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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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MASTERS AND SERVANTS ACT.—Thomas Tanner, on behalf of his son, sued Henry Hall for a breach of this Act. Settled out of court. AFFILIATION CASE.—Bridget Boyle v. John Sweeney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—Henry Smith, Patrick M'Fadden, Samuel Burton, and Charles Diver were fined 5s. each for this offence, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Friday afternoon, May 10, George James Romney, aged fourteen years, and a student in the Winderemere College, was charged at Bowness, Westmoreland, with having caused the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Thursday, May 2, at Stockport, a young man, named John Worsley, seriously stabbed Sarah Ann Webbe, a young woman with whom he had been "keeping company." They were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SHEEP STEALING.-John Taylor and Charles Huggins stood charged with stealing three sheep, the property of Reginald Blaxland, of Fordwich. Mr. Waring appeared for the prisoners. Sub-inspector Thorpe, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The annals of Victoria have just afforded a sinking instance of what the old writers called "God's revenge against murther" On the 14th July, 1862, on the banks of the river Coliban, an escaped convict named William…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Edward John Tappenden versus John Elsley, for wages, work and labour done. Defendant failed to appear, and the serving of the summons having been proved, the case was proceeded with,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An attempt at murder was made a few days back at Colombier (Haute-Saone). A convict named David, just liberated from prison at Epinal, and on his way to Vesoul, where he had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—Patrick M'Closky pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 6s. ASSAULT.—Anthony Towers was charged with assaulting William Fitzgerald, at Soott's Flat, on the 6th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—William Bourn on this charge was again remanded for one week. Assault.—John Many, found guilty of an assault on Edward Hall, was fined 5s. and costs of court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DEFAMATION OF CHARCTER.—John Blanch, of Hannah Bay, sued J. A. Banks, of Soldier's Point, for the above offence; damages £10, John Blanch deposed: I met defendant in the bush about the 1st of June; he asked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →William Davies was indicted for an assault with intent to commit an unnatural offence. Guilty. Two years imprisonment with hard labour. Charles Anderson pleaded guilty to uttering a forged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PUBLICANS' ACT.—Henry Hewitt, on remand, was charged with a breach of this act by constable Berry, by keeping his licensed public-house open after twelve o'clook at night. After hearing some additional…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Michael Murphy, alias Myles M'Gee, was indicted for the wilful murder of Samuel Hassen, at South Creek, on or about the 22nd November, 1865. It appeared that the prisoner came to Mr. Rodd's, of Fleurs, South Creek, near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The trial of Michael Murphy, for the murder of Samuel Hassen, at South Creek, was resumed, and the case for the Crown was concluded. (Before Mr. Justice Faucett.)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This was an action for failure to deliver a promissory note for £1290 according to contract. The note had been given for the purchase of a sheep station in the north. There…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HIGHWAY ROBBERY—William Bourne, who has been several times remanded on this charge was ordered to be discharged from custody—the bench (Messrs White and Brodie) deeming the evidence to be insufficient for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an action for malicious prosecution. The plaintiffs were Dr. John Dickson and Mrs. Mary Louisa Wentworth Dickson, his wife. The defendant was Mr. Rowland George Yeomans. The action was really that of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the case of Michael Murphy, alias Myles M'Geer charged with the murder of Samuel Hassen, at South Creek, in November, 1865, the jury, who had been looked up all night, being unable to agree were discharged, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—Lewis Blanchard and John M'Cully, for being drunk, were fined 5s. each; in default, twenty-four hours imprisonment. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Edwin Gould for making use of…
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