Charge of Stealing Timber
At the East Maitland police court, on Tuesday, John Mitchell summonod Denis Maher and Michael Maher with having on the 18th September stolen four trees from land at Dunmore…
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Courts & crime, 1877
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Charge of Stealing and Receiving
At the East Maitland police court, on Tuesday, before Messrs. F. H. Bartlett, W. Eckford, and John Mitchell, Mary Jane Button and Walter Button were charged, the former with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yetman Police Court, 18Th September, 1877. (Before Hr. Resden, P.M., and John Dight, Esq., J.P)
A shepherd boy, in the employ of Mr. Gordon, Merriwa, was charged with breaking into a but at Merriwa, and stealing therefrom a number of articles, viz.: trousers, shirts, plates, knives, forks,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Branxton. Police Court, Thursday, 27Th Sept., 1877. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P. M., T. Drinan, and J. C. S. McDonall, [?] P.
BREACH OF PUBLICANS ACT.'—John O'Donohue was charged by Constable Ritchie with, having on the 8th September, committed a breach of the Publicm's Act, by neglecting to have a light burning in…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Brutal Murder at Junotioa Point, near Bathurst. (From the Western Independent, Sent. 27.)
News reached Bathurst on Tuesday night last that a fearful murder had been committed at Junction Point on the previous evening, From intormation to hand, we gather that the murderer and murdered…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Singleton Police Court. Saturday, September 29, 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Larceny
Joseph Baylin was charged with having stolen five ponds in in money from Abel Coberoft. Mr. H.Lerien of Marland appeared for…
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At the Maitland Gaol, on Tuesday, John Duggan, under committal for larceny, was charged before Mr. Addison, P.M., with having, on the 8th September last, at East Maitland,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Muswellbrook. Police Court, 25Th September. (Before Messrs. J. H. Keys and F. W. Thrum.)
DRUNKENNESS.—D. Fleming, on bail, appeared to answer this charge, and pleaded guilty. Bail forfeited, 10s. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—The same prisoner was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 2Nd Oct., 1877. Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., Messrs. S. B. Dight and R. Blaxland, J's.P.)
OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—John Youl, for this offence, was fined 5s., in default 24 hours' imprisonment. DAMAGING A CONSTABLE'S UNIFORM.—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Singleton Police Court. Friday, October 2, 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.). Assault
Karl krust sued Matchcw Allen for assaulting him on Sept. 21, at Jerry's Plains Common. Defendant pleaded not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Branxton. Police Court, Thursday, Oct. 4. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
OBSCENE LANGUAGE. John Barr, on summons, appeared before the court, and was charged by constable Ritchie with having made use of obscene language on the 26th September, on the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bran[?] (From our Correspondent.) Police Court. Thursday 4Th October 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m). Threatening Language
Thomas Told was [?] by William Leyman of Grets with making use of threatening [?] towards him at Greta, on the 21st of September…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Late Shocking Murder near Tuena. (From the Bathurst Times.)
A magisterial inquiry was held at Victoria Flat, fifteen miles from Tuena, on 27th September, by Mr. T. A. Smith, P.M., of Trunkey, on the body of a miner, Laidlaw Nagy, who had…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Grand Quaker Wedding. (From the Court Journal July 7.)
It was reported last week that a grand Quaker wedding was to take plaee at Bath, under the auspices of the veteran politician, Mr. John Bright, and that something stylish in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →District Court Judges
In our issue of the 15th ultimo appeared court by a majority. judge HarGraves dissouting decided that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murrurundi Police Court. Saturday, September 29, 1877. (Before Mr. G. G. Br[?] J.P.) [?] LANGUAGE
Mary Woods charged with using ob[?] language in a public street, was fined £5 or In default of payment two months imprisonment in M[?]di…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(From the Herald's special correspondent.) the Penge Murder. London, October 2
There is a strong public agitation against the execution of the Penge murderers. Mr. Justice Hawkins' summing up was thought to be unfair towards the culprits…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News. Singleton. (From our own Correspondents.) Police Court.—tuesday, October 9, 1877 (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. G. T. Loder, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Elizabeth Herridge, an infirm old woman, an old resident of Jerry's Plains, was brought up on this charge. Constable M'Morrow deposed, that on the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tamworth Circuit Court. (Abridged from the Tamworth News.) (Before his Honor Sir William Manning.) Tuesday, October 2
James Hamilton was charged with having, on the 9th June last, at Manilla, feloniously stolen a horse, the property of Thomas Short. There was a second count of receiving. The facts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempted Outrage and Horse-stealing
Our Quirindi reporter forwards us parti culars of an atrocious case of attempted satrage upon the person of a married woman living near Wallabadah, and the…
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