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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

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East M[?]land Police Court. F[?], September 15, 1882. (Before Mr[?]bott, P.M., and Dr. Spink, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1882 · page 6

STOCK STRA[?]G.—William Kelly, senr., was fined 2s 6d and [?] 6d costs for suffering a cow to depasture in a p[?]c street. PROSECUTIONS [?]DER THE PUBLIC INSTRUCTION…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, September 14, 1882. (Before Messrs. Abbott, P.M., P. Green, and John Pearse, Js'.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1882 · page 4

LARCENY IN A DWELLING.—James Cummings was brought up in custody, charged with having stolen in the dwelling house of the Rev. W. H. H. Tarrington, on the 6th inst., a chalice and flagon,…

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West Maitland Police [?]ou[?] Monday, September 18, 1882. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 September 1882 · page 2

BREACHES OF THE MUNICIPAL BY-LAWS Joseph Steperfield was charged with ha[?] driven three horses on the footway of El[?] street. He pleaded guilty, and was fined[?]…

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West Maitland Police Court. Wednesday, September 20. (Before Mr. A. Vindin, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1882 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT.— Robert Kerrigan was brought up on a charge of being drunk and disorderly in High-street, the previous evening. He was convicted and ordered to pay 10s,…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, September 22, 1882. (Before Messrs. Abbott, P.M., and F. H. Bartlett, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1882 · page 6

LUNACY.—Lawrence C. Horsefield was brought up, on remand, on suspicion of being of unsound mind. Thomas Horsfield, defendant's father, was [?]d stated in…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday, September 20, 1882. (S. M. Herald.) Common Law Sittings.—banco Court. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four., DODDS V. STACE

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 September 1882 · page 3

Mr. Pilcher and Mr. Harris, by Messrs. Greer and Wild, for the plaintiff; Mr. Rogers, by Mr. Mullen, of Maitland, for the defendant…

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Singleton police Court. TUESDAY, [?] (Before Mr. [?] [?]

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 September 1882 · page 2

[?] being of [?] lookup by was brought up and [?]…

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A Paris Murder

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1882 · page 4

The Pecq murder trial was commenced at Versailles on Wednesday, the 9th instant. The persons at the bar are Marin Fenayron, his wife Gabrielle, and his brother Lucien…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, September 2

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 6

Before Messrs. T. K. Abbott, P.M., and F. H. Bartlett, J.P.) DRUNKENNESS.—Jo[?]n Heffernan was charged with having been drunk in Hi[?]-street, West Maitland, on Thursday evening. He pleaded guilty, and asked…

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[?] Court. [?] 27, 1882. [?] J P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 5

[?]cElroy was con[?]k in High-street, [?] previous convic[?]dered to pay a penalty…

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The Victorian Police Commission. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1882 · page 6

At the meeting of the Police Commission to-day, the charges against Superintendent Winch and Sub-Inspector Larner were investigated. The officers named expressed a strong desire that the inquiry…

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West Maitland Police Court. Saturday, September 30, 1881. (Before Mr. James Wolstenholme, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1882 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS. — Joseph D. Kelly was charged with having been drunk in High-street, on Friday. He was admonished and discharged…

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Riot in Parramatta Gaol. (From Tuesday's Echo.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1882 · page 4

On Saturday, the Parramatta Gaol, which for years previously had been noted for the good conduct of the prisoners confined in it, was the scene of a turburlent rising, which…

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Singular Scene in a Criminal Court. (From the Herald's Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1882 · page 6

At the General Sessions to-day, William Kone, a publican, and Michael M'Namarra, bootmaker, were charged with the robbery of £1500 worth of jewellery, from the premises…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, October 5. (Before Mr. T. K. Abbott, P.M.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1882 · page 4

CHARGE OF STEALING.—William M'Donald, on bail and on remand from Monday, appeared in answer to a charge of stealing two pairs of boots, the property of Thomas Murphy, at the High-street…

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The Late Murderous Assault at Dubbo. (Dubbo Dispatch, Oct. 8.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1882 · page 4

The condition of the young man, Graham, stabbed by McGarry at Flanagan's slaughter yard on Monday, was so critical on Tuesday, that the depositions of the wounded man were taken before Dr. Tennant,…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, October 9, 1882. (Before Me[?]srs. Abbott, P.M., J. B. R. Robertson, and Jas. Wolstenho[?]me, J's P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1882 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS —Tobias Jennings pleaded guilty to the charge of having been drunk in High-street on Saturday evening, and was fined 10s, or three days' imprisonment.—Ernest Rosenthal pleaded…

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The Attempted Murder at Goulburn. (From the Goulburn Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1882 · page 2

Much excitement has been occasioned in town by the occurrence on. Sunday night of a murderous assault b[?]sband upon his wife. The persons co[?]d in the unhappy…

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East Maitland Police Cour[?] Tuesday, October 10, 1882. (Before Messrs. Abbott, P.M., and [?]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 October 1882 · page 6

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. [?] nan was charged with having [?] disorderly in High-street, We[?] Monday. He pleaded gui[?]…

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A Peculiarly French Murder. (Home News, Aug. 25.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1882 · page 4

The trial of the Pont du Pecq murderers, which occupied the Court of Versailles for several days, terminated on Aug. 12 by all the three prisoners being found guilty. For once…

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