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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
154 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 8
George Tucker, a seama [?], who has been remanded on two occasions, charged with stealing a house, the property of John Bou[?]ke, of West Maitland, was committed for trial to the Maitland Criminal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?], a journeyman painter, ap-peared on summney to answer a charge of having, on Tuesday lust, threatened to punch the head of Thomas Edwin Adkin, also a painter, and further…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] and james Lucas, seamen, pleaded both guilty to being drunk in Watt mid Hunter-streets on Friday night. The bench admonished and discharged them…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TO MURDER.—An aboriginal, named Dick, formerly in the employ of Mr. Rutledge, of Molonglo, was apprehended at Maner Creek, on Monday, by senior constable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mary Ann Hesketh, the wife of a carter, residing in Pacific-street, appeared on summons to answer a charge of using violent and malicious language towards Susan Newman. It appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKA[?]DS.—Dr. Edward Gleggan, who, it was said, had come to Newcastle the day previous to all a situation in the dispensing department of a medical practitioner, was brought before the beach…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABSENT PROM HIS SHIP.—George Blackic, second mate on board the Ocean Empress, was brought up, in custody, before the bench, charged with being absent without leave, on the 13th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CHARGE OF LARCENY.—Joseph Williams, a small firmer at the Folly, was brought before the bench on a warrant, charged with stealing four £1 notes, one English half sovereign, one five shilling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEGLECT OF DUTY.—John Barker, William Ferrier, Charles Gregg. John Anderson, and Frack Mills, were brought up on warrant, charged with continued wilful neglect of duty on board the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE.— John Cotton, a sailor on board the ship Lindsays, was charged with having left the ship while she was hawling off the whaif, on the 1st instant. The prisoner pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →'DAGNKARDS.— Thomas Ryan, charged with [?] drank, and George Menzies, an old offender the same clas., who, it appeared, in a state of at hallucination, had visited the lock-up keeper…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKARD.â George Harper, for being drunk in Hunter-street on the preceding night, was adnenished and discharged. VAGRANCY.â Mary Bridekirk, an old woman,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The first sittings of this court, for the year 1864, commenced on Monday, April 4, in the courthouse, Eas. Maitland, before his Honour Justice Wise, and juries of twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MURDER.— Johanna Smith was indicted for having, at Orimdumba on the 3rd day of December, wilfully murdered one Margaret Smith, She pleaded not guilty. The jury, after an absence of a few minutes from the box,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PROTECTION.— C.emment croft, a respectable looking man, was brought before the bench for protection.— Constable Sinith stated, that the prisoner had been given into his custody, on the day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREACH OF HARBOUR REGULATIONS.— Captain Gifflot was summoned before the Bench for a, breach of the harbour regulation Senior constable Denohoe deposed that, on Wednesday last, when passing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDERS.— James Levey, a man of colour, cook and steward on board the barque William Watson, was charged with wilful disobedience of lawful commands. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CHARGE OF UP, on Warrant charged before the maker with committing an aggravated assault upon us wife, on the 20th instant. The wife, a respectable looking wom a, deposed that, on Tuesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ASSAULT CASE.— William Jackson (a man of color), steward on board an American ship, was brought before the Bench, on two charges— of drunkenness, and committing an assault upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Court opened at half-past nine o'clock, when John Vane was brought up for defence. Mr. Dalley addressed the Judge for the I…
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