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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1833

535 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 27

Supreme Court. Wednesday, Feb. 6

The Currency Lad · Saturday 9 February 1833 · page 3

Robert Adamson Rodd was indicted for maliciously shooting at, with a pistol loaded with powder and ball, J. H. Townshend, with intent to murder, at Wollombi, on the 21st November. Other counts…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday, February 6

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1833 · page 2

Robert Adamson Rodd was indicted for maliciously shooting at, with a pistol loaded with powder and [?], J. H. Townshend, with intent to murder, at Wollombi, on the 21st November[?] Four other counts…

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Illustration of Capt. Rossi's "One Month Third Class." Police Office, Port Stephens, December 26th, 1832, before Capt. R. G. Moffatt. J. P.

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 9 February 1833 · page 2

MaryCavanagh, Per Southworth, 7 years, an assigned servant of Lieutenant Caswell, R.N. Charged by her master, with persevering to leave his service, and…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 11 February 1833 · page 3

THURSDAY.—Henry Cartly was charged with absenting himself. It appears that Henry is doing the polite to a little bit of womanhood, that lives some quarter of a mile from his master's house…

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

The Sydney Herald · Monday 11 February 1833 · page 2

WEDNESDAY.—Before Judge Dowling, and the usual Commission. James Burdet, William Bolton, and John Hennessy, were jointly indicted for burglariously…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1833 · page 2

Henry Fr[?]man, a prisoner of the Crown, appeared before his Worship, charged by his master with having, on the day appointed tor the great national meeting, absented himself, instead of…

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Domestic Intelligence. Supreme Court, Criminal Side

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 13 February 1833 · page 2

THURSDAY, FEB. 7TH.—Before Mr. Justice DOWLING and the usual Military Commission. Joseph Coleman was indicted for an…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 14 February 1833 · page 3

MONDAY.—Barbora Bruce, a tormigant, with cheek bones as prominent as those of a Chinese, and when she opened her month exhibited a vacuity very little inferior to that of Etna, not only from…

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

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 14 February 1833 · page 3

MONDAY.—Before Judge Dowling, and the usual Commission. James Velton and John Grey were jointly indicted for a burglary in the dwelling house of Luke…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday, February 12 h. (Before Mr. Justice DOWLING.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1833 · page 2

John B[?]ven, and Henry Hugh[?]s, stood indicted for assaulting Thomas Groom, on the 3d December[?] 1832, and forciply taking from him, 3 bottles of gin value 10s., and [?] gun, value 20s., the property of…

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Sydney Police

The Currency Lad · Saturday 16 February 1833 · page 3

Caroline M'Cormick appeared before his Worship, charged by her mistress with entertaining the most unfeminine propensities; the most troublesome of which was her penchant for pugilism, an art…

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Domestic Intelligence. Supreme Court, Criminal Side

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 16 February 1833 · page 2

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14.—Before Mr. Justice BURTON, and the usual Military Commission Thomas Higgins, John Thomas James…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday, February 13. (Before Mr. Justice BURTON.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1833 · page 2

Thomas Edwards was in[?]icted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Charles Bury, at Sydney, on 27th December last, and stealing therein a [?]at, coat, [?]in box, decanter,…

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Supreme Court. Monday, Feb. 11. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice DOWLING.)

The Currency Lad · Saturday 16 February 1833 · page 3

James Velton and John Grey, stood indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Luke Dillon, at Bathurst, on the 7th January, 1833, and taking therefrom. 1 bag, value…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 18 February 1833 · page 3

William Morgan, a lad without the slightest taste for literature, was charged by his master with refusing to proceed into Sydney to procure a news-paper for him, grounding his refusal upon the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Sydney Herald · Monday 18 February 1833 · page 2

THURSDAY.—Before Judge Burton and the usual commission. Daniel Higgins of Chili, and Henry Fuller, James Anderson, William Thomas, John Belford,…

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Supreme Court[?] Friday Feb, 15. (Before His Honour Mr. Justice DOWLING.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1833 · page 3

Margaret Bryan stood indicted for a larceney in the dwelling house of Mr. J. Simpson on the 15th, of October 1832, and stealing therein one brooch value —2, one…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 21 February 1833 · page 3

MONDAY.—Edward Gearing was charged with burning his master in effigr, the said effigy being composed of his bedding and slops, through which he bad been left with nothing in the shape…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1833 · page 2

Edward Geering was brought forward, charged by his master with using the most dreadful imprecations in venting his spleen, on an unoffending pair of shoes, which his master bad made him a present of…

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Supreme Court. Monday, Feb. 19

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1833 · page 2

John M[?]Grath stood indicted for committing a highway robbery on the person of Joseph West, and taking from him one handkerchief, value 6d. 20 half-crowns, 40 shillings, 20 sixpences, and 10…

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