Assault and Battery
Maria Power was charged on Friday with committing an assault and buttery on a girl named Frances June Haynes. Sergeant Kerrigan deposed that he apprehended Power…
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Courts & crime, 1858
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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, 4Th January. ([?] MR. Peter Green.)
[?] convicted of vagrancy, was [?] fourteen days imprisonment— [?] brought up by Serg ant Kerri-[?] his person in High-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Important Decision As to Gold Quartz Claims. Law.— Supreme Court.— Thursday. Special Banco Sitting. (Before The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Dic[?] and Mr. Justice T[?].) William and [?] V. Dinnelly and [?]
Their Honors gave in [?] in the case, which had been [?] Tuesday and Wednesday. It was a suit by rule [?] to determine in right of two [?] River. To complain…
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The attached documents were received on board the Junior, off Cape How[?]. by the master of the schooler Martha and Ellen, lately arrived at Newcastle. Ship Junior. N. Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, Jan 12. (Before Major Crummer, Mr. J. B. R. Robertson, and Mr. A. Dodds.)
REFUSING WAGES.— Huge Cavanagh sued Charles T[?]nder for 15s 6d wages due him for about done. The defendant in defence said that Cavanagh did not work half his time, and had never asked for his money. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, 11Th January. (Before Major Crummer and Mr. P. Green.) Breach of the Electoral Act
Michael Fagan appeared on remand to answer a charge of committing a beach of the Electoral Act. The prosecutor being called and not appearing, Mr O'Meagher asked to have the cases struck off the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mysterious Murder in London
The inquest on the human remains found at the Waterloo Bridge was resumed and terminated on the 26th October. Samuel Ball who was passing over Waterloo Bridge on the night of the 8th…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Police Court. Friday, Jan. [?] (Before Major [?] Mr C. R. Middleton, and Mr. [?] Lang)
DE[?] OF A [?].—John Horah was summoned [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, January 14Th. (Before Major Crummer and Mr. P. Green.)
DRUNK.—John Dennis was fined 20s for being drunk in High-street on Wednesday. BATHING AT THE WRONG TIME.—Reuben Phillpot was fined 1s and 4s 6d costs for bathing in the Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Police Court Tuesday, January 19. (Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. A. Lang, Mr. A. Dodds, and Mr. Middleton.)
THREATENING LANGUAGE.—Thomas M'Carthy was bound over to keep the peace towards John Wisdom in the sum of £40, and two sureties of £20 east: in default imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, January 13. (Before Major Crammer and Mr. A. Dodds.)
REFUSING WAGES.—Alfred Irkham summoned his master Henry Nicholson for £13 14s 9d for wages due. The defendant did not appear, and the Court ordered the payment of the sum claimed—in default, distress…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, Jan. 21. (Before Major Crummer, Mr. Green, and Mr. Davidson.)
REFUSING WACKS.âA wages case, Sharpe v. H. H. Hall, was on the application of Mr. Mullen for the defendant postponed till Monday. DRUNKARDS.âJames Judge O'Hara, an old offender…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, Jan. 26. (Before Major Crummer, Mr Davidson, and Mr P. Green)
POUND ACT.—In the case of Morley v. Moylan a postponement was agreed to till Monday next, and Gregary the [?] was ordered to attend by summons. REFUSING WACKS.—George Senthorpe, indebted to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Police Court. Friday, Feb. 5. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. Dodds.)
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—Rodher Palmer summoned Robert Tyler and John Bradford for cruelty to a goat. Bradford did not appear. In appeared that a goat of Mr. Palmer's had been "brutalized": had been thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LOCAL & Domestic Intelligence. West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, Feb. 4. (Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. Green, Mr. Davidson and Mr. G. B. White)
ASSAULT.—Henry Evans summoned Constable Sear lett for an assault. Evans deposed that at 5 p.m. of the 16th of January, the defendant tripped him up, and put hand ruffs on him. William Baker deposed that on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central Criminal Court. Tuesday, 2Nd February, 1858. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice.) MURDER
John Cook a private of the 77th regiment, was arraigned upon an indictment charging him with having at Goat Island, on the 6th December, 1857, wilfully and of his malice aforethought, killed and murdered one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 16. (Before Major Crammer and Mr A Davidson)
VAGRANT.âMargaret Toomey, a disorderly character, and reputed prostitute, brought up by Chief Constable Garvin, was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment. ASSAULTâSamuel Melville was brought up for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern District. Brutal Murder at Congo Creek
In our last issue our correspondent at Binalong detailed the circumstances connected with the discovery of the body of a youth, supposed to have been murdered; and we are now in a position to publish the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LOCAL & Domestic Intelligence. West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 15. (Before Major Crummer, Mr. Davidson, and Mr. P. Green.)
ASSAULT.âRobert Birmingham summoned Jas Troy for assaulting him on Sunday, the 7th instant. It appears that the defendant and a boy were passing through Campbell's Hill toll-bar on horseback, and the boy had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Intelligence. Central Criminal Court. Friday—second Day. (Before Mr. Justice Therry.) the Queen V Sage
The Court opened at ten o'clock this morning. The prisoner, Alexander Sage, who on the previous day, Thursday, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with having on the 24th day of December last…
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