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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
210 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 11
SIR—To-day were present at the sittings of the Petty Sessions here Messrs. H. Scott and H. J. Bolding, J.P's, before whom there was a list of some six cases on the police sheet, and two on the small debts' sheet. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE—John Dow, for making use of obscene language on the 18th instant, in John-street, Singleton, was fined 10s; in default, forty-eight hours' imprisonment.—William Bates, for a similar offence,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A publie meeting was held, pursuant to public notice, calling the same at Mr. Thoradyke's, the Alma Hotel, Brookfield, on the evening of Saturday, 29th October, for the purpose of recommending James Carlton, Esq.,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday Dr. Douglass, the visiting magistrate of the gaol and Captain Scott, police magistrute, held an enquiry in the debtors' prison of Darlinghurst gaol respecting the attempted outbreak of prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. George Whitfield, the gunsmith, was, yesterday evening, deliberately murdered by a man named Patrick M'Glinn. At about half-past six o'clock, Mr. Whitfield was standing at his shop door in King-street, near the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Toole, apprehended by our indefatigable Sergeant of Police, was charged with cattle-stealing. Sergeant Pier, being duly sworn, stated on oath, that from certain information received he proceeded to prisoner's residence,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest respecting the death of Mr. Whitfield was instituted on Saturday by the City Coroner, at the Criterion Hotel, in King-street, Patrick M'Glinn, the man who shot the deceased, was brought before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—I am a regular reader of your widely-circulated paper, and I hope you will allow me to say what I think many others must have felt too, that we have seen too much of your valuable space taken up by that incessant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →(Before J. Lethbridge, J. Browne, and R. A. Rodd, Esqs.) ASSAULT.—John Killen was charged by G. R. Miller with committing an assault upon his wife. A doctor's certificate was produced, stating that Mrs. Miller had not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →John Walmsley appeared on summons to answer the information of George Howe, for that he did at the Wollombi District Court, before his Honor Judge Purefoy, falsely swear that he, the said John Walmsley, never let…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Francis Muller was arrested at New York on August 24, on the arrival there of the Victoria. What his chances of escape might have been had he sailed from Liverpool, and met with favourable winds, it is needless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action for trespass on certain stations is the Gwydir district. After having occupied Two days and a part of a third, it was settled by taking a verdict by consent for the plaintiffs, with £150 damages, so to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS BY A CONSTABLE ON DUTY.—Constable Holland was charged with this offence. Senior-sergeant Thorpe deposed: I am the officer in charge of the police station at Singleton; between nine and ten o'clock on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—A few words in reply to " M. A.," in the Mercury of to-day. His letter shows, what is every day apparent, that tastes vary; and it is well it should be so, or all would be fighting for one object—all swains…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This was an action upon a balance of account for cedar delivered by plaintiff at the defendant's establishment Pimlico, Richmond River. Also upon a promissory note, by defendant's agent for the same. The plaintiff's claim…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. FORSTER, in addressing the electors of East Sydney, last week, referred at some length to the failure of the police, under the new Act and the system framed under it, to put…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our little town was on Monday night the scene of a frightful and brutal tragedy. A man named Seaton, alias Foggy Ned, brutally murdered his wife with an American axe, knocking her brains out and then cutting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Robert Terry, charged with being drunk, did not appear. 5s. deposited for his appearance was ordered to be forfeited.—William Jardine, who pleaded guilty to two charges of drunkenness within the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This was an action for breach of contract to deliver wheat. j Sir William Manning, Q C., and Mr. Darley, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. lupes for the defendant. The plaintiff was resident at Maiclandd, in this colony. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There was only one case on the sheet for bearing. Mr. E. G Cory was the sitting magistrate. UNLAWFULLY DETAINING A MARE.—Michael Slavm appeared before the bench charged with detaining a…
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