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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
201 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 11
George M'Kenzic, a Chinaman, was indicted for stealing a gold watch, the property of his employer, W. Little, Esq., of invermein. Verdict, guilty. Sentence, three years' hard labour in Darlinghurst goal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →VAGA[?]T ACT.—Mary Kinelay was charged with a breach of this Act by making use of obscene language. Senior Sergeant. Thorpe deposed that on Thursday last he apprehended prisoner in John-street, Singleton, for making use of certain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The several revision courts in the police district of Maitland having held their various sittings during the past fort night, we are enabled to furnish a correct account of the number of electors in the various electorates of the police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →STABBING.—John Richardson, in custody, was charged with this offence. Senior Sergeant Thorpe deposed: About half-past one o'clock on Sunday last 1 arrested the prisoner on a charge of stabbing one Hugh Waters. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →His Honor gave judgment in this case—an application for allowance of costs to defendant for, or on account of, the late Dr. Ramsay, who, during his lifetime, was a co-defendant with the former, the Rev. Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This court was opened on Monday, the 23rd instant, at noon, before his Honor Judge Purefoy. The only member of the legal profession present was Mr. O'Meagher. His Honor, on taking his seat upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FOR the revolting spectacle witnessed at the execution of the criminal Manns, the law is in no way answerable; and yet that most unfortunate termination to a prosecution which has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Joseph New was charged by Constable McKensian with using obscene language in King-street, near the Royal Oak Inn, on the 21st instant. Pleaded guilty; fined 40s., being his second offence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Richard Dempsey, charged with being drunk on Saturday night last did not appear. Bond of 10s. for his appearance was ordered to be forfeited.—William Campbell, charged with a similar offence, on Saturday night last did also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peter, alias Black Peter, an aboriginal, was indicted for the murder of a gin named Kitty, alias Wahgunyah Kate, at Carows, on the 21st of November last. Plea, not guilty. Prisoner was defended by Mr. Simpson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bryan Rooney was indicted for wounding John Chambers, at Nerrigundah, on the 15th December, with intent to do him serious bodily harm. A second count charged the prisoner with the wounding, to prevent the logal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ryan Rooney, found guilty of unlawfully wounding, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labor, in Berrina gaol.—George Manwell, [?]lias Manworth, unlawfully wounding Sentence, five years' hard labor on the roads. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The trial of the prisoner M'Cracken, charged with the murder of a warden in Berrima gaol, was adjourned till Thursday at tea o'clock. His Honor intimated that the might sit on Good Friday, if necessary.—In re Newell. The Attorney General,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Michael Curran was indicted for the careless driving of Cobb and Co.'s mail coach, on the 19th March, thereby endangering the passengers. Not guilty—discharged. Henry Golden Antill, Jomes Brown, al[?]s Barber, and Mary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNES[?].— Michael Tallart pleaded guilty to being drunk on Saturday evening last. Admonished and discharged.—William Thorpe was brought before the bench for over-indn[?]gence on the previous evening. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A most horrible trogedy was enacted late on Friday night or early on Saturday morning, at a small oolliery situoted at Haigh, near Wigan. The scene of the murder is the Bawkhouse or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir William Manning, Q.C, moved for a rule nisi for new trial of the above oase, which was an action upon a promissory note, tried in February last before Mr. Justice Wise, and resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Powell moved for the allowance in their integrity of certain pieas herein, which had been portinlly disallowed by Mr. Justino Milford. The notion was one for libel by this Rev. John West against Messrs Hanson and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tobias Branohe and Edward Rozenski, convicted, the former of robbing the store of Solomon and Co. at Bombala, the latter of receiving the stolen property, were sentenced to five years hard labour on the roads…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday morning a messenger came galloping into town for medical assistance tor a man that bad coen shot by a bushranger, at Warland's Hange, five miles from this township Mr. Russell promptly started for the scene of the murder, and…
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