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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
237 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 12
Sarah Hill, a coloured woman, was yesterday committed for trial on the charge of "wilful murder," by the verdict of the jury, at the inquest held at Mrs. Atkins's, before J. F. Armstrong, Esq., coroner for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →DRUNKENNESS.—King Henry (an aboriginal) was charged with having committed himself. He was discharged with a caution.—Henry Ford for a similar offence was also discharged,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great excitement was created in Beechworth last evening by the report that two armed bushrangers had been levying contribution[?] in the village of Wooragee, about five miles distant on the road to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The October sittings of this court commenced [?] Thursday at East Maitland, before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett. The Attorney-General (Mr. Butler) prosecuted for the Crown. The other barristers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Wednesday, Finlay M'Lever, John S. Scott, and Nicholas Harris, alias Martin, of the vessel Nakalau, and brought to Sydney by H.M.S. Cossack, were charged on remand,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This Court re-opened before Mr. Justice Fancett at ten o'clock yesterday (Friday) morning. MURDER. William Croker was indicted for the wilful murder of John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jemima Gray was indicted for having, at West Maitland, on the 9th of July last, feloniously uttered a forged bank note for £[?], purporting to be a note of the Bank of Australasia at Newcastle, with intent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DAMAGING THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—Bernard Lynch, a boy about eleven years old, was charged with wilfully damaging the electric telegraph by breaking a number of insulators with stones near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The civil business of the Maitland Circuit Court commenced on Wednesday (yesterday), at the East Maitland court-house, before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett, and juries of four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Bathurst Circuit Court, on Saturday, Oct. 26, before the Chief Justice the following case was tried, as reported by the Bathurst Western Independent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This Court re-opened on Thursday morning, before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett, and a jury of four. MORROW V. BELLAMEY…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Court re-opened on Friday morning, at ten o'clock, before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett, and a jury of four. MORROW v. BELLAMEY…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Court re-opened on Saturday morning, before his Honor Mr. Justice Fawcett, and a jury of four. MORROW V. BELLAMEY. The hearing of this case was resumed. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This Court re-opened on Monday morning before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett, and a jury of four. WARLAND V. GREEN. Mr. Wisdom, who appeared for the plaintiff in this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Finlay M'Lever, John S. Scott, and Nicholas Harris, alias Martin, of the vessel Nukulau, and brought to Sydney by H.M.S. Cossack, appeared at the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Friday, on remand, charged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Wednesday, before his Honor the Chief Justice, Ho Sue, a chinaman, was indicted for killing Wy Kit, at Caloola, on the 28th September. The prisoner and Wy Kit who were working together had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Sherwood v. Owen Hudson; goods sold, £3. Verdict for plaintiff for £2 7s. R. J. Luscombe v. C. Simms; goods sold, £4 14s. Verdict for plaintiff to be paid in 10s. per month…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Court re-opened on Tuesday morning, before his Honor Mr. Justice Fawcett, and a jury of four. ASSRR V. SHAW AND OTHERS. The hearing of this case was resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There being only one judge in Sydney on Monday, his Honor Judge Hargrave adjourned the business in the Banco Court till Thursday. JURY COURT…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—Noticing in your issue of the 29th about the removal of Senior constable Cochrane from the Stroud district, I may mention that in the leading case in your paragraph, about bringing to justice the…
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