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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1829

324 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 17

SUPREME COURT.—(Criminal Side.) Trial for Murder

The Australian · Tuesday 31 March 1829 · page 3

Mr. Justice Dowling being this day upon the Bench. John Button and jeremiah Collins were arraigned, being jointly indicted for the…

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Supreme Criminal Court. FRIDAY,—MARCH 27th. (Before Mr. Justice Stephen.) Murder

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1829 · page 2

John Burton, und Jeremiah Collins were indicted for the wilful murder of William Fisher alias Wheatly, at Gondero, in ArArgyle, on the 28th of October last…

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Suprime Court. Tuesday, March 31. The Court sat this morning in Banco. CERTIORARI

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1829 · page 2

Mr. STEPHEN moved for a writ of Certiorari directed to Thomas Moore, Alexander Kinghorne, and Patrick Hill, Enquires, Justices of the Peace, at Liverpool, to bring…

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SUPREME COURT.—(Criminal Side.)

The Australian · Friday 3 April 1829 · page 3

To-day Mr. Justice Dowling presided, when Wm.Lenner and Wm. Crawford were arraign being indicted fora burglary in the dwelling-house at Windsor of Martin Frawley (or Crawley), and…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 4 April 1829 · page 2

The three Judges sat in banco this day. Mr. Williams rose on behalf of Mr. Howe in the case of Macalister Esq. J. P. v. Howe Jun. This being a rule granted some…

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(Domestic Intelligence continued.) Supreme Court (Continued.)

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 4 April 1829 · page 8

WEDNESDAY, APRIL. 1.—(Before Mr. Justice Dowling.)—William Crawford and John Lunn were indicted for breaking open the skilling of Martin Freely, a settler, at Cornwallis, on the…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Thursday. April 2d. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1829 · page 3

John Coll[?]y was indicted for stealing 200 [?] slabs, 40 po[?]ts, 24,000 [?]hingles, 80 [?]ers, and a quantity of la[?]hs, the property of our Sover[?]ign Lord the King, at…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 6 April 1829 · page 2

The three Judges sat in banco this day. Mr. Williams rose on behalf of Mr. Howe in the case of Macalister Esq. J. P. V. Iowe Jun. This being a rule granted…

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(Domestic Intelligence continued.) Supreme Court (Continued.)

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 6 April 1829 · page 8

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1.—(Before Mr. Justice Dowling.)—William Crawford and John Lunn were indicted for breaking open the skilling of Martin Freely, a settler, at Cornwallis, on the…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Friday, April 3d. (Before the Chief Justice.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1829 · page 2

Jeremiah Collins was indicted for the wilful murder of Michael Conaolly, at Gondero, in Argyle. The evidence in this case being precisely…

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Police Incidents. Much Ado About Nothing

The Australian · Wednesday 8 April 1829 · page 3

On Tuesday last, a couple of lusty dames, somewhere on the wrong side of threescore betwixt both, claimed a hearing of the worshipful Bench. They were two honest women, it was to be…

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SUPREME COURT.—(Criminal Side.) Saturday. Judgments

The Australian · Wednesday 8 April 1829 · page 3

This morning, soon after eleven o'clock, the three learned judges took their seats upon the bench, when Mr. Justice Dowling, upon the motion of the Attorney General, proceeded to pass…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Monday April 6th, 1829. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1829 · page 2

Charles White was indicted for the Wilful Murder of Thomas Murphy, at Luksintyre, on the 6th of October last. This case, which was one wholly of…

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SUPREME COURT.—(Criminal Side.)

The Australian · Friday 10 April 1829 · page 3

John Williams was indicted for committing a highway robbery on Patrick Ludlow, near Kissing Point on the 13th of January last past…

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English Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1829 · page 3

BOW STREET.—Final examination of Mr. Austen.—Wednesday, at twelve o'clock, the prisoner arrived from the House of Correction in a coach, [?]ccompanied by Salmon and Farmer: and Mr…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 11 April 1829 · page 8

TUESDAY.—John Williams was indicted for committing a high-way. robbery on the person of Patrick Ludlow on the. 13th January 1829…

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Supreme Criminal Court. WEDNESDAY,—APRIL 9. (Before the Chief Justice.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1829 · page 2

John Botley, Samuel Challenger, Benjamin Green, and Richard Chi[?] were indicted for a burglary in the dwelling, house of William Hall, at Win[?]or, on the 22d of…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 13 April 1829 · page 8

TUESDAY.—John Williams was indicted for committing a high-way robbery on the person of Patrick Ludlow on the 13th January 1829…

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Supreme Criminal Court. THURSDAY—APRIL 10 [?]. Rex v. Hall

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 14 April 1829 · page 2

This was an information filed [?] officio, by His Majesty's Attor[?]ey General, against the defendant, Mr. Edward Smith Hall, Editor of the Sydney Monitor newspaper,…

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The Sydney Gaol. Attempts at Escape

The Australian · Wednesday 15 April 1829 · page 3

An attempt, it is reported, was made about three weeks since by the prisoners who are placed at night in the long room of the gaol, to break out. They succeeded in removing…

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