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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
288 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 15
This was a demurrer to defendants' plea in an action for compensation under section 88 of the Municipalities Act of 1858 (22nd Victoria, No. 13). The section in question gave power to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The causes set down for trial in this court were uncommonly few, and possessed little of public interest, viz.:— H. Craik v. Hamilton.—For promissory note, £13…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This court was opened on Saturday last, 27th June, by his Honor Judge Meymott. Members of the bar present: Messrs. O'Neill Brenan (Crown Prosecutor), [?]is, Docker, and Murray…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three stone-breakers, named respectively Thomas M'Gee, William Kyle, and James Ward, were brought up before his worship, charged with being drunk and disorderly in the public street, on the evening of the 29th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BREACHES OF TENEMENTS ACT.—Campbell V. Garatty.—Campbellv. Dugan.—In these cases neither of the parties appeared, and upon the application of Mr. Waring, for the complainant,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have received the following additional particulars relative to the exertions of the police in tracking out the murderer of poor Lee. On Sunday last, 28th ultimo, senior constable Obiplin arrested a Chinaman at Mudgee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The long pending investigation into the case of Louis Deuchef, recently apprehended in Araluen, and remanded to Young on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Daniel Crotty,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Western Post of the 10th instant contains a detailed account of the examination, at the Hargraves police court, of a Chinaman named Ah Sung, alias Low Ah Sung, charged with the wilful murder of Ralph Lee,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Jones, in custody, charged with being drunk and disorderly on the night of the 11th instant. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was admonished and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Michael O'Rourke charged Michael Gilsheenan with unlawfully using his horse, at Murrurundi, on the 9th June last. Defendant pleaded not guilty. After a lengthened examination, which was much impeded by the extreme…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ONSCENE LANGUAGE.—Catherine Singleton charged Mrs. Searle with making use of obscene language to-wards her on the 14th instant to Macquarie-street, Singleton. There was a cross case, Searle v. Singleton,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →William Moran alias Thomas Newstead was brought before the bench at the West Maitland police court, on Thursday, in custody of Senior— sergeant Kerrigan, charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CARELESS USE OF FIRE.—William Fletcher was charged with a breach of the Act to prevent the careless use of fire, by leaving a fire burning on land in the occupation of W. J. Dangar, Esq., at Whittingham, near Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →William Mourn, alias Moran, alias Moghan, alias Alcorn, alias Cutler, alias Billy the Drover, was placed in the dock, having; been apprehended by virtue of a warrant issued by the bench at Young, charging him with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—The question has often occurred to me, and no doubt to many others—What is the use of the Morpeth Court-house? Judging from the amount of police business performed there, I am sure it cannot be of much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This was a motion, on leave reserved, for the entry of a verdict for defendant in an action for ejectment wherein the finding had been for the plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WAGES.—James Thorley was summonsed by Issac Johnston for the sum of £15, wages due to him. Mr. Waring appeared for the defendant. Complainant deposed that he was in Mr. Thorley's service for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We are favoured by Inspector Marlow with the following particulars of the Conway murder, forwarded to him by Sub-inspector Isley. We give Mr. Isley's own words: "I sent you an official account and also a private one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an action to recover damages for injuries resulting from a collision between the defendata' steamship City of Newcastle, and the plaintiff's schooner Jessie, by reason whereof plaintiff had incurred expenses for surveys,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Pulpit, in custody, charged with using obsence language in Bridge-street, on the night of the 1st instaut, was fined 20s, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. James Wilkinson, charged with being drunk and…
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