Maitland Circuit Court
This Court opened on Tuesday morning before his Honor Mr. Justice Fancett. CATTLE STEALING. James Williams, Albert Williams, and John Courtenay,…
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Courts & crime, 1868
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Maitland Circuit Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr. Justice Faucett.) Cattle Stealing
Edward Hall and Humphrey Gainey were again placed at the bar upon a charge of horse-stealing, to which they had pleaded not guilty. The indictment was to the effect that the prisoners had stolen two oxen, at At[?]unga,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Muscle Brook. Police Court, Monday, 19Th Oct. 1868. (Before F. W. Thrum, Esq., J.P.)
Michael Foley, in custody, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in William-street. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and, after being admonished, was discharged.— The same prisoner was then charged with using obscene…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 20Th Oct., 1868. (Before R. A. Rodd, W.C. Le[?]ley, and W. C. Browne, Esqs)
UNSOUND MIND—Charles Richardson, who was brought into court guarded by two constables, was brought up for protection. Constable Smith deposed: I arrested defendant on Sunday evening at Boggy Flat: I be[?] him…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland Circuit Court. (Continued from page 3.) Friday, October 23
The Court re-opened at ten o'clock yesterday (Friday) morning. Some formal business in connection with the criminal side having been transacted, the civil business was heard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Murder of James M'cormick. (Abridged from the Armidale Express, Oct. 24.)
The inquest relative to the death of James M'Cormick was resumed on Thursday, at the New England Hotel. On Jeremiah Meehan being brought up from the lockup by the police, the coroner informed him that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Circuit Court. Saturday and Monday. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four.)
The Court re-opened on Saturday morning at ten o'clock. VINDIN V. MUNICIPALITY OF WEST MAITLAND. The hearing of this case was commenced, but was not…
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The Court re-opened on Tuesday morning before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett, and a jury of four. WESTFIELD V. LODER. The hearing of this action was resumed. The case for…
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TRESPASS.—James Neal, junior, was charged by Christian Poppenbagen with trespassing on the Northern Agricultural Association's show ground at South Singleton, on the 21st instant, without the consent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 3Rd November, 1868. (Before J. Lethbridge, S. B. Dight, and J. Johnston, Esqs.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Robert Eldridge, for this offence, was fined 10s.; in default, twenty-four hours' imprisonment. SOLICITING ALMS.—James Gorman, an old man, was charged with soliciting alms in the town. The police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supreme Court, Sydney. (From the Herald of Tuesday.) MONDAY, Nov. 3. (Before Mr. Justice Cheeke, and a jury of four.) FORRESTER V. VINDIN
This was an interpleader issue, under an order by his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave, to determine the ownership of certain goods seized in execution by the Sheriff, under a writ of fi. fa., tested on the 8th February last, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charge of Child Murder
On the 16th October a case against William Randall, harged with murdering Esther Randall, at Penshurst, on the 6th October, was opened before the bench at East Maitland, by remand from Paterson. A report of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 10Th November, 1868. (Before J. Browne, G. T. Loder, and J. Johnston, Esqs.)
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Cormack Cary, for making use of obscene language, was remanded for one week, owing to the abscene of a material witness DRUNKENNESS.—Anne Breedon, charged with being…
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On Nov. 3rd, before W. Bowman, junr., Esq., J.P. James Smithers, in custody, was charged with assaulting Thomas Hyndes. Case remanded to Tuesday, 10th inst. On the following day, before F. W. Thrum, Esq, J.P…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, November 14, 1868. Bushranging and Cattle Stealing
THE death of senior-constable M'Cabe adds another name to the list of victims of bushranging, affords a new illustration of the dangers that await the country police in the execution…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder in Gipps Land. (From the Gipps Land Guardian, November 2.)
On Thursday last Shady Creek was the scene of a most horrible and cold-blooded murder. The victim was a young man named William Laughton, who has been for some time past riding the mail between Shady Creek and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central Criminal Court. (Abridged from the Herald.) Tuesday, Nov. 10. (Before Mr. Justice Checke, and a common jury.)
John Charles Grafton, mate of the American barque Henry, was found guilty of unlawfully wounding James R[?]ch, on the 19th September last. The prisoner, who had been two months in gaol awaiting trial, was sentenced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Life Guardsman Charged with Murdering His Sweetheart
On Monday, Sept. 7, a private in the 1st Life Guards, named Richard Robins, on furlough, was charged before the borough magistrates at Northampton, with being concerned in the death of a young woman named Elizabeth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General News. Central Criminal Court, Sydney. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Friday, November 13. (Before Mr. Justice Cheeke and a common jury.)
Thomas Reynolds, Thomas Ashton, and John Phillips were again charged with assaulting and robbing John Nowlan, on the 3rd October last, at Sydney.—It will be remembered that these prisoners were tried on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 17Th Nov., 1868. (Before R. A. Rodd, W. C. Lesley, and W. C. Browne, Esquires.)
PROTECTION —John Killen, an old man, was brought up for protection. Sub-inspector Thorpe stated that prisoner gave himself up to the police for protection, on the 11th instant, as being too old and unable to obtain a…
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