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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1857

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 11th MAY, 1857. (Before Messrs. Smith and M'Cabe.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 18 May 1857 · page 2

James Gilbert was brought out of the watchhouse, on remand from last Thursday, on a charge of committing a breach of an agreement under which he was serving Robert Beavis, to make 110,000 bricks. From the…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 18Th May, 1857. (Before Mr. Gordon.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 25 May 1857 · page 2

In the case of Owen v Waugh, Mr. Owen, solicitor for complainant, made application for a further postponement. The opposite party to the suit, through Mr. Rogers, his solicitor, having expressed concurrence, the Bench…

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, 28Th May, 1857. (Before Messrs. Davidson and Fairs.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 1 June 1857 · page 2

W. Wynne appeared to answer the charge of Caroline. Smith, of having on the 20th instant, in a public place, made use of abusive and insulting language to her. The offence was fully proved by the evidence of…

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Criminal Court, Sydney. the Trials of Flannery and Duncombe at Sydney

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 8 June 1857 · page 2

Weextract From the Herald of Thursday last the following accounts of the trials of Lot Flannery for manslaughter, ta Jamberoo, and Matthias Duncombe for a like offence, at Shoalhaven…

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Court of Requests. Monday, 1St June, 1857. (Before Messrs. Smith, Hopkins, and Davidson)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 8 June 1857 · page 2

James Denmeade v. Peter O'Neil, for £3 6s. 6d. There being no plea filed, Mr. Smith said he looked upon it as admission of the debt, which opinion was concurred in by the other Magistrates, and a verdict was given for the…

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 1St June, 1857. (Before Messrs. Smith, Hopkins, and Davidson.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 8 June 1857 · page 2

James O'Hara appeared to answer the complaint of John Maxwell, for having used abusive and threatening language, and put him (the complainant) in bodily fear. Mr. Owen appeared as solicitor for Mr. Maxwell, and…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, June 15, 1857. (Before Messrs. Smith and M'Cabe.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 22 June 1857 · page 2

TRESPASS—Robert Spinks pleaded guilty to a charge of trespass preferred against him by Mrs. Catherine Gibbons. The defendant urged in extenuation that the usual road was impassable, and that he was thereby…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, 25Th June, 1857. (Before Messrs. Smith and M'Cabe.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 29 June 1857 · page 2

BREACH OF THE LICENSING ACT.—John M'Connell, the landlord of the Fairy Meadow Hotel, appeared to answer the charge of having, on Sunday the 21st June, sold some spirits contrary to the provisions of the act under…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 29Th June, 1857. (Before Messrs. Davison and Fairs.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 6 July 1857 · page 2

William Kelly appeared to answer the charge of having used obscene language. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s. and 3s. 6d. costs. James Smith was charged with being drunk and…

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Local. Court of Requests. Monday, 6Th June, 1857. (Before Mr. MacCabe.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 13 July 1857 · page 2

Michael Kearns v. Charles M'Cann. Postponed until the August sittings of this Court, the costs to abide the case. Mr. Owon appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Rogers for the defendant…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 6Th July, 1857. (Before Messrs. MacCabe and Gordon)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 13 July 1857 · page 2

ASSAULT.—Henry Kennedy appeared to answer the charge of George Dickson of having on the 1st of July, at Fairy Meadow, committed an assault upon him. Mr. Owen appeared for Dickson and Mr. Rogers for Kennedy…

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, July 30Th. (Before Messrs. Davison and Fairs.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 3 August 1857 · page 2

Henry Hamphrey, appeared to answer the charge of being drunk on the previous night. The chief constable stated that the defendant was seen drunk in the town the previous night in company with two women, one of whom…

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Court of Requests. Monday, 3rd AUGUST, 1857. (Before Messrs. Gordon, Hopkins, and Wilshire.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 10 August 1857 · page 2

William Kearns v. Charles M'Cann, for £5 for trespass an land. The case was partly gone into, and then adjourned until next court, the costs to abide the issue. Mr. Owen appeared for Kearns and Mr. Rogers for…

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The Metropolis. Central Criminal Court, Sydney. Thursday, 4Th of August 1857. (Before the Chief Justice.) Unnatural Offence

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 10 August 1857 · page 2

Patrick Ringwood was indicted for that be did, at Shoalhaven on a day named in the indictment, commit an unnatural offence on the body of Martin Allentz, a German lad living on Mr. Berry's farm at Shoalhaven…

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 10th AUGUST, 1857. (Before Messrs. Fairs and MacCabe.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 17 August 1857 · page 2

Godlet Bossinger, a German, appeared to answer an information filed by his employer, Dr. Davison, under the Masters and Servants Act, for refusing to work. From the statement of the complainant, it appeared that…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 17th AUGUST, 1857. (Before Messrs. Smith and MacCube, subsequently assisted by Messrs. Gordon and Marshall.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 24 August 1857 · page 2

John Hale appeared at the instance of Edward Bermingham, to answer the charge of unlawfully detaining two windows and two doors. Bermingham, who had recently rented the premises off the proprietor, deposed…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 24th AUGUST, 1857. (Before Messrs. Irving, Gordon, and Hopkins

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 31 August 1857 · page 2

Edward Birmingham appeared to answer the charge of assaulting John Hale at the Maequarie River on the 24th July last. The defendant pleaded guilty. Their Worships then questioned the piainti?; and elioited that he…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, 3Rd September, 1857. (Before Messrs. Gordon and Hopkins.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 7 September 1857 · page 2

Michael Fitzgerald appeared to answer the charge of having used abusive and obscene language. On the application of the chief constable the case was postponed till Thursday next, for the purpose of securing the attendance…

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Local. Court of Requests. Monday, 7Th September, 1857. Before Messrs. Jenkins, Smith, Wilshire, and W. Osborne

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 14 September 1857 · page 1

Michael Kearns v. Charles M'Cann, for £5 for damages done by trespass on land. Mr. Owen appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Rogers for defendant. Mr. Rogers took a preliminary objection to tho jurisdiction of the Court…

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Local. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, September 14, 1857. (Before Mr. C. Fairs.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 21 September 1857 · page 2

Michael Fitzgerald pleaded guilty to a charge of having used obscene language in a public place, and was fined £1 and costs, 6s. 6d. ; in default one months mprisonment…

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