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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
536 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 27
POLICE v. WILLIAM SMITH.—Defendant was charged with permitting music in his licensed premises without obtaining a permit. Pleaded not guilty, the room being a private one and the party…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Peter Dixon was charged with being drunk and disorderly in High-street on Sunday morning at one o'clock, to which he pleaded guilty. The police stated that while in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was a charge of assault brought by Annie Dennis against John Franks. The court read a telegram purporting to be from defendant, stating that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the Local Land Board for the land district of Maitland was held at the Courthouse, East Maitland, on Tuesday last. The bench was occupied by Mr. James Vernon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE trial of Frances Kuorr, Alias Thwaitor, for the wilful murder of a female child found buried in a back yard at Brunswick was continued in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The final act in the Carcoar tragedy was gone through in Bathurst Gaol at 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning, when the murderer Glasson was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →John Enright v. Thomas Casey, goods sold., £2 3s 8d. No appearance of defendant. Verdict for amount claimed with 15s costs of court and witness's expenses 5s.—[Mr. Enright did not adjudicate in this case.]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →UNLAWFULLY BATHING.—Three lads were brought before the Bench on a charge of bathing in the river within prohibited hours. They were convicted and each fined 1s with 4s 10d court costs, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. Mary Smith, water ratos, 17s 10d. Defendant did not appear. Prosper de Mestre Hart, the Board's assessor, proved the amount to be due,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →David J. Campbell v. James Denison, dishonored cheque, £8 6s 7d. In this case the summons was not served. James M'Carthy v. Daniel Burgess, work done,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE.— Margaret Mathewson, alias Loder, pleaded guilty to being drunk in Park-street on Sunday evening last at half-past seven o'clock, and to having made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the sittings of the Criminal Court to-day, Louis Costa, who pleaded guilty to the mans laughter of his shipmate, was sentenced to three years;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →(Before Mr Badham.P.M., and Messrs C. H. Dight. George Loder and StThomas Loder. J.s.p.)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The inquest on the death of the Chinaman, robbed and assaulted in the Western mail, was commenced at "Wellington to-day. In addition to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FIVE convicts in Pentridge Gaol made a desperate attempt to escape yesterday afternoon. They knocked their irons off with a stone hammer, armed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE case of Frames Knorr, who was found guilty on Friday last of child-murder at Branswick.Melbourne, but who has not yet been sentenced, will come before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Referring to your personal inquiry at this Department respecting the proposed abolition of the Court of Petty Sessions at Jerry's Plains, I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Gregory Walker with Mr. Hanbury Davies, instructed by Mr. F. A. Davenport, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Gordon with Mr. A. Knoz, instructed by Messrs. R. W. Thompson and Vindin'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The man Henry Conway, aged 19, convicted of smashing the window at the shop of Edward Wallis Perry, jeweller, Oxford-street, London, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The case which is known by the above title ended at the Central Criminal Court, London, the other day, when sentence of death was passed upon John Alexander Lewis for the murder of a married…
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