West Maitland Police Court. Wednesday, August 4. (Before Mr. A. Vindin, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—Three persons were fined for over indulgence in intoxicants…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1886
447 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 23
Murder of a Wife at Stockton. (Newcastle Herald of yesterday.)
About 7 o'clock on Thursday morning a man named Powell, a miner, who lives on the beach at Stockton, assaulted his wife with a chisel, and cut her fearfully about the head, which was nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Original Correspondence. the Court House Meeting. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Mr. John Lee has been confined to his room for the past seven days, and is still seriously ill. This is known to most persons in West Maitland, but not to your large circle of readers outside…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, August 9, 1886. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr. P. Green, J.P.)
RIOTOUS CONDUCT.—John Boyle and Patrick Arkins were charged with having on the 4th instant in High-street behaved in a riotous manner. The defendants were charged in seperate informations,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Correspondence. Where Are the Police? (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—On Sunday morning, at about one o'clock, an attempt was made by some scoundrel to effect an entrance forcibly into my house by raising one of the windows. He tried very hard, and in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supreme Court. (From the Herald.) Friday, August 6. In Banco.—(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Windeyer, and Sir G. Innes.) the Queen V. JONES
Crown case reserved. Special case stated by Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson, chairman of Quarter Sessions:—The prisoner was charged in the indictment with stealing six cases containing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempted Criminal Assault in a Railway Train
On Monday evening last a most determined at tempt was made to commit an outrage upon a young lady in a railway carriage while on the journey from East Maitland to Morpeth. Fortunately the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Morpeth Police Court. Wednesday, August 4. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M.)
BREACH OF CROWN LANDS ACT. — Constable Murphy charged Daniel Newton with a breach of the Crown Lands Act by occupying Crown lands situate at Butterwick and cutting timber other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supreme Court. Monday, August 9. In Banco.—(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Windeyer, and Sir George Innes.) FISHER V. COONAN
No one appearing on behalf of the defendant in this case to move for a rule nisi for a new trial, the case was struck out. The Chief Justice said that in this case of Fisher…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Brutal Husband. Attempted Gold-blooded Murder (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Last night a young man named [?] Reynolds, a stonemason, was arrested at Newtown, on a charge of forcing his wife in swallow a cup of opium, whilst he stood over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scone. Licensing Court, Monday, 9Th August, 1886. (Before W. F. Parker, P.M., W. E. Abbott, and F. A. Parbury, J's.P.)
Colin McKenzie Logan was charged, on the information of Senior-Sergeant Coady, with keeping his wineshop open for the sale of wine during prohibited hours on the 31st July last. Pleaded not guilty.—…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, August 16, 1886. (Before Mr. P. Green, Deputy Licensing Magistrate.)
BOOTH LICENSE.—James Main, licensee of Fullford's Family Hotel, applied for a booth license to extend to Rutherford racecourse on Wednesday and Friday next, the occasion of the race meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supreme Court. (Herald.) Friday, August 13. In Banco.—(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Windeyer, and Sir G. Innes.) the Queen V. CHEATHAM
Crown case reserved. The prisoner was convicted of larceny at the Dubbo Quarter Sessions, before Judge Dowling, who stated the following special case:—"The prisoner was tried before me at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wife Poisoning Case. Verdict of Wilful Murder. (By Telegraph.) SYDNEY, Tuesday night
At the resumed inquiry into the death of Mrs Kent, of Redfern, alleged to have been poisoned by [?]danum, a verdict of wilful murder was returned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court Tuesday, August 17. (Before, Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Geo. Loder, J.p.) Breaches of the Public Introduction Act
School Attendance Officer (A. S. Ling) v. James Collins, broach of the Public Instruction Act in not sending a child to school the stated number of days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. the Assault on a Constable at Clarence Town. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Being present at the hearing of the charges against Ward and Slaven on Monday last, I think that your correspondent in last Thursday's issue has hardly given so full an account of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →West Maitland Police Court. Thuesday, August 20. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.M,, and Mr. P. Green J.P.)
D[?]UNKENNESS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT. —One inebriate was fined 5s. and George Shaw and Percy Wilson, who had been drunk and disorderly, were each fined 10s, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Supreme Court. (S. M. Herald.) Monday, August 16. In Banco.—(Before their Honors the Chief Justice Justice Windeyer, and Sir G. Innes.) the Queen V. Redhead Coal-mining Company
This was an application to set aside a writ of scire facias. The writ, which was issued at the instance of the Attorney-General, who was set in motion by certain persons whose…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Systematic Burglary. (From the Herald.)
On Friday morning James Glover and Mary Jane Glover alias Kennedy were charged at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Leopo[?]d Yates, D.S.M., with having burglariously broken and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland Land Court
Yesterday a meeting of the Maitland Land Board, composed of Messrs. James Vernon (chairman), J. N. Brooks, and John Mitchell, was held at the Lands Office, East Maitland, for the consideration…
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