Maitland District Court
Following is a list of cases set down for trial at the Maitland District Court to-day, before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling:- Richardson and Scully v. John Hollingsworth,…
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Courts & crime, 1887
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Maitland Quarter Sessions. Saturday, September 3. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.) The Court re-opened at ten o'clock. SENTENCES
Andrew Dubois, found guilty on Friday of forging a cheque, and John Smith, of uttering the document, knowing it to be forged, were brought up for sentence. Dubois said that he had been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland Quarter Sessions. Monday, September 5. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.)
The Court re-opened at ten o'clock. DISCHARGED. Arthur Chapman Wheeler, who was acquitted on Saturday on a charge of stealing in a dwelling,…
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ON Thursday evening last, at about 7 o'clock, a raid was made on one of the gambling dons at Tingha. Sergeant Travers, in company with four other constables, went into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jerry's Plains Court. Saturday, September 3. (Before Mr J. N. Brooks, P.M., and Mr W. Pearse, J.P.)
CARL KRUST was summound for stealing fruit belonging to Ellen Burne. There being no appearance of the prosceutrix, the case was struck cut…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Court. Tuesday, September 6Th, 1887. (Before Messrs J. N. B[?]. P.M.R.H. Mathews. A. Bowman, A. D. Browne. and w. Poa[?] Js.P.) Royal Hotel Ro[?]ry
JAVAM M'CARE, on remand, was again charged with stealing from the royal Hotel on the night of the 21th or early on the p[?] of the 25th August last…
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The sittings of this court began at East Maitland, on Tuesday, before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling. Mr. W. Edmunds was the only barrister present…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District Court. Wednesday, September 7. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.)
The Court re-opened at nine o'clock. GRANT V. HILE. This cause, which was begun on Tuesday afternoon, was an action brought by Richard Grant, as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, September 5, 1887. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, John Pears, W. S. Harrison, and J. W. Pender, J.'s. P.)
LOITERING ON THE FOOTPATH.—Robert Carruthers was charged at the instance of the Inspector of Nuisances thut he did on the 25th August loiter upon the footway of High-street in the borough of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, September 7. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, and A. S Browne, J's.P.)
UNCLEAN YARDS.—John Dahlan, at the instance of the Inspector of Nuisances, was charged, that, on the 1st September, he being the occupier of a certain house situated in Wall's Lane, Louth Park…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court. Wednesday, September 7, 1887. (Before Messrs J.N. Brooks, P.M., and B. H. Mathews, J.p.) Drunk and Disorderly
IN case against Joseph Mc[?] for the above offence, which was adjourned from the previous day, Mr Ho[?] on behalf of the defendant, withdrew his ples, and plended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland District Court. Thursday, September 8. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.) The Court re-opened at ten o'clock. GLASHBEN V. WILTON
The plaintiff, Patrick Glasheen, sued the defendants, George Wilton and Charles Wilton, to recover the sum of £26 6s, for having broke and entered the plaintiff's close and dug holes therein and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, September 12. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, and J. B. R. Robertson, J's.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—A female, who had been previously convicted, was sentenced to pay a fine of 20s, in default to be imprisoned for four days, for having been drunk in High-street, on Sunday evening…
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David Bradford, under sentence for con[?] in connection with the City Corpora[?] frauds, has been released from gaol, [?] to the Medical Board reporting him…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton District Court Tuesday, Sept. 13th, 1887. (Before His Honor Mr District Court Judge Dowling.) Edward Franz V. M'inerney and Halliday
The following cases were heard and disposed of :— EDWARD FRANZ V. M'INERNEY AND HALLIDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Quarter Sessions. Monday, 12th SEPTEMBER, 1887. (Before His Honor Mr District Court Judge Dowling.)
The Court opened at ten o'clock. Mr K. Lee was present as Crown Prosecutor. There was no other member of the bar in attendance. The solicitors present were Messrs. A. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Extraordinary Murder Trial. Convicted Upon Circumstantial Evidence Alone
In his lucid and temperate summing up of the case against Israel Lipski, who on July 30 was found guilty of the murder of Miriam Angel, a young married woman residing with her husband in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, September 17. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., P. Green, and A. Vindin, J's P.)
DRIVING ROUND STREET CORNERS. — Henry Eggleton was at the instance of the Council's Inspector ordered to pay a fine of 10s, with 2s 6d court costs for haviug driven a horse attached to a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Correspondence. Who Is the Oldest Magistrate in the District? (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—My memory gees back a few years, and before I was admitted an attorney (October, 1853), Mr Peter Green used to adjudicate on the Bench, East Maitland, and I appeared before him on behalf…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, September 20th, 1887. (Before Me[?]srs. J. N. Brooks P.M., a[?]d R. H. Mathews, J.P. ASSAULT
Hannah Baily sued her husband, Arthur B. Bailey, with having unlawfully assaulted her. On the case being called on there was no…
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