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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
398 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 20
SIR,—At the present time we have four policemen for this large town: Two for day work and two for night. No wonder, when the "experts" know this, that our town at present is infested with all the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Court re-opened at eleven o'clock. SCANLON V. MURPHY. This was an action brought by Patrick Scanlon against Peter Murphy to recover £55 9s 6d, balance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Court reopened at ten o'clock. BLICK V. HUNGERFORD AND WIFE. In this case, which was an action for slander and assault, the amount claimed being £30, brought…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →DRUNKENNESS.—Two defedants, who had been arrested on Saturday afternoon and evening for offences against sobriety, and who had been bailed out the same evening, pleded guilty, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A mob attacked the gaol at Birmingham, in Alabama, United States, with the object of lynching a prisoner who had committed a murder. The sheriff and the prison warders…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Bromley was charged with stealing a horse the property of Richard Snelson. The evidence of Constable Richie, as taker at Branxton on Saturday last, was a follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Court re-opened at[?]about half-past eleven. It was to have commenced at half-past ten, but the engine of the train in which his Honor was coming from Newcastle broke down at Honeysuckle Point,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Vienna correspondent writes:—A horrible double murder, recalling in some of its revolting details the Whitechapel mysteries, is reported from Leskau, in Moravia. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thomas Barnet was charged with stealing eleven shillings, the property of Thomas Mills, from a room at the Royal Hotel. Constable Roger Sparkes deposed that at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions yesterday, before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Forbes, Samuel John Clark Lindsay was arraigned upon an indictment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 27th ultimo, re the neccessity for additional polica protection at Singleton. I regret to any that at preset…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →POLICE V. JAMES BENTLEY.—T. H. Clarke, being duly sworn, states: I am Sergeant of Police stationed at Blackville; from information received, I proceeded to Yarraman on the 8th inst., and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →DRUNKENNESS.—An inebriate, who had been arrested on Saturday night, and had been in custody since, was discharged. DRUNKENNESS AND BAD LANGUAGE.—Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JOHN BROMLEY was charged with stealing a horse, the property of John Campbell, of the Singer Manufacturing Company, of Sydney. Senior-Constable Ritchie deposed that on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]of Prado, charged w[?] the murder of [?] began, writes [?] correspondent, at [?] November 5. The crime was [?] of Jan[?]ary 14. 1886. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FORAGE (a Syrian) brought up in custody, charged by Constable Butler with hawking without a license. Constable Butler deposed that about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—Be you letter of the 27th ultimo With regard to the insufficient police protection at Singleton, I have the honor to inform yon that, upon my recommendation, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SUPERINTENDENT SPENCE, of Pickering. in the North Riding, of Yorkshire. received information to the effect that a Mrs Pennock, wife of James Pennock, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is rumored that an attempt has been made to murder the new Presiden of the American Republic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →W. A. Boyes wns brought up, in custody, charged on warrant issued by the Coolah Benoh with obtaining money by means of false pretences from Mrs…
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