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Courts & crime, 1860

3,091 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 155

Basco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 May 1860 · page 3

Befere Mr. Justice Wise and a jury of four. FU[?]NANCE V. WALTER AND OTHERS. This was an action for trespass upon a farm at the Macdonald River, and for an assault upon the plaintiff. Pleas—not guilty,…

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Law. Supreme COURT.—Friday. Jury Court

Empire · Saturday 12 May 1860 · page 6

Before Mr. Justice Wise, and a Special Jury of Twelve. KEARY V. THE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY. This was an action to recover £5[?]00 on two policies of insurance on plaintiff's ironmongery and hardware stock-in-trade on…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Deputy Judge. FRIDAY, 11TH MAY. THE QUEEN V. CAIRD. The defendant had been summoned as a juryman at the last…

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INSOLVENT COURT.—Friday

Empire · Saturday 12 May 1860 · page 6

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Thomas Rogers, this was an adjourned examination meeting. A witness named Lee was examined by Mr. Jones, solicitor, [?] to a loan of money from a person named…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of Thomas Rogers, an adjourned single meeting, and far examination. A witness named James Lee was examined by Mr. Jones in reference to a loan of money from one Gilroy to…

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Law. Supreme Court.—friday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Chief Justice Dickinson and a special jury of twelve. [?]ARY V. THE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY. This was an action to recover the sum of £5000 upon two policies of insurance of plaintiff's stock in trade as an ironmonger, on…

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Demonstration of the Unemployed— Collision with the Police

Empire · Saturday 12 May 1860 · page 6

LAST night another meeting of the unemployed assembled to the number of about 400 or 500 in Macquarie-street, opposite the House of Assembly, where they were again addressed by the gentlemen who have so liberally and energetically performed that…

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Water Police Court. Saturday. Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. T.C.Breillat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 May 1860 · page 7

John Block and Ann Miller, found drunk in the streets, were fined 16s., each; James White, who in addition to drunkenness, and use of obscene language in George-street, had assaulted constable Lee, was fined in two penalties of 20s. each…

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Central Police COURT.—Satyrdat

Empire · Monday 14 May 1860 · page 5

BEFORE the Mayor, Captain Scott, and Messrs. G. Hill, Bu[?]ekin, Asher, Rose, and Cohen. Absent —Major Wingale and Mr. A. Fairfax. Four men and five women were punished in the usual…

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Water Police COURT.—Saturday

Empire · Monday 14 May 1860 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr, Briellat. Janies Simpson and William Fuzzle, were convicted of deserting the Falkland, and sentence [?] to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three calendar months…

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Central Police Court. Friday. Before the Right Worshipful the Mayor, and Mr. Peden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 May 1860 · page 7

Agnes Cusson, of Judge-street, Woolioomooloo, spinster, appeared, on summons, to answer an information by George Higgins Barney, of the North Shore, Inspector of Distilleries, in which he charged her with having, at Sydney, on the lst March last, in an…

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The Ravensfield Murder. (From Saturday's maitland Mercury.)

Empire · Monday 14 May 1860 · page 5

GEORGE SWAN, in custody by remand, charged with the murder of John Barton, at Ravensfield, on the 18th April, was again brought up at West Maitland on Thursday…

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The Ravensfield Murder. [From the Maitland Mercury of Saturday.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 May 1860 · page 12

GEORGE SWAN, in custody by remand, charged with, the murder of John Barton, at Ravensfield, on the 18th of April, was again brought up at West Maitland, on Thursday…

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Law. Supreme COURT.—Wednesday, May 9

Empire · Monday 14 May 1860 · page 2

BEFORE Chief Justice Dickinson. KEAREY V. NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY. The jury being swo[?]n, Mr. MARTIN, counsel for the defence, proposed that the jury should go and look at…

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Parramatta District Court. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 14 May 1860 · page 3

SIR—You will oblige me by inserting the following:— A. Mrs. Hyland (a widow, with a family), engaged person named Parker, to do certain work at her premises, at Pr[?]spe[?], for about £30, (but there wes no…

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Parramatta District.court. Monday, May 7. BEFORE Henry Cary, Esq., Judge. POOLEY V. LUMSDAINE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 May 1860 · page 7

Tried by a jury of four. This was an action to re- ' cover the sum of £28 damages, sustained in consequence of defendant's non-performance of an agreement to repair a certain House at Picton rented by…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. J. Shoobert, Mr. R. J. Hopkins, and Mr. R SadleirEleven parties, who had been found drunk in the streets, were fined 10s. each, with the usual alternative of twenty-four hours' imprisonment…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Captain M'Lean, Mr. E. S. Hill, Mr. Ross. Twenty-seven persons were convicted of having been found drank in the streets, who were fined, some 10s. and others 20s., with the usual alternative in the event of non-payment; and one,…

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Central Police COURT.—Monday

Empire · Tuesday 15 May 1860 · page 5

BEFORE Captain McLean and Messrs. Ross, and E. S. Hill. Absent—Messrs. J. P. Egan and Alexander. Fifteen men and ten women were convicted of drunkenness, and punished by fines of ten or twenty shillings,…

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Water Police COURT.—Monday

Empire · Tuesday 15 May 1860 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. Shoobert, Mr. Hopkins, and Mr. Sadlier, Mary Ann Prouse, Mary Robertson, Eliza Lawrence, William Mosley, Thomas Woods, Daniel Heffernan, Theodore Thompson, Edward Grant, Charles Bartlett,…

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