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Courts & crime, 1860

3,091 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 155

Central Police COURT.—Monday

Empire · Tuesday 24 January 1860 · page 5

BEFORE Captain M'Lean, and Messrs. F. A. Cooper, G. Smith, R. and G. Hill, M. M. Cohan, Spence, and Buchanan. Ten persons were convicted of drunkenness, and…

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INSOLVENT COURT.—Monday. New Insolvents

Empire · Tuesday 24 January 1860 · page 5

Thomas Ford, Rathula, labourer, Liabilities, £170 10s. 2d; assets—value of personal properties and moneys, £31; deficit, £148 10s. 2d. Mr. W. F. Perry, official assignee…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday. in Chambers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1860 · page 4

BEFORE the Chief Justice. SIZEMOR V. HOWARD. This was an application for prohibition by Howard to restrain Messrs. Ross and Peden, justices of the…

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Water Police Court. Tuesday. Before the "Water Police Magistrate and Mr. T. Cooper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 3

John Kelvir, found drunk on Church-hill, was fined 10s.: and Ann Green, for drunkenness and indecent exposure of her person, was sent to the house of correction for one month…

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Water Police COURT.—Tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. T. Cooper. William Leask, of the ship Granite City, was, upon the information of E. H. Cowell, fined 10s. with costs. for not exposing a light at the mast-head of his ship, between the hours of sunset…

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Central Police COURT.—Tuesday. BEFORE Messrs. G. Hill, Asher, Paden, Cullen, Laycock, G. Smith, Shoobert, and Buchanan

Empire · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 2

Six persons for drunkenness, were sentenced to pay 10s. each or be imprisoned for twenty-four hours. George E. M'Crae was charged with deserting his wife and three children. Marths, his wife, stated that she had been married to…

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Central Police Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. Shoobert, Mr. W. F. Buchanan, Mr. G. Hill, Mr. Smith, Captain Scott, Captain M'Lean, Mr. Peden, Mr. Laycock. Mr. Cullen. Mr. Asher

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 3

Six persons convicted of having been found drunk in the streets, were severally sentenced to pay 10s., or to be imprisoned twenty-four hours; and a woman who, as well as being drunk, made use of obscene…

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Wollongong District Court. Thursday, January 19. BEFORE Henry Cary, Esq., Judge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1860 · page 3

Barristeis present—Blake, Meymott, Dalley, W. Cary, and Forbes. Attorneys- Owen, Rogers, and Spurling. There were nineteen new causes on the list, besides…

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Central Police COURT.—Wednesday

Empire · Thursday 26 January 1860 · page 8

BEFORE Messrs. Warburton, Asher, and Peden. Ten persons were convicted of drunkenness, end sentenced in penalties varying from 10s. to 20s., with the usual alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1860 · page 3

BEFORE the Hon. G. Hill and Mr. [?]. Oatley. James T[?]il, [?] of the Q[?]o, was sentenced to seven day[?] hard labour in gaol for desertion from that ship. James Wilson, [?]man, was charged, on the information of…

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Water Police COURT.—Wednesday

Empire · Thursday 26 January 1860 · page 8

BEFORE the Honorable G. Hill, and Mr. James Oatley, James Wilson, and Edward Johnson, were brought before the Court by Captain Stewart, for disobedience on board the schooner Native Lass, on the 19th instant…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1860 · page 3

[?] Mr. Wa[?], Mr. M. M. Cohen, Mr. Asher, Mr. [?], Mr. [?]. Cohen, and Mr. P[?]. Seven drunkards were severally fl[?]d 10s., or to be imprisoned twenty-four hours…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday. in Chambers. [?] Sir Alfred Stephen, C.J. PROHIBITION

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1860 · page 3

This was an application for a prohibition on behalf of one William O'S[?]van, to restrain Messrs. George Warb[?]on and John Ioke [?], two of her Majesty's [?]s of the P[?] and Mary O'Sullivan, for further prosecuting an order made by the…

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Water Police COURT.—Thursday. BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate

Empire · Saturday 28 January 1860 · page 8

Two drunkards were each fined 10s.; another, whose offence was aggravated by the use of obscene language 20s. Three boys were brought before the Court for bathing in the harbour, at a place exposed to public view. The juvenile…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1860 · page 5

BBEFORE Mr. Warburton, Mr. G. Hill, Mr. Raper, Mr. T. Cooper. Eight persons were in custody charged with having been found drunk m the streets: one of these,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1860 · page 5

BBEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. Of seven drunkards on this day's sheet, four were admonished and discharged; John Ellis, drunk on Church-hill, and James Filbrick, drunk on board the…

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Police

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 January 1860 · page 3

A BLUE STOCKING— " A little learning is a dangerous thins." a fact of which. Miss Fanny O'Brien, a young lady lineally descended from the celebrated " Lady of Munster," was made fully aware, when called upon to…

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Central Police COURT.—Friday. BEFORE Messrs. Warburton, G. Hill, Raper, and Cooper

Empire · Saturday 28 January 1860 · page 8

There were eight persons brought up for drunkenness, but, on account of yesterday being the anniversary of the colony, they were all discharged with an admonition, excepting one, an old offender, who was sent to gaol for one month…

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The Alleged Wholesale Murder of Children.—astounding Disclosures

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 January 1860 · page 3

On Friday, at the weekly meeting of the directors and guardians of St Marylebone, held in tho boardroom of the workhouse, Marylebone-road, Mr. Charles Beevor in the chair…

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Blighted Hopes in the County Court. (From the Weekly Dispatch. Nov. 13.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 January 1860 · page 4

A remarcable case of breach of promise of marringo was tried tho other day st Salford. The plaintiff and defendant were both persons in hnrable life. The former, Alice Bonshaw, was a hardworking woman, 35 years of…

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