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Courts & crime, 1832

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1832 · page 3

LIBEL.—'Mr. Villiers Pearce appeared by warrant, which had been issued on the a[?]davits of Robert Wardell, Esq. LL.D. and Mr. Robert Forster, his clerk, in which it was alleged that Mr. P. had…

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

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 16 August 1832 · page 2

MONDAY.—After the Court had been occupied for several hours in hearing arguments on the case of the Soldier Sullivan, the following case was tried before Judge Stephen and the usual…

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Supreme Court. Monday, August 13. (Before Mr. Justice STEPHEN.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1832 · page 3

Mary Wilkinson and Esth[?]r Flynn were indicted for a highway robbery on the person of Peter Macpherson, and stealing from his person two promissory notes for the payment of £10 each; two promissory…

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English Extracts. Court of Common Pleas, Friday Dec. 5. (Sittings before the Chief Justice and a Common Jury)

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 16 August 1832 · page 2

A useful hint for their Honors the Judges of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.—In the course of a cause of no public interest, brought to recover the amount of a sum of money paid as a…

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Police Reports

Hill's Life in New South Wales · Friday 17 August 1832 · page 2

Henry Wilson, with a sort of grave-digger's grin on his phiz of allow, and a potato-trap like the muzzle of a two-and-thirty, was accused of putting away three large certain mutton pies…

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Supreme Court

Hill's Life in New South Wales · Friday 17 August 1832 · page 2

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9' -- Before Mr. Justice Stephen and the usual Military Commission. William, Halfpenny was indicted for a highway robbery, and putting in bodily fear, Andrew Brown,…

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Domestic Intelligence. Important Case. Supreme Court. in Banco

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 18 August 1832 · page 2

MONDAY AUG, 13th.—The Judges having taken their seats, Jermiah Sullivan was placed at the bar. Mr. Justice Dowling (who presided on his trial,) stated to the Court, that on…

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Supreme Court. Friday, August 17. (Before Mr. Justice STEPHEN.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1832 · page 2

William Jaques, Hugh Taylor, Joseph Rookin, Charles Blakefield, James Hashman, and Thomas Barrett, were indicted, William Jaques as principal, and the other prisoners as accessaries, for the…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 20 August 1832 · page 3

THURSDAY.—Edward Brennan was fully committed to take his trial, for a forgery upon Mr. Longford. James Slattery, the alarmist, was placed at the…

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

The Sydney Herald · Monday 20 August 1832 · page 3

THURSDAY.—Before Judge Stephen, and the usual Commission. William Halfpenny was indicted for a highway robbery, in assaulting and putting in bodily fear, and…

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Supreme Court. Monday, August 20. (Before Mr. Justice STEPHEN.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1832 · page 3

Thomas Hipple and James Darb[?]shire were indicted for feloniously assaulting John Tilley on the King's bighwny, on the 9th of July last, and taking from his person 14 pieces of the current coin of the realm,…

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Important Case. Supreme Court. in Banco. (Continued from our last.)

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 22 August 1832 · page 4

The Attorney-General rose under such evident embarrasment, as to render the first part of his reply indistinct; when recovered he proceeded, I have been attacked, in a manner…

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British Police

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 23 August 1832 · page 3

QUEEN-SQUARE.—A Message to His Majesty.— Yesterday (Feb. 24) a young lad, apparently about 18 years of age, was brought before Mr. White, by Serjeant Barton of the B Division, No. 8, charged…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 23 August 1832 · page 3

MONDAY.—William Thornton, an ugly customer, was charged with doing champion in the middle of George-street, shouting out, "come on, come on, anything alive, anything crawling," when the…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1832 · page 4

William Rogers and Robert Craigie, wo seamen belonging to the Elizabeth, were brought up on a warrant for having absconded from that vessel. They both refused positively to return to duty…

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

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 23 August 1832 · page 3

MONDAY.—Before Judge Stephen, and the usual Commission. Thomas Hippie and James Darbyshire were jointly indicted for a highway robbery, in…

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Supreme Court. Monday, August 20. (Before Mr. Justice STEPHEN.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1832 · page 3

Henry Snowden, William Buss, and Henry Godfrey, were indicted, for that they, with force of arms, at Mount Pleasant, on the 8th of June last, twenty pigs of the value of £10, the property of Samuel…

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Police Reports

Hill's Life in New South Wales · Friday 24 August 1832 · page 2

Agricultural pursuits. -- John Winch, an old offender, was placed at lite bar on the following charge by Mr Sandwell, mine host of the Ross and Crown. Mr. S. stated that he had a fine bed…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Friday 24 August 1832 · page 3

MONDAY, AUGUST 20.—Thomas Hipple and James Darbyshire were indicted for feloniously assaulting John Tilley on the King's highway, on the 9th of July last, and taking from his person 14…

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Supreme Court. Trial of the Fancy

Hill's Life in New South Wales · Friday 24 August 1832 · page 2

Before Mr. Justice Stephen and the usual Military Commission. William Jaques was indicted for the manslugther of John Stone, at Parrammatta, on the…

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