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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
161 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 9
The man Scott, the supposed murderer of the woman whose remains were recently found in Sussex-street, was again brought up before the Central Police Court on. Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The coroners inquest into the circumstances of the tragedy enacted at the Diamond Creek station, on the 4th instant, was brought to a close yesterday evening. To meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN UNPROVOKED ASSAULT.-John Ryan appeared before the court to answer the charge of assaulting one Mary Ann Gardener. The defendant pleaded guilty to committing the assault…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Bathurat Criminal Court, held on the 17th instant, an aboriginal, named Spider, was indicted for having, on the 7th day of April, at Cannonbar, committed a rape upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sydney papers contain long accounts of the evidence adduced in the above case. The following appears to be a synopsis of that taken on Monday last:-The man Scott…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Patrick John Kelley (who, on [?]day, was convicted of robbing the Merr[?] was indicted for that he, in company, with two other men unknown, did, at Carroll, on the 10th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.-William Johnson, and Thomas M'Dermott, were convicted of drunkenness. Johnson was fined 10s. and M'Dermott 5s. INSULTING LANGUAGE BY CHILDREN.-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SUSPICION OF MURDER.-Ah Kim, on remand, was brought up on suspicion of murdering a Chinaman at Goulburn. The prisoner was discharged, it being proved that he has been living in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS-Wm. Colelough alias Beauty was fined 40s. or seven days imprisonment, and John Meares 5s. or 48 hours imprisonment for this offence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VAGRANCY.-Cather[?]e Fanning was convicted of being a vagrant, and sen[?] gaal for fourteen days. FURIOUS RIDING-[?]mas Griffith, miner, conveted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Henry Scott, under remand, was brought before the court again on Thursday. Mary Wood, a married woman, deposed that she lived in Market-street; on the last Queen's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MITCHELL v. SMITH.-This was an action for the recovery of £3 17s. for rent. Defendant is a tenant of Dr. Mitchell on his Stockton estate, and was sued through the plaintiff's agent, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VAGRANCY.-Paul H. Woodward, seaman, the man who has been acting so strangely about town for the past few days, was brought before the bench on a charge of vagrancy. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HAWKING GOODS WITHOUT A LICENSE.-Charles Fravener, was charged with Belling goods in Wallend, on the 30th ult., without a license. Constable Griffin. Hannah Buchanan, John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →R R. S. Bowker v. Byrant, for professional attendance. No jurisdiction, the defendant not wing a resident. John R. Fox v. James Devereaux, for goods…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DRUNKENNESS.-Joseph Connor, and Ann[?] Jones, were convicted of being drunk in the public street. They were each fined 5s. [?]twentyfour hours in the lock-up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STEALING.-John M'Clune, found guilty of stealing, a leather belt from J. Smith, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment in Maitland gaol.-John Brown, found by the police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.-Jonathan Knight for using obscene language within hearing of a person passing in Hunter-street, on the 8th instant, was convicted and fined 10s. or forty-eight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DRUNKENNESS.-William Pepperhill was fined 20s. for being drunk in the court-house on the 12th instant; in default, seven days in Maitland gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →VAGRANCY.-John O'Brien, brought before the court for having no visible means of support, was discharged with a caution, the Bench recommending him to seek for employment…
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