Police Incidents. Saturday, December 29
MODESTY OF A FEMALE ASSIGNED SERvant.—Sophia Stubbs, assigned to Mr. Coyle of George street, was taken into custody on Friday morning, without a…
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Police Incidents
MONDAY, DEC. 31.--Joseph Hilton,free hired servant to Mr. Emanuel Martin was charged with absconding, and sentenced to fourteen days confinement in her Majesty's gaol…
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SIR,—His Worship said that he made the fine so very light (5s.) because the prisoner had received a very severe personal injury from the constable. This precious piece of legal admonition was…
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James Moore, free hired servant, was given in charge by his master, Mir. Richard Barran, on Tuesday morning, who charged him with stealing a shirt and hat, the former of which was found on the…
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WEDNESDAY.—The Queen v. Thomas Symers.—The information charged the defendant, who is master of the ship "Caledonia." of Calcutta, belonging to a subject of the United Kingdom with carrying a…
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Clara Wilkinson, assigned to Mr. Henry Reece of Hunter-street, was charged by Partington, a sergeant of Police, with being out in the stree[?]s at…
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WE scarcely know how to use language that can properly express our indignation at the disgraceful disregard shown by our ruling powers to the protection of the lives…
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The seamen of the William Rogers were again broght to the Police Office for refusing to obey orders One decision had been formerly made by Mr Brennan in…
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William Wilsha was charged with stealing a pint and a half of rum, which he had drawn from half a puncheon in his master's stores. Mr. Titterton stated, that the prisoner had obtained his ticket of…
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As we premised in the publication before last to give a list of the two juries that sat upon the first and on the second trials of several men, for the late murder…
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MONDAY last being the first Monday in January the Court assembled as usual. Shortly after ten o'clock, Mr. Chairman Manning, Dr. Kinchela, Dr. Raymond, Mr. J. Campbell, and a number…
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The list this day was heavy: it comprised [?]enty drunkards, nineteen other charges, and forty-three summonses. These summonses have accumnated from being put off day after day; they conisted…
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William Bowman was sentenced to be vorked in an ironed gang for the space of eighteen months, for theft. Margaret Kelly was seatenced to sir months…
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY9.âBefore Messrs. Windeyer and Innes. Donelly v. King.âThe complainant in this case, a barrister recently arrived in this colony by the ship…
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THURSDAY, January 10.—Before the Chairman, and Messrs. Raymond and Gosling, and a military Jury Charles Henry Mortimer Kelson, gentleman, was indicted for unlawfully pretending that he was…
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WE cannot do justice to this subject, nor to ourselves, until we have obtained information upon several very essential points. We shall, we trust, before next Monday be…
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THE WILLIAM ROGERS AGAIN—The crew of the William Rogers, whose behaviour since they have been in port has given the Bench so much trouble, on being…
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It is asserted, though we can scarcely credit the fact, that the prisoners committed for trial are indiscriminately thrown into irons immediately on their being received into the Sydney Gaol,…
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ROBBERY.—Thomas King, free, and John Page, a prisoner of the crown, were placed at the bar, charged with stealing a qu[?]ntity of gin and a keg, from the premises of Mr M[?]nten. The keg, and…
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After several trivial cases had been disposed of the Chairman enquired whether any of the cases under the Building Act could be proceeded with. Mr. a Beckett, on the part of Mr. Templeton,…
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