Police Court. Monday, August 10, 1840
Monday's drunkards' list, as usual, was heavy, but very few old hands were noticed. The first that stumbled into the box was. Frances Stewart, an old and multitudinous…
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Supreme Court. Saturday, August 8
Before His Honor the Chief Justice. Michael White stood indicted for a forgery upon his master, Mr. Doyle of Port Macquarie, to whom be was assigned. It being adduced…
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Monday 10th August. Before the Chief Justice. Crown Prosecutor, the Attorney General; Prisoner's Counsel, Mr. Foster…
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MONDAY.—John Churton, late clerk to Mr. Carrington of Melbourne, and formerly clerk in the office of the Crown-Solicitor at Sydney, a young man of good [?] and connexions in England, but of dissipated habits…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Criminal Side.—tuesday, August 11, 1840. (Before Mr. Justice Stephen.)
Tallboy, alias Jockey, an aboriginal native, was indicted for the murder of Frederick Harrington, by striking him on the head with a blunt instrument, on the 19th June, 1837, at a place called…
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Mr. Foster, rose to inform the Court, that he understood that the Attorney General, was about to postpone the trial of William Hughes, who was committed for horse stealing, until next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gaol at Hunter's River. To the Editor of the Sydney Herald
SIR,—As the expense of Police and Gaols in this Colony is a daily grievance, I think the inhabitants of this large and densely populated district have reason to complain, as there is not…
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 — Before the Chief Justier. John Chuston, Isle of Melbourne, was indicted for having forged a [?] or order for the sum…
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IN a late number we published some observations respecting the economy of our Colonial Gaols, but we regret to say that, owing to gross carelessness, several passages in that article…
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John Churton was indicted a second time for forging and uttering a warrant or order for the payment of money to the amount of £10,000 the cashier of the Union Bank of Australasia…
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John Churton stood indicted for a forgery. with intent to defraud Mr. Carrington, o[?] Melbourne. Remanded on another charge. William Beale, stood indicted for a forgery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Saturday, 15Th August. (Before the Chief Justice.)
The Court sat thisday for the Gaol delivery, and GEORGE HERSON, MARY GORMAN & MICHAEL FOGARTY, were out ti the bar, after which the Attorney General rose to inform the Court that,…
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Mary Gorman, George Herson, and Michael Fogharty, who had been in custody since the 24th of April, to take their trial for the murder of Fannon, which took place about five years ago,…
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On Saturday the business of the Criminal Session of the Supreme Court was concluded, with a general gaol delivery, and the Attorney-General's report of the calendar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Criminal Side.—saturday, August 15, 1840. (Before the Chief Justice.)
Mary German, George Hearson, and Michael Fogarty, charged with having murdered one Fannon upwards of five years ago, at Sydney, were brought before the court, when the Attorney General stated…
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Six men named, BURNS, DILLION, HARRIS GAFFNEY WHELAN , and M'S ARTHUR, who were in the employment of Mr. Bryant of King street underwent an examination to day at the police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Court -- Criminal Side. Saturday, August 15, 1840. -- Gaol Delivery, (Before the Chief Justice.)
Mary Gorman, George Hearson, and Michael Fogarty, charged with having murdered Fannon five years ago, were brought b[?]fere the court, when the Attorney-General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sydney Herald. Wednesday, August 19, 1840. 'Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Police
The Police of this Colony has, for some years past, frequently been the theme of public and private animadversion. The [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Magistrate Cook Again! "Dextera corum repletn ost muneribus." King David
OUR readers will learn with pleasure that circumstances have occurred which will now, at least, make it utterly 'impossible that this Praise God Barebones can any longer be permitted to disgrace…
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WILLIAM CHAPMAN was indicted on a charge of stealing wool, the property of Mr. Macalister, of Clifton. William Sawyer state.âI live in the service of…
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