Original Documents on Aborigines and Law

1797-1840

        
   

Published by the Centre for Comparative Law History and Governance of Macquarie University, and State Records NSW

    
   
           

Document 49

Original Document 49

[271] Law concerning Aborigines

List of Blacks tried &

convicted & executed

since 1827–

February 1836

No. 49

 

[272-273] List of all the Aboriginal Natives tried and Convicted before the Supreme Court of New South Wales [from] the opening of the said Court in May 1824 to February Session 1836 inclusive.

Name of Prisoner
Offence for which tried
Verdict
Date of Trial
 
Sentence
Alteration or Commentary
Month
Year
Devil Devil Violent Assault Guilty June 3rd 1825   Not sentenced
Tommy alias Jack Murder Guilty Novr 24 1827   Executed
Broger Murder Guilty Augt 20 1830   Executed
Little Dick   Not guilty Feb 11th 1835
Whip em up Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear Guilty Feb 11th 1835
Monkey Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear Guilty Feb 11th 1835
Charlie Muscle   Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear Not guilty Feb 11th 1835
Little Freeman Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear   Not guilty Feb 11th 1835
Leggamy Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear Not guilty Feb 11th 1835  
Major Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear Not guilty Feb 11th 1835  
Curribong Jemmy Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear Not guilty Feb 11th   1835
Tom Jones Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear Guilty Feb 11th 1835 Death recorded  
Life to VDL
Legamy Highway robbery Guilty of larceny Feb 12th 1835 Transported for 7 years
To VDL
Little Dick Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear Guilty Feb 12th 1835 Death recorded
Life to VDL
Mickey Mickey Rape Guilty Feb 12th 1835
Executed
Charlie Myrtle Rape Guilty Feb 12th 1835   Death passed  
Life to VDL
Toby Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear Guilty Feb 12th 1835   Death recorded Life to VDL
Little Freeman Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear Guilty Feb 12th 1835 Death recorded Life to VDL
Hobby Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear Guilty Augt 5 1835 Death recorded
Maitland Paddy Stealing in dwelling house and putting in fear Not guilty Augt 22 1835
Charley Murder Guilty Augt 22 1835 Death passed

Note

[1] This list does not align exactly with the reports we have placed online elsewhere. For the trials of Hobby, Maitland Paddy, and Charley (22 August 1835) see R. v. Monkey, 1835 note 1. Nor is the list complete: see R. v. Long Dick, Jack Jones, Abraham, and Gibber Paddy, 1835.