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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
629 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 32
DRUNKENNESS, &c.âJames Henderson was charged with having been drunk in Highstreet. He pleaded guilty, and being his first offence, he was admonished and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENNESS.—Martin Daley was charged with having been drunk in High-street, West Maitland, on Thursday. He pleaded guilty, and urged as an excuse that he had taken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wm. M'Donald was charged with stealing four towels, two vases, candlesticks, brushes, combs, glass butter dish, and water jug, the property of Mary Ann Brady, of the St…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Hugh Kelly was convicted of having been drunk and disorderly in a public street, and fined 5s., or twenty-four hours' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →HAWKING WITHOUT A LICENSE.—John Symonds was charged with hawking jewellery without a license. Constable Murphy stated that he saw the defendant offering some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Circuit Court will open at East Maitland, this (Thursday) morning. Jurors, witnesses, and others interested are required to be in attendance punctually at ten…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JOHN DENT V. P. QUINN.—Breach of the peace. Plea, not guilty. John Dent, sworn, deposed: I am a mechanic, residing at Wangat; the information read is true, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →VAGRANCY.âEllen Whurr was brought up under the Vagrant Act, charged with being a common prostitute and an idle and disorderly character. She was convicted, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The above Court opened on Thursday morning, before his Honor Sir William Manning. Mr. W. H. Manning was his Honor's Associate. Mr. G. W. F. Addison,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OBSCENITY AND INDECENCY.—Joseph Patterson was brought before the bench, charged with making use of obscene language in Lawes-street, on the evening of the 23rd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The civil business of the above court commenced yesterday, shortly after noon, before his Honor Sir William Manning. The members of the bar present were—Mr. F. E…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—James Lonsdale was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Abbott-street. He pleaded guilty. Constable Kennedy stated that a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SELLING COLONIAL WINE BY RETAIL WITHOUT A LICENSE.—Anthony Ebbecke was charged with selling colonial wine, by retail, without a license, contrary to provision of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Chinamen were charged with the murder of Mrs. Young. One, Ah Lee, was found guilty, and the other, Lee Guy, was acquitted. Previous to the trial, a statement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CONVEYING NIGHT SOIL THROUGH THE STREET.—Thomas Wheeler was charged that he did, on the 22nd OctoBer, between the hours of 5 o'clock in the morning and 10…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SURETIES OF THE PEACE.—Selina Field charged Charles Field with having on the 17th instant, at Morpeth, most violently declared and threatened that he would cut her throat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?]s case, which was commenced on Mon[?]as continued and concluded on Tuesday. [?]was an action for breach of agreement [?] which the plaintiff claimed £2000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Leon Brengolf alias Louis Favarger was charged on a warrant issued by the West Maitland Bench, with stealing £20 from John Vanotti…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VAGRANCY.—John Byrnes was brought up under the Vagrant Act, charged with having no lawful visible means of support. He said he had. Senior-constable Cruise deposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"HAVE you engaged, or do you depend On a lawyer your case to defend?" Thus to the pris'ner spoke the judge— A good man, free from bi[?]s or gradge…
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