Small Debts Court
The following cases wore dealt with in the Small Debts Court at West Maitland on Monday:—E. P. Capper and Sons v. W. J. Daunt, Stroud—claim for £5 16s for goods sold and delivered. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1897
838 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 42
West Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 8
Messrs. G. F. Scott, P.M., and H. Crothers, J.P., occupied the beach at this Court to-day. DRUNKENNESS.—One person appeared for this offence, and was discharged with a caution…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Assault on a Girl
At the Quarter Sessions to-day Hector A. Thorn, a young man, pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting a girl aged twelve years and seven months. He was remanded for sentence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burglary at a Post Office
The Hurstville Post Office was broken into last night through the Postmaster's residence. The assistant's bedroom was entered and 18s 9d taken from his pockets. An entry was then forced into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Indecent Assault
Frederick Jansen, a middle-aged man, was charged at the sessions to-day with having indecently assaulted a girl under eight years and eleven months. Accused pleaded not guilty. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Cowardly Assault
John Callaghan who stands charged with participating in a cruel and cowardly assault upon George Horkins at Ultimo on the 27th ultimo, was further remanded at the court this afternoon, bail…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dungog Police Court. (Friday, March 5th, 1897.) (Before F. W. Garstang, Esq, P.M., F. A. Hooke, G. A. Mackay, and P. J. Fitzgerald, Esq., Js.P.)
A couple of culprits were fined for using high flown language in Dowling- street, a few days ago, and for riotous behaviour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. Charged with Assault
Early this morning a youth named George Lowe, employed at the Sugar Works, was arrested at a house in the Globe on a charge of being concerned in a brutal assault upon John Burrows, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Alleged Indecent Assault
The jury in the case of Frederick Jansen, tried on a charge of indecent assault on a girl at Paddington, after being locked up all night were unable to agree and were discharged this morning. Accused…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court, Tuesday. (Before Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M.)
FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINING GOODS.—James Stedman was charged with obtaining goods to the value of 7s 6d, the property of Edwin Gladwin, by means of false pretences, to wit, an order…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burglary at Hurstville Post Office. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
THE Hurstville P[?] Office was broken into last night. The post master's residence and the assistant's bedroom was entered, and a mall sum taken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sentenced at the Sessions [By Telegraph.] Sydney
At the Sydney Sessions to day Hector Athorn pleaded guilty to a charge of criminally assaulting a girl under the age of 14 years, and was sentenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton Police Court. Tuesday. 9Th March. (Before Mr.G. F. Scott, P. M.) Fraudulently Obtaining Goods
James Steadman was charged with obtaining goodfs to the value of 7s 6d, the property of Edwin Glanwin, by means of false pretences, to wit, an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The "Push" at a Cricket Match. The Police Draw Their Revolvers
AT the Glebe Police Court on Monday morning Four men were charged with taking part in a serious disturbance at Wentworth Park on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Cowardly Assault
Still another violent outrage in reported. Michael Doran, a labourer, was admitted to the hospital yesterday suffering from a severe lacerated wound in the forehead and fracture of the frontal bone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burglary at the East Maitland Post Office
A daring burglary was perpetrated at the East Maitland Post Office during the early hours of this morning, when money and stamps to the amount of £2 10s 4d were taken. A small safe in the office,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Divorce Court Disclosure
During the hearing of a divorce suit, Driscoll versus Driscoll, to-day, the petitioner candidly informed Justice Simpson that her reason for wishing to have the marriage dissolved was because she…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Robbery and Assault
About half-past eight last night, while a man named James Moran was walking through Hyde Park, he was set upon by six men, who assaulted him and robbed him of a watch and chain, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Peculiar Assault Case
At the Parramatta Police Court during the week a lad 15 years of age was charged with assaulting his father, W. M. Staughton, of Prospect…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Contention Candidate at the Police Court
Harry Foran, one of the candidates for election to the Federal convention, and the only one of the forty-nine whose occupation was described as "a gentleman." appeared at the sydney Police Court…
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