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Courts & crime, 1870

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Central Criminal Court. Monday. Before his Honor Mr. Justice Cheeke Charge of Mu[?]der

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1870 · page 3

John Gray was indicted for that he, at Calderwood, on the 30th of June last, feloniously, willfully, and of malice aforethought, kill and murder one Jane Grey…

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Shoalhaven Police Court. Tuesday, August 9Th

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1870 · page 2

[?] Messrs. Glanville, Elyard, Hyam, and John Monaghan, J.P.’s. ILLUSING CATTLE.—A lad named W. Heffran was sentenced twelve hours in the…

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Central Criminal Court. Friday, August 5. (BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice Cheeke.) MURDER

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1870 · page 2

John Grey was placed in the dock to stand his trial for that he did, at Catherwood, on the 30th of June last, feloniously and Willfully, and of malice aforethought, kill and murder one…

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A Forensic "Shout." (A scene in a District Court, not many hundred miles from Sydney.)

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1870 · page 4

New Chum Junior.—Yes, 1 see—exactly— Oh ! he shouted, did he ? He was so delighted that he positively shouted with laughter—…

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Alleged Fe[?]an Attack upon the Police

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1870 · page 4

AT the Thames Police Court on Monday a tall, well-dressed Irishman, who gave the name of John Leedom, which is supposed to be a fictitious one, and aged twenty-six…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday, August 16,1870

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. A. Elyard, J. Glanville, J. Waddington, Z. G. Bice, M. Hyam, and John Monaghan, J.P.'s. Hogan v. Hogan…

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Court of [?] SESSIONS. (Before the same Magistrates.) Detention of Property

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

David Smith Petrie appeared to answer, at the instance of Chas. J. Watson, who complained that he unlawfully detained one bridle, the value of 7s. 6d. From…

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Court of Requests. (Before the game Magistrates.) David Berry v. W. Johnston

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

Claim £7 9s. 4d., agistment of cattle. Plea, not indetted, and non-jurisdiction of the Bench, he being resident in the Kiama district. Case dismissed for want of jurisdiction…

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Court of Requests. Tuesday, Aug. 23. BEFORE Messrs. Elyard, Glanville, and M.Hyam, J.P.'s Chas. I. Watson v. D. S. Petrie

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

Claim 5s. tor advertising in the Shoal haven News, in June last, tho death of defendant's father-in-law, and the birth of defendant's child, at 2s 6d. each…

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Ulladulla. Court of Requests and Petty Sessions (Before Capt. Sheaffe, Messrs. T. M'Mahon, T. Hobbs, J Warden, J. Miller, Warden, Hindmarsh, and M'Lean.)

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

GRAYDON v. GUMLEY, to recover the sum of [?] 9d., for goods sold and delivered. Plaintiff applied to the Bench for [?] for Messrs. D. Warden, and…

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The Moruya PoIce magistrate

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1870 · page 4

WE learn from the Moruya Examiner the answer to the memorial sent to the Government, complaining of the police magistrate's conduct, and setting forth the fact of the…

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Murder and Cannibalism in Fiji

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 4

TERRIBLE news comes from Leyuka. Mr. Norman, well-known in Sandhurst, Victoria, was murdered, and his body cooked; while war has broken out on the…

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Magistrates v. Police

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 4

OUR contemporary the Queanbeyan Age at the close of their report of the police cases last week, under the head of "Police Ic regulation," says :—…

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Murder of a Family of Seven

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 4

THE English people have scarcely recovered them the shock of the barbarous murder of a gentleman and his housekeeper at Chelsea before they are again [?] by the…

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Court of Requests. Shoaotaven, Tuesday, Sept. 13. (Before Messrs. Elyard and J. Glanville, J.P.'s)

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 2

SACELEY v. STEWART.—Plaintiff sued the defendant to recover the sum of £10, for defamation of character. From the evidence, it that both the parties reside at Boolong;…

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Shoalbaven Police Court Tuesday Sept., _20 1870 BEFORE Messrs.-A. Elyard, J Glenyile Z.G. Bice, and John Monahan J.P’s. Breach of the Cattle Stealing Prevention Act

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 2

Patrick Tiernny, of Kangaroo Valley, Appeared on remand to answer the charge of having killed one ox and two heifers the property of one Christopher Bin[?]s also of Kangaroo…

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Supple Sentenced to Death

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 3

ON last Thursday morning, at Melbourne [?] to the ordinary business of the present. Criminal Sessions being commenced, the Chief Justice took his seat upon the…

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Shoalhaven District Court Saturday, Oct. 8,1870

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1870 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor JUDGE MCFARLAND. This court opened this morning, with a list of seventeen cases. The only attorneys present were Messrs. Richards and…

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Shoalhaven Police Court. Tuesday Oct., 18,1870. BEFORE Messrs. J. Glanville, M. Hyam, and John Monaghan, J.P's. J. Goodwin v. W. Stewart

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1870 · page 2

This was a case of assault and battery arising out of tho case of blander that came before the District Court. Mr. Richards appeared for the defendant who pleaded…

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Shoalhaven Court of Petty Sessions. Tuesday Nov., 1, 1870

The News, Shoalhaven and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. A. Elyard, John Glanville, Z. G. Bi[?]e, John Monaghan, and M. Hyam, J.P.’S. W. STREET v. C. FLYNN.—Claims £1 8[?]…

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