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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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SIR,—Two letters, one signed "Sydney," and the other "William Collins," have been published in your late issues, commenting adversely in the Singleton bench of Magistrates for fining some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THREE men, named William Meredith, John Batty, and Arthur Wren, were arrested at Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon, on a charge of alleged criminal assault upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ALLEGED FRAUD.—James Campbell was charged with having, on the 9th inst, at Singleton, obtained from Percy Fergusson goods and money to the value of £3, by means of a forged cheque for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Richard Road, for indecent behaviour in Darby-street, wa[?] fined £2 or fourteen days. Emily M'Carthy and James Donnelly were fined £1 each, in default seven days, for being drunk and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ASSAULT AND INDECENT LANGUAGE —Frank Norman was charged with having assaulted Constabel Richards, in the execution of his duty, and further with having used inde[?] language within the hearing of persons [?] Melbourne-street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CONDITIONAL PUBLICAN'S LICENSE —Thomas Holmes applied for a certificate authorising the issue of a conditional publican's license, under section 33 of the Licensing Act, for premises situate in Hunter-street, West Maitland, to be known…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Emily Patmore applied to have an order made against her husband, Joseph Patmore, for the support of herself and children. An order was made for the payment of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ILLEGALLY USING A HORSE.—James Campbell was brought up in custody charged with having illegally used a horse the property of John Thomson. Evidence was given as to the arrest by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—No matter how unjust a lew may be, no matter how vindictive and rigorous the prosecutors may proceed under it, no matter how erroneous may be the decision of the magistrates who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The trial of Robert Husband, the boy eleven years old, who was accused of the murder of a still younger boy named Serle, at Havant, was concluded at the Winchester Assizes on Deo. 20, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AULT OCCASIONING: ACTUAL BODILY HARM.— [?]m Watkins was charged with having at Maitland, on the 29th January assaulted Bowden, occasioning actual bodily harm,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Catherine Bates applied for a prohibition order against publicans and others supplying her husband, John Bates, with liquor. After hearing the evidence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Oran Assize Court (says the Daily Telegraph correspondent) is engaged in the examination of a case which is exciting intense interest throughout Algeria. The prisoner is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BEEACUKS OF THE PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ACT.—James Branch was fined 2s 6d, with 6s 2d court costs, and Thomas H. Wright 1[?] with 7s 10d costs, for neglecting to cause…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A man named Madden has been arrested on warrant at Elsmore, charged with having attemped to poison a boundary rider, named James Cos[?]ove, 70 years of age, residing at Waterloo. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALLEGED CASE OF LARCERY.—James Robinson was charged, on remand, with having on 6th February instant, stolen a pair of stirrup irons, the property of James Bates. Mr. Thompson appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A sensational burglary has occurred 'at Swansea, South Wales. The landlord of a hotel discovered a negro in one of the bedrooms. A terrible straggle ensued, during…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rev. Father Macfaden, who, on a charge of inciting tenants not to pay rent, was arrested at Gweedore, after celebrating mass, and whose arrest was so [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PERCY C. FERGUSUN was charged, with a breach of the Lotteries Act, in having disposed of a piano and sowing machine by means of a lottery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(Before Messrs. T. Foley, P.M., and A. Bowman, J.P.) HOUSE STRAYING.âFrederick Dunn was summoned by the Inspector of Nuisances for permitting two horses to stray in a public street. Defendant…
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