Small Debts Court
A. Gross v. J. M. White, goods sold and labour done, £6 2s 6d. In this case Mr. Solling (for Mr. Baker), who represented the plaintiff, applied for a postponement until the next sitting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1888
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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, October 1, 1888. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., and P. Green, J.P.)
DRUNKENNESS.—The only case on the charge sheet was one of drunkenness. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and called a witness. Constables Fletcher and Fay gave evidence in support of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempted Murder of a Wife and a Mother-in-Law. (Australasian, Sept. 29.) Lilydale
A man named George Syme, a blacksmith by trade, was arrested this morning on a charge of shooting with intent to murder his wife and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Clifford. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, October 2Nd, 1888. (Before Messrs, J.N. Brooks, P.M., J.C.B M'Donall, and St. T. Loder, J's. P.) Breach of Municipal By-laws
James Savage was summoned by the Inspector of Nuisances for the Singleton Borough Council, with committing a breach of the by-laws in removing without…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Morpeth Police Court. Monday, October 1. (Before Mr. P. K. Haydon, J.P.)
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY AND INDECENT LANGUAGE.—Thomas Burgess was convicted, at the instance of Constable Murphy, of having been drunk and disorderly in High-street, Hinton, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →East Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, October 2, 1888. (Before Mr. A. O. Cullum and Dr. Wright, J's.P.)
DAMAGES CLAIMED.—Morris Benjamin charged William M. Lewis that he by his son Walter Lewis be negligently and unskilfully drove a horse attached to a buggy along a public highway that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Licensing Court
Yesterday a quarterly meeting of the Maitland Licensing Court was held at East Maitland. Messrs. Brooks, D.L.M., P. Green and R. Scobie, J.P., occupied the bench…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Singleton Police Court Tuesday, October 9. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooks, P.M., and G. T. Loder, J.p.) Breach of Municipal By-laws
RICHARD SNELSON pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing four horses to stray in the streets of the Borough of Singleton. Fined 2s 6d for ouch horse, with costs of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Licensing Court. Tuesday, October 9th. (Before Messrs J. N. Brooks, P.M., G.T. Loder, and R. Read, J's.P.) BENEWALS
The application for a renewal of the publicans license of Robert Edward Burne of Sedgefield, was postponed for a fortnight; as was also the application of James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court, Gresford, October 5Th
(Before Messrs. Theo. Cooper and Edward Doyle, Js.P.) Thomas Hancock v. George Lill, trespass of pigs, amount claimed £1; case postponed. James Hancock v. George Fry, abusive language on a public…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Paterson. Quarterly Licensing Court, Tuesday, Oct. 2. (Before Messrs. Theophilus Cooper, John Swan, and Frank Reynolds, L.Ms)
Renewals of publicans license were granted to J. G. Smith, Commercial Hotel, Paterson, Robert Hancock, Cross Keys Hotel, Allynbrook, and a colonial wine license to G. Osmond, Paterson. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Fatal Assault
The inquest on the case of alleged fatal assault upon J. Brown, for which three young men are now in custody, was resumed to-day. After taking further evidence, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tamworth[?]circuit Court [From Our Correspondent,]
The Circuit Court was opened here yesterday (Wednesday) before Mr Justice Foster. Richard Weldon was charged with inurdoring W. Trindall at Millie. Prisoner pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, October 11. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., J. Mitchell, A. S. Browne, and Dr. Pierce, J's.P.)
A SERIES OF CHARGES.—Daniel Dempsey pleaded guilty to having been drunk in High-street on Wednesday evening, and was fined 5s, in default two days' imprisonment. He…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police News. Thursday, October 10, 1888. (Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M., and J. J. Dodd, J.P.)
HENRY BARKER was charged at the instance of Mr. H. L. White, of Bell-trees, with refusing to complete a shearing contract. Defendant pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Licensing Court. Thursday, April 10, 1888. (Before Messrs. W. F. Parker, W. E. Abbott, and F. A. Parbury, L's.M.)
Mr. R. G. D. Fitzgerald made application for a confirmation of the conditional license for the Rose Hotel, at Stewart's Brook…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, October 15. (Before Messrs. Brooks, P.M., and R, Scobie, J.P.)
MALICIOUSLY CUTTING A FENCE.—The adjourned case against Morgan Lewis, who was charged with having, on the 25th September last, at Mulbring, maliciously cut down a certain fence, thereby doing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tamworth Circuit Court. (Abridged from the Tamworth News.)
This Court commenced on Wednesday last before his Honor Mr. Justice Foster. James Cunningham pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking out of gaol, and was sentenced to two…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland Licensing Court. Monday, October 15. (Before Messrs. Brooks, L.M., and It. Scobie, J.P.)
The Court continued its sitting from Friday, the 5th instant. RENEWAL OF COLONIAL WINE LICENSE.—Patrick O'Neill, of Cessnock, was granted a renewal of his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[Singleton Police Court Tuesday, October 16th. (Before Mr J. N. Brooke, P.M. MAINTENANCE
James Pitman was sued by Mary Ann Lancaster for an order for the maintenance of her illegitimate child, of which he was alleged to be the father…
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