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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
249 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 13
The city was startled yesterday morning by the intelligence that an elderly woman had been murdered in a boat in the harbour under suspicious circumstances, which, so far as yet can be ascertained, appear…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DISORDERLY CONDUCT IN A LICENSED PUBLIC-HOUSE.—Johanna Heuston was charged with allowing disorderly conduct in her licensed public-house. Mr. George Waring appeared for the prosecution and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest upon the body of the murdered woman, Mrs. Lee, was initiated shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, at the Observer Tavern, Lower George-street, where the jury…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest was resumed on Tuesday afternoon. Margaret Heogh deposed; I reside at the King's Head Hotel, at the junction of Argyle-street and Circular Quay. I do not know Scource. I was at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →VIOLENT ASSAULT.—John Marshall, in custody, was charged with having committed a violent assault on Thomas Eather. Mr. A. J. Gould appeared for complainant. Constable Malarkey proved the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Eliza Marna, for making use of obscene language was fined £1, in default, 4 day's imprisonment. ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—The same defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A most extraordinary act—the attempted murder of a woman by her husband—took place in Chalmers' Church, or better known as Dr. Nicolson's, at Hobart Town, on Sunday evening. The man's name is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manuel Francis was summoned by James Bowman for not giving up possession of a tenement when called upon so to do, the property of the said James Bowman. The bench, after hearing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →J. O'Brian v. George D. Bell.—In this case the plaintiff sued the defendant for six pounds, said to be the value of a filly sold by Mr. Bell to a man named Royle, which filly was claimed by O'Brian as his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Maryborough Circuit Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Fellows, Edward Whittington was placed in the dock, charged with the wilful murder of John Young, or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MAINTENANCE.—Smith versus Floyd Mr. Waring, on behalf of the defendant, agreed to pay 7s, per week for the maintenance of his illegitimate child, to the senior-sergeant of police, Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thomas Scource, James Clancy, and William M' Crow, were placed in the dock, charged individually with murder. The two former prisoners pleaded not guilty, but M'Crow being asked the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CHILD DESERTION.—Harper v. M'Coeker.—The defendant in this case having been called three times did not appear, and a warrant was ordered to be issued for his apprehension. Mr. A. J. Gould appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Albert…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ernest Henry Dowling pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary, and was remanded for sentence. Thomas Scource was indicted for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Bodelia Lee, in the harbor of Port…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charles Field, in custody, charged with having no lawful means of support, pleaded guilty, sentenced to one month imprisonment, to be forwarded to Maitland gaol for medical treatment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →William Conn alias Bill the Sailor, and Thomas Hobbs were charged with having been concerned in a felonious assault upon Mary Ellen Bradley, at North Shore, on the 15th Sept. last. This case, well…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Banana police court, on Thursday, before Mr. Morey, P.M., Frank Davis was brought up on remand from Rockhampton charged with the wilful murder of one James Summat, in October, 1869…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Michael Finn, charged with having committed a burglary upon the premises one James Nicolls, on the 24th October last, was acquitted and discharged. William Terry, and Henry Allen, indicted for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →James Moran and Anne Pontifix were indicted for having assaulted and robbed William Barr, in Hyde Park, on the 14th December last. The evidence of prosecutor was that he had been drinking with both…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Priestly, aged 20, was indicted for having assaulted and robbed Charles Sheppard, on the 31st January last. The case was clearly proved by the evidence of prosecutor; but in defence a prisoner…
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