Licensing Court. (Before Mr. G.F. Scott, P.M.)
H. B. Solomons, tho present licensee of the Com-mercial Hotel, Singleton, made application to be allowed to change the name to Imperial Hotel. Granted…
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Courts & crime, 1897
838 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 42
Charge of Assault
Jno. Mackey was committed for trial on a charge of having in company with another assaulted Geo. Newman with intent to rob. Bail allowed £120,…
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To-day, George Scott, or Cochrane, 29, was charged with stealing three gold brooches and two rings, value £30, the property of May Collins. Accused slept at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →East Maitland Police Court. Friday, April 30
Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., occupied the bench at this Court to-day. DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS.—A celestial pleaded guilty to driving without lights, contrary to the…
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Before the Police Magistrate, an application was made for the transfer of the license of the Ceu-tennial Hotel. Weat Maitland, from David Dunlop to Poter William Christson. Mr. J. Carlton…
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A young man named William Comes, who was arrested in connection with assaults upon several persons at Summer Hill on Saturday night, was before the Court to-day charged with having in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, May 3
Messrs. G.F. Scott, P.M., H. Crothers and Alex. Wilkinson, Js.P., occupied the bench at this Court to-day. DRUNKENNESS.—Two persons had been locked…
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Lientenant Eloff has been appointed Chief Lientenant of the Pretoria police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court. Hunt V. Enrig[?]t
James Hunt, contractor, sued John Enright, of West Maitland, for £10 for work and labour done in the building of a shed. Mr. Whittell appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. W. J. Enright…
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Frederick West, aged 20, war to-day committed for trial on a charge of indecently assaulting a girl, aged 10 yours. Bail was fixed at £80…
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Two more arrests were made yesterday in con-nection with the assaults committed by a gang of larrikins upon persons they met in the streets at Summer Hill on the night of the lst instant…
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A young man named John Denny was committed for trial to-day on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm on William Miller, by striking him on the right eye with a tumbler, which was broken by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Brutal Murder at Coolgardie
A BRUTAL murder of the most revolting description, at six miles north of Coolgardie, on the Menzies-road, was reported to the police on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Singleton Letter. Police Court-tuesday. (Before Mesers. G. F. Scott, P.M., and Hamilton Robison ,J.P.)
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY,âAlfred Clarke pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in George-street on the previous day. A fine of [?] in default 14 days in Maitland Gaol inflicted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 4Th May. (Before Messrs G. F. Scott, P.M., and Hamilton Robinson, J.p) Drunk and Disorderly
Alfred Clarke pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Georgestreet on the previous day. Fined £1; in default, 14 days in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Debts Court. Parsons V. Fernance
This was an action brought by one Florence Parsons by her next friend J. W. Parsons, against J. A, Fernance, for injury done to her by a dog of defendants. Damages were laid at [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. Tuesday, 4Th May. (Before Messrs G. F. Scott, P.M., and H. Robinson, J.p.) Parsons V. FERNANCE
Claim for £10, damages for the bite of a dog. Mr W. W. Robinson appeared for complainant, and Mr A. B. Shaw for…
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Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., at the East Mait-land Police Court to-day, Angus McRae, who had been under medical observation, was brought up at a person of unsound mind. Drs. R. G. Alcorn and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charged by Six Hundred—lepers. an Ex-policeman's Experience
It wan late and warm, and we'd been talking of Lazarus at the gates of St. Paul's, Lambetly, as we lounged along his beat, when incidentally I mentioned something about lepers. He flashed…
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Two men named Charles Kishee find Albert Smith were charged at the Court this morning with having, in company with others, assaulted Phillip McCarthy. It was stated that McCarthy…
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