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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1828

248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 13

Supreme Criminal Court. Friday, November 28. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 1 December 1828 · page 2

Matthew Miller, alias Mathias Muller, was indicated for the wilful murder of Mary Ann, his wife, at Sydney, on the 9th of November last…

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Denham Court, Nov. 11th, 1828 to the Editor of the Monitor

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 1 December 1828 · page 3

SIR, I HAVE to acquaint you, that sending in this morning for the Monitor of Saturday, and the Gazette of yesterday, the messenger has returned saving,…

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Criminal Court Friday. Case of Murder

The Australian · Tuesday 2 December 1828 · page 3

The Court was considerably crowded this morning—the trial of Matthew Miller, the constable for the alleged murder of his wife, being on the tapis, Mr. Justice Dowling presided. The…

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Suspicion of Murder

The Australian · Tuesday 2 December 1828 · page 3

A preliminary investigation took place at the Police Office yesterday, into circumstances connected with the murder of a settler's servant, perpetrated a short time ago as…

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Court Circular

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1828 · page 3

JULY 14.---The Duke of Cambridge gave an elegant dejeune yesterday, at the King's Palace, St. [?]rmes, to the Duke of Sussex, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess Sophia…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Friday 5 December 1828 · page 3

The learned Judge, Mr. Justice Stephen, and Jury, having been assembled, and the Court formally opened. Henry Bayley and Daniel Sheen were…

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Supreme Court. Rule for Fuller Particulars

The Australian · Friday 5 December 1828 · page 3

At ten o'clock on Monday morning, Mr. Chief Justice Forbes and Mr. Justice Stephen entered the Court, and assuming their seats respectively, in the absence of Mr…

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Supreme Criminal Court Saturday, November 28. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1828 · page 2

Daniel Barnett, and Terence Byrne, were indicted for stealing a cow, value £5, the property of John Co[?]een. In this case, the prosecutor, a labouring…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Tuesday 9 December 1828 · page 3

Mr. Justice Stephen having taken his seat, James Stephenson, Henry Ails, Thomas Turner, and—were arraigned, being severally indicated for an unnatural crime. One of the…

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Bushrangers and the Police. To the Editor of the Australian

The Australian · Tuesday 9 December 1828 · page 2

SIR,—A few hours after the constable left Mr. Dunn's house, they received positive information that the bushrangers were proceeding in a direction towards Mr. David Johnston's station, to which…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Friday, December 5. (Before Mr. Justice Stephen.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 10 December 1828 · page 2

Florence, alias Henry Driscol, and Edward M'llroy, were indicted for stealing two sheep, the property of Mr. William Faithful, at Windsor, on the 29th of September last…

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Criminal Court. Thursday. Trials

The Australian · Friday 12 December 1828 · page 3

Mr. Chief Justice Forbes being this day upon the Bench. John Morwood was tried for and found guilty of receiving, knowing them to have been…

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Supreme Court. Crim. Con. Hart v. Bowman

The Australian · Friday 12 December 1828 · page 3

On Tuesday this case, the first of its kind in the Colony, was brought on and heard before one of the Hon. Judges of the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Dowling, and two Assessors, viz. John S…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Wednesday, Dec. 10. (Before the Chief Justice)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 12 December 1828 · page 2

Alexander Grant was indicted for stealing an ox, the property of Charles Whelan, at Bathurst. Not Guilty. D[?]scharged by Proclamation…

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(Domestic Intelligence continued.) Supreme Court, (Tuesday.) Before Mr. Justice Dowling, and John Jackson and Busby Esquires, Assessors. HART v. BOWMAN

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 13 December 1828 · page 5

CRIM. CON.—This was an action brought by the Plaintiff to recover damages of the defendant, for an adulterous intercourse with the Plaintiff's Wife. The damages were laid at £2000…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Saturday, Dec. 13

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 15 December 1828 · page 3

The three Judges sat this morning for the purpose of passing sentence on several prisoners convicted during the present Sessions, against whom the Attorney General…

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Latest English News. Court Circular, July 17

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 15 December 1828 · page 3

The Duchess of Kent gave a grand dinner to the Duke of Cambridge and a select party of nobility and gentry yesterday, at her [?] in the King's Palace at Kennington…

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(Domestic Intelligence continued.) Supreme Court, (Tuesday.) Before Mr. Justice Dowling, and John Jackson and —Busby Esquires, Assessors. HART v. BOWMAN

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 15 December 1828 · page 5

CRIM. CON.—This was an action brought by the Plaintiff to recover damages of the defendant, for an adnlterous intercourse with the Plaintifl's wife. The damages were laid at £2000…

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Criminal Court. Friday and

The Australian · Tuesday 16 December 1828 · page 3

The Court did not sit on Friday, but sat on the following day, when the learned Judges, Mr. Chief Justice Forbes, Mr. Justice Stephen, and Mr. Justice Doubling…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, Dec. 13

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1828 · page 2

An action of replevin was tried some time since, in this Court, wherein Edward Franks and Alexander [?], both of Sydney, were plaintiff and defendant. A distress had been…

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