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Courts & crime, 1835

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1835 · page 2

WEDNESDAY.— Sarah Barnes (commonly called Kitty Clover) a nymph on whose " physog" nature had bestowed but a small portion of feminine loveliness, was…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 1 January 1835 · page 2

HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY SOLDIERS.— Edward Fulham and William Maher, privates of His Majesty's 17th Regiment, were put to the bar under the following…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1835 · page 2

FRIDAY.—John Ritchie, free, was brought before the Bench charged with a robbery. Mr.Johnson, of Kent-street, shopkeeper, deposed, that on Tuesday the…

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Police Intelligence

The Alfred · Tuesday 6 January 1835 · page 3

FRIDAY, JAN. 2.--George Bird, residing in Cambridge-street, was convicted of selling a gill of rum on the 9th December last, and receiving sixpence…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1835 · page 2

Monday—Daniel M'Koy was brought before the Bench, charged with insolence to the mother of a witness who had lately given testimony against him. The…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Police Office

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 7 January 1835 · page 2

TUESDAY 29th DECEMBER.—Before Meses. WINDEYER & STEWART. Mary Ann Coventry, free, was charged by Mr Potts of Hunter-street, with forcing her way into…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1835 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7th.—Ma[?]y Reus, a damsel with a very demure eountenance, was brought before the Bench for making too many visits to tho l[?]sh…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 8 January 1835 · page 2

John Jackson, Richard Vining, Michael Syes, and Edward Dunny, assigned to Messrs. Waliace and How, soap and ccandle manufacturers, were brought forward on the following change of robbery. Mr…

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Original Correspondence. Court of Requests. To the Editors of the Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 8 January 1835 · page 3

Gentlemen.—I will thank any Correspondent of yours to inform me, whether the Lord High Chancellor's Court, at Westminster, has at its Court Sittings a greater number of gentlemen attached, than…

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Police Intelligence

The Alfred · Friday 9 January 1835 · page 2

TUESDAY, JAN. 6. -- John Jackson, Edward Danns, Richard Rennie, and Michael Tye, assigned servants of Messrs. Wallace and Co., who were yesterday…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1835 · page 2

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9.—Margaret Aspie, (assigned to her husband), was brought before the Bench by Catherine Burns (who is also assigned to her…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Police Office

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 10 January 1835 · page 2

MONDAY, JANUARY 5.—Before Messrs. WINDEYER and STEWART. George Brown, life, assigned to Dr. Moncrief, was charged with absenting himself without leave, with…

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Court of Magistracy Hyde Park Barracks. September 27th, 1833

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 10 January 1835 · page 2

SIR—With reference to your letter of the 25th instant, requesting us to meet for the purpose of receiving and reporting on evidence to be laid before us by Mr. Francis Stephen, relative to a…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 12 January 1835 · page 2

Thomas Willis, a house-keeper, residing in Gloucester-street, appeared on an information [?]arging him with reta[?]ng [?]gill of rum, not being a licensed publican, contrary to Act of Council…

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Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Herald · Monday 12 January 1835 · page 2

This Court opened an Thursday last, before Mr. Chairman Forster and John E. Man[?]g, E-q.; when the following persons were put on their trials, before a Military Jury:—…

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English Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1835 · page 3

MANSION-HOUSE.—A tall, able-bodied Irishman, named Thomas Mooree was brought before the Lord Mayor with a child in his arms, under the following…

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Police Intelligence

The Alfred · Tuesday 13 January 1835 · page 3

JAN. 9.--Margaret Aspie, assigned to her husband, was charged by Catherine Burns with assaulting her, which arose out of a quarrel between their husbands…

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Court of Quarter Sessions. FRIDAY, 9th JANUARY, 1835. Before Mr. FOSTER and Mr. NICHOLSON, and a Military Jury

The Alfred · Tuesday 13 January 1835 · page 2

Ann Evans was brought up for stealing from the shop of Mr. Broad, in George-street, one pair of women's shoes. Mr. Broad stated that the prisoner…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 14 January 1835 · page 2

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8.—Before Messrs. FOSTER (Chairman) and MANNING. The Court was opened by several prisoners chosing their Juries. Intimation was then given, that…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 15 January 1835 · page 2

Margaret Sullivan, assigned to Mrs. Watson, of Purling Harbour, was brought forward charged with the following faux pas, on Sunday last. Her Mistress, with a peculiarly dem[?]re…

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