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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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CRUELLY ILLTREATING HORSES.—John Daniel was charged, on the information of Constable Murphy, with having, on the 23rd December, cruelly illtreated two horses in Paterson-street, Hinton, by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DRUNKENNESS.—Jane Clark was charged with having been drunk in Melbourne-street, o[?] the 4th instant. She pleaded guilty, and was [?]dmonished and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BREACH OF THE ENCLOSED LANDS ACT.— Ann Varley was charged on the information of John Porter, that on the 27th December she did, without lawful excuse, enter certain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →PLACING GOODS ON THE FOOTWAY.— Charles Baker was charged with having caused two shoe trunks to remain on the footway of High-street, on the 5th instant,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →STOCK ASTRAY.—John S. Macpherson was fined 2s 6d per head and costs, for suffering six head of cattle to stray.—Charles Dwyer was fined 2s 6d and costs, for suffering on[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—John Russell pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 10s., in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment. RESISTING THE POLICE.—John Russell for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THREATS.—Charley Sang Choon (a Chinese) was charged with having, on the 8th instant, at Branxton, threatened to take the life of Tee Young (another Chinese), and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →VAGRANCY.—John Heffernan, an old offender, was charged with having no visible lawful means of support. He pleaded not guilty. Constable Adkins deposed that he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—Hugh McFadyen was convicted, on the complaint of Constable Nicholson, of having been drunk in Swan-street, Morpeth, on Saturday, and was sentenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DRUNKENNESS.âJames E. Graham and William Dearsley were each fined 5s, with the alternative of being confined in the lockup for twelve hours, for being drunk in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →VAGRANCY.—Edward Nightingale, a very old offender, was convicted of having no visible lawful means of support, and was ordered to be imprisoned for three months…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OBSTRUCTING A PUBLIC STREET.—Cornelius Darcy was charged with having, on the 4th January, obstructed Swan-street, a public street in the town of Morpeth, by leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →John Richards v. William Miles, work and labour done, £1 11s Defendant paid £1, and a verdict was given for plaintiff for 11s, with 6s costs. John Hatcher v. William Tate, goods sold, £2 18s…
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT. —William Maher, on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, was mulcted in the penalty of 5s, with the alternative of spending…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →M[?] G. N. Railway By laws see [?], by travelling on the outside of a railway [?] without the consent of an authorised officer, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR AND PROFANITY.— James Boulton was charged with having been guilty of riotous behaviour in a public street on the 25th instant. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENNESS.—Thomas McDonald was charged with drunkenness in a public street. He was convicted and ordered to pay a penalty of 5s, or to be imprisoned for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →STOCK ASTRAY.—Laur[?]ce Norton was charged with having suffered a cow to stray in Swan-street. He plea[?]ed guilty, and was fined 2s 6d and 2s 6d co[?]s of court…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motion to make absolute a rule nisi for a prohibition. Mr. C. B. Stephen, instructed by Messrs. Gannon and M'Laughlin and Mr. Roberts…
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