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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
265 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 14
William Henry Scott was indicted for that he did, at Sydney, on the 6th of September last, feloniously, wil fully, and of his malice aforethought, kill and murder one Annie Scott…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two constables have been committed for trial by Mr. Cooke, at the Worship-street Police-court, for cruelly beating a man named Cramnton, who was also committed for an assault upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The plaintiff in this case was Andrew Calvin, a farmer, living on the Manning River, and he sued the Australasian Steam Navigation Company for breach of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The trial of William Henry Scott for the murder of his wife Annie Scott which was begun at the Central Criminal Court, before his Honor Mr. Justice Cheeke, on Wednesday last, was continued on Thursday and Friday. The witnesses examined…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Sussex-street murder case bas been brought to an end, and the condemned prisoner now awaits the execution of his sentence. We do not hear of any movement begun or in prospect…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACH OF MASTERS AND SERVANTS ACT.—Lincoln Sumner sued William Clark, of Button Town, for 10s., for labor. Verdict for plaintiff for full amount, and 13s 6d costs.—This was the only case on the police list…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The court opened at ten o'clock a.m. CATTLE STEALING. In the case of William Hopkins, who had been committed for trial at that court on a charge of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Mary Butler pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 5s.; in default, twenty-four hours' imprisonment. LARCENY.—John Bent was charged with stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →(Present—A. Brodie, Esq., J.P., and F. R. White, Esq., J.P., HORSE-STEALING.—Thomas Mason and Thomas Brown) on remand for this offence, were again remanded for seven days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This court was opened on Tuesday morning, before his Honor District Court Judge McFarland. The solicitors present were Messrs. Mullen, C'Meagher, and Thompson. There were twelve cases on the list for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LARCENY.—Charles Smith was charged with stealing two blankets, a shirt, and a pair of trousers, the property of Benjamin Davis, who deposed: I reside at Abbey Green; the shirt, trousers, and blankets now before the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Friday night week a shocking murder was committed at Aberdare, one of the principal towns in the coal and iron districts of South Wales. The name of the victim was Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LARCENT.—Michael Tallant, an old offender, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour in Maitland gaol for stealing a coat and a pair of boots the property of George Taylor, Quirindi, Liverpool Plains…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This was a motion to set aside, by prohibition, an order by Mr. Garrett, Police Magistrate at Bourke, for the summary ejectment of the applicant, Harris, from a public-house (he Royal Hotel) at Bourke, The house…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday his Honor Mr. District Court Judge M Farland sat specially for the disposal of some Chamber business. at the BROOKER V. GEORGE. This was an adjourned motion for a new trial. In September…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VAGRANCY.—Robert Hatch on remand charged with being an idle and disorderly character was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in Singleton gaol. BREAKING WINDOWS.—John Murphy was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →STEALING GRAPES.—Constable Dowan was charged by R. Jacob with having on the 23rd February stolen a quantity of grapes from his vineyard.— R. Jacob deposed: I live at Miller's Forest; On Sunday the 24th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In this case a rule had been made absolute by consent for the payment of a particular sum of money with costs but with an arrangement that this rule should not be acted upon for a month. As to the further terms…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The hearing of this case—a rule nisi for an attachment for disobeying an order of the Court—was resumed, and lasted the remainder of the day without being conc[?]uded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Henry Murphy, charged with stealing a poncho and other articles, at Moorabie lun, where he was apprehended by constable Drake, was sentenced to four months' hard labour in Tamworth gaol…
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