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Courts & crime, 1826

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Police Reports. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1826 · page 3

MONDAY, SEPT. 25.—Mr. F. Girard, appeared to answer a complaint of Mr. James Robertson, of George-street, for having sent him a letter, conveying threats and language which Mr. Robertson swore he interpreted into a design of Mr. Girard's to do bim some bodily,…

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Government Notice. Colonial Secretary's Office, Sept. 22, 1826. Supposed Murder

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1826 · page 1

WHEREAS FREDERICK FISHER, by the Ship Atlas, holding a Ticket of Leave, and lately residing at Campbell Town, has disappeared within the last Three Months;…

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In the Supre Court. Sheriff's Office. Sept. 27 1826. Cooper v. Thew

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1826 · page 1

ON Friday, the 6th of October next, at 11 o'Clock, the Sheriff will cause to be put up for Sale, at his Office, a Valuable ESTATE, in the First Branch of Hunter's-river, within 20 Miles of Newcastle, containing 1300 Acres (further Particulars of…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Wednesday 4 October 1826 · page 3

Benjamin Parkins was also charged with having committed robbery. The prisoner, it would seem from the evidence, has enjoyed the privilege of sleeping out of barracks. He lived in some small tenement in Phillip-street…

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Police Reports. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1826 · page 3

FRIDAY, SFPT. 29.—in the early part of the sitting of the Bench. several persons of both sexes, taken up in the streets in a drunken and generally in a disorderly state the preceding night, were fined [?] each to the poor, or to the stocks for two hours. Two prisoners of the…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Tuesday, Oct. 3,1820

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1826 · page 3

Henry Hall was indicted under Lord Ellenborough's Act, for presenting a loaded gun at Mr. E. S. Hall, with intent lo kill, or do some [?] bodily injury, at Lake B[?]st, some time…

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Government notice. Colonial Secr[?]tary's Office, S[?]pt. 22, 1826. Supposed Murder

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1826 · page 1

WHEREAS FREDERICK FISHER, by the Ship Atlas, holding a Ticket of Leave, and lately residing at Campbell Town, has disappeared within the last Three Months;…

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Law Intellige. Court of King's Bench, Westminster, May 2. the King V. Wm. Cooper

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 October 1826 · page 4

Mr. CURWOOD last week obtained a writ of habeas corpus, addressed to the governor of Shrewshary gaol, commanding him to bring up the defendant, who had been committed to his custody on a charge of having, on the 24th of Feburary last, stolen from a stage-coach…

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Supreme Criminal Court, Tuesday 3rd October

The Monitor · Friday 6 October 1826 · page 4

Mr. HENRY HALL, was put to the Bar on a charge of presenting a loaded Gun at Mr. E S Hall, at Lake Bathnrst, in September last year. Not Guilly. (The circumstances of this case were these. About two years…

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Police Reports. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1826 · page 3

MONDAY, OCT. 2.—Benjamin Partridge, prisoner of the crown for 14 years, changed with having stolen 3 bars of iron, the property of Mr. Coombes, wheelwright. The property was found on the prisoner by the constable who…

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CRIMINAL COURT—(Wednesday.)

The Australian · Saturday 7 October 1826 · page 3

Thomas Muslin and John Brown were capitally indicted for entering the dwelling-house of Richard Morgan. Ann Morgan—lives on the Liverpool-road; towards dusk, on the 26th August, the prisoners at the bar entered the house…

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Government notice. Colonial Secretary's Office, Sept.22,1826. Supposed Murder

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1826 · page 1

WHEREAS FREDERICK FISHER, by the Ship Atlas, holding a Ticket of Leave, and lately residing at Campbell Town, has disappeared within the last Three Months;…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Tuesday, October 3, 1826

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1826 · page 3

Joseph Savage, was indicated for ste[?]g a sheep, the property of Timothy Wall, at Hunter's River, on the 8th of June last. Guilty—Remanded. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1826…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Wednesday 11 October 1826 · page 3

Wm. Wells was brought up on Saturday, and underwent a final examination. In addition to the evidence before received, Mr. Sparks, butcher, living opposite the house of Wells, was examined. His testimony went to prove that…

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The Quarter of the Australian closes on Saturday!!! Police Reports. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 October 1826 · page 3

THURSDAY, OCT. 5—F[?]cis Tolley, prisoner for life, who had been apprehanded at Longbottom, and proved to be a r[?]naway from Emn plains siure the 16th of February last. Ordered to work in irons for 12 months…

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Police Report. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1826 · page 3

WEDNESDAY.—Nicholas Bullock, assigned servant to Mr. Robertson, George-street, was brough before the Bench, charged by his master with idleness, drunkenness, gross insolence, and to crown the whole, with sinking him, by way,…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Wednesday 18 October 1826 · page 3

John Marrington, Mary his wife, and Thomas Smith, were brought up, the second time, upon a charge of being concerned in the robbery of Mr. William Love's house. The evidence went only to criminate Mary Marrington and…

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Police Reports. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 18 October 1826 · page 3

FRIDAY, OCT. 13.—In Whitehead, prisoner of the crown, was brought up charged with having absondert it washing-tub, containing a quantity of wearing apparel, from the house of Mr. Henry Marr, in Custlereigh-street Mr. Marr diposed to the fact of the robbery having…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Saturday 21 October 1826 · page 3

John Smith, a prisoner of the Crown, under sentence of 14 years, was produced before the Bench, on a suspected charge of being a runaway. On enquiry it appeared, that the man came to this Colony per the Marquis of Hastings…

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Police Reports. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1826 · page 3

SATURDAY, OCT. 14.—Five men, named Smith, Oliver Atkins, Bruce, and Karney, all of them assigned servants to Dr. Dal[?]nty, were this day brought forward on a charge of harbouring and maintaining the bushrangers Mustin, Watkins,…

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