A Scene in the Queensland Supreme Court
The Brisbane Courier says:—"One of those scenes in Court, which are unhappily becoming frequent, occurred during the trial of Minnis at the Supreme Court yesterday…
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Courts & crime, 1882
286 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 15
Original Correspondence. Bowden V. PHILLIPS. — District Court Case. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—My attention has been directed to your report of this case, tried at the last sittings. Mr. M. O'Keeffe, solicitor, is reported to hare appeared for the defendant, whereas I did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →East Maitland Police Court. Wednesday, March 15, 1881. (Before Mr. Abbott, P.M.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Evan Lumley was charged with having been drunk in a public street on Tuesday night. He was fined 5s, or forty-eight hours'imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →East Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 13, 1882. (Before Dr. Spink, J. P.)
VAGRANCY.—William McGrath was convicted, on the evidence of Constable Nicholson, of vagrancy, and was sent to gaol for three months. TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1882…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Muswellbrook Police Office, Thursday, 9Th March. (Before R. T. Keys, J.P.)
STEALING MONEY FROM THE PERSON.—William Stanbridge, in custody, was brought up, charged with stealing from Cal[?]b Turner the sum of five pounds, as under, four one pound [?]otes, half-s[?]vereign, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Wednesday, March 15, 1882. (Before Mr. A. Vindin, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.âCharles Cossar was convicted of having been drunk in High-street on Tuesday evening. Constable Sherlock described the defendant's conduct as being very unseemly. He was fined 20s,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →East Maitland Police Court. Friday, March 17, 1882. (Before Messrs. T. K. Abbott, P.M., F. H. Bartlett, and Dr. Spink, J's.P
RIDING ON THEIR DRAYS.—Thomas Cotty and Edward Kelly were each charged with having ridden on their drays drawn by four horses on a public road, having no person on foot to guide the same,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 20, 1882. (Before Mr. T. K. Abbott, P.M., Messrs. R. Scobie, and J. B. R. Robertson, J's.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—James Murdock was charged with having been drunk in High-street on Saturday evening. There were previous convictions and defendant was fined 20s, or seven days' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shooting with Intent to Murder. (From Monday's Herald.)
At the Ryde police court on Saturday, March 11, Charles Christie was charged with shooting one Emanuel Dew, at Onion's Point, Parramatta River, with intent to murder him. Senior-constable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →East Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, March 21, 1882. (Before Mr. Abbott. P.M, and Dr. Spink, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—James E. Graham was fined 10s or forty-eight hours' imprisonment for being drunk in High-street, West Maitland, on Monday.—Pierce Duff pleaded guilty to having been drank in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Blackville, Liverpool Plains. Police Court, Wednesday, 8Th March. (Before Messrs. J. C. Manchee, F. W. Darby, and George Fairbairn, J.'sP.)
James Porter appeared on summons, charged for that he did, on the 22nd day of January, 1882, being the bailee of a letter, the property of one Camelia Bradford, convert the same to his own use with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Singleton Police Court. Thursday, March 16th, 1882. (Before Mr. W. Dudding, J.p.) Drunk
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Wednesday, March 22, 1882. (Before Mr. J. J. Riley J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Caroline White, Annie Hoskins, and Pierce Duff were each fined 5s. or twenty-four hours' imprisonment for being drunk in public streets on Tuesday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. [From Various Correspondents.] Singleton. Police Court, Tuesday, 21St March, 1882. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
BREACHES OF THE RAILWAY BY-LAWS.— William Jasper and William Wentworth, for breaches of Railway By-laws, were each fined 20s, in default 4 days imprisonment.—A case…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, March 23, 1882. (Before Messrs. Abbott, P.M., W. H. Mullen, and P. Green, J.'sP.)
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.—James Cavanagh, on warrant, was brought up on a charge of conspiring to defraud the creditors in a certain estate, at Armidale. Constable Barry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →East maitland Police Court. Friday, March 24, 1882. (Before Mr. Abbott, P.M., and Dr. Spink, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Pierce Duff was charged with having been drunk in High-street, West Maitland, on Thursday evening. He pleaded guilty, and having been before the court twice…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Mayo and Australian Jockey Club. (From the Echo.) Supreme Court, March 24. (In Equity—Before his Honor Sir W. Manning, Primary Judge.) MAYO V. DANGAR
Mr. Gordon, Mr. A. H. Simpson, and Mr. Knox, instructed by Mr. R. W. Thompson, of Maitland, for the plaintiff; Mr. Salomons, Q.C., for Mr. C. E. Pilcher and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Maitland Police Court. Wednesday, March 29, 1882. (Before Mr. A. Vindin, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—William Murphy was [?]onvicted of having been drunk in High-s[?]eet, and was sentenced to pay a penalty of 10s., or to be imprisoned for three days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Borough Court
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →District News. [From Our Various Correspondents.] Bra[?]xton. Police Court, 25Th March, 1882. (Before Mr. Brooks, P.M.)
James Kearns pleaded guilty to an information preferred by Constable Ritchi[?] under the Cruelty to Animals Act. The C[?]nstable deposed that he saw the defendant [?]iving an…
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