Murder
In our last we mentioned that Mr. Charles Huggins, of Nadjigomar, in this district, had died from the effects of a blow received in a quarrel with his step-son, while at Braidwood. The step-son,…
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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, June 20. 1861. (Before Messrs. Stewart. Thompson, and Garrett., J.P.'s.)
Murdoch M'Kaye was summoned at the instance of Robert M'Cloy, for an assault committed on him on Monday last. From the evidence we gather that the parties are neighbors, and that some 12 months…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Assault Case in Darlinghurst Gaol
An inquiry into the circumstances of an assault of certain prisoners on Mr. Wallace, a warden of the prison, on the 29th May, was commenced on Thursday last in the gaol. The Court consisted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Police Court. Thursday, June 20Th
Illegally detaining a cow. Mr. Owen for plaintiff; Mr. Warning for defendant Joseph Martin stated: I live at Shellharbour. I had a sale at my place on the 29th May,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions
Constable Ross v. O'Neil—Under the Licensing Act, for Sunday selling. Defendant pleaded guilty, and himself being absent at the time, fined 10s., and 2s, 6d, costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shoalhaven. Court of Quests, Numba. Tuesday, June 18Th, 1861. (Before a full Bench.)
Business commenced by the Magistrates fixing a scale for driving cattle and horses to the pound. Mallack v. filed, Verdict for plaintiff, and 6s, 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, June 81. (Before C. T. Smith, C. Fairs, J. Stewart, and Geo. Waring, Esqs., J. P's.)
Mr. C. T. Smith alluding to an article which appeared in the Illawarra Mercury respecting the destruction of timer which was being carried on by woodcutters, who were cutting timber from the belt of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday 27Th June. (Befor J. Gannett. J. P.)
W. Brown was brought up for drunkenness. It being the first offence. he was admonished and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Milton, U L L a D U L L a Court of Petty Session's. June 18Th. (Before Messrs. Secombe, Ritchie, and Sheaffe, J.P.'s)
Charles Murray, Jun., appeared at tho instance of Thomas M'Gee, charged with taking a horse (the property of M'Gee) without permission. Murray was ordered to return the horse, and M'Gee to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appeal Court
This Court was opened on Saturday, by Messrs. Wilshire and Oshorne, J.P.'s, in the first instance, and continued [?]towards by Messrs. Gerard, Gorden, and Thompson, J.P.'s. There were four appelants—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Requests. Thursday, June 27Th
This was an adjourned ease from last sitting. Plaintiff had land at the Fox Ground, of which defendant had been in possession for some time and plaintiff had tried ineffectually to dispossess…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Requests. Monday, 1St July. (Before Messrs. McCabe, Wilshire, Waring, and J. Garrett, J.P.'s.)
There were 23 cases on the list, but none of them of any public interest. James Porter v R. Longmore—For £1 17s. 6d. No appearance for the defendant; verdict for amount…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Murder by Bushrangers
We intimated in our last issue that news had been brought into Bathurst, that a man named Watt had been shot by bushrangers, in the neighborhood of Campbell's River, and we now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kiama Police Court. Thursday July 4Th
(Before D. L. Waugh, M. Hindmarsh, R. B. Fry, The Mayor, and W. Meles, Justices,) MARTIN V. CHAMPION.—FOR ILLEGALLY DETAINING A. COW.—This case had been adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wollongong District Court
WOLLONGONG DISTRICT COURT.—The Mercury has published a list of cases for trial at the Wollongong Court. on Tuesday, the 16th instant. The number is 45 including one for libel—Haworth V. J. and T. Garrett—and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions
Smith v Pavnell.—Assault and battery. This case appeared very paltry. Bench dismissed it Parnell v Smith, and Smith v Parnell.—Cases under the Impounding Act, for illegally impounding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Adelaide Police Court. Saturday, June 13. (Before S. Beddome. P.M. and S.L. Ha[?]is, P.)
EM[?]MENT.—Samuel Sandiland Rogers was charged, on the information of Inspector Hallwith stealing, talking, and carrying away money [?] the value of £6,000, the property of certain person[?]ose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions—same Day
Before the same Magistrates. District Constable Brown V. G. U. Alley.—Criminally indited for slander. On opening the case defendant put in an affidavit,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. (Before the same Magistrates.)
District Constable Brown v G. U. Alley.—Criminally indicated for libel. After the case was opened the defendant put in an affidavit that he had a material witness in the case, who was at a great…
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