A Gaol Resident
At the Manchester Assizes on November 24th, James Hill was sent to penal servitude for 10 years for committing a series of burglaries in…
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Courts & crime, 1893
536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 27
Murder of Sweethearts
While returning from church with her lover on a recent Sunday night, a young woman named Doidge, daughter of the teuant of Coxter Farm, near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Police Court Tuesday [?] JANUARY. (Before Messrs. C. H. Dight and W. Dudding, J.P's) Drunk and Disorderly
Stephen Keogh pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly early on Sunday morning, and was fined 10s, or in default, 24 hours in…
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The police than arrested Ahearn, and charged with stealing the watch. The evidence of Senior-Sergeant Coady, Constable Butler, Chas Wilson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Thursday, January 4, 1892. (Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M., and Dr. H. J. H. Scott, J.P. the Burglary Boom One Sent Up for Six Months
Denis Ahearn, was charged with breaking in. Constable Butler beposed: From information received on the night of the…
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Another respectable young man, who gave his name as Robert Palmer, and who stated that he had recently arrived from Sydney, broke a glass…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Morpeth Police Court. Friday, January 6, 1893. (Before Mr. Alexander, D.P.M.)
INDECENT BEHAVIOUR.—Charles Hunter was charged with having behaved in an indecent manner in Berkeley-street, Morpeth. He was fined 20s, in default to be imprisoned for seven…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court, 4Th January, 1893. (Before A. [?]. O. Walker and T. Jones, Js P.)
Sydney Maynard, in custody, charged on remand from Branxton with larceny as the bailee of a horse, cart, and [?]arness, the property of Charles Naseby, value £20, was committed for trial to the Circuit…
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AT North Sydney Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr Whittingdalo Johnson, S.M. Thomas M. Farlane and William James Cooke were charged…
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Morpeth Borough Council v. Frederick Twine, rates £117s 9d. Summons ordered to be continued. Morpeth Borough Council v John Reid, jun., rates £2 16s 3d. Summons ordered to be continued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland Licensing Court
Yesterday, at East Maitland, before Messrs. Alexander, D.L.M., R. Scobie and Dr. Wright, members of the Court, a quarterly meeting of the Maitland Licensing Bench was held, when several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, January 5. (Before Messrs. H. Crothers and J. D. Prentice, J's.P.) Small Debts Proceedings
James Hodgins v. Michael Gilmore, goods sold £3 13s 11d. Verdict for amount claimed, with 3s costs. McGovern and Marshall v. Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Year's Day at Thursday Island Conflict between Police and Coloured Men
A QUARREL arose on the racecourse on New Year's Day at Thursday Island between while men which resolved itself into coloured men taking sides…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. [From [?] Various Correspondents.] Gresford. Poli[?] Court, Saturday, 21St December, 1892. (Before Ja[?] W. Boydell and W. Reynolds, Js.P.)
Hawkers' licenses were granted to George Grey, R. W. Hipwell, William [?]andall, and W. Edwards. Slaughtering licenses were granted to W. Randall/ George [?]y. Martin Grey, G. W. Hancock, Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East Maitland Small Debts Court. Friday, January 6, 1892. (Before Messrs. Alexander, P.M., R. Scobie, and Dr. Wright, J[?]'P.)
Walter Cracknell v. Owen Doherty, goods sold, £1 1s 1d. Verdict for amount claimed, with 5s costs. Walter Cracknell v. Stephen Fairhall, goods sold,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Saturday, January 7. (Before Messrs. H. Crothers, and Jno. Rourke, J's.P.)
VAGRANCY.—George Washington, a Cingalese, was charged wich having no visible lawful means of support. The accused was apprehended by Constable Hickey, who stated that complaints had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Single Police Court. Tuesday, January 10Th. (Before Mr. C.S Alexander, P.M. Geo Loder Robt. Faulkner, J's P.) A[?]ld Customer
ALFRED [?] pleaded guilty to a charge of a drunk and disorderly, and was fires, or 48 hours imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]Ney Baby Murders. The Latest Case. Wilful Murder. [By Telegraph]. Sydney
AT inquest on the body of an infound in a tin box floating in Box buy. A verdict of wilful [?]u against some person unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bankruptcy Court. Tuesday, 10Th January, (Before Mr C. S. Alexander, P.M. District Registrar.)
THE first meeting in the bankrupt estate of James Adams, of Glennie's Creek,- was headbefore the above. The bankrupt deposed that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Thursday, January 12, 1892 Before Mr. W. F. Parker, P.M. ASSAULT
THOMAS FRANCIS O'DONNELL was charged with as [?]lting Robert Baker. Mr. J. E. McIntyre appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. J. A K. Shaw…
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