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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1863

143 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 8

KIAMA. Court of Requests. Tuesday, June 30. (Before Messrs. Hindmarsh, Robb, Moles, Fry, and Marks) F. Carberry v. S. Major

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 July 1863 · page 2

This action was brought by Carberry to recover £6 Major, which was alleged to be the price of a hors. Carberry deposed that he sold a chestnut horse to…

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Court of Requests. Monday July 6th. (Before the Mayor. C Fairs, and J. Brown, Esqrs.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1863 · page 2

J. and W. Allen v. Wilson, to recover £4 5s 9d Judgment for plaintiff Fawcett v Tregalles to recover £1, 12, 11d. Judgment for plaintiff…

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Court of Petty Sessions

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 July 1863 · page 3

For breach of Licenced Publicans Act, in not havingt his lamp lighted between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock p.m, on the 20th June Defendant pleaded not guilty, he having on the…

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SHOALHAVEN. Court of Bequests, Nowrn. Monday July 7Th. (Before Messrs. A Elyard. and James Aldcorn.) Kemp v Casey

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 July 1863 · page 3

No parties, Letter read from plaintiff requesting a postponement till next Court, on account of unavoidable absence. Case postponed, as well as another, for the same…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, 9Th July (Before the Mayor, W. Robson, and John Stew[?] Esqs., J.P's.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 July 1863 · page 2

Frederick May appeared, charged with having presented a gun at William Joseph Hartley, and threatening to shoot him. The complainant, being sworn, stated that he lived…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, 16Th July (Before the Mayor and Thomas Hale, Esq, J.p.) Master and [?] ACT

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 July 1863 · page 2

William Noble appeared on summons, charged by Thomas Allen with having absented himself from his hired service. Mr. Jones appeared for the compla[?] and Mr…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 20Th July. (Before the Mayor.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1863 · page 2

Michael M'Kenzie appeared on summons, charged by John Moore, with having, in a public street, made use of the peace…

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BEGA. Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, 15Th July. (Before J. P. Murray, Esq., P.M., Henry V[?]ren, Esq., J.P., J. Davis, Esq., J.P., and Robert Ritchie, Esq., J.p.) Bushranging

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1863 · page 2

This case was one of some interest, as the party accused is a gentleman of position, holding a Government appointment, and the case was that of the sticking up of Mr. John M'Gregor, at the Dry…

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The New Police

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 July 1863 · page 2

THE prevalence of highway robberies has furnished an excuse for indulging in a good deal of invective against the New Police Act, and the men appointed under it. For some reason not…

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Court of Petty Sessions

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 July 1863 · page 2

Wooden v. Montgomercy—Claim for excessive and illegal charges under the Impounding Act. It appeared that defendant found ten head of cattle trespassing on his land; he went to plaintiff and…

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SHOALHAVEN. Court of Requests, Nowra. Tuesday, 21St July. (Before Messrs. James Aldcorn and J. L. Biddulph, J.P.'s.) Kemp v Casey

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 July 1863 · page 2

Postponed case from last Court, Claim for £9 17s, the amount of three dishonored orders. Verdict for plaintiff. Same v Same…

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Court of Petty Sessions

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1863 · page 3

The bashranging case adjourned from last Tuesday Mr Williams appeared of the prosecutor. Mr Williams informed the Bench that he had the receipt alluded to last Court day forwarded to him…

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Must Police Obey Magistrates?— Can they Act Without Orders?

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1863 · page 2

DURING the late Debate on the New Police Act, it was urged over and over again that under the newsystem the police were essentially and actually independent of Magistrates, and in no way…

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Court of Petty Sessions. (Same time and same Justices.)

The Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1863 · page 2

LEES: v. McANALLY—ASSAULT—Was settled out of court. WOODEN v. MONTGOMERY, under 19 Vic., No. 36, for charging excessive rate of…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, 27Th July. (Before the Mayor, and W. Robson, Esq., J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1863 · page 2

Jeremiah Looney was brought up, charged with stealing a bridle, stir[?]ps, and leather straps, and also a couple of fowls, the property of Robert Beavis…

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Shoalhaven. Court of Requests. Nowra, July 21st, 1863. (Before J. L. Biddulph and J. Aldcorn, Esqrs., J.P.'s)

The Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1863 · page 2

KEMP v. CASEY.—£10 and £9 17s. being claims for dishonoured orders drawn by defendant in favour of plaintiff, who was examined, and stated that he had given…

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BEGA. Court of Requests. Tuesday, 21St July. (Before P.J. Murray, Henry Wren. D. Kirkwood, J. R. Ritchie, W. Tarlington, E. Haslington, and J. Davis, Esqrs. J.P.'s.) Schnields v Kesterton

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1863 · page 3

This was a claim for £6, for corn sold and delivered Defendant said be bought the corn by sample, and was not delivered according to sample. Five or six bags were only fit for the pigs. He was willing to…

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KIAMA. Court of Requests. Tuesday, 28Th July. (Before Mr. Colley.) James Martin v Henry Hicks

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 July 1863 · page 2

This was an an action brought to recover 20s, for the grass of a horse for ten weeks at 1s, 6d. a week, and for half the cost of putting a new facing board on the new dweling house of the plaintiff. Both the…

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Local News. Court of Petty Sessions. Thursday, 30Th July. (Before the Mayor and W. Robson, Esq., J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 July 1863 · page 2

Ann Holloway charged Alice Gryll with having committed a violent assault. The parties live on Rixon's Line, and by the evidence of the complainant it appeared that on Sunday last te defendant…

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SHOALHAVEN. Cou Sessions, Numba. Wednesday, 29Th July. (Before Messrs. Elyard and Aldcorn.) Sullivan v Mahoney.—Assault

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 August 1863 · page 3

Cornelius Sullivan, being sworn, said: On the 22nd I found a cow beloning to Jeremiah Mahoney in [?] wheat: I went towards where he was at work in an adjoining paddock, and asked him why he…

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