Dreadful Murder of a Chinaman
A Chinaman in the employment of Mr. Edwards Cox, Rylstone, as a shepherd, at the Reedy Creek station, was inhumanly murdered on Friday last The body was found on the following…
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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, May 28. (Before the Mayor, and Messrs Smith and Garrett.)
MASTER AND SERVANTS' ACT—Robert Haw[?]th appeared to answer the summers of Robert Da[?]ham who el imed one [?] from him as wages. The plantiff in this case is a lenear, who agreed with his [?] to put up…
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WITH some difficulty, we have persuaded an eye witness to undertake the difficult task of giving us an original account of what he underwent at the Volunteer Levee, on Wednesday last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supreme Court, Sydney. Tuesday, May 29. Banco Court. (Before the action Chief Justice, Mr Dickinson.) STOBO v. GARRETT
This was an action for libel, by the pilot at Kiama, Captain Stobo, against the editor and proprietor of the Illawarra Mercury, for two libels alleged to have been published against the plaintiff in two district numbers of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Police Court. Thursday, 31St May, 1860
MICHAEL ANDREWS was found guilty of being drunk in the streets of Kiama, and in default of payment of a fine of £2; was ordered to be locked up for 48 hours. A second charge for a like offence was then…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Tuesday, 29Th May. Banco Court
BEFORE the Acting Chief Justice. STOBO v. GARRETT. This was an action for two libels said to have been published in the Illawarra Mercury, whereof…
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We were unable from indisposition to attend the sitting of this Court, and can therefore give, little more than a list of the cases decided, with the judgments…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. Kiama. Police Office. Thursday, Mat 31ST. (Before Messra Perrott,. Fry, Chapman, Moles, and the Mayor.)
Kisma Corporation v. Joseph King.—Hindering their servants in the execution of works. James Colley—I am the Mayor of Kisma : in virtue of office I sent these men to form a part of Gipps street, in the township of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions. (Before C. T. Smith, and John Garrett, Esqrs., J.P.'s)
A celestial named Twa-his was charged by a country-man named Ton Gam with stealing £3 from his dwelling house. Ton Gam, the prosecutor, having demolished a saucer. after the usual manner of a Chinaman's eath,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Requests. Monday, June 14—Town Cases. (Before the Mayor, C. T. Smith, and john Garrett, Esqs., 4.Ps.)
G. E. Faller v. Peter Kelly, to recover 2l 16s 6d, for goods sold. The delen[?]aut, failed to appear, and a verdict was given against him for amount claimed and costs of court. Shortly after, the case had been decided, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central Criminal Court, Sydney. Monday, June 4. Before his Honor Judge Wise. INFANTICIDE
Ademia Bradney was indicted for that she did on the 7th April, 1860, at Jamberoo, feloniously, wilfully, and of malice aforethought, kill and murder a certain male infant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kiama Police Court. Thursday, 7Th June
THERE were several cases on the list for trial, and most of the parties were in attendance. The storm however which was very heavy, deterred the magistrates from venturing out, and no business was done…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central Criminal Court.—sydney. Monday, 4Th June
THE Criminal Court opened this morning at 10 o'clock, before his Honor Judge Wise. Barristers present—the Attorney-General, who prosecuted for the Crown; Mr. Windeyer,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions. Numba, 5Th June
(Before James Aldcorn and Alfred Elyard, Esqrs., J.P.s) Hamilton v.—. Disputed title to a pony. It appears plaintiff recognised the pony whilst in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama. Police Court.—thursday, 7Th June, (Before the Mayor.)
A[?]kinson v. Graham.—Illegally detained a promissory note of the value of £10 10s. Defendant did not appear. Joseph Atkioson stated—I live at Shellharbor. On…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Law. Supreme Court, Friday. in Equity. Collins V. Black and An[?]
Mr. Gordon, in answer to a question by his Honor, said that the 208 acres go down to the sea side. The nominal acre[?]ge was quite clear. The parties were agreed as to the extend of the grant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Court Braidwood. Tuesday, June 5, 1860. (Before His Honor Judge Cary. HETHERRINGTON V. BACKHOUSE
Mr Forbes brought under the notice of his Honor the circumstances attending the application of the proceeds of the levy upon defendant in this case. It appeared that the plaintiff had recovered L140 8s at the last District…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Requests, Nowra. Wednesday, Juen 6Th 1860. (Before Kenneth M.Kenzie, James Aldeorn, Alfred Elsard, and James Graham, Esqrs., J.P's.)
Wallis v. Gallagher, for 3l, amount of promissory note. No appearance of defendant; verdict for plaintiff and costs. Hukins v. Blaney, for 6l 1s 3d, amount of promissory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of Inspector M'gee
William Pike and Patrick Hughes privates in the 12th Regiment, were indicted at the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday last for the murder of Inspector M'Gee on…
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Mary Hampsted, formerly, Moore, was brought before the Bench under warrant for using obscene and abusive language. The evidence of Mr. Jones and constable Finlayson went to show she was in…
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