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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1837

642 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 33

Police. Saturday, 9Th

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 11 September 1837 · page 2

Elizabeth Wilson, a Ticket-of-Leave holder, residing in Park-street, was convicted on the evidence of several wi[?]nesses of keeping a common brothel in Park-…

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Court of Requests

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 11 September 1837 · page 2

Watts v.Girard.—The plaintiff appeared to lay claim to the sum of £2 6s. for twenty-one days wages. He stated that he engaged with Mr. Girard for one month…

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Brutality of a Police-man. To the Editor of the Australian

The Australian · Tuesday 12 September 1837 · page 6

SIR,—I beg, through tho medium of your valuable paper, to call the attention of the First Police Magistrate to the following instance of brutality and improper conduct of one of the…

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Police. Monday, 11Th

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 13 September 1837 · page 2

Aaron Lu[?]klington, free hired servant to Mrs. Weaver of Castlereagh street, Coachmaker, was charged with absconding. It appeared in evidence that the defendant…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1837 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Herald

Mary Donovan v. Ann Jones and [?] Weston.—Defendants appeared to [?] for thrashing plaintiff. Ann had [?] honor of being placed at the bar, [?]…

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Police. Thursday. 14Th

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 15 September 1837 · page 2

Francis Murphy, free, was charged with stealing two [?] from the [?] of Mr. [?] Tuesday, Mr. Jacob a shopman of Mr. Iredale, Ob[?]seived the prisoner passing with the sleves; he…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—this Day. Friday September 15Th

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 15 September 1837 · page 2

On the opening of the Supreme Court this morning after their Honors had taken their sents in "BANCO." Messrs. Hognes, Macintyce, Port[?]r, and Eales, were called…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1837 · page 3

Thomas Tool, with an astonishing brush up to his hair, and a grin that would havdone credit to a merry andrew, was charged with having staggered [?]p to a couple of constables the…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Times · Saturday 16 September 1837 · page 3

YESTERDAY being the first day of Term, their Honours took their seats, be-robed in purple, in banco regis. A number of gentlemen were fined for…

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Police. Monday 18Th

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 18 September 1837 · page 2

William Challenor o[?] Kent-street, Tailor, was charged on the affidavit of Mr. Alexander Douglas, of George-street, with using threatening language. The prosecutor stated that on the 15th instant the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court— Civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Monday 18 September 1837 · page 2

[?]day, September 15, 1837.—This being the first day of term, their Honors the three Judges according to custom, took their seats on the Bench in their purple [?]…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—this Day. Friday September 15Th

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 18 September 1837 · page 2

On their Honors taking their seats' on the Bench, the following persons were fined for non attendance during the last Session and Term, after, being summoned…

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The Sydney Herald. Monday, September l8, 1837. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Mounted Police

The Sydney Herald · Monday 18 September 1837 · page 2

We have been comp[?]lled, at times, to enquire what this corps are about, when we have heard of the unchecked depredations committed by runaway Convicts in…

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Police Magistracy

The Australian · Tuesday 19 September 1837 · page 2

WE understand a petition to His Excellency the Governor, requesting him to continue Mr E. D. Day in his office of Police Magistrate for the district of…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 19 September 1837 · page 3

Ned Barker, one of that useful class of beings who give broadcloth to the back; serge to the stomach; buckram to the body; and thickset to the thigh, in fact…

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Law. Supreme Court—(criminal Side.)

The Australian · Tuesday 19 September 1837 · page 2

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.—This being the first day of term, the three Judges took their seats upon the bench at 10 o'clock. Several Jurors were fined for non-attendance…

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Police. Tuesday, 19Th September

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 20 September 1837 · page 2

Thomas Light residing in Kent street, was charged on the affidavit of Mrs. Margaret Randall with entering her house under the following circumstances: The prosecutrix stated, that on…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 20 September 1837 · page 2

On Monday the Court was employed the whole of the day, In disposing of undefended cases. On Tuesday verdicts were entered by consent in two cases, and…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 21 September 1837 · page 2

Thomas Light was charged with feloniously entering the dwelling-house of Mrs. Randall, of Kentstreet. Mrs. Randall stated that in the middle of Sunday night, she heard a noise in her bed-room,…

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