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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
210 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 11
The sittings of the Maitland District Court commenced yesterday, his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Purefoy presiding. The barristers present were Messrs. W. J. Foster and G. B. Simpson. After the disposal of several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action to recover £19 19s. 6d., balance of rent alleged to be due. The defendant is a tenant of plaintiff's, and occupied a farm belonging to plaintiff. It was alleged that the rent of this farm, after the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In this matter Mr. Simpson, for plaintiffs, replied, and his Honor reserved judgment. NEW TRIAL MOTIONS. LOGAN V. MYERS…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In this matter £13 14s. 6d. was claimed for goods sold and delivered. The defendant and wife swore that portions of them were not delivered, and plaintiff could only depend upon his books for proof of the delivery of some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—I feel desirous of forwarding to yon for publication, a few particulars in which the liberty of the subject has been grossly abused here, by constable Breen. Mr. John Blair, a landowner, of the Manning River,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IMPOUNDING ACT.—Charles Scott was charged with a breach of this Act by Edward Alford, by driving cattle on his run without giving notice. Mr. Lipscomb (for Mr. Mullen) appeared for the complainant, and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—Th[?] 20th instant was our monthly small debts court sittings, at which wore present Messrs A. Windoyer and H. J. Bolding, J.P.'s. There were two cases on the list, both between the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →INDRCENCY.—Mary Ann Farrow was convicted upon a charge of indecent behaviour in John-street, Singleton, on the 4th instant. This being the fifth conviction with in the past twelve months, she waa sentenced to five months'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The trial of this case, which commenced on Wednes day, was resumed and concluded. It was an [?]otion upon an agreement by which the defend,[?] had become surety for the payment of rent for a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In this case, heard on Monday, the Chief Justice stated that the bench being divided in opinion a reference had been made to Mr. Justice Wise, who bad given a written opinion, and if counsel were inclined to take the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →REGINA V.BALDWIN.—This was a special case respecting woman named Baldwin, who had been convicted in April last of perjury. She had been prosecuting witness against four men on a charge of rape, and it was from what she had sworn in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →INDECENCY.—John Kibbell pleaded guilty to a charge of exposing his person on Friday last, and stated that he was drunk at the time, and did not know what he was doing. The prisoner was admonished and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PUBLICANS' LICENSES—At the adjourned monthly licensing meeting, licenses were granted to William Anderson, Three Brothers Inn, Warkworth; Henry Saunderson, for the Albion Inn, Macqnarie-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A murder, attended with circumstances of a peculiarly melancholy character, was committed at eleven o'clock on Saturday morning just outside tbe office of the Roads and Bridges department, old Government-house,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A numerously attended and influential meeting of the inhabitants of Wee Waa and its neighbourhood took place at the Court-house, Wee Waa, on Saturday last— Mr. Hugh Bryden, J.P., in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A man named Brown was charged by the police sergeant with having used obscene language in a public place. Their worships, not thinking this style of dialect very becoming, lined defendant 25s., with costs, or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →VAGRANCY.—William Anderson was charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act. Constable Sparks deposed that on the 26th instant he heard the prisoner asking for broad in John-street, Singleton, and was informed that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Monaro Mercury, in describing the above melancholy occurrence, says Mr. Kirwan was a well-known and respectable stockholder of that locality. Mr. John Weleh, a publican, missed some valuablee horses, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Act.—Harold Slack, telegraph inspecter, was charged by James Duffy, inspecter of permanent ways, with a breach of the Government Railways Act, by allowing two horses to stray on the Great Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Francis Clarke, alias Gardiner, alias Christie, was arraigned on an indictment charging him for that he, being then armed, did assault one Henry Hewitt, at Little Wembat, on the 10th of March, 1862, and did rob him…
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