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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
249 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 13
EMBEZZLEMENT.—John Baker Gazzaroni was charged, by Thomas Henry Jones, with having, on 32st August, embezzied £10, when in Mr Jones's hired service. It appeared that on the day mentioned Mr. Jones, who is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES—The Commissioner for Railways was summoned by James South, for damages sustained by the railway passing through ins[?] Messrs. Chambers and Min[?]r appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CHANGE OF ASSAULT.—Patrick Grady was charged by his wife, Mary Grady, with having violently assaulted her on 28th August last. Mr Woodward appeared for the complainant, and Mr Thomson for the defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This court opened this morning at ten o'clock in the Court-house, East Maitland, before his Honor the Chief Justice, Sir Alfred Stephen. The following barristers were present:—Messrs Broadhurst, Windeyer, Simpson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CHARGE OF STRALING.—James Scott was charged, by Tuesday last, with stealing a parse containing money, the property of Mrs William Green. Henry Garvin, chief constable, apprechended the prisoner on this charge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Patrick Mason, found guilty of obtaining money under false pretenced on Wednesday evening, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour in Maitland Gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Hawkens, who was found guilty on Monday, of [?] David Hughes, at Campbell's Hill, [?] to seven years hard labour on the [?] and to be kept for the first year in irons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] Gazzaroni convicted of embezzle[?], sentenced to twelve months imprisonment in [?] land Gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John A. Moore remembered meeting two or three girls near Cox's house; Miss Caroline Cox and Alice Cole joined them, and Miss Cox was in front of the house; Caroline Cox took away his hat; the hat was afterwards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Daniel English was found guilty of this offence, and was fined 20s or forty-eight hours' in the cells. ASSAULT.—Jane Harris was charged with assaulting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACHES OF THE TOWNS POLICE ACT.—Thomas Gibson pleaded guilty to riding on his dray in East Maitland and was fined 10s and 2s 6d costs; he was also again fined 10s and 2s 6d costs for riding on his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE—Sarah Scanlan was charged with using obscene language on Tuesday to Mrs Tibbs Constable Gordon stated that he appr[?] the prisoner yesterday at Mrs Colliers residence Horse Shoe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The trial of William John Slack for perjury was postponed. Samuel Ma[?]ews indicted for uttering forged orders pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six years hard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—James Judge O'Hara pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 6s or 24 hours in the cells [?]DING—Joseph Cooper and William Russell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Ellen Mitchell was charged, by Ann Elizabeth Dickson, with using [?] language, on the Pi[?] Road, on 4th October las;t Mr Ellis appeared for the complainant, and Mr James…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BREACH OF THE TOLL ACT.—Donald Clary pleaded guilty to not having his name on his dray, and was fined 5s with 2s 6d tosts. BREACHES OF TOWNS POLICE ACT.—Donald Clary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Goodwin, of Scone, was brought before the court charged by Ja[?] Smith Justice of the Peace and Police Magistrate for that district, with writing, and causing to be published, a malicious libel on the said James Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.—William Rodgers pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 10s, or twenty-four hours in the cells…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A horrible murder was committed at Dursley, between one and two o'clock on Sunday morning, on a man named Thomas Rutter, a journeyman blacksmith, thirty-six years of age, by his wife…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was a suit, by rule nisi, for special performance which was instituted so far back as 9th October, 1858 and was now before the Primary Judge by consent. Mr Gordon appeared in support of this rule, and Mr…
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