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Courts & crime, 1845

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Law Intelligence. Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1845 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice DICKINSON. ASSAULT. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL appiled for, and obtained, an order for the issue of a bench…

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Supreme Court.—(criminal Side.) Monday, January 13

The Australian · Tuesday 14 January 1845 · page 3

Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson. ASSAULT. On the application of the Attorney General a Bench Warrant was ordered to be issued…

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Supreme Court. Friday, January 9. (Before their Honors the, Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Dicknson), ASSAULT

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1845 · page 4

The Attorney General placed on the file an information against William Wayson, J.P., for an assault, intimating that he would bring the matter before the court on a future day…

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Saturday, January 11. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson.) MURDER

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 15 January 1845 · page 4

George Byford, a blind man, was indicted for the wilful murder of James Brown, at Port Macquarie, on the 27th of September, 1844, by stabbing him with a knife, and from the injuries he received he…

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Law Intelligence. Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1845 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Justice DICKINSON. MURDER. Lucius O'Brien, late of Sydney, in the colony of New South Wales, labourer, was…

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Supreme Court.—(criminal Side.) Monday, January 13. (concluded from yesterday's publication.)

The Australian · Wednesday 15 January 1845 · page 2

Mr. Windeyer said, that though it was then getting late, (being four o'clock), the real matter of inquiry was only coming under consideration, for the fact of the murder could not…

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Criminal Sessions. Supreme Court.--wednesday, Jan. 8. Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickenson

The Sentinel · Wednesday 15 January 1845 · page 3

William Bell was indicted for uttering counterfeit coin. Guilty. Remanded for sentence. James Purcell was indicted for forgery. Guilty Remanded for sentence…

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The Police and Gaol Question. (Continued.)

The Australian · Thursday 16 January 1845 · page 2

IN our paper of the l0th instant, we entered upon a cursory review of this important question; and we showed in the first place, that, oven supposing the Homo Government…

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Supreme Court.—((criminal Side.) Wednesday, Jan. 15. Before His Honor the Chief Justice. Cattle Stealing

The Australian · Thursday 16 January 1845 · page 3

William King was placed at the Bar, charged with having, on the 5th December last, at the Cowpasture, stolen a cow, of the value of £3, the property of one John Buckland…

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Supreme Court.—(civil Side.) Insolvency Proceedings

The Australian · Thursday 16 January 1845 · page 3

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15.-Before their Honors J.N. Dickson, and W. a'Beckett. In the insolvent estate of William Wentworth Bucknell.—The certificate of this insolvent was…

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Law Intelligence. Central Criminal Court. Meetings for To-morrow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1845 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE. CATTLE STEALING. William King was indicted for stealing a cow valued at £3, at the Cowpastures, on the 3rd of…

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Assault with Intent to Rob

The Australian · Friday 17 January 1845 · page 3

William Armstrong and Samuel Martin, who had been severally convicted of an assault, with intent to rob one John Fergusson, were each severally transported for fifteen years; the…

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Murder of Thomas Warne. Confession of Vidall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1845 · page 2

THE convict Vidall has made a brief confession to Mr. Keck, the Governor of the Gaol, with the particulars of which we have been favoured by that officer, and of which the following is the…

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Law Intelligence. Central Criminial Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1845 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors the three JUDGES, [This being the last day of the Sessions, their Honors appeared in full judicial costume.] SENTENCES…

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Supreme Court.—(criminal Side.) Thusday, Jan. 16

The Australian · Friday 17 January 1845 · page 2

Before their Honors, the three Judges, who took their scats on the bench at half-past ten o'clock, in full judicial costume. MURDER…

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The Police and Gaol Question. (Continued.)

The Australian · Saturday 18 January 1845 · page 2

WE now come to examine the plea on which the Lords of the Treasury attempted to ustify the unconditional and entire imposition of the Police and Gaol Expenses, on the…

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Parramatta Gaol

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1845 · page 2

The only cases on the calendar were four, two of which were under postponement until the neat Quarter Sessions, and the other two were committed on the 8th of January until the opening of the…

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Gaol Delivery. Robbery

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1845 · page 2

John Connell, who was in prison on a charge of street robbery, was allowed bail, himself in £100, and two sureties in £50 each, to appear at the uext criminal session of the Supreme Court…

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Friday, January 17. Assault

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1845 · page 2

John Hawdon, Esq. J. P., was called upon to appear, for judgment, and having appeared on the floor of the court. His Honor the Chief Justice addressed him at…

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Supreme Court. Monday, January 13. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson.) MURDER

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1845 · page 4

Lucis O'Brien was indicted for having on the 19th December, 1844, killed Joseph. Meyrick by shooting him with a pistol on the right side of the back and mortally wounding him of which mortal…

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