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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1862

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Local News. Court of Petty Session. Tuesday, March 4. (Before John Garrett and C. Fairs, Esq.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 March 1862 · page 2

On the application of F. Lannoy, of the Illawarra Hotel, his license ws removed to the Queen's Hotel Wollongong…

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Kiama Police Court. Thursday, March 6

Examiner · Tuesday 11 March 1862 · page 2

(Before R. B. Fry, T. Chapman, W. Moles, Mr. Kendall, Mr. Robb, and Mr. Colley, Justices.) Kiama Municipal Council v. Henry Crozier—Encroaching on public street…

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Court of Petty Sessions. — Nowra

Examiner · Tuesday 11 March 1862 · page 3

There were eight pound replevy cases between Mackay v. Campbell, and one between Flynn v. Maguire, which were all postponed for the reason that two of the magistrates were either interested or subpœned in the…

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Insolvent Court. Wednesday, March 5

Examiner · Tuesday 11 March 1862 · page 3

In the estate of Thomas Moon, a single meeting. Neither the insolvent, the official assignee, nor any creditor, attended. On the motion of Mr. Stafford, on behalf of a creditor residing in the country, his…

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KIAMA. Police Court. Thursday, March 6, 1862. [Before The Mayor; and Messrs. Fry, Moles, Chapman, Colley, and Thomas Kendall.]

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1862 · page 2

GAY V. GAY. Mr. R. H. Owen applied for a warrant against James Gay, who had been ordered in december last to pay into Court 10s. weekly towards the support of…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 10. (Before the Mayor and John Garrett, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1862 · page 2

John Moore appeared before the Court, charged with wi[?]fully assaulting his wife. The complainant being sworn, stated: That she now resided in Corrimal-street, but on Saturday last…

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Nowra Court of Requests. Tuesday, March 4, 1862. (Before J. L. Biddulph, and James Graham, Esq's. J.P.'s.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1862 · page 2

The long pending case of J. Campbell v. A. K. M'Kay, for £10, alleged to he due for rent at Comberton Grange, was decided by a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the full amount, with 31s. costs…

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The New Police

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 March 1862 · page 2

THE new Police Act is now the law of the land. Practically, and, almost imperceptibly, the protection of the persons and properties of the people of this colony has been transferred into new hands…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, March 13. [Before the Mayor and John Garrett, Esq., J.P.]

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 March 1862 · page 2

Mr. Jones, on behalf of five Chinamen, applied to the Bench for a certificate that they had been residents in the colony anterior to the 28th of February last. It appeared that although they had been in…

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Police Magistrate, Fort Burke

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1862 · page 2

John Garrett Esq., has been appointed Police Magistrate at Fort Burke. Lecture at the School of Arts. Last evening the Rev. S. C. Kent delivered one of…

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Kiama Police Court. Thursday, March 13

Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1862 · page 2

(Before D. L. Waugh and James Colley, Esq., Justices.) Rock v. Taylor.—Assault. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was admonished and ordered to pay…

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Police Court. Thursday, March 13, 1862

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1862 · page 2

ASSAULT.—Rock v. Taylor.—Defendant, charged with assaulting plaintiff, pleaded guilty, and wan admonished and discharged on paying the costs. ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.—Henry Mason v. W.H. Deane…

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Daring Attempt to Escape from Gaol, and Death of "Kipper Ri[?]y."

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1862 · page 3

Yesterday, afternoon, the aboriginal native Kipper Billy, who was condemned to death at the last Ipswich assizes, together with Billy Horton, for the crime of rape, made a most daring attempt to escape…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Petty Sessions.—numba. Wednesday, March 12Th

Examiner · Tuesday 18 March 1862 · page 3

(Before Kenneth Mackenzie, Alfred Elyard, and James Aldcorn, Esqrs., J.P.'s.) Flyn v. M'Guire, under the Impounding Act.—Excessive charge for trespass of eleven head of cattle…

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Murder of Wm. Benyen

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 March 1862 · page 2

John Peisley, who pleaded Not Guilty to the charge of having wilfully murdered one William Benyen, wan brought up for trial. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Holroyd…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. (Before the Mayor and C. T. Smith, Esq., J.p.) Threatened Assault

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 March 1862 · page 2

Jeremiah Looney was charged by Bridget Seymour with threatening to commit a breach of the peace. The complainant being sworn, deposed that defendant had brought out a pistol and threatened to…

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Kiama Police Court. Wednesday, March 19

Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1862 · page 2

Morris Cohen.—Hawking without a license. John Goddard stated: I am a constable stationed a Jamberoo. I apprehended the prisoner, Morris [?]hen, yesterday evening, at Jamberoo, for hawking…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. Thursday, March 13. the Murder of William Benyen

Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1862 · page 3

John Paisley, who pleaded Not Guilty, on Monday last, to the charge of having wilfully murdered one William Banyan, was brought up for trial…

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Police Districts

Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1862 · page 3

The Edivision of the Metropolitan District under the new police arrangements comprises Campbelltown, Camden, Picton, Narellan, Parramatta, Liverpool, Windsor, Penrith, Hartley, Berrima,…

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Police Court. Thursday, March 20. Before the Mayor, and Messrs. Waugh and Kendall

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1862 · page 2

Constable Chisholm v. Plummer.—Defendant appeared to answer a charge of fighting and causing a disturbance in Kiama on Sunday last. Pleaded guilty. The evidence went to shew that defendant and…

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