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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
58 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 3
USING THREATENING LANGUAGE.—John Swepson was charged, by Selina Clay, with using threatening language to her, and putting her in fear of her life. The threats were fully proved, and the defendant was bound over to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ASSAULT WITH INTENT.—John Scanlon was again brought before the Bench, charged with shooting Charles Mack. Dr Liddell saw the wounded man dark this morning, and he was not in a fi[?] state to attend in court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACHES OF TOWNS POLICE ACT.—Charles Gale, William Brettell, Elizabeth Muir, and James Muir, for allowing cattle to stray in the public streets, were each fined 5s with 2s 6d costs. John Fogarty, who in two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SHOOTING WITH INTENT.—John Scanlan, on remand, was again brought before the bench, charged with shooting with intent to kill Charles Mack. The information was read. Charles Mack, on oath, stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACHES OF TOWNS POLICE ACT AND THE TOLL ACT.—James Mahoney Thomas Dwyer, James Suther land and William Collins for breaches of these acts were each fined 5s with 2s 6d costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CHARGE OF STEALING—James Allen an aboriginal was charged with stealing a purse containing a bank cost bill and some one pound notes the property of George Ross of Singleton Constable Rayfield from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CHARGE OF STEALING.âJames Allen an aborigina on remand from Monday was again placed at the her charged with stealing from George Rose at Loch[?]var some bank notes some silver, and a bank post bill…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TOWNS POLICE ACT.—Thomas Page and Elizabeth Muir for breaches of this Act were each fined 5s and 2s 6d costs. LUNACY—Louisa Roth was brought before the bench…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PROTECTION.—Frederick clemens was placed at the bar, having been taken into custody for protection. Constable Morris stated that he found him on the street on Saturday night, and he said he had no place to go to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACHES OF TOWNS POLICE ACT.—George Ellis, for riding on his dray, was fined 10s and 2s 6d costs. Joseph chambers, for allowing two horses to stray, was fined 5s and 2s 6d costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KEEPING A DISORDERLY HOUSE.âEliza Bowman was again placed at the bar on this charge, the material witness, Marion Thompson, having been found. Marion Thompson stated that Eliza Bowman kept an idle and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACHES OF TOWNS POLICE Act.—Benjamin Cooke, Alexander McKay, and James Button, for breaches of this act, were each fined 5s and 2s 6d costs. BREACHES OF PUBLICANS' ACT.—James Byrne was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday, at the weekly meeting of the directors and guardians of St. Marylebone, held in the boardroom of the workhouse, Marylebone-road, Mr Charles Beevor in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BREACH OF TOWNS POLICE ACTâPatricck Kerrall, for allowing a mare to stray, was fined 5s and [?]d costs. CHARGE OF STEALINGâJohn Duffy was charged by John Smith with having, on Sunday, at the Bush Inn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A case of suspected murder has just transpired, which has caused considerable excitement in the city, and especially in Pyrmont, near which place the mysterious affair took place. The particulars…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →STEALING—Timothy Callman was again placed it the bar on the charge of stealing some harness, the property of Charles Baldwin. Sergeant Kerrigan produced two new winkers, two new reins, and two straps, which he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACH OF TOWNS POLICE ACT.âWilliam Crockett, for allowing a cow to stray was fined 5s and 2s 6d costs. ASSAULT.âWilliam Simpson Usher was summoned by Mary Ann Morgan, for assaulting her. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—June Mee pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 10, or twenty-four hours in the cells. USING THREATS—William Moss was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] Young against Joseph [?] From the evidence, [?] has been adduced, it [?] taken a herd of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CHARGE OF ROBBERY.—Henry Simpson, alias James Graham, was brought before the bench on the charge of rubbing Henry Bayley, publican, Sydney. He also stood charged with stealing a horse at Cassilis. When…
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