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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 27
DRUNKS.—A brace of drunks who had been locked up since Saturday night were brought before the Bench, and having pleaded guilty were discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DKUNK AND INDECENT LANGUAGE. OWEN JONES, an old offender, pleaded guilty to being drunk, and was fined 10s, or, in default, 4S hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A HARDENED CRIMINAL.—An old offender, William Henry Jones, who was let out of gaol on Saturday morning last, after doing a sentence of eight months for assaulting the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →HERBERT GODSON, an engineer, 27 years of age, who had been living apart from his wife, went to her home at Granville last night, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →STOCK STRAYING.—The Inspector of Nuisances charged the Rev. J. S. McPherson with allowing five head of cattle to stray in the streets. Defendant did not appear. Fined 10s. with 2s 6d costs.—Charles McGinly, for allowing six head of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Edward O'Connell, on remand from Monday last, pleaded guilty to a charge preferred against him by Constable Hickey, of having made use of obscene language in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NON-ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL.—Thomas Ingram was charged by Sergeant Oxley with neglecting to send his child to school the required number of days for the half-year ending June 30th last. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →(Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M, C. Dight and Captain Loder, J.P.) CHARGE OF ABSCONDING. EDGAR J. B. JoLLY was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR O'CONNOR, M.L,C, the Minister of Justice, has resolved to introduce a slight modification in the treatment of long-sentenced prisoners. Under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →(Before Messrs. J. N. Brooks, P.M. and Mr C . H. Dight and Captain Loder, J's.P) UNDEFENDED CASES…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the hearing of an action, Campbell v. the Anglo-Australian Investment, Land and Finance Company, in the Supreme Court to-day, the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The trial of the men accused of the murder of Policesergeant Eves has come to an end at Chelmsford. Two of the prisoners, the brothers John and Richard Davis, were found guilty, and sentenced to death…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Whether the concoction known as "Chinese brandy" can be regarded as a "stupefying or overpowering thing" was the point which the Full Court was asked yesterday to decide upon a special…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HUGH O. C'DONNELL, of Aberdeen was charged with that he did on the 11th inst., maliciously injure a cart of the value of £6, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOWER George street, in Hits vicinity at Argle street, has latterly been notorious for brutal assaults and uncommon murders, and at about 10 o'clock on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WIllIAM Pinkerten v. Michael Cantwell claim £30. Mr. J.A. K. Shaw for plaintiff. Defendant did not appear. Plaintiff deposed that he saw defendant that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The September sittings of the Maitland District Court commenced on Thursday morning before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Murray. The members of the bar present were Messrs. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STAGE COACH LICENSE.—A license was granted to J. A. Gouldsbury, of Cessnock, to ran a sulky to carry one passenger between West Maitland and Cessnock and Ellalong…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →This was an action for breach of agreement, in which damages were laid at £30. The plaintiff's declaration alleged that he had entered into an agreement with defendant to enter his employ at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PAUL STENZEL the German man-owarsman has been committed for trial for wilful murder in connection with the death of Carl Reinsum who…
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