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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1857

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Dec. 22. (Before Messrs. Ellis and Fairs.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 5 January 1857 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—John Clark was brought out of the watchhouse, on the charge of drunkenness, on Sunday. The offence was proved, and the prisoner fined 20s., or 24 hours in the cells…

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Local. Court of Requests. Monday, January 5. (Before Messrs. Irving, Smith, Ellis, and Gordon.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 12 January 1857 · page 2

Thomas Elliott v. Charles Fairs, Esq. Mr. Rogers appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Owen for the defendant. The sum sought to be recovered was £7 13s. This claim was made for a keg of butter weighing 60 lbs…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 12 JANY., 1857. (Before Knox Ellis, Esq., J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 19 January 1857 · page 2

DRUNKENNESS.—There were two charges of this nature brought before the Bench. The first was a female, named Mary Ann Ryan, who was apprehended by Constable Saunders on the previous day (Sunday), going…

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Central Criminal Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. Justice Dickinson. MANSLAUGHTER

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 9 February 1857 · page 2

Patrick Kelly and William Armstrong were severally indicted that they, at Kiama, on the 25th day of December, 1856, did kill and slay one William Crawford. The prisoners pleaded not guilty, and were…

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Small Debts Court. Monday February 2. (Before Messrs. Ellis, Davison, and Gerard.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 9 February 1857 · page 2

John Wilmot v. William Smith, for £4 19s. for the repair of watch and for jewellery sold; verdict by default in favor of plaintiff. Edward Neaves v. R. Faider, for balance of £7 13s…

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Court of Petty Sessions Monday, February 2nd. (Before Messrs. Ellis, Fairs, and Davison.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 9 February 1857 · page 2

William Gritton appeared to answer the summons of James Smith, the hired servant of Mr. Jas. Wright, Balgownie, for having committee an assault on him by striking him with a whip, on Monday the 26th ult…

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Feb. 9. (Before C. Fairs, Esq., J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 16 February 1857 · page 2

John Murphy was brought out of the watchhouse, having been lodged there on Saturday night on the charge of drunkenness. As Murphy had nothing to say for himself, and having been in confinement for about…

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, Feb. 23. (Before Messrs. Irving and Gordon.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 2 March 1857 · page 2

William Hicks was called to answer the information of Charles James Tindal, charging him with destroying trees. Hicks not appearing, and Mr. Tindal not pressing for compensation, their Worships ordered, that Hicks…

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Court of Requests. Monday, March 2. (Before Messrs. Smith, Davison and Wright.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 9 March 1857 · page 2

William Lindsay v. Joseph Beirell for £8 12s., being money lent, and two gallons of rum. Mr. Owen appeared for Beirell, and in cross-examination, he elicited that the money was lent to Beirell at the bar, and afterwards…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, 3Rd March. (Before Messrs. M'Cube and Fairs.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 9 March 1857 · page 2

This being the day appointed for the transfer of Publican's Licenses, the Court was opened at twelve o'clock by the above named gentlemen. There was but one application for a transfer, that, of Mr. George Graham of…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 9Th March. (Before Messrs. Smith and M'Cabe.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 16 March 1857 · page 2

John Shanahan appeared to answer the information of Mary Corrigan, for having assaulted her by striking her with a whip, on Monday the 2nd instant. From the opening of the case by Mr. Rogers, who appeared for the…

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Murder of the Archbishop of Paris

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 30 March 1857 · page 1

The Archbishop of Paris hud been assassinated under the following diabolical circumstances:—"It appears that the Archbishop was just entering the vestry when a man rushed at him, and drawing his robes aside, plunged…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 23, 1857. (Before Messrs. Gerard, Davison, and Fairs.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 30 March 1857 · page 2

George Clingham, was charged with having allowed some goats, his property, to stray about the town, and was fined 5s. and 4s. 6d. costs. Dr. Lambert, for a similar offence, was fined a like sum…

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 30, 1857. (Before Messrs. Smith, and M'Cabe.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 6 April 1857 · page 2

Joseph Smith mid James Bouswell, were brought up on suspicion of being runaways from the ship Emma. They acknowledged they hod left the vessel named, and were remanded to Sydney to be dealt with by the Water Police…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday. April 6, 1857. (Before Messrs. Gordon, and Hopkins.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 13 April 1857 · page 2

David Deal appeared to answer the charge of his father, Lorando Deal, a foreigner, with having stolen from his dwelling-house the sum of £7. He had been apprehended on Saturday by constable Murphy, and £6…

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Court of Requests. Monday, April 6, 1857. (Before tho same, and subsequently Mr. Irving.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 13 April 1857 · page 2

Joseph Staff v. John line, for £4 10s., being for sashes, doors, and other work done to a school-house at Dapto. It appeared from the evidence of the plaintiff, that defendant was a, schoolmaster at Dapto, and that…

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 13Th April, 1857. (Before Mr. Davison.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 20 April 1857 · page 2

Robert Fleming was brought before the Bench on a charge of drunkenness, found guilty, and find one pound or 48 hours imprisonment. He paid the fine. E[?]RATUM.—In our report of the proceedings at the…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Friday, 17Th April, 1857

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 27 April 1857 · page 2

Robert Fleming was brought up on a charges of drunkenness for the second time this week, and fined £1, which he paid at once. MONDAY, 20TH APRIL., 1857…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 27Th April, 1857. (Before Messrs. Gordon and Hopkins.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 4 May 1857 · page 2

Mary Nugent appeared to answer the charge of allowing a cow her property to stray upon the public thoroughfare. She admitted that the cow had strayed, but said that other parties had taken the slip-rails of the paddock in which…

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Court of Requests. Monday, 4Th May, 1857. (Before Dr. Gerard, and Messrs. Davidson and Fairs.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 11 May 1857 · page 2

The case of Owen v. Waugh, the Chairman of the K. S. N. Company, was postponed till the 18th instant, to enable a material witness, resident in Sydney, to attend. The adjourned case of Fletcher v. Caveny was, by…

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