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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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Tommy Hoy and John Dines, for driving round a street-corner at a pace faster than a walk, were fined—the former 2s 6d and costs, and the latter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Jones, 72 years of age, was charged with wilfully and carnally knowing a female under the age of 11 years, to wit[?] Mary I couch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NO PARTIES.—In the case James E. Wolfe v. J. Robinson, jun., illegally using a horse there was no appearance of the parties, and the information was dismissed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →John Jonas, an old man, 72 years of ago, was charged with wilfully and carnally knowing Mary Louisa Couch, a girl about 12 years of age,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rebecca Stockdale v. Lamb and Roberts.— Wages case.—Mr. J. De V. Lamb appeared and stated that there was no such firm as Lamb and Roberts, and not indebted. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Frederick Wuelfing was charged by Edward Truscott with unlawfully detaining a book. Mr Gould appeared for complainant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A SUSPECTED THIEF.—Kate Jones, alias Cole, who was before the court on the previous day for protection, was charged with having in her possession 11b. of tobacco, reasonably…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →ALLEGED ASSAULT.—The case—initiated yesterday week—against Thomas Farrell, charged with having at East Maitland, on the 4th January, assaulted John West with intent to do him grievous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DRUNKENNESS.—A female, who had been before the court previously, was fined [?] in default to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours for being drunk in High-street, on Saturday.—Another defendant,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →John Kauter and Daniel Fogarty were charged by constable J. T. O'Brien with larceny. Mr. Young appeared for defendants. Constable J. T. O'Brien stated: On Saturday last, the 8th, at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,-Having noticed an article in your issue of last Saturday drawing the attention of the public to the local wants of the people Wollombi, and complaining very much of the way in which its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LUNACY.—James Kay, who had been under medical treatment in Maitland Gaol for a week for lunacy, was discharged. Dr. Alcorn certified that the defendant, who had suffered from the effects of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BILLIARD LICENSE.—Frederick Dixon made application for a billiard license for premises situate in Newcastle-street, East Maitland. Mr. Eichardson, who appeared in support, stated that the applicant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A CABLE message from Auckland states that the trial of Caffrey and Peno, the [?]ost Barrier Island murderers, has been commenced at the Supreme Court. Grace…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BREACHES OF THE MUNICIPAL BY LAWS.— Edward Robinson was fined 2s 6d, with 2s 6d court costs, for suffering a horse to straw; and John Flynn 10s, with 2s 6d court costs,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The other day Mark Twain gave a lecture on "The War Experiences of a Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court." He said:— This fragment which by your courtesy I am to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR.—Harry Foley was charged with having behaved in a riotous manner in High-street, on Saturday evening. Defendant pleaded guilty, and with respect to a second charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some [?] was caused here to-day on it becoming known that on the previous evening a murder took place at Wellingrove. Immediately on receipt of the news Senior-Sergeant Wells…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The news Minister for Justice has decline to take steps towards the appointment of a Police Magistrate at Albury, in the room of Mr Keightly, deceased. It is believed the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cafrey and Peon have been sentenced to death for the Great Harrier Island murder. Both have confessed, but that of the latter Both not been made public. It is believed…
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