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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
812 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 41
Examinations in insolvent estates were conducted at the Court House, East Maitland, yesterday by the District Registear, Mr. G. F. Scott, P. M. Re John Kerr, miner, of Back Creek, Miami, late…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A brutal murder has been committed at Fox, a seaport on the coast of Tunis, the victims being Mrs Leach, wife of an English clergyman, and her son…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the bench at the above court this morning. DRUNKENNESS.— A couple of persons were charged with drunkenness, and each was fined 5s,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thomas Bourke v. Thomns Penrington.—Claim £9 2s 9d for board and lodging and agistment of horses. It was shown that defendant and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE story told a week or so ago by a prisoner in Darlinghurst Gaol, named Charles Hareford, alias Williams, to the effect that he had murdered a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suean Carey v. Isabella Browns—Claim for £4 2s 11d, goods sold. Mr. A. B. Shaw appeared, on behalf of Mr. H. V. Howe for the defence, and applied for a week's adjournment consequent upon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AN aboriginal, Thomas Phillips, pleaded guilty to being drunk, and was fined 5s, or 24 hours in the lockup. The fine wan paid…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DRUNKS.—An aboriginal pleaded guilty to being drunk, and was fitted 5s or 21 hours. A first offender pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s, 4s 10d coste, in default 48 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Messrs G. F. Scott, P. M., H. Crothers, and J. Rourke J. S. P., Occupied the bench at the court this morning. HAWKER'S LACENSIC,—A [?] to trade with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A youth named Edwin Elliott was committed for trial on a charge of stealing 218 tickets for the dress circle at the Lyceum Theatre, valued at £54. It appeared the tickets were missed from Nicholson's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. G. F. Scott, P. M., was the only occupant of the bench at the above court this morning. UNSOUND MIND.— A woman named Elizabeth Jowett, who had been under medical observation in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The only case disposed of in the small Debts Court was one in which Allen Allen sued Oliver Bush for £1 9s for wager due. Defendant did not appear, and a verdict was given for plaintiff for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the 8th inst., at the East Maitland Police Court, Arthur Styman was remanded for seven days medical observation. On Tuesday, Margaret McBriarty, a young woman, was ordered to be sent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About five o'clock on Friday evening, three men entered the bar of the British Lion Hotel, St. John's-road, Forest Lodge, and at their request were served with drinks. A little while after, they…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., occapied the bench at this court to-day. DRUNKENNESS.—One person was charged with this offence and fined 5s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following cases were dealt with:— Wolfe, Prentice, and Co. v. James Hogan, Narrabri—claim for £6 13s 6d for goods sold and delivered, There was no appearance of defendant,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The South Singleton Municipal District Appeal Court was held at the court—house on Tuesday last before Messrs. G. F. Scott, Acting P.M., C. H. Dight, George Loder, and Robert Faulkner, J'S.P…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Small Debts Court yesterday, before Messrs G. F. Scott, P.M. C. H. Dight and Goo. Lodor, J's.P. the adjourned case of Susan Carey' v. Isabella Brown, a,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →EDWARD WILEY and Alice Cofe, at the Police Court to-day, were charged with stealing a £50 note on the City Bank from the person of Bernard Gormley,…
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