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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1829

324 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 17

Criminal Court

The Australian · Wednesday 15 April 1829 · page 3

Mr. Justice Stephen took tup criminal trials this day, when. James Wingate was indicted for an assault and highway robbery on James Butier, on the 13th…

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Supreme Court

The Australian · Wednesday 15 April 1829 · page 3

Rex v. Hall. This was an ex-office information filed by the Attorney-General against the defendant, for a seditious libel contained in the Sydney Monitor of Nov. 23, 1828. The Clerk of the…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Tuesday, April 14. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling.) The King v. Hayes

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1829 · page 2

The A[?]orne[?] General presented an information ex officio, this morning, against the defendant, Mr. E. A. Hayes, Editor and Proprie[?]or of the Aust[?]lian news[?]aper, for…

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Supreme Court. "Seditious Libel." Rex v. Hayes

The Australian · Friday 17 April 1829 · page 2

After adjourning from the previous day' Mr. Justice Dowling sat on Tuesday last in the above case, in which the King was plaintiff, at the suit of Lieutenant General…

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Supreme Criminal Court

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 18 April 1829 · page 8

WEDNESDAY.—Thomas Jones was indicted for a burglary in the dwelling house of Mr. Wm. Cape, at Brisbane Water, on the 18th March last. Mr. Henry Cape, the son of…

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(Domestic Intelligence continued.) the Murder of Mr. Clement

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 18 April 1829 · page 8

There is a great feeling excited by the lamentable end of this young man. We understand that some public-spirited and humane persons have set afloat a…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Wednesday, April 15. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1829 · page 2

The King, at the [?]s[?]tion of Francis Cashell Crotty, Esq. v. E. S. Hall. T[?]is was an information presented by the Attorney General against Mr. E. S. Hall,…

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Supreme Criminal Court

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 20 April 1829 · page 8

WEDNESDAY.—Thomas Jones was indicted for a burglary in the dwelling house of Mr. Wm. Cape, at Brisbane Water, on the 18th March last. Mr. Henry Cape, the son of…

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(Domestic Intelligence continued.) the Murder of Mr. Clemens

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 20 April 1829 · page 8

There is a great feeling excited by the ins[?]entable end of this young man. We understand that some public-spirited and humane persons have set afteat a…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Tuesday 21 April 1829 · page 3

The three learned Judges sat to pass sentence. John Williams, highway robhery; James Gardener, and William Yems, for burglary; J. Battersby, Samuel Challenger, Benjamin Green…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Saturday, April 18. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1829 · page 2

Thomas Carpenter was indicted for the wilful murder of Joseph Cobson, at North Richmond, on the 14th of March last. It appeared in evidence, tha[?], on the…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Friday 24 April 1829 · page 3

Bubble and Squeak.—On Tuesday last a baker, residing on the Rocks, having as was sworn, rescued three pigs from the constables when in the act of taking them to the pound, was fined 90s…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Friday 24 April 1829 · page 3

The Court opened this morning in the way, when two of the learned Judges, and two Military Juries, were in attendance; but no trials, Civil or Criminal, were proceeded upon, and the…

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Criminal Court

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 25 April 1829 · page 2

William Briant was indicted, for stealing certain articles of wearing apparel from the person of Jass, Dunn, of Sydney. Jane Dunn sworn—I am a washerman residing on the race course, I do not know…

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Criminal Court

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 27 April 1829 · page 2

William Briant was indicted, for stealing certain articles of wearing apparel from the person of Jane Dunn, of Sydney. Jane Dunn sworn.—I am a washerman residing on the race course, I do not know…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, April 25

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1829 · page 2

The Court sat in Banco this morning for the purpose of pas[?]ing judgment in several outstanding cases, consisting of motions for new trials, &c. and other formal proceedings…

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Supreme Court. Important Decision

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 2 May 1829 · page 8

SATURDAY, APRIL 25.—After several sentences had been passed up prisoners convicted in the present sittings , and some motions made of no import. Mr. Keith presented…

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Supreme Court. Important Decision

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 4 May 1829 · page 8

SATURDAY, APRIL 25.—After several sentences had been passed on prisoners convicted in the present sittings and some motions made of no import, Mr Keith presented…

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Police Incidents

The Australian · Tuesday 5 May 1829 · page 3

There was nothing very remarkable transacted his week, the Bench being principally, as usual, occupied in adjudication of drunken broils and their consequences, complaints of masters and…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Tuesday 5 May 1829 · page 3

The Court opened this day pro forma. Mr. ustice Stephen appeared alone on the Bench. There was but little business transacted. Four men were brought from on board the bulks…

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