Double Murder in London
A man named John Knocker, 42, an army pensioner, who has been working as a labourer in the Hawley Paper Mills for the last two or three years, entered the Greyhound Inn, at Sutton,…
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Courts & crime, 1886
447 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 23
Attempting to Murder a Wife
A labourer named Henry Wynne, 53 years of age, was charged, on remand, at the Newtown Court yesterday (says Wednesday's Herald) with having shot at, with intent to murder, one…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, March 4, 1886. (Before Mr. P. Green, D.L.M.)
BOOTH LICENSES.âEdward Bladdison, licensee of the Cricketers' Arms Hotel, Greta, applied for a booth license in connexion with a race meeting at Greta. The request was sanctioned. A similar…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Suspected Murder in Sydney. (From Thursday's Echo.)
Early this morning a death of a very suspicious character was reported to the police. It appears that the deceased, a Mrs. Rose, a widow, had, for about six or eight months, been living in…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Central Criminal Court. (Abriged from the S. M. Herald.)
The Court opened on Monday before his Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer. The Attorney-General (Mr. J. H. Want), the Hon. H. E. Cohen, and Mr. L. F. Heydon appeared to conduct the cases on…
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A remarkable trial for murder and robbery has been going on all the week at Paris. The crime was for a long time shrouded in mystery, and all its terrible details were accordingly unknown to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 8, 1886. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, A. Vindin, R. Scobie, and A. S. Browne, J's.P.)
HORSE STEALING. — Edward Mitchell, alias Pritchard, already under committal on three similar charges, was accused of having on or about the 5th February last, near Muswellbrook, stolen a pony…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central Criminal Court. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, March 4
John H. Newman was charged with having maliciously wounded Henri Zocher, on the 26th of January, at Sydney. The prisoner and prosecutor were employed on board the same vessel, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Murder in Paris
ANOTHER murder ban been committed in Paris, close to the Grands Boulevardo. A woman, 28 yeers of ago, named Mario Aguetant, the tnnnnt of a flat (of which…
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A MAN named Francois Paul, the Paris correspondent of the Baity News says, bag been condemned at the Assize Court, Finisterre, to porpotual imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, March 9, 1886. (Before J.N. Brooks, Esq., P.M., and G. T. Lodor, R. H. Mathows, A. D. Browne, St. T. Loder., Esqs., J's.P. Dangerous Dog
Police v. Charles Rhode, Tor keeping a dangerous dog. The defendant was fined C2, and costs of court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court, Wednesday, March 3rd, 1886. (Before Dr. R. E. Grigson, J.P.)
Matilda Kane, a married woman, about 30 years of age, in custody, was charged with stealing a silk dress and a jacket valued at £6 10s, the property of Mrs. D. Gallagher, of Scone. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Su[?] Mail Extracts. Murder of a Farmer
A desperate murder is reported from Tipperary. A respectable farmer named Edward Allen, residing at Park, Galballem, county Limerick, was shot dead near Schronalle House on Jan. 16, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scone. Police Court, Monday, March 5. (Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M.)
Matilda Kane was brought up on remand from. Muswellbrook, charged with larceny in a dwelling The evidence of the apprehending constable at Muswellbrook, was read as follows:—Richard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →East Maitland Police Court. Friday, March 12, 1886. (Before Mr. Brooks, P.M., and Dr. Wright, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS AND PROFANE LANGUAGE.—David Hughes, who was convicted of drunkenness and sentenced to pay a penalty of 5s, was further fined 10s for having made use of profane language…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, March 11. (Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, and A. S. Browne, J's.P.)
DRUNKENNESS AND INDECENT LANGUAGE.—James Carroll, who had been convicted and fined 5s with the alternative of spending three days in the cells for drunkenness, was fined 40s with the option of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Maitland Quarter Sessions. Friday, March 12, 1886. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.) The Court re-opened at half-past 9 o'clock. SENTENCES
Edward Mitchell, alias Pritchard, who had pleaded guilty to three charges of horse stealing, said that although he had admitted the theft of the horse at Muswellbrook, he was in point of fact not guilty,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District Court
Following is a list of causes set down for hearing at the Maitland District Court, which will be formally opened before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling this morning, and adjourned till 10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Quarter Sessions. Monday, March 15, 1886. (Before His Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.)
The Court re-opened at half-past nine o'clock. Mr. Herbert Harris prosecuted for the Crown. SENTENCE. Alfred Bashford, found guilty on Saturday of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Quarter Sessions. Saturday, March 13, 1880. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.)
The Court re-opened at 10 o'clock. Mr. Herbert Harris prosecuted for the Crown. ASSAULT WITH INTENT. Alfred Bashford was charged that he, on the 15th…
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