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Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Dickinson, and Mr. Justice Therry. NICHOLSON V. HEALY. This was a motion, upon leave reserved, for a change…
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Courts & crime, 1858
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Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, 18Th May. (Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. Davidson, and Mr. C. R. Middleton)
ASSAULT.—Joseph Hughes was charged with assault. The Chief Constable stated that on Monday night he heard cries of murder near the railway station, and on proceeding thither he found the defendant beating a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, 20Th May. (Before Mr. Russell and Mr. H. Vindin.)
DRUNKARDS.—Ellen M'Guinness pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined 20s. Michael M'Garry who was helplessly drunk yesterday, was fined 10s. Daniel M'Car[?] was fined 10s for being drunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, May 23. (Before Major Crummer and Mr. O. E. Middleton.)
[?].—Abraham Golby summoned John Whyle for pulling down, on the 18th instant, two panels of [?] The case was gone into but Could not be [?] for want of the evidence of Mr. G. Lang, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, May 24. ("Before Mr. P. Green, and Mr. H. Vindin.)
CHARGE OF HORSE STEALING.—Thomas Kearnen was brought up on suspicion of horse stealing, Sergt. Kettigan deposed that on Sunday last the prisoner was given into his charge by a man named M'Dermott, for having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, 27Th May. (Before Messrs. P. Green and Vindin)
[?]—-Richard Lewis sought to recover possession of the Queen's Arms Ion, now in the occupation of Lewis Holland. The case was postponed to Thursday next. Mr. Chambers for the complainant and Mr. Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Police Court. Friday, May 29. (Before Major Crummer, Mr A. Dodds, Mr. C. K. Middleton, and Captain C. F. H. Smith.)
MALICIOUS INJURY.—Frederic Nainby summoned Jsseph [?] and John Beattie, for malicious injury. Mr. Minter, who appeared for the complainant, stated that his client was the agent of the Rev. Miles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, June 1. (Before Maor Crummer, Mr. J. B. R. Robertson.)
MALICIOUS INJURY.—A little boy named Michael Charters was summoned by Andrew Samuel Hollander for malicious injury. Elizabeth Francis deposed that on the 31st May she was in Hollander's pa[?] when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, June 3. (Before Mr. E. Russell, Captain C. F. H. Smith, and Mr. P. Green.)
DRUNKARD.—William Mortimer, who pleaded guilty to drunkenness, was sent to jail for a week; he was fined on Monday last for a similar offence. POUND RESCUE.—Catherine Alderson was summoned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Police Court. Friday, June 4. (Before Major Crummer, and Messrs. J. B. R. Robertson, A. Dodds, and C. R. Middleton.) ROBBERY
Charles Claude Belford was brought up on remand from the Newcastle Bench, on suspicion of being concerned in the late robbery at the [?] se Inn. west Maitland. The carpet bag of the prisoner was opened in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, May 31. (Before Mr. B. Russell, Mr. A. J. Doyle, Mr. P. Greth, Mr. J. R. Robertson)
MALICIOUS INJURY.—James M'Donald was charged by Timothy Callahan with having on Wednesday night last maliciously broken his window. Complainant deposed that between eleven and twelve o'clock that night he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, June 8. (Before the Police Magistrate, Messrs. A. Lang, C. R. Middleton, and A. Dodds.)
IMPOUNDING ACT.—Alexander Macpherson appeared to answer the complaint of Edwin Hickey, for a breach of the Impounding Act. The complainant deposed that a bull of his was put into the Hinton Pound on the 8th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, June 7. (Before Mr. P. Green and Mr. H. Vindin)
DRUNKARDS.—Samuel Davis was fined 10s, and Chas. Salter 20s, for drunkenness; in default the usual in[?]. John Kelly and Patrick Bryan, drunk as they said for the first time, were admonished and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, June 7. (Before Mr. P. Green, Mr. J. B. R. Robertson, Mr. H. Vindin, and Mr. B. Russell.)
ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.—Mary Anne Kinnear summoned Mary Anne Blane for using abusive language towards her. The language having been uttered in a private place, the case was dismissed. Mr. Mullen for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Police Court. Friday, June 11. (Before Mr. G. F. Davidson, Mr. O. E. Middleton, Mr. J. B. R. Robertson, Mr. A. Dodds, Major Crummer
DRUNKARD—William Huett, who pleaded guilty to drunkenness, was fined 10s—in default, 24 hours in the lock-up. ASSAULT.—John Mooney appeared to answer the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, June 15. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. A. Lang, G. F. Davidson, J. B. R. Robertson, and O. E. Middleton.)
THE PASS.—William Fergusson was charged by John Zuill for having, on the evening of the 6th of June, taken down a slip panel and driven working cattle into a grass paddock. The case was proved, and the defendant was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Remarkable Trial for an Attempted Murder
The trial of the Rev. Samuel Smith and Sarah Smith, his wife, for the murderous attack on a Sir Lecch, of Croydon, near to the Yate station on the Midland Railway, took place before Mr. Baron Chennell and a special jury, at the Gloucester Assize Court, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, 14th JUNE. (Before Messrs. P. Green and A. J. Doyle.)
There were nine cases on the sheet, six of which were summarily disposed of. The eighth, a charge against M. Stephenson for obtaining goods under false pretences, was remanded for three days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, June 17. (Before Messrs. P. Green, F. M. Doyle, and J. Blaxland.)
BREACH OF TOLL ACT.—Daniel Church, a drayman in the employ of Messrs. Cohen and Co. was summoned by Edward Swire, for committing a breach of the Toll Act whereby his life and property were endangered. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Police Court. Friday, June 18. (Before Mr. G. F. Davidson. Mr A. Dodds, and Mr. O. E. Middleton.)
MALICIOUS INJURY.—William Ison was charged by William Soper of Berry Park with having on the 14th instant unlawfully pulled down a fence, his property, and trespassed on his land in order to take away a…
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