Police Incidents
Thomas Loyal, was charged with housing up his jib-stay till all sneezed again, and singing to the annoyance of the sleeping Charley's, who appeared very irate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
598 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 30
Thomas Loyal, was charged with housing up his jib-stay till all sneezed again, and singing to the annoyance of the sleeping Charley's, who appeared very irate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tuesday, October [?]—The Court having reassembled this morning, the examination of the following witnesses was proceeded with. In reply to the evidence of justification, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Harmer stood indicted for stealing in the month of August last, five yards of canvass the property of Mr. Philip Coulton, master of the schooner Truelove. The Attorney General, in stating the case…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. WYNDEYER opened the pleadings. The declaration contained four counts. The first charged the defendants with having published a libel of and concerning the plaintiff's conduct as a member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →John Green. assigned to Mr. Robert Andrews of Sussex-street, was put to the bar charge [?] with absconding from his service since Sunday last Whenapprehended…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Before the Acting Chief Justice and a Civil Jury. Thomas Whalan, a convict attached to a Bridge Party, in Argyle, stood indicted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 1816.—Before the Chief Justice and a Civil Jury. John Harman was indicted for stealing five yards of canvass, on board of the schooner Truelove, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Saturday, October 29.—Before the three Judges sitting in Banco. Browne v. Forbes.—Mr. Foster on the part of the plaintiff, pressed for the judgment of the Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I had a great curiosity to ascertain whart he expected, but all my effor s proved unsuccesful. The only answer I could get from him was," I dont know:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Green, with a lurking expression of the ludicrous peeping out at the corner of his eyes, was charged with playing the very devil with the appetites of both…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Joseph Mandle, John Lawson and Thomas Crawson, stood indicted for a highway robbery, and stealing from the person of Michael M'Munns, one jacket, one pair of trousers and one pair of boots…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Green, assigned to Mr. Andrews of Sussex-street, was charged with theft. The prisoner it appeared, had been sent on Sunday to the bakehouse for a piece of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wednesday, November [?]—Before the Chief Justice and a Civil Jury. Thomas Whelan, belonging to an Argyle Bridgeparty, was indicted fur robbing William Montgomery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LYONS v STEPHENS AND STOKES—This was an action for alleged liBEL, to which the defendants pleaded the general issue. Mr. Windeyer opened the pleadings, and stated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Before Mr. Justice Burton and a Civil Jury. William Baker, free labourer, of Penrith, stood indicted for the wilful murder…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →His son was cut off in his early youth but not until he had given indications of great talent and great genius. You have now his three daughters, Lady Seymour,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thomas Barker, a bired servant to Mr. Polack, the auctioneer, was charged with absconding. It appeared that in July last, prisoner, to use his own…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4.—Before Mr. Justice Burton and a Civil Jury. William Baker stood indicted for the wilful murder of Mary Baker, his wife, at Penrith, on the 18th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thomas [?] in [?] for the [?] murder of Peter [?] y by striking [?] with a stick on the left side of the head, in [?] giving him one mortal wound of which he [?] from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Richard Langham, stood indicted for forging an order purporting to have been drawn by. Mr J. B. Bettington, for the sum of £10 sterling, and made payable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →