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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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DRUNKENNESS.—William Johnston was fined 5s. for this offence.—Another charge of destroying property, against the same prisoner, was not proceeded with, as the prosecutor did not appear…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was an action for wrongful and illegal distress. Mr. Forster, instructed by Mr. O'Keeffe, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Rogers, instructed by Mr. O'Meagher, for the defence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Griffin was indicted on Monday for the murder of Patrick Kennagh, at Jinden, near Braidwood, on the 9th January last. The Solicitor-General prosecuted. The prisoner was defended by Messrs. Dalley and C. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two charges of abusive language Watkins v. Matthews, and Watkins v Nelson) were brought forward, arising out of some words between the parties at a dancing party, both cases were dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →(Before W. G. Lesley, R. A. Rodd, and J. Johnston, Esqs.) DRUNKENNESS.—Arthur Gladstone pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 5s,; in default, twenty-four hours' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This court was opened on Saturday morning last, before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge M'Farland. Mr. Foster was the only barrister present. The solicitors present were Messrs. Mullen, Thompson, and H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortly after 12 o'clock on Saturday night, (July 20) a murder was committed near St. Helen's. The murdered man is Adam Mather, about 60 years of age, who lived in a detached…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By the Magellan Cloud which arrived from the Islands yesterday, the melancholy intelligence was received of the murder of one of the Wesleyan missionaries, the Rev. Mr. Baker, together with seven native teachers, by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an application, by rule nisi, for a venire facias de novo in the case of Michael Murphy—convicted at the last sittings of the Supreme Court in its criminal jurisdiction and under sentence of death for the murder…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →His Honor Mr. District Court Judge M'Farland attended at the East Maitland Court House, yesterday, for the purpose of delivering judgment in the above case, which was given as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Present:—T. Smith, Esq., P.M.; F. R. White, Esq., J.P.; and Alex. Brodle, Esq., J.P. Elizabeth Clark, charged with stealing a cheque, was remanded for one week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—William Jones, John Holmes, and Samuel Grey for this offence were each fined 5s. ALTERATION OF THE ROSTER.—Mr. Browne, J.P., stated that he had made up his mind not to sit on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A frightful tragedy has taken place at Woolverton, a village in Somersetshire. A fire was discovered in a malt-house at an early hour on Saturday morning, July 20, by a boy who was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →P. Ryan charged J. Ryan with a breach of the Enclosed Lands Act, Mr. Qu[?]ffe appearing for the complaina[?]t, and Mr. Thompson for the defendant. Evidence on both sides being taken, the bench were of opinion that through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—John Smith, for being drunk, was fined 10s.—Joseph Hughes, for a similar offence, was admonished and discharged. VAGRANCY.—Arthur Gladstone was brought up for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From an early hour in the morning the town presented quite an unusual appearance; indeed, I have not remembered for many years so many new faces as there was to be seen last Monday morning; crowds of people thronged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the case of Jeremiah Meehan, charged with stealing a cow, the property of Messrs. Dangar Brothers, as detailed in our last, the jury, having retired for about three hours, returned a verdict Of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Warwick Assizes, July 16, before Mr. Baron Pigott, James Scott, 22, writing clerk, was indicted for having, at Birmingham, on the 6th of April last, feloniously, wilfully,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →P. G. M'Arthur King v. Frederick R. White.âThis was a charge laid by the complainant, as sheep inspector of the Liverpool Plains district, against the defendant, for a violation of the Scab Act; and, after the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Queen has been residing chiefly at Osborne since our last, but has paid one or two visits to the Princess of Wales at Marlborough-house. The Prince and Princess Christian have returned from Germany, her Majesty on…
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