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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1835

674 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 34

Supreme Court, Criminal Side. Wednesday, May 6. (Before Mr. Justice Burton, and Military Jury)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1835 · page 2

John Morris, stood indicted for a rape on a child, nine years of age, named Mary Ann Hardy, daughter of a person named William Hardy, residing near…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 11 May 1835 · page 2

The case of Mr. Grose, for an encroachment on the public way, by the erection of his splendid new building in George-street, which had been submitted by the…

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British Police

The Sydney Herald · Monday 11 May 1835 · page 4

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—A Canny Scot.—Monday a little bald-headed "wee mannie," named Cole, piping hot from the land o'cakes," was charged with having…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side

The Australian · Tuesday 12 May 1835 · page 3

FRIDAY.— Before his honor the Chief Justice and Civil Jury. Patrick Kilmartin was charged with the wilful murder of James Hamitron on the Botany-road, on…

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Supreme Court, Criminal Side. Saturday, May 9. (Before Mr. Justice Burton, and a Military Jury.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1835 · page 2

John Cooley and Edward M'Cormuck stood indicted for stealing three bullocks and two cows, the property of James Sams, on the 13th December last, at the…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Supreme Court, Criminal. Side

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 13 May 1835 · page 3

SATURDAY, MAY 9th—Befor the CHEIP JUSTICE and a Civil Jury. Henry Barlow, William Hughes alias Daniel Shennell, John Carter, and John…

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Colonial Politics. the Sydney Police

The Colonist · Thursday 14 May 1835 · page 1

IT appears from the recently published Abs of the Revenue of this Colony for the Quarter ending 31st March, 1835, that the amount Custom House duties—a branch of the the public…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 14 May 1835 · page 4

TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1885—Before His Honor Mr. Justice Burtop, and a Military Jury. John Dow abas Luttrel, who stood indicted for forgery, but who had refused to plead, on the…

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Supreme Court, Criminal Side. Wednesday, May 12. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling and a Civil Jury.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1835 · page 2

James Walsh and Andrew Brennan stood indicted with feloniously receiving a cow and a calf, the property of W m Bridger, knowing the same to be stolen…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1835 · page 2

Samuel Barnelt, who stated he was by trade, a travelling tinker, was brought before the Bench, charged with having illegally detained two copper kettles, the…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Supreme Court, Criminal Side

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 16 May 1835 · page 2

SATURDAY, MAY 9.—Before Mr. JUSTICE BURTON and a Military Jury. Matthew Byrne, and Henry Smith, attached to a road party near Liverpool were indicted for…

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Suprems Court, Criminal Side. Thursday, May 14. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling and Civil Jury)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1835 · page 2

John Knox and Thomas West, stood indicted for stealing a cow and calf and a heifer, on the 19th January, 1835. Mr. Sydney Stephen, as Counsel for…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 18 May 1835 · page 2

Benjamin Parton was brought before their Worships under the following circumstances:—A constable in the police of the district of Penrith, doposed that he…

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A Second Resolute and Successful Capture of a Cattle-stealer by Order of P. L. Campbell, Esquire, Police Magistrate

The Sydney Herald · Monday 18 May 1835 · page 3

A most notorious character of the name of James Norrisbey, who has for many years infested the Lower Hunter, has been captured, and safely lodged in Sydney Gaol,…

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British Law. Court of Exchequer

The Sydney Herald · Monday 18 May 1835 · page 4

DICAS V. BENGAUGH.—Mr. Serjeant Bompas moved for a new trial in this action, which was tried before Lord,Lyndhurst, when there was a verdict for the…

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Original Correspondence. POLICE. To the Editors of the Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Monday 18 May 1835 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—The vast importance of an efficient Police to the respectable portion of the inhabitants of this town, induoes me to offer a few remarks, far the consideration of your leaders…

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Law Intelligence. the Convict System. Supreme Court.—criminal Side. Before His Honor Mr. Justice Burton, and a Military Jury

The Sydney Herald · Monday 18 May 1835 · page 2

Joseph Gladmun, John Anderson, William Lamb and William Moreton, Convicts, attached to No.2, Road Party; stationed near Lansdowne Bridge stood indicted for assaulting, and…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1835 · page 2

There were, as usual, on Monday morning, a number of cases of drunkenness, and the parties were discharged on payment of the fine, or undergoing the…

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Criminal Court. Sentences

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1835 · page 2

At the close of the Criminal Sessions on Friday last, the following prisoners were placed at the bar to receive their sentence:—…

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Tragical Murder. [One of the most striking scenes of the land career of Christiana, of Sweden, is thus related by Miss Landon, in her last novel, Francesea Carvara.]

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1835 · page 4

The ex-Queen of Sweden has had one of the gentlemen of her suite put to death in a manner equally sudden and barbarous, and what excites in me a strong…

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