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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1871

246 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 13

Small Debts Court. Monday, October 2. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M., and J. Hannell, Esq., J.P. Thompson v. Burns

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 7 October 1871 · page 3

This was an action to recover £2 7s 3d for school fees due to the plaintiff as master of the Public School. Verdict for the plaintiff less 1s 6d allowed…

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Newcastle Police. Thursday, October 5Th, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M., and J. Hannell, Esq., J.P. DRUNKENNESS

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 10 October 1871 · page 2

Two drunkards were punished. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. One person, convicted of having been drunk aud disorderly, was ordered to pay a fine of 20s,…

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Newcastle Police. Tuesday, October 10Th, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P. M. Stealing From the Person

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 12 October 1871 · page 2

Robert Commings, a seaman, belonging to the ship Fairfield, charged with having, on the 9th instant, at Newcastle, stolen from one Henry Luxton, a seaman, lately paid oil from the same…

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Assault

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1871 · page 2

James Ashman, charged with having, on the 2nd inst., unlawfully assaulted and beaten one Louisa Perry, was remanded until the 16th inst., for the production of the necessary evidence…

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Police Prosecution

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1871 · page 2

No doubt the police are an important body of [?]ment. We are indebted to their vigilance for the detection of crime and the protection of the public. We doubt, however, whether…

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Tuesday, October 10Th, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M. Stealing From the Person

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1871 · page 2

Robert Cummings, a seaman, belonging to tho ship Fairfield, charged with having, on the 9th instant, at Newcastle, stolen from one Henry Luxton, a seaman, lately paid off from the same…

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Newcastle Police. Thursday, October 12Th, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M. DRUNKENNESS

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1871 · page 5

One drunkard was punished. PROFANE LANGUAGE. Eleanor Horrocks, an old offender, convicted of having made use of obscene language in…

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Newcastle Police. Thursday, October 5Th, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M., and J. Hannell, Esq., J.P. DRUNKENNESS

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1871 · page 2

Two drunkards were punished. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. One person, convicted of having been drunk and disorderly, was ordered to pay a line of 20s.,…

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Newcastle Police. Saturday, October 14Th. 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M. DRUNKENNESS

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 17 October 1871 · page 2

One drunkard was punished…

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Newcastle Police Tuesday, October 17Th, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M., and Edward Parnell, Esq., J.P. DRUNKENNESS

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 19 October 1871 · page 2

One drunkard nan punished. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. John Corcoran, convicted of having made use of obscene language within hearing, in…

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Newcastle Police. Friday, October 20Th, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M. DRUNKENNESS. Three drunkards were punished. Assaulting the Police

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 21 October 1871 · page 5

William Hooper, convicted of drunkenness, was also convicted of having, on the 19th inst., assaulted police-constable Griffin in the execution of his duty, and was ordered to pay a fine…

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Newcastle Police. Saturday, October 14Th, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq.., P.M.

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 21 October 1871 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS. One drunkard was punished…

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Newcastle Police. Saturday, October 21St, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M. Drunk and Disorderly

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 24 October 1871 · page 2

One person charged with having been drunk end disordered, was fined 10s., or given the alternative of forty-eight hours in the lock-up. ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Saturday, October 21. The Court reopened at ten o'clock. Cattle Stealing

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 26 October 1871 · page 3

Henry Wright, Henry King, David Owens, and Samuel McDonald (on bail), were indicted for having, at Boggabri, on the 18th August, 1871, stolen seven head of cattle, the…

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Newcastle Police. Tuesday, October 24Th, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M., and E. Parnell, Esq., J.P. DRUNKENNESS

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 26 October 1871 · page 2

One drunkard was punished. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. One person convicted of having bean drunk and disorderly was dealt with in the usual manner…

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Newcastle Police. Thursday, October 26, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M. DRUNKENNESS

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 28 October 1871 · page 4

Joseph Williams was fined 10s. for being drunk and disorderly in Hunter-street, on the 25th instant. DETENTION OF PROPERTY…

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Newcastle Police. Saturday, October 21St, 1871. Before H. Scott, Esq., P.M. Drunk and Disorderly

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 28 October 1871 · page 2

One person charged with having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s., or given the alternative of forty-eight hours in the look-up. ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Tuesday, October 24

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 31 October 1871 · page 3

The Court re-opened at ten o'clock. CATTLE STEALING. Henry Wright, Henry King, David Owens, and Samuel M'Donald, who had pleaded not…

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Civil Business. Thursday, October 26. The Court re-opened at 10 o'clock. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Cheeke, and a jury of four.)

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 31 October 1871 · page 3

This was an action to recover the amount of the insurance upon a vessel belonging to plaintiff, which had been insured by defendants upon a time policy against perils of the…

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Assault on a Clergyman

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 2 November 1871 · page 3

A disgraceful and cowardly assault was recently committed on the Rev. Mr. Bardsley, and a warrant was issued to arrest the offender, who surrendered to the Bathurst police on…

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