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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1884

274 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 14

Kiama Court of Requests. Tuesday, February 26

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 February 1884 · page 2

MESSRS. H. Connell, James Colley, John Colley, John Conway, and M. N. Hindmarsh on the Bench. John Cronar. v. R. Haddon and wife…

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Horrible Murder at Surry Hills

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1884 · page 4

No sooner have we recovered from the awful disclosures of the Woolloomooloo and Waterloo murders than we are shocked again with a crime that is awful in its…

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Shellharbour Court of Petty Sessions February 27Th

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1884 · page 2

BEFORE John Conway, Esq., ,JP. John Monaghan and Bartholomww Malone, in custody charged, by Constable Beatty, with lining drunk in Shellharbour…

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Court of Requests. Same Day. (Before same Magistrates.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1884 · page 2

G. M. Summerfield v. Robert Osborne, for £9 5s, two suits clothes. Mr. Lipscomb for plaintiff, and Mr. Woodward for defendant…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 3. (Before Messrs. W. Robson, J. Richards, and T. Armstrong, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1884 · page 2

A hawker's, license was granted to Edward Lindsay. Charles York pleading guilty to a charge of having made use of obscene language in the…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, March 4, 1884

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 2

BEFORE Henry Council. James Colley, Charles Cameron, and Henry Fredericks. Indecent Exposure —Henry. Kelly was charged with wilfully end obscenely…

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Central Criminal Court. Monday. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice.) Wounding with Intent to Murder

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 2

Albert Donneen, aycungman about 18 years, was arraigned on a charge of feloniously wounding Constable Hodkinson with intent to murder, at Menangle, on the 22nd day of January…

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Police Court Bulli. Wednesday. March 5Th. (Before Messrs. A. Ross and H. S. Fry, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 2

John Slater was charged with indecent exposure at Clifton on the 18th February. Defendant did not appear, and a warrant was issued. Thomas Ward, charged with making use of…

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District News. Broughton Creek. Court of Petty Sessions. Feb. 29Th

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Z.G. Bice, L. M'Intyre, W. Stewart, and John Boxsell, J.'s. P. John Chisholm appeared before the court, charged with offending against…

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Kiama Police Court. Monday, March 10

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1884 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Thomas Holmes was charged with unlawfully and indecently assaulting one Thomas Shopherd, at Nowra, on the 22nd of…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Saturday, March 8. (Before Messrs. J. Biggar, P. Owen, and T. Lewis, J's.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1884 · page 2

Jack Hay (a Kanaka), appeared in custody, having been remanded from Sydney, charged with stealing £13, the property of Llang Warr, a Chinaman, residing at Garden Vale…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, March 11

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1884 · page 2

H. CONELL. M. N. Hindmarsh, and G. Somerville, J'sP., on the Bench. The case of Ph[?]nix Wells v. Constable Hope, for using obsence language ina…

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Criminal Court. Friday. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Fawcett.) GARROTTING

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1884 · page 2

William Carne was arraigned for Hint he, on the 20th December, 1883, at Sydney, endeavoured to choke, suffocate, and strangle one Thomas Rose…

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Thursday, March 20. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 2

Thomas Connell appeared, pursuant to remand, charged with sending indecent writings to the Misses Weston. Defendant's father was present, and prayed the…

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Wednesday, March 19. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 2

Thomas Connell, a lad of about 14 years, was charged with having, on the 14th of March, at Albion Park, made an obscene writing, addressed to Miss A. Weston, The Meadows, Albion Park…

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Tuesday, March 18. (Before the Police Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 2

Michael Shannon was charged with having un-lawfully assaulted George Landow. Complainant deposed : Last night I was coming in a carriage from the Wollongong racecourse…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, March 18

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. H. Council, Jas. Colley: and W. H. Grey. The case, Kelly v. Hope was further adjourned for a week, at the request of Mr…

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Licensing Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 2

BEFORE H. Council, James Colley, and R. Miller, J's P., Licensing Magistrates. Patrick Condo[?], of S[?]oney Creek, applied for a new public house licence, for a…

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Central Criminal Court. Tuesday. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice) Sentence of Death

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 2

The Attorney General, assisted by Mr. W. J. Foster and Mr. Gibson, prosecuted on behalf of the Crown. Edward Williams was arraigned for that he on…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Monday, March 17. (Before Messrs A. A. Turner, P.M., and D. Williams, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 2

Henry Hayes was charged with assaulting Patrick O'Brien, and was ordered pay a fine of £1, or to be imprisoned for one month. William Woodfield, charged with detaining…

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