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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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STEALING.—Edward Everston was charged with stealing one pair of boots the property of Messrs. Flynn and Co., John-street. The accused was ordered to be imprisoned in Maitland Gaol for one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EDWARD EVERSTON was charged with stealing one pair of boots the property of Flynn and Co., of John-street, of the value of 6s 9d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The two men McGovern and Morris, who brutally assaulted Constable Malone on New Year's Eve, were each sentenced to six months' hard labour, the magistrate describing them as desperate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., R Scobie, and Dr. Wright, Js.P., occupied the bench at the above court this morning. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—In a case in which James…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Liverpool Court yesterday, a man named William Pearce was committed for trial on a charge of assaulting a married woman named Ellen Salmon. Bail was granted of £1000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Messrs. G. F. Scott (Chairman) R. Scobie, and Dr. Wright, L.M's., occupied the bench. A renewal of his license was granted to John Moylan, of the Carrington Hotel, West Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The only case heard in the Small Debts Court was one in which G Walker, of Newcastle, was sued by the Borough of East Maitland for £1 14s 6d for gas supplied and rent of stove. Defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. H. Crothers and J. Enright, J's.P., occupied seats on the bench at the above police court this morning. LARCENY.âA lad, named Francis Edwin Clark,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Chinese gardener named Ah Cha was the victim of a burtal assault at the hands of a quartette of larrikins at Surry Hills, this afternoon. The unfortunate Celestial was wending his way…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A DARING assant and robbery was committed in Hyde Park last night. Shortly after 10 Robert Haynes, a printer, accompanied by a young lady,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the East Maitland Police Court on the 27th ult., Patrick Reynolds and Frank Hughes were charged with being drunk and disorderly and using obscene language. They were discharged in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Meesrs. G. P. Scott, P.M., H. Crothers, and Dr. Hnynes, .Js.P., occupied the bench at the above court this morning. DERANGEMENT OF MIND,—Hugh Morrison was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following cases were dealt with:—Thomas P. Wilkinson v, James Watson, West Maitland—claim for £1 10s for goods sold and delivered. Mr. T. A. Hill appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The residence of Henry Harris, Darling Point, was broken into during the night, and a considerable quantity of property was stolen. Although the operations of the burglars,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SELLING LIQUOR DURING PROHIBITED HOURS.— John Gay, of the Royal Hotel, was charged with selling liquor on the 25th ultimo during prohibited hours. The accused pleaded guilty, and the bench…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WILLIAM FOSTER, jun., was charged with having supplied liquor to an aboriginal at the races on Redbournberry course on the 5th December…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The adjourned meeting in the insolvent estate of Walter Smith, of Singleton, was again called on. Mr H. V. Howe appeared for an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. A. B. Shaw appeared for the bankrupt, and Mr. H. V. Howe appeared for an approved creditor, Mr. H. B. Solomons. Bankrupt, examined by Mr. Howe, said he was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A renewal of the colonial wine license hold by William J. Wiseman, of Sedgefield, was granted. John J. Brunner, of Sedgefield, also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →RENEWALS.—A renewal of a colonial wine license was granted to William Wiseman. An application from James Brunner for the renewal of his colonial wine license being objected to by…
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