A French Double Murder
The particulars of a double murder, of unusual atrocity, and accompanied with revolting circumstances, are reported from Boulogne. The victims were Madame Polgnant a rentiere belonging to the…
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Courts & crime, 1884
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East Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, April, 22. (Before Mr. G. H. Smithers, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Oue person was charged with simple drunkenness, to which he pleaded guilty, and was admonished and discharged.— Thomas Bourke, who had been arrested on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maitland Circuit Court. (Continued from another page.) Wednesday, April 23. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett.) The court re-opened at 10 o'clock. Murder.—the Maitland Poisoning Case
Mr. Regers made a lengthened and very able address to the jury. After [?]eferring to his sense of the responsibility that devolved upon him, be said that a web of suspicion had been cast round the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blackville. Police Court, Thursday, April 17, 1884. (Before J. C. Manchee, and F. W. Darby, Eeqrs, J's.P.)
James Hall and James Dunn, in custody, charged with maliciously cutting and injuring fences, the property of the A. A. Company, to the value of £2. Plea, guilty.—Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland Circuit Court. Tuesday, April 22. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett.)
The court re-opened at 10 o'clock. MURDER.—THE MAITLAND POISONING CASE. The case against Sarah Keep and Mary Ann Burton, severally charged for that they,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suspected Murder. Nyngan
A MAN was found on Tuesday on the Bourke line of new railway. He had evidently been murdered for the sake of plunder, as his pockets were cut out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court. Wednesday, April 23. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Obstructing the Railway
THE boy George Juratovitch was brought up on remand, charged with placing on iron chair on the G. N. Railway on Friday list…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday April 24. (Before Mr. L. Yates, P.M., and Mr. P. Green, J.P.)
CHARGE OF LARCENY.—John James alias Cerr, and Thomas Bogan were brought up on remand charged with stealing a portmanteau and contents, the property of Thomas Doyle, of Cessnock, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Maitland Circuit Court. Thursday, April 24, 1884. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett.)
The Court re-opensd at twenty minutes to ten o'clock. MURDER,—THE MAITLAND POISONING CASE. In the case against Sarah Keep and Mary Ann…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Maitland Circuit Court. Friday, April 25, 1884. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett.)
The Court re-opened at 10 o'clock. Mr. B. [?] Wise prosecuted for the Crown. BESTIALITY. William Cox, aged about 60 years, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, April 28. (Before Messrs. L. Yates, P.M., and P. Green, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS, ETC.—Three persons were brought up on charges of drunkenness and dismissed.—James Smith was further charged with making use of obscene language and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Circuit Court. Saturday, April 26, 1884. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Faucett.)
The court re-opened at half-past 9 o'clock. Mr. B. E. Wise prosecuted for the Crown. ARSON. David Thom was indicted for that he, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Circuit Court. Civil Side. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Fancett and juries of four.) Monday, April 28, 1884
The barristers in attendance were: Messrs. J. E. Salomons, Q.C., F. E. Rogers, W. Edmunds, B. R. Wise, and A. G. Ralston. MOORE V. ECKFORD…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Circuit Court. Civil Business. Maitland, Tuesday night
THE once of D. P.Mackay v. the Commissioner for Railway claim £8000 damages for a bush fire alleged to have been caused by falling sparks from a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East Maitland Police Court. Friday, April 25. (Before Mr. L. Yates, P.M., and Mr. F. H. Bartlett, J.P.)
ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.—Thomas Piekett, a lad 18 years of age, was brought up on the charge of attempting to commit suicide the previous day. The evidence of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Licensing Court. (Before Mr. L. Yates, L.M.)
BOOTH LICENSE AND MUSIC AND DANCING. —John Hogan, licensee of the Hunter River Hotel, applied for a booth license for the East Maitland racecourse on the 1st May…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Circuit Court. Tuesday, April 29, 1884. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and juries of four.) The court re-opened at 10 o'clock. MEGGUISON V. BETTINGTON
Jury: John Mitchell, Edward Charles Close, W. H. Holmes, and John R. Fenwick. This was an action brought by Archibald M. Megguison, a medical practitioner, against…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland Circuit Court. Wednesday, April 30, 1884. (Befors His Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four.)
The court re-opened at 10 o'clock. MACKAY V. COMMISSIONER FOR RAILWAYS. Jury: Andrew S. Browne, John Lee, John Mitchell, and Edward Charles Close…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Weat Maitland Police Court. Thursday, May 1, 1884. (Before Mr. L. Yates, P.M.)
DRUNKENNESS.—One person, a woman, who pleaded guilty to having bren drunk in Highstreet the previous day, was fined 20s with the alternative of spending seven days in gaol,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Small Debts Court
The Small Debts Court was then opened, the Police Magistrate presiding. The only case was Messrs. E. P. Capper and Sons v. Mrs. Stapleton, claim £5 12s ld, balance…
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