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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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The following persons pleaded guilty, and were remanded:—Jane Woodcock, charged with stealing in a dwelling, Evelyn Charles Warren, charged with larceny by a servant, Henry Harris, charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Spencely was charged with feloniously wounding David Shadrack, the chief mate of the British Commodore, on the high seas, on the 18th April. The evidence was that on the day named, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Cross (otherwise Wilhelm Krauss) was planed in the dock to stand his trial; for that he, on the 16th of March last, in and on board the British ship Rifleman, on the high…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Considerable excitement was produced at Williamstown last night by the circulation of a report that a seaman belonging to one of the vessels lying at the pier had been stabbed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Walter Hughes, arraigned for stealing gold, the property of one William Hanna, refused to plead, on the ground that he had been committed to Quarter Sessions, and after exhibiting great violence of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PERJURY.—James Mulgrave on bail, was charged with having committed wilful and corrupt perjury, by having on the 7th April last, sworn to an information before George Jarman a justice of the peace,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A dreadful story comes from the usually quiet and dull station of Abmednuggur. It appears that on the night of the 14th inst., about 9 p.m., two Punjabee sepoys belonging to the 13th N.I. went, armed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →David Shadrack was indicted for having, on board the ship British Commodore, on the high seas, unlawfully assaulted one George Dadd. The evidence showed that the prisoner was the mate of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sir James Martin, Q.C., and Mr Darley, instructed by Mr. W. Barker, appeared for plaintiff; the Attorney-General, Mr. M. H. Stephen, and Mr. Salomoos, instructed by Mr. T. B…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Mackay, jun.,states, in relation to the attempt to murder him, that on the previous night he retired to rest between eight and nine o'clock. He was asleep, when Hoti, Ta[?] and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Joseph Wells was convicted of this offence, and fined 5s., in default 24 hours' imprisonment. PROTECTION.—Susan Kelly, supposed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →William Cross, otherwise Wilhelm Krauss, was indicted for the wilful murder of James Longmuir, on board the British ship Rifleman, on the high seas, on the 16th March, 1873…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THREATENING LANGUAGE—Thomas Filmer, of John-street, Singleton, was obarged by Bryce Hawthorne with having, on the 23rd May last, used threatening language in a public place,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Henry Dann, a seaman on board the Roslyn Castle, waa indicted for stabbing one William Sutton, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. Prosecutor was mate of the ship, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DRUNKENNESS.—George Perrett pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined in the mitigated penalty of 1s., or one hour's imprisonment. RESISTING THE POLICE.—The same defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Forster, on behalf of the defendant, moved for rule nisi for new trial of this action, which was tried before Mr. Justice Cheeke, at the last Maitland Circuit, and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The following is the list of plaints entered for trial at the ensuing sittings of the Maitland District Court, to be held to-day, Tuesday, the 17th June:— A. G. Cullum v. James J. Ranclaud…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The decision of Mr. Justice Lawson, in the case of the sub-editor and publisher of t[?]e Ulster Examiner and Morning Star, for contempt of court in giving expression to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →As we were going to press this afternoon, intelligence reached Newcastle of a frightful tragedy at Lambton Commonage. A woman named Lewis, wife of George Lewis, a miner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—John Cunningham and Anne Breedon pleaded guilty to this offence, and were each fined in the mitigated penalty of 1s., in default one hour's imprisonment…
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