An Embezzler. Labor Bureau Theft. [By Telegraph] Sydney
WIL?IAM STERLING, who pleaded guilty at the sessions to embezzlement of the money of the Labor Bureau, where he was employed as clerk, wae sentenced…
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Courts & crime, 1896
812 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 41
The Week's Police News
At the West Maitland Police Court on Monday, William Porter was fined 5s or 24 hours for drunkenness, and 5s or 48 hours for using profane language. An aboriginal boy named Norman…
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The sittings of the Maitland Circuit Court commenced before his Honor Mr. Justice Cohen, at the Courthouse, East Maitland, on Wednesday and concluded on Thursday. Mr. B. R. Wise acted as…
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A terrible blow has been struck at the majesty and dignity of the British law. To a frequenter of the Law Courts, the embodiment of the law is…
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William Wilson, a young man from the country, was a Friday night assaulted and robbed in an outrageous way while passing through Wentworth Park. He had been on a visit to some friends…
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E. Gladwin V. William Scully. Claim for £8 8s 7d, for goods sold and delivered. No appearance of defeudant. Verdict for amount claimed…
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The bench at the above court this morning was occupied by Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., H, Crothers, and J. D. Prentice, J.'s.P. The last named gentlemen did not adjudicate in the small debts cases…
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The following cases were dealt with:— Wolfe, Prentice, and Co., v P. Kinnoally, South Maitland— claim for £5 17s for goods sold and. delivered. Defendant did not appear, and a verdict…
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The bench at the above court this morning was occupied oy Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., R. Scobie, and Dr. Wright, J's.P. INDECENT EXPOSURE.—Thomas O'Brien, an old…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Unusual Case. a Prisoner Charged with Murder Refuses to Pee Counsel. Tamworth
The Circuit Court opened here his morning before Acting Justice Cohen. The first case taken was that of Elizabeth Miller, charged with having caused the death of her husband, Thomas Miller,…
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The following case was dealt with:—John Enright V. A. Coteroft, East Maitland,—Claim for £5 19s 8d for goods sold and delivered. Defendant did not appear, and a verdict was…
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Tho Quarterly Licensing Court for the Licensing District of Maitland was held this morning. The bench was occupied by Messrs. G. F. Scott, Robt. Scotie, and Dr. Wright, L.Ms…
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William Wilson, a young man from the country, was on Friday night assaulted and robbed in an outrageous way while passing through Wentworth Park. He had been on a visit to some friends…
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Matters in the police court for this week have been very slack on account of the holidays. On Wednesday, at West Maitland, Frank Manning was remanded to Singleton on a charge of stealing…
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The following cases were dealt with at the West Maitland Police Court on Thursday:—Wolfe, Prentice, and Co., v P. Kinneally, South Maitland—claim for £5 17s for goods sold and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Ex M.P. Gone Wrong. Sentenced to Three Years. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
AT Wollongong to-day, Francis Woodward, ex-member of Parliament and solicitor, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for larceny as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Charge of Murder. Would not Fee a Counsel. Sensational Case. [By Telegraph.] Tamworth
At the Circuit Court, which was opened here to-day by Acting-Judge Cohen, a chargo of murder had sensational developments. Elizabeth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, April 13
Messrs. H. Crothers, J. D. Prentice, and S.S. Moore, J's.P., occupied the bench at the above this morning. DRUNKENNESS.—One person was charged with…
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Five men, two of whom are convicts and two conjurers, have been arrested at Bath on suspicion ' of having been concerned in the murder of Henry ' Smith, a retired gasfitter and ironmoger…
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The criminal business of the Circuit Court concluded at six o'clock last night. The civil business then commenced. Robert Glen Vickery, owner of Bective Station, sued…
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