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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1885

324 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 17

West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, May 28, 1885. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M. and P. Green, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 17

DRUNKENNESS.—An elderly man, who was in a very weak state, was charged with having been drunk in Elgin-street. He denied the charge. Constable Wilson proved that…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 26Th May, 1885. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooke, P.M., and Mr R.H. Mathews, J.p.) Maintenance

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 2

SARAH MOLSTER sued Her husband -David Molster, for maintenance. This once had been before the court on two previous occasions…

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Muswellbrook. Police Coubt, Tuesday, 12Th May, 1885. (Before Messrs. W. F. Parker, P.M., W. Bowman. C. F. Doyle, and R. T. Keys, J's.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 15

AFFILIATION.—Sarah Maria Cook v. F. G, Dunn. —Mr. R. W. Thompson appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. R. G. D. Fitz Gerald for defendant. Mr. Thompson opened the case at some length, after which Sarah…

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Twice Sentenced to Death.— A Sad Career. (Echo)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 2

At an early hour on Friday morning one of the closing scenes was enacted at the Darlinghurst Courthouse in the life of a youth named Frank Jones, who was then found…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, June 1, 1885. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks P.M., P. Green, J. B. R. Robertson, R. Scobie, and J. W. Pender, J's.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS.—A new arrival, who was found lying drunk on the foot-path in Church-street, on Sunday morning as people were returning from Church, was sentenced to pay…

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Small Debts Court. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., F. Green, J. B. R. Robertson, K. Scobie, and J. W. Pender, J'[?] P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 4

Thomas Ward v. M. Shield, goods sold and delivered, £2 5s. Mr. Kennedy, for defendant, applied for a postponement of the case, as his client had been unable from certain…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 5

A court was constituted for determining appeals against the municipal assessment of the Borough of East Maitland. Dr. Spink and Mr. A. Gr. Cullum, Js.P., occupied the…

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East Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, June 2, 1885. (Before Dr. Speak and Mr. Jas. Carlton, J's.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 5

KEEPING UNREGISTERED DOGS.—CHARLES Brown was charged with having kept two unregistered dogs on his premises. He was find 10s, with 2s 6d court costs…

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Small Debts Court. (Below Dr.Spink, Messrs. Jas. Carlton, and A.G. Cullum, J's P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 5

William Kelly v. "William Skinner, damage to a buggy, £5. Mr. Eichardson appeared for the plaintiff; defendant was not present. It seemed that the plaintiff's son and daughter…

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West ftinitland Police Court. Thursday, June 4, 1885. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and P. Groan, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 13

ASSAULT.—Cormack Monaghan, a lad aged about eleven years, was charged with having assaulted James Crouch, at West Maitland, on the 29th May. Mr. Yonng…

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Muswellbrook. Police Court, Tuesday, 2nd JUNE, 1885, (Before Messrs. W. F. Parker, P.M., W. Bowman, F. W. Thrum, and E. Bowman, J's.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 11

Katthew Leach, on bail, charged with being drunk, did not appear. Bail, 5s, was forfeited as a penalty. (Before Messrs. W. F. Parker, P.M., and F. W. Thrum.)…

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A Police Magisteate Fob Maitland. (To the Editor of he Maitland Marcury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 21

SIR,—Can you inform me how much longer Maitland, the principal inland town in New South Wales, is to be left as it has now been Bo long without any police magistrate of its…

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"Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." "Be just and fear not." The Singleton Argus. Wednesday, 10Th June, 1885. The Maitland Police Magistrate

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1885 · page 2

WE have much pleasure in announcing that Mr James Norton Brooks Police Magistrate at Singleton has been anpointed succeed Mr. Leopold Yates,…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 9Th June, 1885. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks P.M., and Mr R. H. Mathews, J. P.) Indecent Language

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 June 1885 · page 2

William Porter was charged by the police o[?] the complaint of Mary Smith with having used indecent language cowards her, [?] her residence in William…

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East Maitland Police Court. Monday, June 8, 1885. (Before Mr. F. S. Isaacs, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1885 · page 7

PROFANE LANGUAGE.—Henry Willie was convicted of having made use of profane language in Lawes-street, on Saturday evening, and was sentenced to pay a penalty…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, June 8, 1885. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and P. Green, J.P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1885 · page 7

DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—James Ormerod was fined 20s, with the alternative of three days' imprisonment for having been drunk and disorderly in High-street, on Saturday…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. P. Green, D.L.M., E. Scobie, and Dr. Wright.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1885 · page 7

RENEWAL OF PUBLICAN'S LICENSE.—In the matter of the adjourned application of Richard J. McLean, for the renewal of the license of the Hinton Hotel, situate at…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, June 11, 1885. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, and J. J. Kiley, J's P.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1885 · page 13

Indecent Language.—James Shiner was charged with having made use of indecent language within the hearing of persons in Northumberland-street on the 3lst May…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, June 15. Welcome to Mr. Brooks

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1885 · page 4

Mr. Green said it devolved upon him to read an address of welcome from the local magistates to Mr. Brooks, on the occasion of his taking his seat as their Police Magistrate. The following was the…

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Double Murder and Suicide in Adelaide. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Adelaide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1885 · page 7

At two o'clock to-day a tragedy occurred in Stanley-street, North Adelaide, which ended in the death of two men and a woman. The particulars' of the affair have been gained…

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