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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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Mr. Stephen applied for a prohibition to restrain Messrs. Scott and [?], magistrates, at Newcastle, and one Paterson, miner, from proceeding to carry out an order or judgment of such magistrates, under the Small…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Their Honors gave judgment in this case, dismissing the appeal with costs. This judgment—being that of a majority of the court—was conclusive; but Mr. Justice Wise, it was intimated, was wholly dissentient…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SHOPLIFTING.—Mary Butler (on remand) was brought before the bench on this charge. Upon the application of the senior-sergeant of police, she was remanded for one week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A horrible murder was committed at Daylesford on the night of the 28th December. A magisterial inquiry was held on the body on the following day, at the Daylesford Court-house…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LICENSES.—James Rollen applied to the bench for a publican's license, to enable him to carry on business at the railway cutting. The license was refused by the magistrates, on the sergeant of police giving sufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DRUNKENNESS.—Benjamin Powell, for being drunk on the 8th inst., was admonished. OBSCENE LAGUAGE.—Cornelius M'Cosker, out on bail, was fined 10s., in default seven days' imprisonment, for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Friday evening a report causing considerable excitement reached Maitland, that a most horrible murder had been committed on the Enghien Estate, near Branxton. It was stated that a man named James Scrutton had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Thursday last, the 12th instant, there were two cases to be heard. James M'Cormack, Esq., Dr Lindeman, G. B. Townshend, and G. J. Frankland, Esq.'s, were the sitting magistrates…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Tuesday, the coroner's enquiry into the cause of the death of the woman Sarah Ann Scrutton, who was supposed to have been murdered by her husband, was resumed at the Morning Star Inn, Branxton, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Eliza Duffy pleaded guilty to being drunk on the 10th instant. The senior-sergeant of police stated that she had been brought before the bench about ten or eleven times during the last eighteen months…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE—John Jacobs, for making use of obscene language on the 23[?]d instant, in George-street, was fined 20s; in def[?]t, forty-eight hours' imprisonment.—Jonathan Jordan did not appear on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →William Barretta was had up before tbeir worships, charged with wife desertion. On the application of the police, the case was remanded to the Newcastle bench INDECENT [?]XPOSURE.—W. George was brought before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There were two cases, one rather important, as it was against a brother squatter, whose hired se[?]vant had wilfully neglected the instructions given to him by his master…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The S. M. Herald of Saturday publishes the following telegram from its Goulburn correspondent:— Friday. Yesterday Hall's gang stuck up about thirty persons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There were two cases on the list for hearing. Messrs. E. G Cory, H. J. Lindeman, and G. B. Townshend were the sitting magistrates. UNLAWFULLY WORKING A MARE.—Alexander Kenny…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—R. D'Arlen was had up before the bench, charged with the above offence. The prisoner pleaded guilty and was fined 10s. ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.—E Gagan was charged by J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Richard Hopkins, brought up on a charge of vagrancy, having been previously convicted of the same offence, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. An investigation also took place before Mr. Dangar,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →VAGRANOY.—Wilton Mears was charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act by begging in the town. Robert Wood, saddler and harness maker, deposed that on the 23rd instant prisoner called at his shop and asked if he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following evidence was given at the magistrate's inquiry touching the death of Constable Nelson, murdered by the [?]hranger, Dunn:— Frederick Nelson being sworn stated: About dark…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO DO GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM Michael Stevenson was indicted for having[?] at Lambton, near Newcastle, on the 6th of October last, unlawfully and feloniously wounded one Jenkyn Evans with intent…
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