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Courts & crime, 1861

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Central Police COURT.—Tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 23 January 1861 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. Peden and Asher. In consequence of the departure of his Excellency the Governor-General, the Court only eat for a short time. All the persons charged with drunkenness were…

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Water Police COURT.—Tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 23 January 1861 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. S. North. Mary Valentine was brought before the Court for disobeying a summons for threatening language. It appears she threatened to inflict injuries on her husband on last…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1861 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. Robert Carney and John Shes, apprehended under the Vagrant Act, being unable to give any reasonable account of the mode by which they obtained a livelihood, were…

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Insolvency Court. Meetings for February

Empire · Wednesday 23 January 1861 · page 5

Friday, February 1.—William Briggs, second, at Mai[?]land. John Davie, single, at Maitland, 12. Edward Henry Flatman, adjourned single, and for examination, 11. Hugh Max. well, adjourned examination, 11 (all witnesses ordered to a…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1861 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. Ronald, Shepherd, Asher, Peden. Murphy, Cullen, and Oatley. Eleven drunkards were fined 10s. each, and two 20s. each, with the alternative of twenty-four hours' imprisonment;…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1861 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. B. Burdekin. Three persons who had been found drank in the streets were fined 10s., or to be imprisened for twenty-four hours. The case of Henry Bellinghurst, for desertion from…

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Water Police COURT.—Wednesday. BEFORE B. Burdekin, Esq

Empire · Thursday 24 January 1861 · page 2

Mary Donohus, James Watlow, and Michael Daly were brought before the Court, charged with being drunk. They were each ordered to pay a fine of 10s., in default of payment, twenty four hours imprisonment…

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Central Police COURT.—Wednesday. BEFOREMessrs. Ronald. Shephard, Asher, and Peden

Empire · Thursday 24 January 1861 · page 2

Twelve drunkards were fined 10s. each. William Brown. landlord of the Hargraves Hotel, was fined 20s. and costs. for keeping his house open after hours on the 14th January. Mary Ann Monks was flued…

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Insolvency Court. New Insolvents

Empire · Thursday 24 January 1861 · page 2

Edward Grooms, of Crown Flat; Araluen, Braidwood. Liabilities, £178 7s. 5d.; Assets, value of real property, £15; defleit, £163, 7s. 5d. Mr. Sempil, official ass[?]gnee…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1861 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Cohen, Smithers, Ronald, and Cook. Two persons were fined 20s. each, and four others 10s. each, for drunkenness…

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Water Police COURT.—Thursday

Empire · Friday 25 January 1861 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs, North, Armitage, and Shoohert. Francis Graham was brought bafore the Court for insaulting Elizabeth Gourley. He was ordered to pay a ine of 40s., or fourteen days'imprisonment…

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Central Police COURT.—Thursday

Empire · Friday 25 January 1861 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. Smithers, M. Cohen, Ronald, and Cook. Six drunkards were fined 10s. oaob. Andrew Anderson was brought up by constable Joseph Taylor, on a warrant, charging him with assaulting Sarah Madox…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1861 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. J. Shoobert. Fourteen Lascars seamen belonging to the British ship Dragon, were brought before the Court charged with…

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Police Office

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1861 · page 2

Monday, 21st January—present, Messrs. Lackey, Langley, and Rodd. John Johnson, for disorderly conduct, was fined 4s.8d. costs. William Edwards, for being illegally on the premises of R. Fitzgerald, was [?]t to gaol for fourteen days, a woman…

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Kiama District Court. Monday, January 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1861 · page 2

BEFORE Henry Cary Esq., Judxe. STOBO V TAYLOR. In this action the plaintitf sought to recover damages, which were laid at £15, for injury to a boat lent by him to…

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Murder of a Woman at Warkworth. (From the Maitland Murcury Singleton Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1861 · page 4

A MOST diabolical murder was committed on Sunday, the 20th instant, at Warkworth, Cockfightet's Creek, the victim being a women named Fracces Hunt Sheriock. The perpetrater of the clime was the supposed paramour of the unfortunate woman,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1861 · page 8

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Lieutenant Sadleir. Albert Watson, for outting a seat in the Botanical Gardens, was fined 5s. He had engraved his initials on…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1861 · page 8

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Allen, Ronald, Cooper, Cullen, and Asher. Nine persons, convicted of having been found drank in the streets, were severally ordered to pay 10s., or to be…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 26 January 1861 · page 8

James Richards, on [?] was charged, on the complaint of Elisa [?] with [?] to support his Illesitimate child. He was ordered ot pay [?] weekly [?] twelve months towards the [?] of the child…

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Water Police COURT.—Friday. BEFORE S. North. Esq

Empire · Saturday 26 January 1861 · page 3

Adward M. Kezle and Richard Fitgearald were brought before the Court for being drunk, and were respectively sentenced to pay fines of 20s. and 10s. Ann I' owell was summoned to appear before the Court…

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