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Courts & crime, 1838

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Mounted Police. To the Editor of the Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Monday 14 May 1838 · page 3

SIR.— Is it true that —of the Mounted Pplice can at all times and at all seasons find [?] to attend at all the public horse races that come off in this Colony?…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side. Thursday, May 10th. Before the Chief Justice, and a Military Jury

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 14 May 1838 · page 3

George M'Dowall and John Boyle, were indicted for stealing a mare valus £20, the proerty of John Busby, at Black Creek, Hunter's River, on…

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Advance Australia Sydney Gazette. Tuesday, May 15, 1838. The Notorious Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1838 · page 2

IT was said by the celebrated Edmund Burke that "there is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue;" at that limit we are of opinion the…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Tuesday, May 8, 1838. (Before the Chief Justice, and a Military Jury.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1838 · page 2

Patrick Ward was indicted for committing wilful and corrupt perjury. The information set forth that the prisoner being a wicked and evil-disposed…

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Police Incidents

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1838 · page 2

James Thompson, a martyr to kid gloves, pigtail, Havannah segars, and Eau d'Luce, shone forth through the dignity of these four appliances at the bar, like a full moon surmounting the…

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Supreme Criminal Court

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1838 · page 2

Wednesday.--Before Judge Willis and a Civil Jury.--Cornelius M'Cartliy was indicted for assaulting John Delaney with a spade, with intent to kill and murder him, at Prettybucca,…

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Sale of Land. In the Supreme Court

The Colonist · Wednesday 16 May 1838 · page 3

PIEE v. COHEN.—PIEE v. COHEN AND ANOTHER.—AT the London Tavern, George Street, Sydney, on Friday the 18th day of May instant, at twelve o'clock unless this execution be previously sati-fied, the Sheriff…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side. Friday, May 11. Before Mr. Justice Willis and a Civil Jury

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 16 May 1838 · page 2

John Lewis — was indicted for forging a cheque for £23, purporting to be drawn by W. H. Suttor, Esq., on the Bathurst Bank, with intent to defraud Nadthaniel Connolly,—a second…

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Law. Supreme Criminal Court

The Australian · Friday 18 May 1838 · page 2

THURSDAY.—Before the Chief Justice and a Military Jury. George Macdowall and John Boyle were indicted for stealing a mare, valued £20, the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side. Wednesday, May 16Th. Before Mr. Justice Burton, and a Civil Jury

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 18 May 1838 · page 2

Edwin Palmer, was indicted for the manslaughter of Charles Denham at New Zealand, by beating him with a rope and inflicting divers wounds and bruises, on the 4th of June last, of which he…

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Police Incidents

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1838 · page 2

John Shippington. with a face-- ye gods, what a face!--was handed to the rostrum with his phiz enshrouded in a chequered pocket handkerchief…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Thursday, May 10, 1838. (Before the Chief Justice, and a Military Jury.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 May 1838 · page 2

George Macdowell and John Boyle were indicted for stealing a horse, value £20, the property of John Busby, at Black Creek, on the 20th August…

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Case of Conspiracy. Supreme Court.—criminal Side. Monday, May 14. Before Mr. Justice Burton, and a Military Jury

The Colonist · Saturday 19 May 1838 · page 2

Charles Beilby, lately merchant and general dealer in Sydney, was brought up under a charge of conspiracy, or collusion to defraud his creditors…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side. Friday, May 11Th

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 21 May 1838 · page 3

[Owing to the interest excited by the trials of Beilby—and Palmer—which we reported at length, we were unable to give the following in their regular order.]…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Wednesday, May 16. (Before Mr. Justice Burton and a Civil Jury.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1838 · page 2

Edward Palmer, late of New Zealand and Sydney, oil merchant, a subject of our Lord the late King, and our lady the Queen, was indicted for manslaughter, in having at Preservation Bay, New…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 24 May 1838 · page 2

Wednesday, May 23.—About half-past ten o'clock, Mr. Justice Burton came into Court and stated that the Cutter which had been despatched to Port Phillip for the witnesses…

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Law. Supreme Criminal Court

The Australian · Friday 25 May 1838 · page 2

WEDNESDAY.—His Honor Mr Justice Burton came into Court about ten o'clock, and (Uncharged the Civil Jury in attendance, observing that the witnesses in the Port Phillip…

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The Third Police Magistrate

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1838 · page 2

The gentleman, who fills the important and responsible situation of Third Police Magistrate, it cannot be unknown to our readers, is Mr. Ryan Brenan, Coroner,…

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Police Incidents

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1838 · page 2

Mary Smith was charged by a waterman, named Trump, with robbing his dwelling house of three gowns, which she had purloined out of his wife's stock, who is at present sojourning in…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Wednesday, May 23, 1[?]7

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1838 · page 2

The Court was opened this morning, after having been adjourned for a week in consequence of the nonarrival of the Revennue Cutter Prince George, which was desp tehed for witnesses required in…

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