West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, August 6, 1885. (Before Messrs. Brooks,P.M., and P. Green, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—One defendant was fined 5s, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. HORSE STEALING…
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Courts & crime, 1885
324 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 17
West Maitland Police Court. Monday, August 10, 1885. (Before Messrs, Brooks, P. M., and Green, J.p.) Charge of Embezzlement by a Public Servant
Thomas William Ogle waa charged that he, at West Maitland, on the 31st January last, did fraudulently embezzle the sum of £10 sterling, the property of her Majesty…
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At the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Tuesday (says the S. M. Herald), Arthur Curran and John Moore, on remand, were charged with attempting to drown one James…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →East Maitland Police Court. Wednesday, August 12, 1885. (Before Mr. F. S. Issacs, J.P.)
INDKCICNT BEHAVIOUR.—William J. Tavlor was convicted of indecent behaviour on the Pituscree road, East Maitland, on the previous evening, and sentensed to pay a fine of 10s, in default to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, August 13, 1885. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., and P. Green, J.P.)
STOCK ASTRAY.—Charles Winchester and William Handel were each fined 2s 6d, with 2B 6d court costa, for suffering a horse to stray…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Adjourned Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. P. Green, D.L.M., R. Scoble, and Dr. Wright, J's.P.)
APPLICATION FOR PUBLICAN'S LICENSE.—John E. Bourke applied for a license for the premises known aa the Gold Diggers' Arms Inn, situate in High-Street, West Maitland. Mr. Young appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder and Suicide. (Melbourne Argus, Aug. 4.)
On Wednesday morning Thomas Clarke, a selector in the Strathbogie Banges, near Gobur, Longwood, on the North-Eastern line, went to a neighbour, Christoper M'Crae, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murder of a Policeman at Canterbury. (From the Herald.)
On Friday morning, the City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiell, J P) opened an inquiry at the Rising Sun Hotel, Canterbury, into the circumstances connected with, the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murder at Coff's Harbour. (From the Clarence and Richmond Examiner, August 11.)
On Saturday last we gave a brief notice stating that a murder had been committed at Ooff's Harbour, and that the murderer had confessed to the crime. We are now in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, August, 18. LARCENY
John Quirk, a stranger to the town, was charged with larceny. Constable Mahony stated that upon receiving certain information said on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brutal Assault on a Wife in Victoria
A tragedy, the victim of which was admitted into the Melbourne hospital on Saturday, created (states the Melbourne Daily Telegraph) a great sensation at North Fitzroy,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder of a wife in [?]delaide
Another tragedy of domestic life has (says the Adelaide Register) been perpetrated in the city of Adelaide. Only one life has been sacrificed, but the crime is as terrible in its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adroit Theft at a London Bank
On July 4, on extraordinary bank theft was executed with extreme cleverness at Messrs. Lloyd's Bank, Lombard-street, by a person described as a tall, gentlemanly-looking man,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →East Maitland Police Court. Friday, August 21, 1885. (Before Mr. Brooks, P.M., and Dr. Spink, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS—A female was fined for being drunk in a public street on thursday evening. BRING ON HIS DRAY.—Albert Apps was charged with having ridden on his dray in High-street, East…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, August 20, 1885. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooks, P.M., and P. Green, J.P.,)
DEUNKENNESS—A female inebriate was sentenced to pay a fine of 5s, or to return to the cells for six hours. STOCK ASTRAY.—Michael Hamer was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, August 24, 1885. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., and P. Green J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—One person was dealt with for drunkenness ia High-street on Saturday evening. BREACH OF THE IMPOUNDING ACT.—In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Morpeth Police Court. Wednesday, August 26, 1885. (Before Messrs. F. S. Isaacs and P. K. Haydon, J's.P.)
RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR.—Michael Naughton and John Connors were brought up, at the instance of Sergeant Gordon, on the charge of having, on 16th of August, been guilty of riotous behaviour in No. 1…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lackabawn Murder
The Millstreet murder was again under investigation on July 11 in Cork, before Captain Stokes R. M. The two prisoners, Timothy Dennehy and Thomas Armstrong, were brought up on remand…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →West Maitland Police Court. Saturday, August 29, 1885. (Before Me[?]. A. Vindin and F. S. Iss[?], J's.P.)
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO ROB A TILL.— Richard Elliott was brought up in custody charged with having attempted to steal from a till at Willam Netthngham's Family Hotel. Coastable Wilson gave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, September 1. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Larceny
William McDonald was charged with stealing a pair of blankets. Senior-Sergeant Moylan gave evidence as to the arrest…
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