Cattle Stealing
At the West Maitland police court, on Monday, Ronald M'Lean, on bail and on remand, was charged, before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Green, J.P., with having stolen a cow,…
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Courts & crime, 1877
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Maitland District Court
The following are the cases set down for trial at the Maitland District Court, which commences before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson, at East Maitland this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supreme Court. Thursday, December 6. in Banco.—fourth Term
(Before their Honors Mr. Justice Hargrave. Mr. Justice Faucett.—and Sir William Manning.) TWADDELL V. DRIVER. James Twaddell sued Richard Driver, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday 11th December 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks PM. G. T. Lo[?] 1. Thoray. R. Millar. S. B. [?] Colonial Wine Licenses
MRS. M[?] Thomas Durham and pa[?] Moran applied for [?] to will coloni[?] : the former was refused on account [?] the house not being of the value of £30 [?]…
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The sittings of the Maitland District Court for December, were opened at East Maitland on Tuesday, before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson. Mr. R. Wisdom and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Supreme Court. Monday, December 10. in Banco.—fourth Term. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Hargrave and Sir William Manning.) (From the S. M. Herald.) SIMS V. Sims and Davidson
This was a motion for a rule nisi for a new trial of the issues in this matter. Mr. Sims had filed a petition for a dissolution of marriage. Mrs. Sims had filed an answer,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →[?] (From our Correspondent.) Police Court. [?]
[?] was charged by se[?] Sparkes with [?] attempting to [?] by hanging [?] with a hand[?] at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. Want of a Police Magistrate at Cassilis. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
Sir,—I would desire, through the medium of your influential and widely-circulated journal, to direct public attention to the want which exists of the appointment of a Police Magistrate for the town of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Singleton Police Court. WEDNESDAY, December 12, 1977. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooke P.M.) Drunk and [?]
Bridget Pritchard for being drunk and disorderly in Elizabeth-street. on Tuesday, was Sued 40s-or seven days in [?] this being the second offence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Branxton. Police Court, 13Th Dec., 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT SUICIDE.—Ellen Gordon, an old resident of Branxton, and of rather dissipated habits, appeared before the court, and was charged by Senior-constable Sparkes, of Greta, with having,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Singleton Police Court. [?]
Mrs. Taggart was charged by [?] Ball with rescuing cheep being driven by him to the pound. Mr. [?] app[?] for compl[?]ant, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murrurundi Police Court. Tuesday, December 11, 1877. (Before [?] Underwood, J.P.'s.) [?]
A claim for wages under the Masters and Servants Act. Mr. Abbott appeared for the defendant, and explained that the amount…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton Police Court. Monady, December (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
Patrick Riley was charged with steaing £3 10s 6d from one Benjamin Wilks. Thomas Herbert Webb on oath…
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A session of the Murrurundi District Court was held on Monday last, before His Honor Judge Meymott. Mr. R. W. of Thompson, of Maitland,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wallabadah Police Court. Thursday, December 13,1877. (Before Messers. C. P. [?] wood, and J. M. L. McDonald. J.P's.) (From our own Reporter.)
Christopher Welsh, for absenting himself from his hired service, was remanded to the Piliga Bench to be dealt with, bail allowed, self in £5 and one surety in a like amount…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Singleton. Police Court, Monday, 17Th Dec., 1877. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
STABBING.—William Dwyer was charged with stabbing one Frederick Ward —Seniorsergeant Webb deposed to the arrest of prisoner on Sunday morning, the 16th instant, on a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Murder of a Chinaman in Goulburn
The boarding-house kept by Li Hock in Clinton-street, which has long had the reputation with the public of being a gambling restort largely frequented by Chinese, was the scene…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Singleton Police Court. Friday, December 21, 1877 (Before Mr. J.N. Brooks, P.m.) Sup[?]ring a [?] to Stray
[?] charged with suffering a [?] to stray in the streets, pleaded guilty, and was fined 2s 6d with 2s 6d costs. In the case Conrad Moss v. William…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Branxton. Police Court, Thursday, 20Th Dec. 1877. (Before M. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT SUICIDE.—Ellen Gordon, on remand, was brought up before the court, and charged by Senior-conitable Sparkes with having at Great, on the 4th December last, unlawfully…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Stealing and Destroying a Will
On Monday, at the Williamstown Police Court (reports the Melbourne Herald), a young man named Charles Augustus Merchant, was prosecuted by Mr D. Harcourt, for the larceny of a will, the property…
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