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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
257 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 13
John Jones, storekeeper. Mini. was charged with committing an aggravated assaulupon Jane Freeman, wife of Dr. Freeman, Minmi, [?] 22nd instant. Mr. Mullen appeared for the osecution, and Mr. T…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Before Messrs. H. J. Bolding, P.M., and C. Parnell, J.P. W. Gilbert, J. Gilbert, and G. Phillis, were charged with discharging fire-arms in a public place, on the 28th December. Discharged with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Joseph Oswald was brought before the court, in custody, charged with stealing a grate the property of James Birrell. Constable Leonard said: On Thursday evening last,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dr. Diplock, West Middlesex Coroner, held an inquest at the Commercial Hotel, King's-road, Chelsea, on Wednesday, 28th October, respecting the death, under very distressing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James M'Cawley, J.P., of Nelligen, appeared on summons, charged with having committed a rape on Mary Ann Murphy, his servant. Mr. F. H. Stephen, instructed by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junes Mitchell, in custody, was charged with drunken and disorderly, conduct in Hunter street, on. the 4th instant. He was convicted of the offence, and fined 108. or forty-eight hours in the lookup…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Stanley, was brought before the court, in custody, charged with indecently exposing his person, in Hunter-street, on tne 6th instant. The prisoner plea[?]led guilty to the charge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OBSCENE LANGUAGE.— W.Pringle was charged with making use of obscene language on New Year's day, in a public place. Case dismissed on defendant paying costs, 5s. 6d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alexander Patten, seaman, wan fined 20s., or seven days in gaol, for using profane anguage in u public place. Auctioneer's License…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charles Edward Nield was brought before the court in custody, on warrant, charged with deserting from the barque Storm Bird at Newcastle, on the 9th instant. Constable Davey said: Yesterday I arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Francis O'Brien appeared on summons to answer a charge of indecently assaulting one Catherine Ryan on the commonage, near the Borehole, on the 9th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →J. White was charged with making use of obscene language. At the request of the police this case was withdrawn. W.S. Turly was charged with cruelty to seven…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alice Thompson, alias "Black Alice," was charged with obscenely exposing her person within view of a public, in the city of Newcastle, to wit, King-street. The prisoner pleased guilty to the change, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Francis O'Brien appeared on remand to answer the charge of indecently assaulting Catherine Ryan, near Lambton, on the 9th instant. It was at first proposed to adjourn the further…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Monday evening last, a large and very respectably-attended meeting, for the advocacy of the principles of total abstinence, was held in the Court-house, under the presidency…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The pernicious effects of excessive practical joking wore but too sadly shewn, in the sudden demise of a man named Alexander Flavello, at Broke, twenty miles from Singleton,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charles Thornbeck was charged with keeping a disorderly house, in pacitic-street, on the 15th instant. William Thomas Boyce deposed that the prisoner rented the house where he lived from him. He had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Considerable excitement was created in the city, on Saturday evening last, by a report gaining currency, that the mutilated body of an infant had been found on the rocks near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →M. Madigan v. M. Curtain.— The plaintiff claimed the sum of £10 damages for defamation of character. From the evidence it appears the defendant called complainant a— rogue, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Margaret Curtain was charged with using threatening language to Machael Madigan, on the 5th Jan., calculated to commit a breach of the peace. From the evidence given it appears…
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