Police Court. Monday, 3Rd August
This morning (as usual) the drunkards' list had swelled to a great size, and though appeal after appeal was made by several of those infatuated lowers of the dram for merciful…
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Supreme Criminal Court
SATURDAY.—This being the first day of the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court for the present sessions, their Honors, the three Judges took their seats on the bench in the full costume, shortly after 10 o'clock. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. (Continued from Saturday.)
Mr. Fostar rose and stated that he would beg to call the attention of the Court to the case of Henry Alderson, who had been committed for trial for assault, and to an affidavit produced,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Criminal Side.—saturday, August 1, 1840. (Before the Chief Justice.)
The Attorney General informed the Court that no jurors had been summoned for that day, but as a number of prisoners bad been brought up from gaol, he would proceed to arraign them. The following prisoners were then placed successively…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Court. Tuesday, August 4. (Before His Honor Judge Stephen.)
PETER PALMER, a boy about twelve years of age, was indicted for wilfully and maliciously administering arsenic, with intent to murder Dr. Cummins and family, of King-street, in this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. MONDAY.—Before His Honor the Chief Justice
John Smith, William Martin, and Richard Chapman, soldiers of the 28th Regiment, were indicted for highway robbery on the Pennant Hills Road to Parramatta, on the 6th of May last. Plea not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Wednesday, August, 5th, (Before Judge Willis and a Special Jury.)
JOHN GLENNY, (late of Pitt-Street)—stood indicted for having murdered his wife, Mary Glenny, in May last. George Kinsihela.—Being duly sworn, deposed,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Criminal Side.—monday, August 3, 1840. (Before Mr. Justice Willis.)
Thomas Fitzgerald, formerly a seaman on board the barque Coromandel, was charged with stealing five bottles of porter on board that vessel. The evidence for the prosecution was very conclusive, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Side
MONDAY, 3RD JULY.—Before the Chief Justice. John Smith, William Martin mid John Chapman, three soldiers were indicted for having on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Supreme Court. Thursday, August, 6th, (Before Judge Willis and a Special Jury.)
PETER GRACE, of Sydney, Mariaer, stood indicted for stealing brandy to the amount of one shilling on board the ship Pilgrim on the 21st day of December last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Domestic Intelligence. a Return of Convictions Before the Supreme Court, During the February and May Sessions, 1840
The three cases of Burglary were tried undethe 3rd Section of 1st Victoria, ch. 86.—Senr tences, two transportation for fifteen years und one for ten years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Saturday August 1
This Court for the Criminal Sessions opened this day, when their Honors took their seats, and the following prisoners, having been arraigned at the bar and pleaded not guilty: --…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Criminal Court. (Before His Honor Mr Justice Willis)
MONDAY.—Thomas Fllzgerald, a mariner, convicted of stealing five bottles of beer on board the ship [?] during her voyage to the colony, was sentenced to be imprisoned in her Majesty's goal at Sydney for six…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Friday, August, 7th, (Before Judge Willis and a Special Jury.)
DAVID PEW, of Maitland was indicted for uttering. on the 19th of April last, a forged bill drawn on the Commercial Bank of Sydney. The prisoner pleaded the general issue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Criminal Side.—thursday, August 6, 1840. (Before Mr. Justice Willis.)
Peter Grace, steward of the ship Pilgrim, was indicted for stealing brandy on board that vessel, on the 21st December last, off the Canary Islands, while on the voyage from Liverpool to Sydney. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Side
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7.—Before the thee Judges. Peter Power, who had been convicted of having attempted to administer a deliterious drug, knowing it to be poison, was brought up…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Assault on the High Seas
Police-Office, Friday, August 7.—Before C. Windeyer and J. Long Innes, Esquires. At twelve o'clock this day, Mr Robert Thompson, first mate of the William…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court.—criminal Side
FRIDAY.—Before their Honors the three Judges. George Harper convicted of [?] and corrupt perjury, was sentenced to transportation for seven years, and recommended to be worked in irons during the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Criminal Side.—saturday, August 8, 1840. (Before the Chief Justice.)
Michael Alfred White, of Port Macquarie, was indicted for forging an order for £23, purporting to be addressed to Edward M'Robert, Kent street, Sydney, and signed by Christopher Doyle, his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Saturday, August, 8th, (Before His Honor Chief Justice Dowling, and a Special Jury.)
Michael Andrew White was indicted for having forged an owner drawn on one Mr. M'Roberts of Sydney, and signed Christopher Doyle, of the amount of £23, with intent to defraud william…
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