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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1856

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Court of Requests. Monday, Sept. 1. (Before Messrs. Smith, Fairs, and Gordon, and at a subsequent period, Mr. Jenkins.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 8 September 1856 · page 3

Daniel White v. Sarah Bainbrigge, for — No appearance for the defence, and verdict for the plaintiff. Bright and Davis v. W. Esther, for £3 17s. 7½d. There being no appearance for the defence, a verdict was given for the…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, September 13. (Before C. Fairs, Esq.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 15 September 1856 · page 3

John Makin, sawyer, was charged with being drunk in the streets on Friday, and with using obscene language. The offences were proved, and he was fined 5s. for the first named offence, and 2Us. for the latter…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, September 15. (Before Dr. Davison.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 22 September 1856 · page 2

William Taylor was brought before the Bench on a charge of drunkenness. This being his sixth appearance before the bench, each one being for "positively the last time," he was sentenced to pay a line of £2, or in default of payment, to work on the roads…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, September 22, (Before Messrs. Ellis and Davison.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 29 September 1856 · page 2

Michael M'Connell appeared to answer the information of Catherine Gorman, his hired servant, for balance of wages, amounting to £1 16s. Upon the evidence their worships ordered the amount to be paid, but the complainant to pay the costs of…

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, September 29. (Before Messrs. Ellis and Gordon.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 6 October 1856 · page 2

VAGRANT ACT.—David Palmer appeared to answer the charge of Peter Man Hoskings, Doctor of Medicine, for having on the afternoon of Monday the 22nd, used abusive and insulting language to him, partly on his premises…

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Local. Court of Requests. (Before Knox Ellis, Esq., J. P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 13 October 1856 · page 2

There being but one Magistrate present, the business of the Court was confined to buses of Five pounds and under. William Perkins v. J. D. Kinnear, for £3 12s. 3d. No…

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Court of Bequests. Monday, Sept. 13

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 20 October 1856 · page 3

COMPULSORY LEVY.—A case of some interest to the owners of the Mount Keira Estate, was brought before Messrs. Jenkins and Ellis the sitting Magistrates on Monday last. It was an application on behalf of the…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, Oct. 16. (Before Messrs. Smith, Fairs, and Ellis.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 20 October 1856 · page 3

James Smith appeared to answer the charge of Thomas Maher, having assaulted him on the morning of Saturday, the 11th instant, on the premises of the late Mr. W. Smith, Fairy Meadow. The parties in this case are…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Oct. 20. (Before Messrs. Ellis and Davison.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 27 October 1856 · page 2

Simon Cook was brought to the bar, charged with drunkenness, at the instance of Mr. Hildebrand, he (Mr. Hildebrand) having found defendant in that state on Saturday last at Mr. Hayles's, Crown-street. Fined…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. Justice Dickinson and a Jury of four.) REDDALL v. CARTER

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 27 October 1856 · page 2

This was an action for the price of four bullocks, bought with several other things at auction by the defendant. The evidence was heard on Saturday, and leave was given to the defendant to amend the pleadings…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Oct. 27. (Before Messrs. Irving and Hopkins.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 3 November 1856 · page 2

Patrick Ready appeared to answer the summons of Matthew Dignam, residing on the Mount Keira Estate, for having on the 18th Oct., unlawfully and maliciously thrown down a fence belonging to him. Mr. Rogers…

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Police Protection

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 10 November 1856 · page 2

ON REFERENCE to the Estimates for 1857, laid before the Assembly last week by Mr. PARKER, we find several alterations—reductions and additions—in the police arrangements for these…

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Local. Court If Petty Sessions. Thursday, Oct. 30. (Before Messrs. Ellis and Fairs.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 10 November 1856 · page 2

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.—The following case was omitted in our last week's issue. John Buckley appeared on the information of Bridget Buckley, his wife, with having committed a violent, assault, upon her on the…

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Court of Requests. Monday, Nov. 3. (Before Messrs. Smith, Ellis, Davidson and Douglas.) Adjourned Cases

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 10 November 1856 · page 2

Timothy Duly v. Thomas Kelly, for £9 16s. This arose out of some transactions between the parties, in the sale and purchase of potatoes. The main matter in dispate was the price of the potatoes. The plaintiff stating…

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Court of Petty Sessions. November 10th. (Before Messrs. Irving and Ellis.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 17 November 1856 · page 2

Adam Barlow was brought out of the watch-house, having been taken into custody by Constable Byrne, at Dapto, on Saturday last, charged with having stolen £6 from a man named Clark, late…

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Local. Adjourned Court Of Requests. Monday, Nov. 10. (Before Messrs. Irving, Gordon, and Ellis.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 17 November 1856 · page 2

John Wilmot and wife v. Thomas Kelly, for £10, for defamation of character. Mr. Owen for the plaintiff, Mr. Rogers for the defendant. Mr. Owen in opening the case, said from the nature of the language used by Kelly…

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. (Before R Davison, Wsq., J. P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 24 November 1856 · page 2

R. T. Hayles, appeared to answer an information filed against him for allowing a horse, his property, to stray about the streets of the town. The fact of the horse straying as alleged was fully proved by the evidence of Constable…

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Nov. 24. (Before Knox Ellis, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 1 December 1856 · page 2

James Kernell appeared to answer an information filed by Mr. Hildelrand, for having allowed his (Kernell's) pigs to stray in Harbor-street. It being the first offence, and stating the pigs were being sent away in the steamer…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, Dec. 2. (Before Messrs. Gordon and Ellis.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 8 December 1856 · page 2

William Ridge, Blacksmith, Fairy Meadow Road, was brought out of the watchhouse, having been arrested the previous day on a warrant, to answer the charge of Charlotte Ridge, his wife, for having "violently and…

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Local. Court of Requests. Monday, Dec. 1. (Before Knox Ellis, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 8 December 1856 · page 2

R. Davison v. C. Waldron, for £5 This claim arose out of some joint tenancy, and Mr. Waldron doubted the propriety of paying the amount to the plaintiff. A verdict was given for the amount, as Mr. Waldron would…

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