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Courts & crime, 1827

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Police Report. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1827 · page 2

MONDAY.---George Nelson, assigned servant to Mr. Joseph Underwood, for abse[?]ting himself from his manter's service yesterday, returning in a state of drunkeness, and being…

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CRIMINAL COURT.—(Monday.)

The Australian · Wednesday 21 February 1827 · page 3

The following named prisoners were brought up to receive judgement:— Dennis Lynch, convicted of a rape, but recommended by the Jury to the merciful consideration of the…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Monday, Feb. 19

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1827 · page 2

Judgment was prayed, this morning, by the Acting Attorney General, against the following prisoners, convicted during the last week…

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Police Reports. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1827 · page 3

WEDNESDAY.—Thos. Fellowes, prisoner, Catharine Boyle, free, and a ticket-of-leave-man, whose name bears some affinity to leeks or garlick, were found by that gallant…

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Criminal Court, Launceston

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1827 · page 3

TUESDAY, JAN. 23.-- His Honor the Chief Justice passed sentence of death on the six prisoners as mentioned in our last. The case of Tuffnall who was [?]ied on the same…

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Supreme Criminal Court

The Monitor · Saturday 24 February 1827 · page 5

FRIDAY, FEB. 16.—George Jones, of Kissing Point, free labourer, was indicted for the Wilful Murder of John Bellinger, alias Purdon, of the same place, also free labourer, by shooting him with a gun on the 26th Dec. last.—Not Guilty…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Wednesday, Feb. 21

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1827 · page 3

[?] Flanagan, William Johnson, Hugh Carline, John Boyd, James Drmunond, [?] Leddington, Abraham Davis, John Maginnes, and William Holt were indicted for piratically seizing the brig Wellington, together with…

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Police Reports. WINDSOR

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1827 · page 3

FRDIAY, FEB. 16.---Dennis Ryan was charged with having been found drunk in the street at night, when he should have been on his master's premises. The…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Monday, February 26

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1827 · page 3

This morning the Acting Attorney General (W. H. MOORE, Esq.) prayed the judgment of the Court against John Walton, William Douglas, Charles Clay, John…

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Police Reports. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1827 · page 2

SATURDAY, FEB. 24.---Eliza Kelly, [?] habitual lover of strong waters, appeared before the Bench to answer for her [?]an[?]r[?]s poor ow[?]d sinner, and it appeared in evidenc[?]…

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CRIMINAL COURT.—(Monday.)

The Australian · Thursday 1 March 1827 · page 3

The court was crowded to great excess this morning, in consequence of its being known that the pirates would be brought up to receive sentence. At a few minutes past 10 o'clock, the chief Justice and Mr. Justice Stephen entered the Court, and…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Monday, February 26[?]

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1827 · page 2

Thomas Daniel was indicted for stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of Henry Fisher, at Ba[?]urst, on the 21st of July last. From the evidence of He[?] Fisher, it a[?]peared…

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Police Reports. LIVERPOOL

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1827 · page 3

[?] 17.---Mary Folkes, assigned servant to Mrs. L[?], Br[?]gelly, charged with neglect of work and absconding. Sentenced 2 months to the 2d class in the Factory…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1827 · page 3

SATURDAY, MARCH 3.— John Rothwell and John Scoff, both prisoners of the crown, were brought forward, the one for stealing a bundle of articles belonging to a servant…

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CRIMINAL COURT.—(Saturday.)

The Australian · Tuesday 6 March 1827 · page 3

Thomas Stanley stood capitally indicted for the wilful murder of an aboriginal notice of the Colony, at Port Stephens. Mr. JOSEPH PENNINGTON examined—I live at…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Saturday, March 3

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1827 · page 3

Thomas Stunly was indicted for the wilful murder of an aboriginal native boy, named Tommy, at Port Stephens. Guilty. The prisoner received sentence of death…

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Police Report. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1827 · page 3

FEBRUARY 6.---H. Townsend and W. Baxter, whose case we partly reported in our last, were this day brought before the Bench to be examined on the further charges which were to be adduced…

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Supreme Civil Court

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1827 · page 3

YESTERDAY.---Pashley [?] the Proprietors of the Monitor newspaper. The defendants had not pleaded, and one of them (E. S. Hall, Esq.) moved the Court to be…

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Police Report. SYDNEY

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1827 · page 3

THURSDAY, MARCH 8.—John Foley, prisoner of the crown, appeared before the Bench to answer to the charge of having written a highly scurrilous letter, addressed…

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Supreme Civil Court. Wednesday, March 7. THOMPSON [?]. BAXTER

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1827 · page 3

Mr. GARLING stated the plaintiff's case.---This was an action on a promissory note[?] to recover the sum of £50. It appeared that the defendant was master of the schooner Brisbane, which was seized by the Government at Van…

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