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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
241 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 13
VAGRANCY.—James Haines was charged by Constable M'Lean with vagrancy. On Sunday evening M'Lean was catted to Durham street, where there was a row. He heard the defendant in a house call some one a w—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Henry Simpson, miner, was charged with being found drunk in Hunter-street, on the 8th instant, and was fined 5s, or twenty-four hours in the look-up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Allen, and Thomas Fleed, were [?]dicted with [?] at South Creek, in the colony of New South Wales, on the 17th day of october, 1858, stolen two [?] and two mares, the property of one G[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Maris Stilsby, for being drunk, was fined 20s, or twenty four hours in the cells. Ellen Brennan, for a similary offence, was admonished and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Emanuel Brace was (in consequence of the disagreement of the jury the night before) again placed in the dock charged with the murder of his wife. The case was a second time fully gone through, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—James B. Guazztroni pleaded guilty to being drunk, and was fined 20s, or 48 hours in the cells. CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—William Hall was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr Lutwyche, the Attorney-General, presented for the Crown. [?] John Johnston (a man [?] with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ong, a Chinaman, was charged with having, at the Bark Huts, near Sydney, on the 8th day of November last, stabbed, with intent to do grevious bodily harm, one Gern, a Chinaman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr Dalley, the Solicitor-General, presented for the Crown. UTTERING A FORGED CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTER. Charles Salmon, found guilty of having, at Sydney, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Mary Stewart pleaded guilty to this offence, and was admonished and discharged. TOWNS POLICE ACT.—Thomas Ashton was charged with allowing a cow to stray in Newcastle-street, East…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—James Nolan pleaded guilty to this charge and was admonished and discharged. USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE—Ann Morley was found guilty on this charge, and was fined 10s. John Adden…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Michael Boyle was indicted with having, at Wilberforce, near Windsor, on the 1st of August last, stolen a mare, the property of one Edwin Baldwin: and, in a second count, he was charged with having, at the same…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Smith was charged with having, on the 4th day of October last, at Camden, in the colony of New South Wales, committed perjury, in the hearing of a case before the magistrates at petty Sessions, in which the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.-William Leader and Robert Green were brought up on this charge; but as this was their first appearance in Court, they were admonished and discharged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VAGRANCY.—John Fogarty was charged by Mary Mason with vagrancy. He did not appear, and after service of Mansions having been proved the cate was postpone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Court gave judgment in this cane, which was a motion to set [?] an injunction granted by Mr Justice Dickinson under the Common Law Procedure Act of 1857. The injunction went to restrain the present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT.—The following parties were charged with having weight and measures too heavy, light, or unstamped :—Thomas Miles; case dismissed. John Robing pleaded guilty; they were all above…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.—Benjamin Cook was charged with having some light weights, and was fined 5s and 2s 6d costs. William Broad[?]old, whose weights were all light, was fined 20[?] with 2s 6s costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This wan an action of ejectment, tried at Maitland, in which there had been a verdict for defendant, under the ruling of the presiding. Judge, upon the ground that there had been over twenty yearn, adverse possession…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DISORDERLY CONDUCT ON BOARD. SHIP.—Archibald M'Leod, seaman, on board the barque Miami, was brought up in custody, charged with the above offence. From the evidence of Captain…
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