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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
108 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 6
Anne Davis was Indicted for stealing £21, the property of John Hall, at Maitland, on the 29th May. The prisoner was undefended, and pleaded not guilty. The witnesses called were Constable Arthur, John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Edward Hely, Esq., took the oaths as a Magistrate of the territory of New South Wales. STEALING LETTERS. Charles Humphrey was indicted for having on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tenders will be received at the Treasury until noon of Tuesday, the 17th instant, from persons willing to furnish from the 1st December, 1857, to the 3lst March, 1858, the supplies required in the Police District of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ASSAULTS.—William Chapman charged Rob. Hyndes with an assault. The complainant was talking to Mr. Dean on Monday last, at Dean and Hyndes' warehouse, about the scrutiny that is to take place into the late…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ASSAULTS.—Thomas Macarthy was charged with assaulting Mr. John Wisdom, at Morpeth, on the 6th inst. The complainant stated that on the day in question the defendant annoyed and abused him, and at the close of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STEALING TURKEYS.—Anne Pitt was charged by Jas. Smith with stealing two turkeys, on the 5th Sept. The complainant stated that about two months ago he procured a warrant for the defendant, but owing to illness…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →VAGRANT.—Jane Gollagher was sentenced to three months imprisonment for being an idle and disorderly character, and a vagrant. ILLEGAL DETENTION OF A DRAY.—John Bayliss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VIOLATION OF A CONSTABLE'S DUTY.—Stephen Davis summoned constable John Little for a violation of his duty as a constable. Mr. Mullen, for the defence, submitted that no specific offence was named in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKARDS.—Daniel Ball, and Mary his spouse, were brought up by Constable Davis for being drunk on Sunday, and fined 10s each, or twenty-four hours' imprisonment. William M'Grath, drunk in Morpeth yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACH OF TENEMENT ACT.—R. G. Hanson summoned Thomas Brown for breach of the Tenement Act. George Sweetman, of Loughend, seved Brown with a notice to quit on the 10th November, and with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DISPUTE BETWEEN MASTER AND SERVANT.—Henry Smith summoned Ephraim Dunn for absconding from his hired service, who did not appear at first, but came in afterwards. Constable Gordon proved the service of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKARDS.—Elizabeth Wright was charged by constable Agnew with being drunk at Largs, on Nov 23. The woman denied the charge vehemently, but was fined 10s or 28 hours imprisonment. John Cook, also drunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ASSAULT.—Charles Bell summoned Anne Morley for an assault. Complainant stated that the woman assaulted him on the 28th of November, by throwing a pie dish in his face, and so violently that one of the pieces stuck in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—Charles S. Pitt charged James Smith with obtaining £20 from him under false pretences. The case had been previously entered into, on which occasion Mr. Pitt and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNK.—T[?] Adams was fined 20s, for being drunk. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE —William Complan was charged with attempting to commit suicide on Friday last. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following is an abstract of the evidence given before the Committee by the three judges. The Honorable Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Knt., Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was decidedly of opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We copy the following extraordinary case of assault from Saturday's Empire. Charles Luke Bayly, Esq., J.P. appeared on summons to answer an information which charged him, with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →VAGRANT.—Mary Minton, a regular attendant before their Worships, was brought up by Constable Madean for sleeping in the street this morning. As she was a very old offender, and insensible to mild punishment, she…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ATROCIOUS ASSAULT.—Dennis M'Mahon summoned Hanty Hoban for assault. The complainant deposed he was a farmer, and resided at Mulberry Creek; defendant was his partner in the farm; on Friday last witness came…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VAGRANT.—Charles Oatley was brought up by Serjeant Kennedy for being a vagrant. Found guilty, and sentenced to a months imprisonment. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—James Smith was summoned…
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