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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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Another of those brutal deeds of violence, of late most unpleasantly common, seems to have been perpetrated in this district, says the Ovens Advertiser of the 21st December, on Saturday. Two men, named Michael Welch…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.âGerson v. W. Hutchinson.âSettled out of court. Thomas Hungerford, on summons, appeared to answer a charge of illegally detaining three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →STEALING—John Gayner was charged with stealing a dray and seven horses, the property of his father, John Gayner, of Westbrook.— Complainant deposed: I am the father of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Williams appeared to ans[?]er to an information, charging him with th[?]atening to take the life of John Evans, of W[?]gen. The bench ordered the defendant to f[?] sureties of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thomas Desmond, in custody, was cha[?]ged with feloniously stealing, taking, and ca[?]ing away two bullocks, the property of Jesse A[?]rd, of Nillibri. George Thompson being [?]ly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A most brutal murder was perpetrated on Sunday night, or Monday morning, the 2nd or 3rd instant, somewhere close to the bank of the river near Mr. George Raff's house, a short…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WIFE BEATING.—Alice Dow, who appeared in the witness box with her right visionary organ surrounded by a dark discolouration, charged her husband, John Dow, with not only forgetting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A magisterial inquiry was held at Oberon on Thursday, Jan. 6, before the Police Magistrate, respecting the death of a man named John Muloahey…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →John H. Blackett was brought before the court, in custody of the police, charged with having absconded from the hired service of John M. Creed, of Scone. Case dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →F[?]T.—Thomas Merry, in custody, was charged for that he did, on or about the month of December last, forg[?]nd utter certain orders for the amounts respectivaly of £8 10s. 6d., £2 10s. 6d, £10 10s. 6d.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the Justices of the district of West Maitland was held at the Police Office, West Maitland, on Thursday, the 13th January, for the purpose of taking into consideration the in[?]dequacy of the accommodation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WIFE BEATING.—John Dow, on remand, was charged with assaulting his wife, Alice Dow. The complainant did not appear, and the defendant was discharged with a caution…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday morning, Nov. 9, a shocking occurrence took place in the village of Tetsworth, near Thame, in Oxfordshire. A woman named Susannah Hyde, wife of a shoemaker, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On October 22, Mr. Payne held an inquest at Guy's Hospital touching the death of John Abrahams, aged 48 years. The deceased was a carpenter and joiner, and he employed a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest on the human remains found on the Blue Greek, and identified as those of Eliza Cassels or Eliza Garford, was resumed at South's Hotel, Trentham, on Monday, and resulted in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Assault—M. Murray v. S. Dogherty: Case struck out, the bench having no jurisdiction; as was also one of a similar nature, in which Dogherty was the complainant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SURETIES TO KEEP THE PEACE.—Thomas Cleary was charged with threatening the life of Edward Shaw, by presenting a revolver at his head, and stating that he would blow his brains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Court opened yesterday morning at East Maitland, before Mr. District Court Judge Simpson. The barristers present were—Messrs. Rogers, Healy, Manning, Dillon, Fullarton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This case was resumed. The defence was that the first interview between the plaintiff and Mr. Chambers, relative to the debt due to the former by Port[?], took…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Wilson was found guilty of burglary, and was remanded for sentence. Eugene M'Mahon and Thomas Chapman were indicted for burglary. The case was one of…
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