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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
406 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 21
DRIVING ON A FOOTWAY.—Charles Nott was charged with hav[?]g driven a horse attached to a vehicle on to the footway of Newcastle-street, East Maitland. Evidence was given in aupport of the charge. Nott's defence was that he drove out of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We were discussing dogs and their instinct and intelligence, when Captain Clark, a native of Illinois, related an incident that will bear repeating to the general public…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →UNREGISTERED DOGS.—Four defendants were fined in the usual penalty of 10s, and 4s 10d costs of court each, for keeping unregistered dogs. BREACH OF THE LICENSING ACT.—Mary Herreran,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WILLIAM CURRAN, in custody, was charged with stealing a bottle of brandy from the bar of the Shamrock Inn, the property of William Moore, the licensee,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Judge Dowling considers the public reports of the legal scandal to have be greatly exaggerated and misstated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The care of William Henry Merrick versus William Gillett, on remand from the previous Tuesday, was again called on. Mr Gould appended for complainant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There is a young woman at Beaver Falls, Pensylvania, who according to American papers, is so charged with electricity that a hairpin which she wore in her head (hair?) all day was magnetised…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →George Lansbury was brought up, in custody, charged by senior-Sergeant [?] with [?] behaviour in Guernsey- street. He planted guilty, and was flood 10s or four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An extraordinary outrage, designed by a jealous lover for the destruction of his rival, was brought to light in the Prahran police coult on Monday. A notorious old offender in the person of James Coyle,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BREACHES OF THE MUNICIPAL BY-LAWS.—G. H. V. Beckmann pleaded not guilty to allowing a horse to stray in the streets of the borough. The Inspector deposed that he found a grey horse,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →UNREGISTERED DOG.—Patrick Curran, sen., was fined 10s and 4s 10d costs of court for keeping an unregistered dog. STONE THROWING.-John Watson (16), one of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →STOCK ASTRAY.—Samuel W. Durham was fined 2s 6d, with 2s 6d court costs, for suffering a horse to stray. Stealing from a Garden.—Harry Lee, aged 12…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In defiance of the prohibition issued against the holding of the meeting in Trafalgar-square to-day, a large concourse assembled. Thirty thousand persons, mostly respectable spectators, encircled…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WILLIAM GILLETT, junr., was charged by William H. Merrick with rescuing cattle. Mr Gould for complainact; Mr Howe for defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About midnight on Saturday, Oct. 1, a shocking tragedy occurred at Cretingham, a village about six miles from Framlingham, Suffolk, by which the vicar of the parish, the Rev. William Meymott…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TRAVELLING ON THE CHEAP.—Robert McCulloch and Charles Morris, apparently 20 years of age each, were brought up in custody, charged with travelling by rail from Liddell to Muswellbrook…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALLEGED THEFT.—John Frederick Carter and Virginia Carter were brought before the Bench, on remand, charged with having stolen the sum of £15, the property of Jane Eckford. Sergeant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →INDECENT LANGUAGE.—Thomas Maloney was charged with using indecent language within the hearing of persons in Elgin-street on the 11th instant. Defendant pleaded guilty, and said he was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WALDEMAR RAAHANGE sued Mrs Smart, of Dulwiob, to recover the sum of £2, balance of wages due. Mr A. J. Gould appeared for the defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Henry Burgess was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in High-street, Hinton, on Tuesday evening. It seemed from a statement made by Constable…
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