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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
1,191 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 60
SYDNEY ELDRIDGE, for being drunk and disercerly in Hunter-street, was fined 20s and costs, or seven days in default. Indecency…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following sentences were passed in the Criminal Sessions to-day:—Ada Macfarlane, alias De Musika, for passing valueless cheques, six months; David Lewis, for a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Harry Pres, a Malay, has been tried at the Supreme Court for the murder of a Manila man named "Louis," at Hall's Creek, in June last. The case of the Crown showed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FRANK JONES, 23, and Donald M'Donald were each fined 5s, or 24 hours in default. Hugh Rogers and Thomas Bourke were each fined 10s, or 48 hours as an alternative…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Monday.—Eleven jurors have been sworn in to try the men arraigned on a charge of murdering Dr. Oronin at Chicago in May last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ELLEN BATTS, charged on suspicion with having caused the death of a child named Elizabeth Cohen at Waverley, was brought up at the Water Police court to-day, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. Shaw, formerly the Chief of Police at the Cape, has been appointed to a similar position in New Guinea. He will sail for Australia on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two men named Michael West, alias Archie Galloway, and Richard Lewis have been arrested on a charge of being concerned, with other, in breaking and entering the jewellery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Joseph Liversage pleadeo guilty to being drunk on Sunday, the 20th instant in Elder-street, and was fined £1; in default, seven days in goal. Fine paid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WILLIAM MACE, 42, miner, and Hugh Rogers, 26, labourer, for being drunk in Union street, were each fined 5s or 24 hours. Drunk and Disorderly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →KATE ARCHDEAON sued H. Cornbloom, manager of the Newcastle Steam Laundry Company, Waratah, for the sum of 14s, as wages due for washing work done at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →JEMIMA WILLIAMS, charged with using profane language in Hunter-street, on Tuesday, was fined £2 or three weeks' hard labour. Drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A PAINTER named Cooper was sentenced in London to eighteen months' hard labour by Sir Peter Edin, for stealing a pewter pot value 3s 6d, the property of a public-house…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Tuesday.—The first of the ten prisoners who were arraigned for the murder of District Inspector Martin at Gweedore, in Ireland, has been convicted of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday.—The full number of jurymen have now been obtained for trying the persons accused of the murder of Dr. Cronin, at Chicago…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The escape of Blackney from the Geelong gaol shows the greatest negligence on the part of the officials. A board of inquiry will probably be appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WILLAM DAVIES, on warrant, was charged with being drunk at West Wallsend. He pleaded guilty, and stated that on his journey to court on the last court day was unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DANIEL MULHERN, on a charge of indecency, was fined £6 and costs, or two months' hard labour in default. Assault and Language…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JOHN DAVIES, licensee of the Paragon Hotel, was charged with permitting liquor to be sold on his premises at 8 o'clock on Sunday, October 13. On the application of Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CHARLES HANCOCK, of Wallsend, pleaded guilty to maltreating and abusing his wife. From the evidence of Mrs. Hancock it appears that for some time past the relationship…
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