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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
447 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 23
Police v Walter, Steadman. For driving without reins. This being the first offence defendant was fined 2s, 6d and costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACHES OF THE MUNICIPAL BY-LAWS.— Samuel Challoner was fined 5s, with 4s 10d court costs, for riding on a waggon without having some one on foot to guide the horses drawing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →William Saunders, charged with being drunk. Pleaded guilty. Fined is, or imprisoned until the rising of the court.—Robert King, charged with cruely ill-treating a horse. Pleaded guilty;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cutrage on defenceless women and innocent children of tender age is a description of crime punishable by flogging and lengthened incarceration. The law which decieed imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →E. P. Capper and Sons V. S. F. James, goods sold, £[?] 10s 3d. Mr. Webster stated that defendant had offered to pay 7s 6d in the £, which sum had been declined. Mr. Young (for Mr. Thompson) for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LARCENY.—James Kelly was charged with having at West Maitland, on the 30t[?] March, stolen one shirt, the property of John J[?]seph Riley. Between 12 and 1 o'clock on Tuesday last the accused was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chicago, January 22.—A fearful tragedy was enacted at No. 441 South Clark-street at an early hour this morning, in a house of ill-fame. Charles A. Clowes, Secretary of the Riverton Alcohol Works, a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →DISOBEYING A SUMMONS.—Francis M. Jones was brought before the bench for disobeying a summons charging him with assault at Windsor. Senior-constable Wirrell gave evidence as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Borderline was charged With assaulting Martin M'Crowe, on the night of Friday last, thereby causing [?] dislocation of his arm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robert Fowler, who war to have bean hanged at Morganfield, Ky., on Nov. 27, but was respited by Governor Knott, has been denied another hearing by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →William Ball was brought up in custody, charged with horse stealing.-John Coady, on oath, states: I am a senior-sergeant of police stationed at Scone. at about 25 minutes to six o'clock yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Drunkenness.—An elderly man, suffering from the effects of an accident, was charged with having been drunk on the previous night. A desire was expressed that the man should be sent to the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →THE Hay Circuit Court was held on Wednesday before the Chief. Justice, when Edward Fredericks was charged with the murder of Amy Hoskins at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →IN the case of Henry Neville, who was, on Friday, sentenced to be hanged at Wagga, for the murder of Mary O'Brien, a girl 12 years of age, at Narrandera in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Shepherd and Colin Marshall pleaded guilty to a charge of riotous behaviour on Saturday night last. After the evidence of the apprehending…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—John O'sullivan was sentenced to pay a penalty of 10s, or to be imprisoned for three days for drunkenness. He was further convicted of having made use of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The sittings of the Maitland Circuit Court will begin at East Maitland before his Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer on Monday morning. Mr. F. E.. Rogers prosecutes. Following is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday morning the sitting of the Maitland Circuit Court opened nt East Maitland before his Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer, whose associate is Mr. H. M. Cockshott. Mr. F. E. Rogers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great excitement was cieated in West Maitland last evening when it became known that the body of a murdered female infant had been found during the afternoon on the West Maitland Paik. An…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Court re-opened at half-past 9 o'clock. Mr. F. E. Rogers prosecuted for the Crown. THE CASE AGAINST BUNDAH. At the opening of the court his Honor said he…
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