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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
249 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 13
ASSAULTING A WIPE.—Richard Mark Jennings was charged on warrant with having ass[?]ulted his wife on the 17th instant, and William Bashford, miner, with aiding and abetting. From the evidence of the wife, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The coroner's inquest held on the body of the [?] Perry who was murdered on or about the 27th December last, at Burwood, was yesterday, after [?] days sitting, brought to a close…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This was an action by one shipowner against another to recover compensation for damages said to have been sustained by a vessel belonging to the plaintiff, by collision with a vessel belonging to the defendant, such…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TOWNS POLICE ACT.—Timothy M'Cue was summoned for allowing a horse to stray, and was fined 5s with 2s 6d costs. DRUNKENNESS.—Edmund Hall pleaded guilty to this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is not often we have to complain of the practice and decisions of our Police Court, but there are occasions when legitimate comment on those proceedings is not only justifiable but necessary to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS—Elizabeth Griffin was charged with being found drunk in Watt-street, on the 22nd instant, and was fined 5s or 2 1/2 hours in the lock up. THURSDAY, FEB. 24…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Michael Fagan pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 10s, or twenty-four hours in the cells. USING OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Jane Gallagher was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACH OF TOWNS ACT.—Williams Fowler, publican was charged with having tied up his horse in such manner as to obstrnot the footpath in Watt-street, on the 25th instant, and was fined 5s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PUBLICANS LICENSES.—The following applications for transfers licenses were made and postponed till Friday next, three magistrates not being present:—Christopher Cooper, in favor of William, Taylor Friendship Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKNNESS.—Daivd Forman pleaded guilty to this charge and was fined 20s, or twenty-four hours in the cells; Samuel Davis was fined 40s or forty eight hours in the cells, and Isabella Hints was fined [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—John Cowan as charged with using obscene language. Constable Ordon stated that on Wednesday night he apprehended to prisoner on a charge of vagrancy, and when asking [?]m to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PRISONERS OF THE CROWN.—John Hayes and John Trapp were brought before the Bench for being drunk and disorderly when on their way to Scene, for which district they had a ticket of-leave. Constable Talbot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DESERTERS.—John Shorter and Daniel Mutball, seamen were brought before the Bench charged with being deserters from their ship, and upon suspicion of having false discharged in their possession, of which they could…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →B[?]EACHES OF TOWNS POLICE ACT.—The following persons were fined for allowing cattle horses, &c., to stray in public places in East Maitland James Shaw and John Smith were each fined 5s with 2s 6d costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Thomas Summers was charged with being drunk at the railway Motion, on the 3rd instant, and at the same time with having resisted the constable in the lawful execution of his duty The delinquent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IMPOUND NO ACT.—Frederick Horne was charged by Daniel Bartigan with a breach of this Act having impounded seven head of cattle his property, without complying with the provisions of that Act. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was an action of slander The plaintiffs were the landlord of the Traveller's Reat public-house corner of Castlereagh and Market streets, and his wife. The defendant Patrick Erwin was charged with having used…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACHES OF TOWNS POLICE ACT.—The following parties were found guilty of breaches of this Act. Thomas Marr, for allowing two horses to stray, was fined 5s with 2s 64 costs. Peter Keegan, for allowing a cow to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Honora Collyer pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 10s or twenty-four hours' imprisonment. BREACH OF TOLL ACT.—Kenneth M'Lean was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACH OF THE HARBOUR REGULATIONS.—Joseph Croft appeared, on remand, to answer the charge of having caused the carcase of a dead horse to be thrown into the harbour, and the case being proved against him…
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