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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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HIGH WAY ROBBERY.—The man Lawry, who bad been remanded on the above charge, was again brought up for the evidence of the prosecutor—Mr. Fuller, of Maitland. It appears that he (Fuller), and his wife and child, were,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inthis case the question for decision was, whether the conviction of Garbutt, at the Mudgee Quarter Sessions, contd be sustained. The point on which it turned was, whether, in case of the accidental absence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The sittings of this Court commenced on Wednesday, the 20th May instant, and terminated on the Friday following. Attorneys presentâMr. Henry O'Meagher. Mr. Thompson (for Mr. Mullen). Tnere were about fifteen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action upon a bill of exchange for £200, drawn by the plaintiffs, resident at Adelaide, upon the defendant, resident at Newcastle; and accepted by the latter. The declaration also, contained all the ordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Barnard Wilson pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing certain articles, the property of John Merrington, Newcastle. He was remanded for sentence, in order to allow of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Before Mr. Justice Wise and a jury of four, viz:— Edward Knox, merchant, of Upper William-street (foreman); John Jeeson, Esq., of 477, Crown-street, Surry Hills; William King, Esq, of 71, Market-street; and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STEALING A WATCH.âPatrick Rile[?], in custody, was charged with stealing a, silver watch, the property of Mrs HewittâSenior-Sergeant Thorpe deposed: About ten o'clock on the night of the 26th of last month Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rev. A. W. Murray has written a letter (which appeared in the S. M. Herald of Wednesday) calling attention to the shameful proceedings of captains of slave ships in the Pacific—a subject which has already…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The June sittings of this Court commenced yesterday, and were held in the hall of the School of Arts. The following barristers were present:—Messrs. H. W. Ellis, W. J. Foster, G. B. Simpson, and R. Wisdom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →David M'Murray was charged that he did, on the 30th January last, at Newcastle, steal £5 10s., the property of Daniel Harpur. Prisoner pleaded not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action brought by Mrs. Mary Ann Ellen Browett, a widow, against William Arren, of this town, for breach of promise of marriage. Damages were laid at £200…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →His Honor this morning declined to order an increase of fees in the cause of Browett v. Arren, applied for on Saturday by defendant's counsel. ALLAN HICKEY V. RICHARD MAYO…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STEALING MONEY.âElizabeth Hurry, in custody, was charged with stealing £23, the property of Jonathan Seaman. Senior-sergeant Thorpe deposed: On Wednesday evening last, a person named Jonathan Seaman gave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The June sittings of this Court will commence on Wednesday, the 17th instant, at ten o'clook a.m. The following is the list of cases set down for hearing:— POSTPONED CASES: Saunders v. Hyndes, Whiteman v…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This case was resumed this morning. It was an action to recover the sum of £34 16s. on the following grounds: —Plaintiff some time back was to have been married to defendant, and gave him £30 towards purchasing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About fourteen months ago, Mahomed Saman (a Malay) and Husain Saw (a Kling), traders of this town, accompanied by Sawa, the father of the former, went to Purli with about 1000 dollars worth of jewellery and piec[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This case was resumed and concluded this morning. A great deal of evidence was taken during the progress of it. For the plaintiff it was advanced that he had spoken the truth when the defendant accused…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →This was an action brought by Henry Taylor and William Price, against Edward Denny Day and Frederic N[?]inby, executor[?] of the late Samuel Clift, deceased, on a judgment obtained by the plaintiffs against Samuel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PERJURY.—REGINA V. CUNNRRN.—Mr. Thompson (for Mr. Mullen), on the part of the prosecution, made an application to have this case postponod until Tuesday, the 7th July next, which was granted by the bench…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Henry Wheeler (whose real name was Henry F. Bergett) pleaded guilty to three charges of uttering forgeries, and was sentenced to three years' hard labour in Darlinghurst gaol…
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