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Courts & crime, 1861

3,239 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 162

Police

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1861 · page 3

A NIT OF GIN— At the C.P.O, on Wednesday, Rowand Ronald Esq., J.P., had the pleasure of welcoming Madame Marie O'Harn, a lady whose delicate complexion plainly denoted that she was of an dle-ing…

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Our Intelligent and Noble-hearted Chief Magistrate

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1861 · page 2

AT the public meeting held in the Temperance Hall on M onday evening, for the purpose of passing resolutions expressive of regret at the approaching departure of SIR WILLIAM DENISOM, and other…

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Central Police Court —Friday. BEFORE Captain Scott, and Messrs. T. Cooper and Ronald

Empire · Saturday 26 January 1861 · page 3

Nine drunkards were fined I0s. each. James Mason was charged with stealing some cheese, knives and forks, the property of Abraham Huward, andV soma baby linen the property of Mary Stanton. The…

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Murder of a Woman at Warkworth

Sydney Mail · Saturday 26 January 1861 · page 8

A MOST disbolical was committee on Sunday, the 20th instant, at Warkworth, [?] Creek, the victim being a [?] named [?] Hunt [?] The perpetrater of use crime was the supposed paramour of the [?] woman,…

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Central Police COURT.—Saturday. BEFORE Captain Scott

Empire · Monday 28 January 1861 · page 4

This being Anniversary day there was no business done. The Court merely met pro forma, for a few minutes, discharged the drunkards, and adjourned the other cases until Monday…

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The Police of the Western District and Their Pay. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1861 · page 5

SIR—I beg to oaH your attention to a case of extreme hardness, which not only [?] above, but also those who may happen to [?] with. them FOR the past three [?] the palic of these,…

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Water Police COURT.—Monday

Empire · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 1

BEFORE Messrs. Lenehan and Williams. John Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor were brought before the Coourt, charged with ill-treating a girl named Mary Richards. It appears from the evidence that the girl…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Allen, Coben, Oatley, Ronald, Ross, Smith, and Asher. Ten persons convicted of having been found drnuk in the streets were fined in the usual amounts. Eight others…

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Water Police COURT.—Monday

Empire · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 8

BEFORE Messre. Lenehan and Williams. John Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor were brough before the Court, charged with ill treating a girl named Mary Richards. It appears from the evidence that the girl…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. J. Williams and Mr. A. Lenchan. Ten persons who had been found drunk in the streets were awarded the usual penalties of fine or imprisonment…

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Central Police COURT.—Monday. BEFORE Captain Scolt, and Messrs. Ronald, Oatley, and Cohen

Empire · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 8

Ten drunkards were fined 10s. each. Jemims Dale was summoned by Elizabeth Hayes for an assault. The asault arose out of a disturbance between the children of plaintiff and defendant. Defendant…

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Central Police COURT.—Monday. B[?]ORE Captain Scolt, and Messrs. Ronald, Oatley, and Cohen

Empire · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 1

Ten drunkards were fined 10s. each. Jamims Dale was summoned by Elizebeth Hayes for an assanlt. The assult arose out of a disturbance between the children of plaintiff and defendant. Defendant…

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Albury District Court. Tuesday, December 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 2

BEFORE J. Callaghan, Esq., Judge, and a common jury. Richard Henry Mills Sampson was charged with forging three bills of exchange, each supposed to worth £1353, and purporting to be draw a by D. C. Clark, and endorsed…

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Latest Phase of the Road Murder. (From the Times, November 26.)

Empire · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 3

IT is a curious illustration of the occasional obliquity in the operation of our law that the Attorney General was driven to a purely technical reason for re-opening the inquisition…

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Water Police Court. Tuesday. Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. M. Metcalfe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 2

Martin Moloney, for drunkenness In the streets, and [?] a constable, was fined 10s for each of these offences: Ann Moloney, also found intoxiosted in public, was fined 18s., or to be imprisoned for tweaty-four bourn…

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Water Police COURT.—Tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 5

BEFORE S. North, Esq. Bridget May powder, who was remanded from Thursday, appeared again to answer the charge of stealing £4 10s. from the pocket of John Welsh. It appears that Welsh accompanied the prisoner's husband to their…

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Central Police Court. Tuesday. Before the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Armitage, Shoobert, Oatley, Asher, G. Hill, and Ronald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 2

Nineteen persons were fined, tome 10s, and others 20t., with, the usual alternative in case of non-payment, on conviction of having been found drunk is the street. Three others, who while drunk bad made use of [?]…

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The Papal Court

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 4

His court, though externally splendid, is austerely regulated, mid his privy purse is estimated at no more than 4260 Roman dollars per annum, though offerings from the faithful in various countries have…

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Central Polios COURT.—Tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. Shoobert, Oatley, Hill, Ronald, and Armitage. Nineteen drunkards were fined 10s. each. Elizabeth Robey was summoned for an assault. Mary…

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INSOLVENCY COURT.—Tuesday. New Insolvents

Empire · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 5

DENIEL DAVNEY, of Shellnaroous, farmer. Liabilities, £352 3s. 4d. Assets—value of real property, £6 10s.; personal property, £2 10s., debts due to insolvent, £1. Total, £10. Deficit, £342 3s. 4d. Mr. Mackenzie,…

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