Singleton Police Court. Wednesday, 23rd October, 1878. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Drunkenness
William Chaff and John Murray, charged with the above offence, were fined 1s. or two hours in the lockup…
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Courts & crime, 1878
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Maitland Circuit Court. Civil Side. Wednesday, October 23
In addition to the barristers present on the previous day, Mr. E. Butler, Q.C. and Mr. C. B. Stephen were in attendance. MOORE v. RUTHERFORD AND OTHERS…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Muswellbrook. (From our Correspondent.) Police Office, Tuesday, Oct. 22nd. (Before Mr. F. W. Thrum, J.P.)
POLICE V. W. HAYNES.-Defendant was summoned by the police for leaving the carcass of a dead animal on the public road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court. Friday, October 25, 1878, (Before Mr. J.N. Brooks, P.M.)
Henry Levien v. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Woods. This was a claim for [?]6 19s. 4d. for professional services. Mr. A. J. Gould appeared for plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Denman Police Court, Saturday, 19Th Oct., 1878. (Before W. Parker, P.M., E. White, A. Bell,—Neal, Esqs. (J.P.)
Henry Everingham, William Mills, — Rowall, on bail, were charged with illegally driving two bulls the property of Michael Doyle. Mr. R. W. Thompson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. R. G. D…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Strange Attempt at Murder. (Telegram in Evening News.) Melbourne
An extraordinary affair occurred at Daylesford yesterday, Mr. Newton, of Mount Prospect, reported to Constable Thynne, at Eganstown, that his son James had been shot at by William Hussey, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Circuit Court. Civil Side. Friday, October 25
The Court re-opened at ten o'clock. BUTLER AND OTHERS V. BROWN. This was an action for ejectment. The plaintiffs were represented by Mr. C. B. Stephen, instructed by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland Circuit Court. Civil Side. Saturday and Monday. Lochhead and Another V. M'CONNELL
The trial of this action occupied the whole of Saturday and Monday, and at half-paSt six yesterday evening the evidence finished, when the Court at the wish of one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Quirindi Police Court. Tuesday, 22Nd October, 1878. [From Our Reporter.] Before Mr. A. J. Kingsmill, J P. Stkaling an Automaton
Abs[?]tom Oakham was brought up in custody charged with having stolen an non automaton figure of a man, the property of .Mr. Reading, hotel-keeper…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singleton Police Court. Monday, Oct.28, 1878. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Drunkenness. James Smith, for the above offence, was fined 1s, or two hours in the lookup. Illegally on Premises
Robert Ray was charged with being illegally on the premises of Richard Southon. Constable Thomas Linn deposed: About half-past three o'clock on Sunday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brutal Assault on Two Chinamen
Two men named Edward Lecky and W. Pelton were brought before the Magistrates' Court, Port Augusta, on Oct. 7 (says the Port Augusta Dispatch), charged with an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News. (From Varigus Correspondents.) Singleton. Police Court, Monday, 28Th Oct., 1878
ILLEGALLY ON PREMISES. — Robert Rae was charged with being illegally on the premises of Richard Southan, on Sunday morning, the 27th instant. From the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Circuit Court. Civil Side. Saturday, October 26. Lochhead and Another V. M'CONNELL
This was an action in ejectment brought by William Kerr Lochhead aud another to recover possession of a piece of land in Bolton-street, Newcastle. The defendant,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Desperate Attempt at Suicide in Darlinghurst Gaol. (Evening News of Saturday.)
A respectable storekeeper at Armidale arrived in Sydney, having been brought down to the debtors prison at Dar inghurst last night, on a writ of an re. to satisfy a judgment of the Supreme Court for a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Police Murders in Victoria. (From the Argus of Oct. 30.) Mansfield
It was nine o'clock this morning before the last of the search party left the township. There were seven mounted troopers, seven or eight townspeople, and Inspector Pewtress. Most of them were…
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Thomas Baker, of Blackville, labourer. Cause of sequestration : pressure of a judgment creditor. Liabilities, £99 16s. 9d: assets, £4 12s. 9d. Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murrurundi Police Court. Tuesday, Oct. 29Th, 1878. (Before Messrs. w. w. Abbott, and J. L. Suckling, J.P.'s. Transfer of Licenses
On the application of Mr. Carter (from Mr. Abbott's office), a transfer of license was granted from Mrs. Anne Lennon to Mr. John Wethorspoon, for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Quirindi Police Court. Friday, 25Th October, 1878. [From Our Reporter.] (Before Mr. Garrett, P.M., Mr. A. J. KINGMILL, and Mr. C. P. GRUGGNEN, J.P.'s.) Illegal Rescue
Denis Hickey was charged by John Joseph Poole, of Emu Holes, with having, on the 20th October, rescued eight head of horses seized for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Quirindi Small Debts Court. Friday, 25Th October, 1878. (From Our Own Reporter.) (Before Mr. Garrett, P.M., and Mr. A. J. Kingsmill, J.P.s.)
The following cases were called:-L.P [?] CASHELL. Claim for [?] for services of an entire horse, "Balmoral."…
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