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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
257 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 13
John Clark, under remand from last sittings of the Central Criminal Court, charged with the wilful murder of Susan Clark, his wife, was now brought up for trial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Margaret Lee and John M'Lean, were brought up charged with this office, and were both re- manded till Tuesday (this day), for further evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] George Henry Alshorn was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, for assaulting George Henderson, at Newcastle, on the 13th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robert Henry Ko[?] was charged with committing an indecent assault upon Margaret Humphreys. The Bench found the prisoner guilty of the offence and sentenced him to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Court was opened yesterday morning (Monday), before His Honor Mr. Justice Dowling. The following members of the legal profession were present: Barristers Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This was a motion for a new trial the parties being Mr. Schachner, of Hunter street, and Mr. Smithers, of the same street. The case was tried at the last sittings of the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Deacon was sent to Maitland gaol, for fourteen days, for assaulting a Chinman named Ling Sung. Two other cases of assault were withdrawn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →George Gonch seaman, was sentenced to two weeks' imprisonment for wilful disobedience of lawful commands, on board the schooner Lizzie Colo[?] at Newcastle, on the 27th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two more of God's c[?] have been ruthlessly cut down by the had of the slayer. The first intimation of the dre[?] trag[?] that had been enacted was given by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Between five and six o'clock, on Sunday morning, a shocking murder was perepetrated by a Spanish shoemaker, on the person of a young English woman. The story is one of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jacob Audet was charged with neglecting or refusing to pay to one John Newman the sum of £5 8s., wages due to him as defendant's hired servant. The defendant admitted the claim,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Adelaide papers give a graphical account of the murder of Mr. Bennett, a member of the Government surveying expedition. Mr. Bennett was a member of the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →William Speekman Potts was charged with having, on the 2nd instant, stolen a cheque fur L115 from Messrs. Brown and Co., Melbourne. From the evidence it appeared that the cheque…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John White was charged with stealing a pair of boots, of the value of 6s. 9d., the property of Thomas Fryar, at Wallsand on the 21st instant,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John It. Mercer, seaman, was sentenced to three days' confinement in the lock up for diso bedience of lawful commands on board the Newcastle 18th instant,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Edmund Cross was charged, on remand, with stealing L6 10s., and sundry articles of wearing apparel, the property of Thomas Frost, at Anvil Greek, on tho 25th instant. No further…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two drunkards were fined. WAGES CASE. John Dalton was charged with refusing to pay one Thomas Henderson £2,7s. 7d.', for wages duo to him. Tho complainant and two other were…
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