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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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The criminal sittings of this Maitland Circuit Court concluded at East Maitland on Saturday before the Chief Justice Sir Frederick Darley. The following additional cases were dealt with:—…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Arthur Leigh Goodwin, the messenger who recently surrendered himself at Melbourne, has been remanded on a charge of stealing [?] the property of the New South Wales Club. Bail was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Messrs. G.F. Scott, P.M. H. Crothers, and A. Wilkinson, J's. P. occupied the benoh at this court to-day. Mr. Crothers did not adjudicate in the case against Fullford…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maggie Robinson, aged 84 years, was arraigned at the Court to-day on a charge of inflicting griev-ons bodily harm upon Henry Bird, first-class petty officer on board H.M.S Ringarooma. Prosecutor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thomas Moran was charged with attempted rape on Ella Fredericka Chapman at Colly Creek on April 5th last. Sergeant Oldfield conducted the prosecution, and Mr W.E Clapin the defence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Norman Bell sued Mrs Young for detention of a sewing machine, value £3 10s. The evidence for the plaintiff showed that the machine had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →W. J. Daunt sued Elspeth Daley for £2, balance alleged to be due on an account for a cart sold in 1894 Verdict for plaintiff £1 18s, costs of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alexander McNally, for using disgustingly obscene language on board the steam ship Williams on the occasion of a public excursion in Port…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lydia Shelton v. J. Holstein, affiliation. Mr J. H. F. Waller for detendant. After hearing a considerable amount of evidence the court refused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two men, Peter Jones and Ernest Bell, who were charged yesterday with being suspected persons, found frequenting the domain with intent to steal, and who were remanded in order that a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We are informed, on good authority, that the Attorney-General has declined to proceed any further with the case against John Howard, who was tried at the Circuit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NON-REGISTRATION OF DOGS.—James Quinn pleaded guilty to a charge of neglecting to register one of his canine pets, and was fined 10s, with 4s 10d court costs, in default levy and distress.—To…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A hawker's foot license was granted to George Bourgai]e. NON-REGISTRATION OF DOOS. James Quinn was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RENEWALS OF WINE LICENSES.—Renewals of their colonial wine licenses were granted to William Foster, Whittingham,—Herman Joseph Sattler…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →RENEWALS of colonial wine licenses were granted to William Foster of Whitingham, and Richard John M,Cosker, of Black Creeke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Court in which men and women are put as under is one of the most modern in the land, though some of the powers it exercises are derived from sources whose antiquity has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Police Court this morning George Botteril a blind musician, who with his [?] wife is a daily object of observation about the city while giving vent to dismal dirges, was charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the West Maitland Police Court on Monday, Benjamin Blacktop was fined 5s or 24 hours for drunkenness, and 10s or 48 hours for using obscene language. Roland Fullford was committed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the court to-day William Stander was charged with stealing a bicycle of the value of [?]25, the property of W. S. Crooks. The machine was taken from prosecutor's office in George-street, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gustave Salems, a muscular looking sailor, was charged with having on Saturday last stolen from one John Roan a suit of clothes valued at 14s 6d…
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