STEALING.—John Clarke, landlord of the Red Inn, Button Town, was (this day) charged, by his mother in law, Mrs. Farrell, matron of the Hospital, with horse-stealing—Clarke having at her instance been apprehended…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following appeals against the rates demanded by the Municipal Council of East Maitland, from the ratepayers in the municipality, were heard by the bench, at the Court-house in that place, on Tuesday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WAGES—William Evans, of Mount Thorley was summoned by Frederick Rigler, for the sam of £2 10, wages due to him. The complainant did not appear, and the b[?]ch dismissed the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Joseph Sandy Roderick, or Rodrig, a desier, was appre[?]ded by Constable James M'Coy, yesterday, on an information received from William Ling, a resident of [?]long, on a charge of horse stealing but was shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir William Manning, Q C, moved the admission, as a barrister, of Edmund Powell, Esq., M.A., of the Western Circuit, England. Mr. Powell, who was called to the bar in 1852, was the author of a work on the law of evidence,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A murder revolting in the extreme, was penetrated at For[?]bridge a small town in the county of Hants on the morning of Mindai, June 22nd. Mary Hall was the only daughter of a Mr. Hall, a r speotable farmer,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The half-yearly assizes of the Maitland Circuit Court were opened on Thursday morning, at the Court-house. Last Maitland by his Honor Mr. Justice Wise. The proclamation concerning vice and humorality was read by the Clerk of Arraigns,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We are generally prone to agree with any attempt made in the Assembly, or by the Government, to reduce our very large salary expenditure. But we think the arguments of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The court was re-opened at halt past nine o'clock. MURDER. William Dow was indicted [?]or the murder of Charles nomine, on 22nd February, at Coonabarabran…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(Before J. Larnach, G. T. Loder, J. Johnston, James Rigney, and J. C. S. M'Oouall, Esqrs.) MALICOUSLY DESTROYING A LOCK—ohn Gaynor was charged by Hubert Thompson with breaking a lock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tenders will be received at this office, until 13 o'clock on. Tuesday, the 7th October next, from persons willing to contract for the erection of a Court-house, West Kempsey. Tenders to be endorsed "Tender for Court-house, West…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magistrates present: Philip Wright Alexander, and Fred[?] White, Esqs.) ASSAULT.— Patrick Callinane and Patrick Daley were charged by Captain Wheeler with assaulting him on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The civil sittings of this Court commenced on Thursday morning, in the Court-house, East Maitland—his Honor Mr. Justice Wise presiding. Mr. Broadhurst, Q. C., Mr. Martin, Q.C., Mr. Faucett, and Mr. Paul, barristers, were present, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action of ejectment, in which the trustees under the estate of the late Henry Osborne sought to recover 82 acres of land from the defendant. Defendent pleaded the statute of limitations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—James Butlet was charged with this offence by John Eaton, by making use of obscene language towards his wife, Mary Eaton, on the 9th instant.—John Eaton deposed that the information was correct[?]—By defendant. I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In recent issues we have given some particulars respecting the finding of the body of a man, backed and cut in a frightful manner, and who had evidently died from the effects of these wounds, about forty in number. The inquest on the body was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN—You will be kind enough to insert in your widely-circulated journal the following memorandum, as I am repeatedly asked by my freinds what like place is gaol…
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