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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
241 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 13
UNLAWFUL SALE OR SPIRITS—Mr H. S. Bland appeared to answer the information of Chief Constable Holt, charging him with having unlawfully sold, at auction, on the 15th of September last, certain bottles of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.âJames Scott pleaded guilty to being drunk on Saturday evening, and was admonished and discharged. Many Dgviny, for a similar offence, was admonished and discharged. Charles Spalding pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Before Mr Justice Therry and a special jury of twelve. WILSON (OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE) v. COSCROFT AND ANOTHER…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE PIG NUISANCE.—Thomas Mount and Charles Field were summoned for allowing certain pigs to stray in a public street, commonly known as Newcastle-street, on Monday, 11th October. Mr Chambers appeared for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] pleaded guilty to the [?] 10s or twenty four [?] ROBERRY…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →RACING ON THE PUBLIC ROAD.—Henry Gooch was charged with furious riding on Newcastle-street, East Maitland, on the 19th October, and was fined 10s with 4s 6d costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACH OF THE DOG ACT.—Captain Beer, of the schooner Zone, appeared in answer to a summouns, at the instance of one William Donehoue, for having unlawfully placed a dog in a public thoroughfare, from which the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VAGRANCY.—John Morton wan charged with vagrancy by Peter Kinch. The complainant did not appear, being unwell, and the case was postponed till Thursday. —Another case against Morton was postponed for a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CHARGE OF VAGRANCY.âWilliam Rogers was charged with vagrancy, and also with using obscene language. This was the person who was charged with theft at East Maitland, on Tuesday, and discharged. Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action for goods sold and delivered. The plaintiff was a merchant resident in Sydney, and the defendant, a saddler, resident at Maitland. The plaintiff claimed £70 for saddlers' Ironmongery. The defence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—Matthew Gooch, sawyer, was charged with being found drunk and disorderly in a public thoroughfare, and was fined 20's or, in default 48 hours' confinement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BREACHES OF THE TOWNS POLICE ACT.—The following persons for allowing cows horses, pigs, goats, &c., to stray on the streets of East Maitland were fined as follows:—Mr. R. B. Minter, Joseph Brettell James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RUNAWAY APPRENTICES.—William Bennett and William Millar both apprentices of Mr. Archibald Rodgers engineer were brought up, the former on ball the latter on warrant charged with having unlawfully absconded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—William Mortimer was fined 20s or forty-eight hours in the cells William Higgins who did not appear forfeited 40s bail Bridget Coogan 20s or forty-eight hours; Connor Cokely, 10s or twenty-four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WAGES—Andrew Hill master of the schooner Martha Ellen was summoned by Thomas Curtis seaman for the non-payment of his wages £8 9s 6d The defendant when called upon in the first instance did not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABANDONING A LICENSED PUBLIC HOUSE—George E. Clifford was charged with abandoning his licensed public house known as the Royal Oak. Sergeant Kerrigan stated that Mr Cliford and his family had gone to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an application [?] Judge's order refusing permission to plead which by a previous order from the same Judge had been granted. The action was one upon a promissory [?] of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →STEALIGN.—Henry Rose was committed to take hi trial at the ensuing Quarter Sessions for stealing a ches of black tea, the Property of James Taylor. The prosecutor was a drayman, camped at Black Creek, on account…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →VAGRANT.—Francis Skinner, convicted of vagrancy, was [?] 40s, in defauit, seven days' imprisonment. ASSAULT.—Edward Miner summoned John Tyter for an as[?]lt. The complainant averred that on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Dick[?]son, and Mr. Justice Therry. NICHOLSON AND OTHERS v. RAMPING AND OTHERS. Mr Blake moved, a [?] for a review of…
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