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Courts & crime, 1832

506 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 26

English Extracts. the Murder of the Italian Boy

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 28 April 1832 · page 3

MORE DISCOVERIES ON BISHOP'S PREMISES —In consequence of the important discoveries which were made by he police on Saturday last, by the examination of the…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 30 April 1832 · page 4

MONDAY.—John Graham, with a potatoe trap that would have admitted the biggest cabbage ever boiled, was charged with attempting to come it a la Logic, through the Sydney streets,…

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Murder of Margaret Duffy

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1832 · page 4

In November last, the wife of an Irish labaourer, named Duffey, residing in Broad Arrowcourt, Milton-street, missed her child, a little girl about eight years old. After making all the inquiry…

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Domestic Intelligence. the Late Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 2 May 1832 · page 2

The Court opened at 12 o clock on Friday last, and the following sentences were adjudged to the parties:—Peter. Kelly, Thomas Mills, Robert Boardman, and Benjamin Welling, larceny; three months hard labour…

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Police Report

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

Catherine Goodwin, who we beg to recommend to the future manager of our promised theatre, as an excellent substitute for one of the witches in "Macbeth," advanced with a fine…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1832 · page 3

Gray v. Farley and Wife.—The defendants, Benjamin Farley, with a highly polished ebony complexion, dandily enshrouded in the stiff collar of a rainbow-like shirt, accompanied by his…

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Domestic Intelligence. Supreme Court, Criminal Side

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 5 May 1832 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2.—(Before Mr. Justice Dowling and the usual Military Commission). John Connelly, a private soldier of H. M…

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Supreme Court. Friday, May 4. (Before Mr. Justice DOWLING.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1832 · page 2

Ann M'Court was indicted for the wilful murder of Agnes M'Court, a child aged about 4 years, at Sydney, on the 23d of March last. The information charged the death to have been caused by the…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 7 May 1832 · page 2

MONDAY.—A new chum named Flannigan, appeared before the Bench with a charge against his master, a shopkeeper in Pitt-street, for giving bim "shocking bad grub." The man stated…

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

The Sydney Herald · Monday 7 May 1832 · page 2

TUESDAY.—The Supreme Court opened this morning, before Judge Dowling and the usual commission. James Gregory was indicted for stealing one…

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Court of Requests

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 9 May 1832 · page 2

The Collector of Internal Revenue brought actions against individuals for arrears of quitrents, in the Court of Requests, last Thursday. The Commissioner refused to try the issues…

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Supreme Court. SATURDAY,MAY 5. (Before Mr. Justice DOWLING)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1832 · page 3

George Cohstick was indicted for stealing, at Sydney, on the 29th of April last, one bed, one blanket, one hat, one bag, and 18 lbs. of flour, the property of Mr. William Hutchinson.—G[?]ilty. The…

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Address to Thomas Edward Wright, Esq. Superintendent of Police for the District of Evan, and Captain in His Majes[?]y's 39th Regiment[?], &c. &c

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1832 · page 3

We, the undersigned free inhabitants of Evan and its environs, regret to learn that your duty as a soldier requires the relinquishment of your civil appointment…

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Daring Burglary

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1832 · page 3

One of the most daring and atrocious burgla[?]es that has for some time been perpotrated in Sydney was committed between the hours of four and five yesterday morning, on the premises of…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1832 · page 3

Peter M'Quirk was charged with the following highway robbery:— —Tabor deposed, that on the 27th ult. he was (ravelling along the Parramatta-road, when he was…

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Domestic Intelligence. Supreme Court, Criminal Side

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 12 May 1832 · page 3

FRIDAY, MAY 4.—Before Mr. Justice DOWLING and the usual Military Commission. Ann M'Court was indicted for the wilful murder of Agnes M'Court, a child of four…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 14 May 1832 · page 3

MONDAY.—Francis Gregory was charged by the Deputy Chief Constable, that when challenged as to who, or what he was, with replying a la Irving, in the unknown tongue; in…

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

The Sydney Herald · Monday 14 May 1832 · page 3

MONDAY.—Before Judge Dowling, and the usual Commission. Lawrence Brennan was indicted for receiving, well knowing to have been before feloniously…

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Supreme Court. Friday, May 11. (Before the Chief Justicie.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1832 · page 2

George Plamer and John Brailsford were indicated for a highway-robbery on John Eyde Manning[?] junior, Esq[?], and forcibly taking from his person[?] promissory note of the value of £10, the same…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 17 May 1832 · page 3

MONDAY.—Tobias Malony and Jeremiah Sunderland were charged with breaking the peace in their master's house, by pelting each other with crockery, when an unlucky bottle of Warren's jet,…

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