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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1877

318 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 16

Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, April 19, 1877. (Before Mr. Scott, P.M., Mr. Smith, and Mr. Brookes, J.s.P.). DRUNKENNESS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1877 · page 2

Four drunkards, including two females, were dealt with for drunkenness. PROTECTION. John Mormon was brought up for…

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The Heir and the Usurper; Or, the Ducal Coronet. Romance of Italy in the Sixteenth Century Chapter Vii. the Ducal Court—a Surprise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1877 · page 4

AFTER Captain Gonelli had dismissed Tonio, he rode forward and joined Giulio Brigaldi, to whom he addressed a few words, but as they were answered with…

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MELBOURNE. Murderous Assault in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1877 · page 4

Another murderous assault has been committed in Pentridge gaol on the visiting clergyman…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 23Rd, 1877. (Before Mr. Scott, P.M., and Mr. Smith, J.p.) Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1877 · page 2

Robert Borrowdale, aged 23, described as a labourer, was charged with stealing one £5 note, and 17s. 6d. in silver, the property of Peter Bernard, at Newcastle, on the 20th…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, April 24Th, 1877. (Before Mr. Scott, P.M. DRUNKENNESS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1877 · page 2

Two persons were dealt with for drunkenness. ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE. Leonard Courtenay, charged with being…

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Newcastle Police Court Wednesday, April 25Th, 1877. (Before Mr. Scott, P.M., and Mr. Brookes, J.p.) Stealing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1877 · page 2

Robert Borrowdale, aged 23, described as a labourer, was charged with stealing a £5-note and 17s 6d in silver, the property of Peter Bernard, at Newcastle, on the…

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Court News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1877 · page 2

Her Majesty the Queen is in good health. The Prince of Wales two song are to be sent on board H.M.S. Britannia for…

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Branxton Police Court. Wednesday, April 25, 1877. (Before J N. Brooks, Esq., P.m.) Obscene Language

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1877 · page 2

Stephen Diplock, convicted of using obscene language at Greta, on the 21st inst., was fined 2s. 6d and 5s. 6d. costs; in default, 12 hours in the lock-up…

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Murder for Seduction. St Paul, Minn, Feb. 17, 1877

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 4

AT Minneapolis last evening, about half-past six o'clock. William H. Sidle, Assistant Cashier of the first National Bank of that city, was shot in the head…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, April 30, 1877. (Before Mr. Scott, P.M., and Mr. Smith, J.p.) Breach of the Publicans' Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1877 · page 3

Andrew Kirkaldy was charged with knowingly suffering persons of notoriously bad character to assemble at his house of public resort, known as the Prince of…

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Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, May 1, 1877. (Before Mr. Scott, P.M., and Mr. Smith, J.p.) Resisting the Police

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1877 · page 3

John Kinnear was charged with resisting the police in the execution of their duty, on the 30th April. Prisoner was ordered to pay a fine of…

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Waratah Police Court Wednesday, May 2, 1877. (Before A. A. P. Tighe, P.M. and [?] J. Fletcher, W. Robson, E. W. [?] and J. Tunton, J.P.'s). Breach of the Publicans' Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1877 · page 2

William M'Clean, of the Commercial [?] Wallsend, was found guilty of selling [?] an unlawful hour on Sunday, the [?] and was fined £1 and 7s 101 costs…

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Newcastle Police Co[?] Wednesday, May 2, 1877 (Before Mr. Scott, P.M., and Mr.[?] J.p.) Drunkenness

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1877 · page 2

Two delinquen's were puni[?] INDECENT LANGUAGE One offender was convicted, [?] 10s…

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Waratah Small Debts Court. (Before Messrs. A. A. P. Tighe, R. W. M[?] and R. Turton, J.P.'s.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1877 · page 2

Claim, £1 7s, for rent of a house in [?] Defendant admitted a debt of £1 [?] tiled a set-off of £1 17s 6dm for timber sold [?]…

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Extraordinary Cases of Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 3

A SAD CASE of kleptomania was recently before the Paris police court Madame Sophie Garian off Korewitchenski, wife of a Russian captain, was charged, in…

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Fearful Murder at Wallaroo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 2

ON the morning of Thursday, the 19th in[?] the dreadful rumour that a murder had been [?]trating the night spread like wildfire [?] Wallaroo and create no…

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Newcastle Police Court. Monday, May 7Th, 1877. (Before Mr. Robson and Mr. Smith, J.P.'s) LARCENY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 2

William Smith, an old man described as a dealer, was charged with stealing about half a hundredweight of coal, the property of the A. A. Co…

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Suspected Child Murder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1877 · page 2

A case of suspected child murder has been discovered at Newtown…

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Plattsburgh Appeal Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1877 · page 2

There was only one appellant on the list, but neither one nor the municipal officers put in an appearance…

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Waratah Police Court. Wednesday, May 9, 1877. (Before A. A. P. Tighe, Esq., P.M., and W. Robson, Esq., J.p.) Chage of False Pretences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1877 · page 2

Harry Devereux was charged with obtaining one Fair of boots, value 10s 6d, under false pretences, from one John Portens, at Wallsend, on the 26th April last. Case dismissed…

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