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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1859

291 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 15

Court of Requests—nowra. Wednesday, 2Nd March. (Bench as above.)

Kiama Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1859 · page 3

GAY v M'KAY.—Plaintiff sought to recover 5 from defendant for warrantee of cow, sold at Kiama in October last. Some doubt as to which of two cows that were bought by Gay at the time, and the…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. Numba, 1st March (Before a full Bench.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 7 March 1859 · page 2

Mahoney v. Berry. Postponed again, for further evidence. Irvine v. Simpson, for horse stealing. Information withdrawn, as the offence did not appear to warrant the…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, March 3, 1859. (Before Messrs Smith and Fairs.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 7 March 1859 · page 2

Peter de Boe was brought before the Bench, on remand from the previous day, on suspicion of being implicated in the murder of John Earnshaw, at Picton, on the night of the 8th of last mouth. From the evidence of the…

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Court of Requests. Wednesday. (Before Drs M'Kenzie and Aldcorn, and Messrs Biddulph, Thomson, Aldcorn, and Mackay.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 7 March 1859 · page 2

Thomas Gay v. A. K. Mackay, for £5, loss by failure of gurantee of a cow. Gay proved that Mr Mackay had warranted the cow he (Gay) had bought at a sale in Kiama, being the last cow sold that day. That cow he…

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District News. Kiama. Court of Petty S E S S I O N S. Wednesday, 2nd March. (Before Messrs. Kendall and Chapman, justices.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 7 March 1859 · page 2

William versus James Geodwin—Suerties for the peace District Countable Hines, sworn, stated, that he apprehended James Geodwin on Tuesday under a warrant, charging him with assaulting and threatening his father…

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Court of Requests. Monday, March 7, 1859. (Before Messrs Smith, Hopkins, Gordon, Hale and Howe.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1859 · page 2

G. P. Lambert v. Edward Keenan, for £3; for medical assistance. No plea filed; verdict for plaintiff. John M'Connell v. Wm. Irving, fer 8s, the value of a butter keg. No Plea; verdict for plaintiff…

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Police Court. Thursday, 10Th March

Kiama Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1859 · page 2

(Before R. Fry, H. Chapman, and J. Robb, Esqrs.) THREATENING AND ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.—Cornelius Driscoll summoned James Brown for having used threatening and abusive language towards…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, March 10, 1859. (Before Messrs. MacCabe, Fairs, Osborne, and Marshall

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 14 March 1859 · page 2

John Burns and Catherine Burns, his wife, appeared on their recognizances to answer the charge of having violently assaulted John Murphy at Macquarie River, on the third of this month, Mr Percy Owen appeared for…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 14, 1859. (Before Messrs. Wilshire and Thompson.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1859 · page 2

James Green, of Corrimal-street, Wollongong, came before the Bench to answer the charge of having used abusive and insulting language, calculated to provoke a breach of the pence, towards James Moss Sperling,…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 14Th March

Kiama Examiner · Saturday 19 March 1859 · page 2

(Before Alfred Elyard and James Aldcorn, Esqs.) Ross v Yates.—Defendant not denying the charge of being drunk and disorderly, and, as it was the first offence, and he had been in the…

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Insolvent Court. Wednesday. Before the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 21 March 1859 · page 2

In the estate of George W. Brown, a third meeting. Some debts were proved, and the official assignee read his report. The creditors directed the assignee to take council's opinion as to the validity of a mortgage executed by insolvent in the 17th December,…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 15th MARCH. (Before C. T. Smith)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 21 March 1859 · page 2

John Stone, charged with drunkenness, was severely admonished and discharged…

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Court of Petty Sessions. March 14, 1839. (Before Messrs. Elyard and Aldcorn.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 21 March 1859 · page 2

Ross c. Yates, for being drunk an disorderly. In consideration of his confinement in the lockup, he was only fined 5s, or 12 hours; fine paid. Ephraim v. Davis. These parties had been partners, as…

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Kiama. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, March 17. (Before Messrs. Waugh Perrott and Robb Justices.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 21 March 1859 · page 2

William White was brought in, and constable Chisholm stated on oath, that yesterday morning about 5 o'clock he heard some one knocking at the lockup door. He got up, and on going out he found White at the door. White said that the little devils…

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Police Court. Thursday, 24Th March

Kiama Examiner · Saturday 26 March 1859 · page 3

(Before M. Hindmarsh, Esq., chairman, Messrs. Kendall, Robb, and Perrott, J.P.'s.) Henry Stokes was brought up on wariant, charged with drunkenness. Stokes had been summoned to…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, March 24, 1859. (Before W. Osborne and Marshall.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 28 March 1859 · page 2

Thos. Tapper sought to recover possession of a dog detained by Charles M'Cann, of Keelogues. The dog was a black coolie one, with white spots on neck, and valued at £5. The dog got away twice from Tapper and…

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Kiama. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, 21Th March. (Before Messrs Hindmarsh, Perrott, and Robb, and subsequently J.M. Gray, Jusitces.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 28 March 1859 · page 2

Henry Stoked, pleaded guilty to being drunk in the streets and was fined 10s, and 2s 6d costs. Goddard v. Connelly, for fighting in the streets. Constable Goddard sworn:—On this day fortnight, as I was going home. I…

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Insolvent Court. Surrenders

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1859 · page 3

William Brown, of Clarence-street, laborer. Liabilities, £4z 6s 3d. Assets—value of personal property, £6. Deficit, £36 6s 3d. William Barosley, of the North Shore, near Sydney,…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 28, 1859. (Before Messrs. Smith and Fairs.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1859 · page 2

Charles Lindsey, the hired servant of David Ballontine, sued his master to recover the sum of £9 18s, being the amount of wages due for splitting timber. The claim was proven, but reduced to the sum of £4 8s 10d,…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Same Day. (Before the same Justice.)

Illawarra Mercury · Monday 4 April 1859 · page 2

Thomas Gay v. Walter Curry. The information charged Carry with on assault, by catching held of the bridle of the horse Gay was riding, and by hitting Gay several times with his fists. Thomas Gay stated: on…

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