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ATTEMPT TO EXCITE MUTINY

... ATTEMPT TO EXCITE MU*TINY , IN THE 9VI REGIMENT, AT SUNDERLAND. At the police office, Sonderland, on Christmas-day, before G. S. Rauson, Esq., mayor, Thomas Johnson, 5 alias William Barker, described as an American seaman, was charged by Mr Gifford (superintendent of police, with writing a letter on Wednesday, December 23, to the soldiers of the 9th, Regiment, stationed in the bar- r racks at ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1858
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 993 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

THE COUNTY DE WASZKOWSKI AND THE HON. MARY JONES

... THE COUNT DE WASZKOWSKI . II AND THE HON. MARY JONES. A ROMANCE OF 'ITE COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Thi case came before the Court of Exchequer. Mr Edwin James and Mr Bell were counsel for the plain- tiff; 'Mr Sergeant Thomas appeared for the defendaut. It was an action to recover the sum of £100, money lent. The defendant pleaded that he was neverindebted, and a set ?? James, in his opening, said ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1858
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1196 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN ARKANSAS

... TERRIBLE TRAGE'DY' IN ARKANSAS. On the morning of the 22nd of November last the nmost fatal and' heart-rending affray took place ever witnessed ?? 'Point, White County, Arkansas. It appears that while Dr 0. S. Swann and his partner, Dr C. C. Webb, were dining' at Colonel B. K. Rogers', in this place, and with them their friend, Dr G. W. Burney, Dr Swoann was informed of'some one at the gate' ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1858
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 877 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

YESTERDAY'S POLICE

... YEST'ER1DAY'S POLICE 3 ROBBING A MABeTRtR.-Mliza Marsh, remauded on a charge of stealing groceries, value 13s, the property of 3 Mr Askam, grocer, Market-place, with whom she had f lived as domestic servant, was again brought up and committed for six mouths. THo £90 ]BOBaBUY.-Mary Anne Taylor, George M MoKee, and Catharine Leonard, were charged with stealing £90, the property of a ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1858
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 662 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

HULL BOROUGH SESSIONS

... I __ la The Christmas Quarter Sessions of the peace for this biorough were opened on Thursday, Dec. 31st, in thle Sessionls-house, Town-hall, before SAMUEL WARRENS, Esq.. Q.C., M.P., Recorder; the Mayor (AId Thompson), the Sheriff(Ald Samuelsos), the Town-Clerk, and several miemabers of the Town Council and leading inhabitants of the town appeared also upon the bench. The following gentlemen ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1858
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4156 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

ATTEMPTED, TREBLE MURDER

... TRItAL FOR, POISO'NING AT GLASGOW. At the Glasgow winter circuit, on Tuesday, Wednes- dayj end Thursday the co'urt' was occupied with the .trial ?? Thomson, alias Peter Walker, who was charged with: the murder, by poisoning with prussic .acid, of a woman naumed Agnes Montgomery,-zesiding at Fylesham, and with attempts, to poison, by prassie acid, Aircbd.. M'son and hi's wife, Agues Mason. The ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1858
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 867 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

HULL POLICE COURT

... HUL P Sb J.Ci Cu- tC i- ?? Wu~lI'l. f l I THURSDAY. William Smnitharte, remanded on a charge of stealing wheat, was again brought up. Mr Wells (Wells and Smith) prosecuted. Prisoner is the captain of the keel E lizo, and was employed by Messrs Wright. Brothers onl the 7th inst. to deliver part of a cargo of wheat, in his D keel, from the steamer North Sea. On Monday evening M Mr Davis, custom ...

Published: Friday 01 January 1858
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 4265 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Crime and Punishment 

LEEDS CHRISTMAS QUARTER SESSIONS

... The Chiristmas Quarter Sessions for the borou~gh of Leeds were opened on Thursiday morning last, before the Learned Recorder, Thomas Flower Ellis, Esq. There were 38 prisoners for trial, mnaely, 34 for felony and 4 for inie- demeanor; beet there waa nothing unusual in any of the rcease,. The only appeal case of public intereet was that of the Overseersr of Leeds against the Town Council, ...

THE ALLEGED WIFE-POISONING AT KEIGHLEY

... TIHE ALLEGED WIFE-POISONING AT KEIGHLEY. a ADJOURNED INQUEST. s Oa Thursd sty, the adjournod inquest on the body I of Barbara Sagar, aged tbirty-nine, matron of the Keigbley Workhousse, was held before T. Brown, Esq., coroner for the t district, at the Court-house, K eighley. The court was again densely crowded. John Sagar, dceased's husband, was placed in the dock, on suspicion of having ...

WEST RIDING CHRISTMAS QUARTER SESSIONS

... KNARESBRO', YEBSTERDAY.-THE ESTREAT. The Christmas General Quarter Sessions for the West Riding, were held at Kniaresbro', yesterday, and will be resumed, by adjournment, at WVakefield, to-day. The principal feature at the Knaresbro'sessiolls was the fact that there was not a single prisoner for trial ; and it was under- f stood that the ?? Riding Christmas Sessions in this borough will ...

A SOLICITOR'S CLERK COMMITTED FOR ROBBERY, AT HALIFAX

... - : r~ - - - A SOLICITOR'S CLERK COIMUiTEDT FOR ROBBERY, AT HALIFAX. Is (From our correvpondentl ) e Yesterday, at the Borough Court, Halifax, before Ely Bates, Esq., and John Abbott, Esq., a respectable young manl, Mr. James Wright, solicitor's clerk, resident in b St. James's-street, in that town, was charged with stealing a four pounds worth of penny postage stamps from the Stamp- office. ...

THE MURDER OF DETECTIVE OFFICER THAIN

... THE MURDER OF DETECTIVE OFFICER THLAIN. CONVICTION OF TaE MURDERER, YESTERDAY. c MYesterday, at the Central Criminal Court, Lsudon, before Mr. Baron Martin and Mr. Justice Willis, Christian Sattler, t aged thirty-seven, a Bavarian, described as a surveyor, was indicted, remanded from last session', for the wilful murder of Charles Tbain, one of the city detectives, on board the a Caledonia ...