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Courts & crime, 1881

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday' March 31, 1881. (Before Mr. Addison, P.M., and Mr. J. Pearse J.P.,)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1881 · page 5

NO PARTIES.—There were no custody cases, and in the three summons cases no parties appeared, so that they were all dismissed, a circumstance which caused the Police Magistrate to remark—"What a…

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Terrible Murder and Suicide. (From the Brisbane Courier, March 28.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1881 · page 3

About 9 o'clock on last Saturday morning a report spread throughout the city that a murder and a suicide had been committed at South Bri[?]b[?]e The following are the particulars of this very shocking…

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West maitland Police Court. Monday, April 4, 1881. (Before Messrs Addison, P.M., J. Lee, J. B. R. Robertson, and Jas. Wolstenholme, J's.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1881 · page 3

DRUNK AND DISORDELY.—Thomas Oram, an aboriginal, was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in High-street, West Maitland, on Saturday evening. He pleaded…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, April 5th, 1881. Before Mr. J. N. BROOKS, P.M. ASSAULT

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 April 1881 · page 2

Christian Badior was charged on summons with having assaulted Philip Watzlaban at Glendon on the 20th March last…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide. Newcastle Herald of yesterday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1881 · page 7

Shortly after the 1 o'clock gun being fired yesterday, another detonation of a more sensational and fatal character was heard by the residents adjacent to the Honeysuckle Point Government Railway…

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East maitland Police Court. Tuesday, April 5, 1881. (Before messrs. Addison,P.M. W. Eckford, and F. H. Bartlett, J'B.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1881 · page 3

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—James Gordon pleaded guilty to having been drunk and disorderly in Melbourne-street on Monday evening. He pleaded guilty. It was stated that the defendant had heen…

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Tamworth Circuit Court. (Abridged from the Tamworth News, April 5

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1881 · page 3

The Tamworth Circuit Court opened on Friday, before his Honor Judge Windeyer, Mr. H. E. Cohen prosecuted for the Crown. Julia Cullinan, charged with stealing a watch,…

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West Maitland Police Court. Wednesday, April 6, 1881. (Before Mr. James Wolstenholme, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1881 · page 6

DRUNKENNESS.—Michael O'Brien pleaded guilty to having been drunk in High-street on Tuesday, and was admonished and discharged. THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1880…

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Singleton Police Court Friday, April 8th, 1881. Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M. LARCENY

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1881 · page 2

Mary M'Kendry was charged with having stolen a bible and a hymn-book. Constable Hayden deposed that [?] had gone to prisoner's place, on the…

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Broke Police Court. THURSDAY,31st MARCH,1881. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M. and Mr. R. Blaxland, J.P.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1881 · page 2

JAMES GILES, charged with assaulting Catherine Heaton, was fined 10s. and 6s. 6d. Court costs—in default, 4 days in Broke lockup. Fine paid…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, April 11, 1881. (Before Mr. Addison, P.M. and R. Scob[?]e, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1881 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS AND RESISTING THE POLICE. —Daniel Markham was charged with having been drunk in St. Andrew-street; also wit[?] having resisted Constable Ingram in th[?]…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, April 12th, 1881. Before Mr. J. N. BROOKS, P.M. PERJURY

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 April 1881 · page 2

William Longworth was charged for that he did, at East Maitland, about the 25th October, 1880, commit wilful and corrupt perjury—in the case Longworth…

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The Nimby Murder

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1881 · page 6

An inquest was held on Thursday, April 7, on the body of a man named Daniel Bradford, who had been found murdered in a dam at Nimby, a few miles from Murrumburrah…

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The Recent Albury Murder

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1881 · page 7

The trial of Henry Wilkinson, for the murder of Mary Pumpa, near Albury, took place yesterday, and, respecting it our (Herald) Albury correspondent telegraphed the…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, April 8, 1881. (Before Messrs. Eckford and Bartlett, J's.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1881 · page 3

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—John Hickey was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in High-street, West Maitland, on the previous day. He was admonished and…

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[?] Police Court. [?]Y, April 13, 1881. (Befo[?] P.M., and Mr. C. E. Jaques, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1881 · page 4

S[?]—The undermentioned persons [?] in the amounts specified, with [?] costs, in each case, for suff[?] depasture in the streets of…

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Burglary at North Shore

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon (says the Echo), a burglary was committed at the residence of Mr. Jelly, a wood and coal merchant, at North Shore. Having secured the premises,…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, April 14, 1881. (Before Mr. Addison, P.M., and Mr. Peter Green, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1881 · page 6

DRUNKENNESS, &c.—James Richards, charged with having been drunk in High-street, was fined 10s. or forty-eight hours' imprisonment.—Joseph Parkinson, Charged with a similar offence, was let off with a…

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Maitland Circuit Court

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1881 · page 4

Following is a list of the prisoners in gaol awaiting trial at the sittings of the Maitland Circuit Court, which commences on Thursday next, at East Maitland, before his Honor…

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Muswellbrook. Police Office, Tuesday, April 12. (Before F. W. Thrum, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1881 · page 7

R. Johnston, on bail, appeared to answer the charge of being drunk. Pleaded quilty, was admonished and discharged.—The same party was charged with using indecent language. Pleaded not guilty;…

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