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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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At the Water Police Court on Friday morning Joe Cotterell, 19, groom convicted of having Stolen one £50 bank-note, the property of Matthew Harris, was sentenced to six months' gaol with hard labour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →REFUSING TO PAY FOR LIQUOR. — Frederick Forster, who was apparently suffering from the effects of a heavy drinking bout, was charged with having refused to pay for a glass of liquor supplied…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CHARGE OF INFLICTING GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM.—Patrick Kerwin, who had been arrested the previous day, was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm upon Mary Ann Loder. Sergeant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Edward Horne v. James Rus[?]ell. The former asked for an order to be made for defendant to quit possession of his premises in . Campbell-street. An order was made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Joseph Cox, M.P., for East Clare, has been sentenced to one month's imprisonment for inciting the tenants not to pay their rent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. — Alfred Hickling pleaded not guilty to an accusation made against him by Constable Green, of having been drunk and disorderly in Melbourne street, on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Armidale Express of Jan. 31 gives tho following particulars of the proceedings of the man. Stapleton found murdered at the Hillgrove mines, and of his supposed assailant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Borough Council of East Maitland v. J. S. McPherson, arrears of rates, £4 18s 1d. Defendant made a statement as to his reasons for defending the action, and read a letter which he had addressed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wolfe, Gorrick and Co. v. William Skinner, jun., goods sold and delivered, £2 2s 5d. Verdict for plaintiffs, with costs. August Ludwig v. S. W. Durham, goods sold, £3…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →McGoldrick v. Herreran.—This was a case in which James McGoldrick, of Muswellbrook, sought to recover from Patrick Herreran, of Muscle Creek, the sum of £5 10s, alleged to be due to the plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WIFE BEATING.—James Bailey, farmer, of Kayuga, was summoned for maltreating his wife, Jane Bailey, on the 25th inst. On the case being called both parties appeared, and the complainant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BATHING WITHIN VIEW OF A PUBLIC PLACE.— Three youths, James Chapman, Charles Smith, and Edwin Shane were charged with having bathed within view of a public place. It seemed that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Sept. 5 last (says the Paris correspondent of the Times) M. Delgove, aged fifty, a juge de paix, of Pont Sainte Maxenca, about nine o'clock at night went to the house of M. Potencier, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DRUNK[?]NNESS.—An inebriate was mul[?]ted in the penalty of 5s, in default of payment to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SAMUEL WATTS appeared, on summons, charged with stealing one light roan steer, with grey face, the property of William Brooker…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colin Marshall (through Mr H. V. Howe, who appeared for him) pleaded guilty to two charges of obscene language. He was tided £2 add 11s 6d costs for one case, and £1 and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Samuel Watts was charged with stealing between the lot August and the 31st December,1887, at Stoney Creek, one light roan steer, with grey face, the property of William…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ALLEGED FA[?] [?] ford Dixon [?] appea[?] [?] [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A telegram from Mount Perry (Q.) in Evening News says:—A most exciting [?] occurred at Eidsvold, on Sunday afternoon It appears that on Saturday, February 4,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →George Kiam was charged with selling colonial wine without a license. John Thomas O'Brien, a constable of police, stationed at Lochinvar, sworn, stated: I…
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