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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
241 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 13
DRUNKENNESS.—James Power was fined for being drunk on Sunday, 10s or 24 hours in the cells. BREACH OF THE REGISTRATION ACT. Francis L. Riley resident apothecary of the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Otto [?] was charged with allowing certain pigs to stray on a public place called Steam street This case was resumed from yesterday Mr Garvin produced the Government Gazette of date [?] February, 1839 No, 14 showing the proclamation by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Before the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Dickinson, and Mr Justice Thorry. BODIES V. HADGWICK. This was a motion for a now trial on the part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KEEPING A FEROCIOUS DOG.—John Wensley was convicted of keeping a ferocious dog which attacked and and bit Elizabeth M'Donald daughter of Christopher M'Donald at High-street East Maitland on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACH OF TOWNS ACT.—George Higginbottom appeared without summons to answer the charge of having allowed his pigs to stray through the public streets and was fined 5s without costs. Messrs Bishop and Callum…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE, &C—Thomas Fairbrother was charged with using obscene language and indecently exposing his person in High-street West Maitland on Tuesday 16th November Constable M'Lean said he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Before Mr Justice Dickinson and a special jury of twelve. CAMPDELL V. NICHOLSON. This was an action for breach of a contract for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This was a question as to costs A motion to set aside a judgment had been made before Mr. Justice Milford in chambers and had been referred by him to the full Court. But in this application was included…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—James Price one of the return diggers by the Miskin pleaded guilty to the charge of being drunk and disorderly in Watt-street on the 22nd instant and was fined 20s., or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS—Peter Now an on this charge was fined 5s or twenty-four hours in the cells Louiss Per cox drunk on Sunday morning was fined 20[?] forty-eight hours in the cells Bridget Coogan drunk on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →EMBEZZLEMENT.—John Thomas Nightingale, on remand, charged with appropriating the proceeds of a certain cheque entrusted to him by the members of the Oddfellows Lodge, of which he was secretary, was finally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKONNESS.—John Henley pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 5s or twenty-four hours in the cells. LUNACY.—John Ledsam, West Maitland, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CARRYING FIREARMS ON SUNDAY.âJohn Dances pleaded guilty o unlawfully carrying firearms on Sunday evening last, within the town of East Maitland, and was fine 40s. [We beg to caution our renders that any…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS,—William Moss pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s, or twenty-four hours in the cells. Daniel O'Heara and Francis Higgins for a similar offence were fined 40s. or forty night hours in the cells…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VIOLENT ASSAULT.—Mathew M'Lean was charged with violenily assaulting his wife, Margaret M'Lean, on Sunday last, 28th November. Complainant said that her husband was in the habit of abusing her. On…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INDECENT LANGUAGE.—Henry Farquarson, seaman, was charged with having used indecent language, in Hunter street, on the 29th instant, and was fined 40s or 48 hours imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Chester appeared at the instance of Catherine Clarke to show cause why he refused to pay the sum of [?] the amount of one week's wages, alleged to be due to her as his hired…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →REFUSING TO PAY WAGES.—Edward Crofton was summoned by George R. Pidding for refusing to pay wages. The defendant did not appear. The complainant was hired by Mr Crofton as a compounder of cordials…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Alice Cooper, of Lochinvar, pleaded guilty to this charge, and was admonished and discharged. BREACH OF VAGRANT ACT—John Clifford was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Vanderfelt, cook and steward on board the brig Missie, was charged by Mr Wm. Ward, mate of the same, with having assaulted him on board the vessel. The mate deposed that about…
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