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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
58 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 3
The special sittings of the District Court were opened before the district judge, Robert Owen, Esq, this day, in the Court House, East Maitland, for the purpose of clearing off the arrears which had accumulated from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACH OF TOWNS POLICE ACT.—Joseph Brettell, for allowing horses to stray, was fined 5s and 2s 6d costs. BAMACH OF TOLL ACT.—David Farringdon, charged with riding on his dray, was fined 5s and 2s 6d costs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following is a list of cases to be tried at this Court. which will open on Monday morning at ten o'clock, before his Honor District Judge Owen. REMANETS…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This court re-opened at two o'clock, and the following cases were entered into the close of the Quarter Sessions. HOLCOMBE V. CARDINER. In this case his Hunor pronounced judgement. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Cart was opened this morning at ten o'clock, at the Cont[?] West Maitland, by his Honor Mr District Judge Owen. The fo[?]wing barristers were present:—Messrs. Ellis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VIolent ASSAULT.—Barney Gallagher and James Gallagher were charged with having violently assaulted Michael Boyle on Sunday last. The chief-constable took them into custody on the above charge; they appeared to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—John M'Donald pleaded guilty to this charge, and was fined 20s or twenty-four hours in the cells. CHARGE OF STEALING.—John Cain and Barbara…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACHES OF TOWNS POLICE ACT.—Daniel O'Donnell, Joseph Brettell, William Zulli, Christopher Cooper, James Rooney, and Margaret Wood for allowing animals to stray were each fined 5s and 2s 6d costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TOWNS POLICE ACT.—J. E. Peace, for allowing a cow to stray, was fined 5s with 2s 6[?] costs. Daniel Rourke, for allowing two horses to stray, was fined 5s and 2s 6d costs. George Doo, for allowing a horse to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STEALING.âMaria Lennard was charged by Mrs Lockstorekeeper, West Maitland, with having stolen a pair of boots on Saturday night last. The complainant said that the prisoner came to her shop on Saturday night to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This court will be opened by Chief Justice Dickinson on Monday, 12th March next, at the Court House, East Maitland, at ten o'clock. All jurors and witnesses are required to be present to answer to their names at nine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEACH OF TOWNS POLICE ACT.—Mrs Rusden, for allowing two cows to Stray, was fined 5s and 2s 6d costs. William Talbot, for allowing five head of cattle to stray, was fined 5s and 2d 6d costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRURKENNEAS.âJohn M'Denald pleaded guilty to the charge, and was fined 20 or twenty-four hours in the cell. ASSCONDING.âThomas Lynch was summoned [?] Mark Turner for having, in January last, absconded from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following is the list of civil causes to be tried before Chief Justice Dickinson, commencing at ten o'clock, on Friday, 16th March, 1860, at the Court House, East Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.—Two [?] of drunkenness were heard, and, as the offences had exte[?]ating circumstances, the defendants were dismissed. UNLAWFULLY RELEASING HORSES.—Thomas Brown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Circuit Court opened this morning before Chief Justice Dickinson, at the Court House, East Maitland. The following barristers were present:âMr Butler, Acting Crown Prosecutor; Messrs Ellis, Faucett…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John S[?] was indicted with having on the 25th December at West Maitland feloniously wounded one Charles Mack with intent to commit murder A second c[?] charged him with felo[?] wounding the same…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This case was partly heard on Friday, and was an action for damager; the defendant having committed a breach of agreement in not delivering up the runs of Kiera and D[?] with the stock the son which the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This case was again resumed this morning. Robert Pringle is the plaintiff in this action; his head station is Bagg[?]gullian, on the Peel River, but about six miles off he has a house at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This case was again resumed. Richard Cook recalled, and cross-examined: Twenty or thirty sheep showed symptoms of disease before they came to the Retreat, but he did not know that they had…
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