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Courts & crime, 1860

3,091 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 155

Central Police COURT.—Tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 30 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Asher, Burdekin, Peden, Hogg, and Hopkins. Absent—Messrs. Elliott and Shoobert. Ten men and six women were sentenced to the usual penalty for drunkenness…

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Water Police COURT.—Tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 30 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Deloitte and Thomas Cooper. A seaman,, named James Grant, brought up on a charge of desertion from, H. M. steamship Cordelia, was remanded for twenty-eight days, until the arrival of…

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Banco Court

Empire · Wednesday 30 May 1860 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Before the Acting Chief Justice. REED AND ANOTHER V. CAIRD AND ANOTHER. This was an action brought by Messrs. Reid, Peebles, and Co., merchants, of Melbourne, against Messrs. Gaird,…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. In the estate of Gilbert Wright, a third meeting. Ten debts were proved, and the official assignee read his report. The creditors directed the official…

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Law. Supreme COURT.—Tuesday. Sittings for the Trial of Couses. Jury Court

Empire · Wednesday 30 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Justice Wise. ADAMS AND OTHERS v. COOKE AND OTHERS. This case, of which full particulars were given in our yesterday's issue, terminated in a verdict for the…

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Law. Supreme Court. Tuesday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 May 1860 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Justic Wise and a jury of four. ADAMS AND OTHERS V. COOK AND OTHERS. The trial of this case (reported in our yesterday's issue) was concluded, and a verdict was returned for…

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Presented at Court. (From the Liverpool Albion, March 12.)

Empire · Wednesday 30 May 1860 · page 2

So much has been said and written respecting the volunteer levee, on Wednesday last, that it has been with the greatest difficulty we have persuaded an eye-witness to undertake the…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 May 1860 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. W. S. Deloitte and Mr. T. Cooper. John Brown, Mary Cassidy, and William Watson. who had been found drunk in the streets, were fined 10s. each, or to be imprisoned for twenty-four…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 May 1860 · page 2

BEFORE the right Worshipful the Mayor, Mr. Gehen, and Mr. Ross. Nine persons were convicted of having been found drunk in the streets; two were sentenced under the…

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Central Police COURT.—Wednesday

Empire · Thursday 31 May 1860 · page 5

BEFORE the Mayor, Mr. Cehen, and Mr. Ross. Absent—Messrs. Kemp, Skinner, Joy, and Raper. Four men and three women were punished in the usual way for drunkenness, and Bridget Toomy, and…

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Water Police COURT.—Wednesday

Empire · Thursday 31 May 1860 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. C. Kemp. Mary Duff, for drunkenness and being illegally on the premises of Mr. Cubitt, [?]mberland-street, was fined 10s., with the usual alternative of twenty-four hours in…

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Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 May 1860 · page 2

Before Chief Justice Dickinson and a jury of four. JONES V. UNDERWOOD. This was an action, upon two promissory notes for £50 each, made by a third party, and endorsed by the…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 May 1860 · page 2

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. In the estate of Maurice Reynolds, a third meeting. Postponed on the application of the official assignee until the 6th June…

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INSOLVENCY COURT.—Tuesday

Empire · Thursday 31 May 1860 · page 5

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. In the estate of Robert B. Cooke, an adjourned second meeting. Nothing done. CERTIFICATE MEETINGS…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 May 1860 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice Wise and a jury of four. WATT V. LANKESTER. This was an action, under the Common Law Procedure Act to recover a sum of £62 5s. 9d., being…

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Picton District Court. Wednesday, 23Rd May

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 May 1860 · page 2

BEFORE Henry Cary, Esq., Judge. Of the twelve jurymen who were summoned, only five answered when called, and of those five one was challenged, and another begged to be excused from…

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Law. Supreme COURT.—Wednesday Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court. Before Mr. Justice Wise and a jury of four. WATT V. LANKESTER

Empire · Thursday 31 May 1860 · page 5

This was an action to recover £6[?] [?]s, 9d.; the amount of a debt paid by the defendant to one Masfield of Newtown, after a Judge's order had been served on the defendant from the plaintiff, a judgment…

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Water Police COURT.—Thursday

Empire · Friday 1 June 1860 · page 5

THE only case on the charge sheet to-day was one of drankenness against a man who was sentenced to pay the usual penalty of 10s, or twenty four hours cells…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 June 1860 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. Cohen, Mr. Armitage, Mr. Peden, and Mr. Ross. Six drunkards were fined 10s. each with the usual alternative of twenty-four hours' imprisonment…

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