Police Intelligence
On Thursday there was not a single custody case in the watch-house at West Maitland, and the police have reported that on the last night of the year there was not a…
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Courts & crime, 1857
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Police Intelligence. East Maitland, Tuesday, January 6. (Before Major Crummer, P.M., and P. Green, Esq., J.P.)
Mr. O'Meagher made an application to the Bench to have Patrick Kennedy bound over to keep the peace towards Ellen Dwyer. Kennedy did not appear. Subsequently he was taken into custody…
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During the reign of Donaldson (Premier) the 1st, it appears those matters were submitted to the consideration of a select party of gentlemen over whom Captain Mayne acted as presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Intelligence. West Maitland, Thursday, January 8. (Before Major Crummer, P.M., and P. Green, Esq., J.P.)
James Carroll, charged with robbery, was committed to take his trial at the next Quarter Sessions. Jane Sulley was charged with having used abusive language in a public place. Richard Penfold proved that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Intelligence. West Maitland, Monday, 19th January. (Before Major Crummer, P.M., and P. Green, Esq., J.P.)
David Baird was charged with drunkenness pleaded guilty and was fined 10s or in default of payment 21 hours impr[?]ment. BREACH OF THE IMPOUNDING ACT.—John Baylis v…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Intelligence. West Maitland, Thursday, 21st January. (Before Major Crummer, P.M., and Captain Smith)
Mary Cobbie was charged by Constable Scarlett with a breach of the Vagrant Act. Constable Scerlett deposed that he appreheaded the prisoner in High-street, between 9 and 10 o'clock on Wednesday evening, he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Intelligence. West Maitland, Monday, January 26Th. (Before Bourn Russell, Esq.)
DRUNKENNESS.—James Bennet was charged by Sergeant Kerrigan with the crime of drunkenness. The offence was committed on the previous evening. Bennett pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s, or in default of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Intelligence West Maitland, Monday February 2Nd (Before Major Crummer, P.M., and P.M., P. Green, Esq.,)
ASSAULT.—James Graham appeared before the bench on remand, charged with an assault on his wife Ann Graham. The latter deposed that her husband had committed a very violent assault upon the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Murder of an Infant by Its Mother
It would appear as if the records of the present week were to be crowded with horrors. We are now called upon to record an accident of a tragical and most revolting character—that of a mother severing from [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Intelligence. West Maitland, Wednesday, February 4Th. (Before Major Crummer, P.M., and P. Green, Esq., and J. H. Smith, Esq.)
Constable Kedwell charged John Ryan with drunkenness. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s., or 24 hours in the cells. Terence M'Guire charged John M'Cann with an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East Maitland, Monday, February 9Th. (Before the Police Magistrate.)
John Roberts, a blacksmith, was charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and was fined £5, or in default of payment three months in goal. The defendant seemed in a deplorable state of body through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wednesday, February 11, 1857. the Native Police
FROM the Report of the committee, the adoption of which was moved by Mr. Sandeman in the Agency desirable. Previous to the establishment of the native police, the depredations of the blacks,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Annual Returns of Spoke &c., [?] the Police [?] of Maitland
THE returns of stock, mines, rails, manufactories, &c., annually collected by the police, to be forwarded to the Government, has just been completed and as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Intelligence. West Maitland, Monday, February 9Th. (Before Bourn Russell, Eng.)
DRUNKENNESS.—John Ayling, William Watson, and William Moss, were fined 10s or twenty-four hours imprisonment each; and John Fisher, for the same offence, was fined 20s or forty-eight hours in the cells…
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The following account of a brutal murder, committed at Bybone, a station nine miles from Mundooran, Castle, reagh River, together with the subjoined remarks, have been furnished to us by a correspondent, who wrote from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Intelligence. West Maitland, Thursday, February 12. (Before Bourn Russell, Esq.)
There were four cases for hearing on the sheet, but as there was only magistrate present, and as the cases required two, three of them were accordingly adjourned till next Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, February 11. (Before the Chairman, Major Crammer, Captain Smith, Mr. Wyndham, sen., and Mr. Russell.) Stealing a Bull
Edward Bligh was indicted for stealing one bull, the property of Joseph Eckford, at Maitland, on the 28th January. The Crown Prosecuter applied for a postponement of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Intelligence Saturday, February 14. (Before Major Grammar)
Patrick Higgins was charged with drunkenness, and was fined 20 shillings, or 18 hours in the colls. Dennis M'Mahen was charged with having assaulted his wife. The beach decided that the defendant should…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Abridged from the Hoburton Mercury.—Thursday, Feb. 5. Before His Honor, Sir Valentine Fleming. Chief Justice. Murder of Henry Chaberlayne
Henry Nixon was placed at the bar, and charged in the usual manner for the wilful murder of Henry Chamberlayne, on the 12th of November last. The prisoner, in a confident tone, pleaded not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Queen's Bench. 10Th December, Before Lord Campbell and a special jury. CAMPBELL V. CARSTIE
Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Wible, and Mr. Blackburn, were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Heddieston for the defendant. Sir F. Thesiger stated that this was an action for…
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