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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
280 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 14
Michael Smidth appeared before the court, charged with having cruelly ill-used a dog, tho property of Stephen Challis, both parties being farmers, residing on Dry Creek. It appeared that a number of dogs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This court will open this (Tuesday) morning at East Maitland, before Mr. District Court Judge Simpson. The following is a list of causes for trial:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action tried before Mr. Justice Hargrave and a jury of four at the last Maitland Circuit Sittings, and in which the defendants recovered a verdict…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CATTLE STEALING PREVENTION ACT.—John Hopkins, on remand, was charged with unlawfully taking and using cattle the property of Andrew Eric Johnston. Mr. R. W. Thompson conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This Court opened at East Maitland on Tuesday morning, before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Simpson. The barristers present were Mr. Rogers and Mr. Wisdom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These were applications on the part of the defendant in the above actions—the Hon. John O'Shanassy, C.M.G.—for rules nisi for new trials of such actions. They had been tried at the last Deniliquin Circuit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ROBBERY.—John McLoughlin was charged with stealing £27 from the person of Bernard McCosker. —Senior-sergeant Du Vernet deposed that, on Saturday, the 20th instant, a person named Bernard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The arguments herein were resumed and concluded. It was a motion upon rule nisi for a prohibition to stay all proceedings under a certain "inhibition," by the Right Rev. Dr. Tyrrell, Bishop of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →J. Barber appeared in custody, charged with having assaulted Mr. Matthew Miller. It appears that the prisoner strayed on to Mr. Millers premises on Monday evening last, and was being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENNESS.—Adolph Setz, for this offence, was fined 5s.; in default, twenty-four hours' imprisonment. DETAINING PROPERTY.—Henry Vincent was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was an adjourned case; I was not present when it first came before the court, but it appears that from information received the police apprehended Michael Quinn, and charged him with having…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Sale Police Court on Saturday, June 20 (we learn from the Gipps Land Times), Charles Augusive Sturgen, alias John Shaw, was brought up on remand charged with attempting to murder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two judgments of the Supreme Court given within the last few weeks appear of sufficient general interest to call for some notice. The one related to questions in which gold-miners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was a motion tor a prohibition to stay all proceedings under a certain order, made in the Deniliquin Police Court, by Mr. G. A. Gordon, P.M., Mr. H. Ricketson, J.P., and Mr. J. D. Brown, J.P., in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tracey v. DawsonâAbsconding from hired service; case dismissed. A darkie, named George Copes, alias Murray, was committed to take his trial at the next Circuit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This had been in action by a free selector against the Hon. Sir John O'Shannasy, C.M.G., for trespassing upon a conditional purchase situate on Moira run. The case was tried at the Deniliquin circuit, before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABSENTING FROM HIRED SERVICE.âJames alias David M'Pherson pleaded guilty to a charge of absenting himself from the hired service of James Hill Thompson. The defendant was fined 10s. 6d. with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →James Mc Laughlin was charged with having absented himself from the hired, service of Mr. W. Dangar. Mr. A.J. Gould, solicitor, appeared for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SURETIES TO KEEP THE PEACE.—James Thompson was bound over to kepp the peace towards his wife Margaret Thompson for a period of six months, himself in £20, and two sureties of £10 each, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Invercargill, on July 3, John Brennan was brought up on remand and charged with having, on the 15th day of June last, in the kitchen of the Harp of Erin Hotel,…
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