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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
129 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 7
Bad LANGUAGE.-Margaret, lodge convicted of using profane language in Hunter street, on the 26th instant, was fined £5 or in default of payment to be imprisoned for three months in Mainland gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wife DESERTION.-John Alexander Johnson was charged with deserting his wife, Margaret Johnson, on the 18th July, at Newcastle, and ordered to pay 10s. per week for six months -the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ASSAULT.—John Brown was charged with assaulting constable McKernon while in the execution of his duty, on the 6th instant. Thomas McKernon deposed that he is a constable in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DESTROYING TREES.- Jethro Emerton was summoned for destroying, with intent to steal, certain fruit trees, the property of John Hannell, under the value of £2, on the 4th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ASSAULT.-James Smith, a seaman, of herealean properious, was charged with a violent assault on John Croker, on the 12th instant. John Croker deposed that he is the land lord of the commercial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →INSULTING LANGUAGE.-Anna Dean was charged with, and convicted of, using insulting language in a public place and fined Is. and 2s. 6d. costs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A report reached Hobart Town on Tuesday afternoon, that a murder if n most revoking and brutal character had been committed at Glenorchy. The victims…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ASSAULT.-Matthew Mitchell was chared with violently assaulting Robert Parke on the Morning of the 23rd instant. Defendant was convicted, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.-Henry de Dells was charged with charged property in his possession supposed to be stolen, and upon conviction was sentenced to one months' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INDECENT LANGUAGE.-Thomas Barry was fined for using indecent language in Bolton-street, on the 20th instant, 10s. and 2s. 6d. cost.-James Cooper, charged with a similar offence, was allowed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For some days past we have been in receipt of information respecting the murder, or supposed murder, of a German pedler, named Henry Bode ; but as the police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is not often, in this district, we have to record crimes of a heinous character, but the gravest that is in the power of human nature to commit was perpetrated early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The October sittings of this Court commenced at East Maitland on Thursday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Cheeks. BURGLARY.-Henry Seymour was indicted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →VAGRANCY.-William Colelong, convicted of vagrancy and being without any visible means of support Was sentenced to one months' hard labour in Maitland gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday last, at the Parramatta police court, the Mayor aud Messrs. R. Stewart. Neale, and Gibbons being the sitting magistrates, Terence Hannah was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A jury of thirteen, with Mr. Tudor no foreman, was empanelled by Dr. R. C. Knaggs, the District Coroner, at eight o'clock on Wednesday morning, at Mr. Tudor's, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Henry Bishop Butler and Oswald Henry, for the wilful murder of Celia Butler were placed on their trial. Senior-coostable King deposed: I looked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The sittings of the Newcastle District Court commenced on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, in the Court-house, which, as the alterations are not yet finished, was cleared of the rubbish and arranged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DESBRTION.-John Quan was charged with deserting from the Harriet King, on the 7th instant, Prisoner was ordered on board at the request of the captain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CLARK V. HEARD.-This was an action to recover the sum of £15 15s. 6d. for goods sold and delivered to the plaintiff under circumstances of rather a peculiar nature, and fur subsequent…
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