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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1832

506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 26

Supreme Court. Wednesday, August 1. (Before Mr. Justice DOWLING)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1832 · page 3

John Priestl[?] was indicted for feloniously receiving two calves and two heifers, the property of some person to the Attorney-General unknown, before feloniously stolen by one William Martin,…

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Domestic Intelligence. Supreme Court. Criminal Side

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 8 August 1832 · page 3

SATURDAY, 4TH AUGUST.—Before Mr. Justice DOWLING and the usual Military Commission. Edward Clegg and John Slater, were…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 9 August 1832 · page 1

MONDAY.—William Kettley, absenting himself for a half dozen days, and when found, was discovered teaching to a young beginner, the art and mystery of skittles, mid whom be was fleecing of a…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—(criminal Side.)

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 9 August 1832 · page 1

MONDAY.—Before Judge Dowling and the usual commission. John Greenwood and Samuel Lewis were jointly indicted for a highway robbery, putting in…

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Court of Requests. To the Editors of the Sydney Herald. Windsor, July 23, 1832

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 9 August 1832 · page 4

GENGLEMEN,—As general attention appears to be excited on the subject of the intended Court of Requests Act, and presuming that any hints thrown out through the public Press will not…

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Court of Requests. Thursday, August 2. QUIT-RENTS, The Collector of Internal Revenue v. F. Stephen, Esq

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1832 · page 3

This was an action brought to recover a sum of money alleged to be due by the defendant, for the renting of certain lands, under the Government regulations…

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Aquatic Court of Justice. Shaving, Assault, and Battery

Hill's Life in New South Wales · Friday 10 August 1832 · page 4

WHENEVER a vessel arrives on the Equator, or any remarkable head land, where the raw hands and passengers on board have not been before, the seamen,…

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Police Reports

Hill's Life in New South Wales · Friday 10 August 1832 · page 3

SATURDAY. -- Peter Davis, a lad in the Service of Mr Milsom of the North Shore, was accused by his master of fraud. Mr M. employed him to supply his customers with milk, the nutritious…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Friday 10 August 1832 · page 4

WEDNESDAY, 1st AUG. 1832.—This being the first day of Term, at 10 a. m., the Supreme Court opened for despatch of criminal business. Soon after ten, Mr…

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Supreme Court

Hill's Life in New South Wales · Friday 10 August 1832 · page 2

MONDAY, AUGUST 6. -- William Hughes was indicted for feloniously shooting at Catharine Newgent, with intent to murder him, at Sydney, on the 9th of July last. The information contained…

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Supreme Court. Criminal Side

The Australian · Friday 10 August 1832 · page 3

TUESDAY.—James Hollinder was indicated for stealing one cow, one calf, and one heifer, the property of Major Lowe, at Bathurst, on the 10th of January…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1832 · page 3

Kitty Wentworth, a lover of gin and bitters, appeared under the wing of a constable, who charged her with being unreasonably drunk. Ki[?]ty—I deny the charge bang. I was as sober…

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Supreme Court. Criminal Side

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 11 August 1832 · page 4

MONDAY, AUGUST 6th—Before Mr. Justice DOWLING and the usual Military Commission. James Reynolds and Thomas Ryan were…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday, August 7. (Before Mr. Justice DOWLING)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1832 · page 2

James Hollender was indicted for stealing one [?]alf and one heifer, the property of Major Lowe, at Bathurst, on the 10th of June last. Guilty—Death. There were nine other informations for cattle…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 13 August 1832 · page 2

THURSDAY.—John Rowe was charged with being found smoking a segar on one of the seats of the Government Domain, at the same time talking politics to a lad of a similar calibre, who was…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—(criminal Side.)

The Sydney Herald · Monday 13 August 1832 · page 2

THURSDAY.—Before Judge Dowling, and the usual Commission. Edward Kennedy was indicted for a highway robbery, in assaulting and putting in bodily fear…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, August 9. (Before Mr. Justice DOW[?]NG.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1832 · page 3

Edward Kennedy, was indicted for a highway robbery on the person of George Stephens, on the Western Road, near Parramatta, on the 1st of June last. The prisoner was found guilty, and remanded…

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Domestic Intelligence. Police Incidents

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 15 August 1832 · page 2

Ana Todd: stood up to answer the charge. of being inebriated, loquacious, and gadding about at an hour when she ought to have been in bed with Mr. Todd. Bench—What have you got to…

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New Court of Requests' Bill

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 15 August 1832 · page 2

We understand, that when we published our last number, this Bill had not passed, the Governor's signature not having been then affixed to it. The public ire not without hopes, that'…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 16 August 1832 · page 2

MONDAY.—Ann Smith, a remarkably delicate and sensitive lady, whose olfactories were disorganized at the slightest effluvia, was placed at the bar, charged with being found rolled up like a…

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