Police. Thursday, 18Th May
John Darley, was placed at the bar, charged with assaulting a child named Mary Ann Jefferys with intent to commit a rape. The offence being proved, he was…
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Law. Supreme Court.—(criminal Side.)
FRIDAY.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Burton and a Military Jury. Joseph Noble was charged with firing a gun with intent to kill anil murder ono Joseph Bishop, at…
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William Smith, a kind of Don Quixote in his way, was charged with stopping a man in the street who was carrying a bonnet in one hand, and a bason of large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Court. Friday, May 19, 1837. (Before Mr. Justice Kinchela, and a Military Jury.)
James Studs was indicted for killing one [?] value £5, one cow, value £5, and one [?]eifer, value £3, the property of Mr Jacob Newton, settler, at Black Brook, on the 24th day of January, with intent to…
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Mr. Barnett Levey, and five special constables of the Theatre, appeared to answer the charge of assaulting Whalan the constable, in the 'execution of his duty. From…
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Monday, May 15, 1837.—Before Mr. Justice Button and a Civil Jery. Robert Smith, assigned to Captain Crummer, was indicted for burglario[?]sly entering the dwelling-house…
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Before Mr. Justice Kinchela, and a Military Jury. James Slade was indicted for killing one ox, value £51 one cow, value £5; and…
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John Buckley was indicted for assaulting and robbing Mr. John Cheeseborough, at Sydney, on the 10th of September. William Fizpatrick sworn- I apprehended the…
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Daniel M'Nalty. and Michael M'Gillivray, were charged with committing a violent, assault on Constable Thompson in the execution of his duty, and…
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William Flanningan, possessed of the [?] With kicking up a devil of a rumpus in George street at 9 o'clock the overnight…
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Saturday, May 20, 1837.—Before the three Judges. This being the last day of the Criminal Sessions, the prisoners who had been remanded for sentence were placed at the bar…
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William Green, assigned to Sir John Jamison, was placed at the bar. Mr. Inspector Jones said he apprehended the prisoner in George-street, on Tuesday…
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The old practice of proceeding against individual offenders for contempt of Court, is now obsolete, and a decision of one of our Colonial Judges was lately commented…
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Mr. John Armstrong v David and Mary Smith. Defendants appeared upon sum mons to answer for assaulting plaintiff. Mr. Armstrong deposed that he was a…
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A boy, named Henry Chumbs, apprenticed to Mr. Abraham Levey of George-street tailor, was charged with absconding from his master's service, and sentenced to hard…
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THURSDAY.—The King against Charles Connor. This was an information laid by the Chief Constable, charging the defendant with having on the 19th day of May, Instant, illegally sold rum in a less quantity…
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Henry Williams,with a beard that had defied a score of razors, was charged with the following spree;—It appeard that on the previous day, while suffering from…
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Richard Pearce, of the Freemasons' Arms, Castlereagh-street, was found guilty on his own confession of serving three prisoners of the crown, with liquor and fined in the sum of five pounds, and one pound…
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Hannah Robeits, a very peculiar looking customer, possessing a very decent kind of figure,— A[?] then her look I—Oh, where's the heart so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Select Poetry. the Murder Glen
THIS is a dreary spot as eye shall see; Yet a few minutes Linger here with me, And let us rest (the air is warm and still) In the dry shelter of this heathery hill…
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