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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
216 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 11
Dennis Williams was indicted for stealing 4s. 6d. and a silver watch and chain from Charles Asminger at Sydney, on the 19th of September last. It appeared the parties had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The trial of this case, which had already lasted two days, was resumed, and conclnded. It was an action by Mr. Andrew Hardie M'Culloch against Messrs. John Eckford and John W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The circumstances of a mutiny and murder on the high seas have been detailed in a case tried before the Southampton magistrates, when three men, named John Anderson, Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the case of James Place, indicted for a criminal assault upon his step-danghter, a girl of twelve years, the jury brought in a verdict of guilty, but recommended the prisoner to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A report has been spread ot Pengueux that M. de Moneys d' Ordieres, proprietor of the chateau of Bretanges, one of the most considerable personages of the country, had been attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New York has been greatly excited over the b[?] [?], a few [?] [?], of Mr. Benjamin Nathan, a wealthy member of the Stock Exchange. His body was fonnd the next…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. —Michael Henry Kearney was charged with obtaining goods under false pretences—Sub inspector Thorpe deposed: On Monday, the 14th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charles Brown, alias Barton, was indicted for stealing eighteen girls hats and four boys' caps, in Sydney, on the 18th August. Prisoner had been engaged by one William Wright to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sarah Waldron, on summons, appeared to answer a charge of assaulting one Alice Winsor, a child of about 18 months of age. This case was postponed for one week to admit of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Charles M'Manus, for making use of obscene language, was fined 20s., with court costs; in default, seven days' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The murder of Catherine Durr by her husband at Manchester seems to have been committed under the most extraordinary circumstances. The story of the crime was told before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ASSAULT.—A charge against Sarah Waldon, for assaulting a child named Alice Windsor, was withdrawn, with consent of the bench. REYNOLDS v. M'PHAIL.—The plaintiff in this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →William Bullard Clifton, convicted of the manslaughter of an infant, was brought up for sentence. Several certificates of character were handed in, which his Honor took into consideration, and passed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an Action for breach of promise of marriage by Emma Dentry against John Alford, the elder. The declaration contained two counts, the first alleging a mutual agreement between plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ireland was never more peacable than at present. No Fenian or Ribbon outrages have been reported for a considerable time, and our social state is such as to win a meed of praise from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—John M'Mahon pleaded guilty to this charge, and being the first offence he was admonished and discharged. ACCIDENT.—When Mr. Adam Cobcroft was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(Before Thos. Hungerford, Edw, White, F.W. Thrum, W Pearce, W. Bowman, R. J.Fierce, and G.J.Cobb, Esqs., J.P. LIBEL.—John Lawless, on summons, appeared to answer a charge that he did, on or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Denis Hickey, a sub-contractor on the railway line, appeared in custody, charged with having stolen a cheque, drawn by D.Macquarie, on the City Bank, for five pounds. Mr. J. P…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Darley, for defendant, moved for a rule nisi for new trial of the above case, which had been tried at Maitland, in October last, before Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four, and had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was a special case from the Circuit Court at Armidale. The only question was whether the information was bad because of its not having been signed…
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