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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
265 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 14
FIELD v. SCOTT.—DISPUTE ABOUT RUNS.—Mr. T. G. Dangar appeared as agent for defendant. After a deal of evidence on both sides, Mr. Dangar submitted that the bench had no jurisdiction in this case, to which their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A correspondent has favoured us with the following letter relating to the above events. The concluding paragraph of it deserves the serious attention of all who are interested in securing the safety of commerce in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →William Graham, who on the previous evening had been found guilty on a charge of attempting to kill a helter the property of Mr. George Wyndham, with intent to steal the same was brought up for sentence. His Honor said that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This case, to which much importance is said to be attached in the district of Maitland, where the parties to it reside, was heard on Friday. It was an application on the part of Mr. W. Nicholson, of Aberglassyn, for letters of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Colchester, on Friday, 12th April, H. P Draper, a man of bad character, was committed for trial for the murder of Mary Ann Pettitt, aged twenty-six, whose body had been found in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—John O'Brien, for being drunk, was admonished and discharged. PASSING A VALUELESS ORDER.—Patrick Ryan was charged with passing a valueless one pound order. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fearful story of murder was artlessly told by a child, ten years of age, in the Manchester Coroner's-court, on Tuesday. The boy's mother was the victim; his father the murderer. This…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday night, April 6, about six o'clock, a murder of a most brutal character was committed at the works of Messrs. Redman and Pryse, gun manufacturers, Ashton, Birmingham…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the month of January last the members of the Secularist Society in Liverpool engaged, through their secretary, Mr. George Cowan, the Oddfellows' Hall, in St. Anne-street, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The ceremony ot laying the foundation stone of the new Court-house took place on Tuesday afternoon, having had to be postponed from the 20th of last month, for which date the event had originally been fixed to come…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STEALING MONEY.—Thomas Richards was charged with stealing money, the property of Mark Tucker. Mr. Girard appeared for the defendant.—Sub-inspector Thorpe deposed: From…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Brown, publican, pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing a pig to stray in the streets, but alleged in defence that he did so in consequence of a portion of his premises being Hooded. He was fined in the mitigated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →VAGRANCY.—John Mahony, who had been arrested for protection, was discharged.—Mary Flynn, charged with being an idle and disorderly character, was discharged with a caution…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great public inconvenience was experienced this day, in consequence of the non-attendance of magistrates at the usual hour. At four p m. Mr. A. Brodie, whose name was not on the roster for the day, was kind enough to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—Patrick Moran was charged with this offence. Constable Fitz Allen deposed: On the 13th instant I saw the prisoner in the river at the ford attempting to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ILLEGALLY ON PREMISES.—Henry Goldsmith was charged with having been, on the night of the 13th June, illegally and for an unlawful purpose, on the premises of Anne Maria Nelson, known as the Court House Inn. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENNESS.—Michael Gravin was fined 10s. for this offence. CHARGE OF LARCENY.—Bernard M'Cosker was charged with this offence by David Shearer, by removing three doors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Martin, in custody, charged with using obsence language the previous evening, and this being the fifth or sixth offence ejusdem generis, prisoner was fined £5; in default, two months' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PURSUANT to Mr. Robertson's motion the papers in the Rev. Mr. Dillon's case have been laid before the House, and published. With them have been printed some other papers relating to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Michael Murphy, alias Myles M'Gee, 30, described as a labourer, late of the 77th Regiment, from which he was a deserter, was brought, in custody, by detective Camphin, before the Water…
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