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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
1,031 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 52
The coroner's inquest at Mudgee on Mary M'Coy, the victim of Monday's tragedy (particulars of which appeared in the Mercury of that date) was not concluded till a late hour in the evening. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Court re-opened this morning be East Maitland at ten o'clock.— STEALING AND RECEIVING. Frederick Jobn Noble, who pleaded guilty to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →David Lewis was indicted for having, on the 26th June, 1898, at Stockton, feloniously slain Robert Ferguson. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Mortary appeared for prisoner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr St. Thomas Loder. J.P., has been appointed a licensing magistrate for the district of Patrick's Plains, vice Mr C. H. Dight, resigned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Singleton Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr F. B. Treatt, J.P., the alleged cattle stealing case, remanded from last Tuesday, again came on for hearing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN connection with the shocking tragedy which occurred at Mudgee on Monday, the youngest boy of the family says that the father took the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Owing to the absence of the Police Magistrate on Tuesday, detained at Maitland in connection with the Circuit Court, Mr R. Faulkner, L.M., adjourned the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the conclusion of the criminal business of the Circuit Court at East Maitland to-day his Honor Judge Cohen sat in divorce. MILDARD V. MILLARD…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Joseph Smith was indicted for that he did at Hamilton on the 12th February, 1896, marry Ann Jane Gibson, and that he whilst he was so married did also marry Mary Jane Miller, at Wickham, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Firth was indicted for having on the 6th July, 1808, at Wallsend, wounded Helen Mary Wells with intent to murder. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr. Windeyer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This week is notable in the history of the above institution in marking the introduction of a new system in gaol management known as the restricted association of prisoners, inaugurated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ASSAULTING HIS WIFE.âLyall Graham, of Largs, was charged with assaulting his wife, Annie Louisa Graham. He pleaded not guilty. The wife gave evidence that at eight o'clock last night her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following people made application for a renewal of thier licences:—Wine licenses: George Albert Earl, Mary Griffin, James D. Prentice, John Murray, and Samuel Owen. Publican's licenses:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Court proceedings arising out of the Meagher-Norton combat, commenced to-day. The Court was crowded. The charge against Norton was taken first. Meagher gave evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This week is notable in the history of the above institution in marking the introduction of a new system in goal management known as the restricted association of prisoners inaugurated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alfred Firth, who pleaded guilty last week to a charge of having embezzled £643, the property of the North Shore Gas Company, by whom he was employed as Secretary, was brought up for sentence…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hans W. Kerey was charged with being drunk, and with using indecent language in a public place. On the first charge he was fined 10s, or three days' imprisonment, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An inquest was opened at Strathmerton, Victoria, on the 22nd Septr. on the body of the man found in a bag in Ulupna Creek. The evidence showed that two men had been comped at M'Kerdy's dam…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At the conclusion of the criminal business his Honor Judge Cohen sat in divorce. MILLARD V. MILLARD. Eliza Anna Millard petitioned for a divorce from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A shocking tragedy was enacted at Mugee on Monday morning last, when John McCoy, an ex-constable of police, brutually murdered his wife and child by chopping their brains out with an axe…
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