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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1862

3,190 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 160

Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 4

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, With Messrs. Caldwell, M. M. Cohen, S. Cohen, Peden, and Asher. Three persona, apprehended for drunkenness, were discharged…

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Central Police Court.—friday

Empire · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 5

BEFORE Mossers. M. Cohen and S. Cohen. Mary Ann Redmond, Mary Ann Cooper, Mary Hedden, Margaret Lynch, Eliza O'Brien, and John Sullivan were charged with drunkenness and riotons conduct, and were…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Lieutenant Sadleir. Jane Gordon, found drunk and incunable in Essexstreet, was fined 5s…

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Murder

Empire · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 5

At the Bathurst Assizes, on Friday last, Francis Elliott was indicted for that be on the 14th day of October, 1861, at Yander, did feloniously, wilfully, and of malice aforethought, kill and murder George Bell…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 8

Catherine Hanley, found guilty of stealing a pinafore, the property of Magnus Harper, of Kent-street, was fined 5s., with tho alternative of three days imprisonment. Thomas Moore, a seaman, convicted of the offence of…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 8

Matthew Britten, who was yesterday committed to take his trial on a charge ef stealing a gold watch and chain, was this morning summarily convicted of having, on Monday, stolen a bundle of wearing apparel, valued at 30s…

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Insolvency Court.—friday

Empire · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Registrar, In the estate of Colin Grieve, a second metting. One debt was proved. In the estate of James Bottle, a single meeting…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 4

BEFORE the Registrar. In the estate of Colin Grieve, a second meeting, One debt was proved. In the estate of James Bottle, a single meeting…

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Law and Police. Insolvency Court. Before the Chief Commissioner. Tuesday. in Patrick H. Kane's Insolvency

Sydney Mail · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 8

Mr. Milford, on behalf of a creditor, mated that tide insolvent be directed to make a monthly payment in satisfaction of the debts remaining unpaid, and read affidavits in support of bin motion, showing that insolvent has…

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The Trial of Peisley the Bush-ranger. Bathurst Circuit Court. Thursday, March 13. BEFORE Mr. Justice Wise. the Murder of William Benyen

Sydney Mail · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 2

John Pelsely, who pleaded Not Utility, on Monday last, to the charge of having wilfully murdered one William Benyen, was brought up for trial. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Holroyd…

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Law. Bathurst Circuit Court. (Abridged from the Bathurst Times.) Saturday, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Justice Wise. Isaac Spooner, convicted yesterday of having feloniously assaulted Mary Sharphill, with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm, was sentenced to three years' hard…

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Law. Supreme Court.—friday. in Chambers. Before Mr. Justice Wise. STARKEY V. LAYT

Empire · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 5

In this case, which was brought under the notice of the Court on Tuesday by the production, in obedience to a writ of habeas corpus, of the defendant, who was then discharged, an application was now made to set…

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Progress of Evangelization. Metropolitan District Court, March 12. CARR V. TESTAR. (Continuation of Summary.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 9

This action was brought to recover £150 for damages said to have been sustained by plaintiff in his capacity as a member of the pity Mission, because of the defendant using…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1862 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. T. C.Breillat. Michael and Emma Smith, two elderly people, conjugally related,were brought before the court by constable M'Hale,…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1862 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr.Peden. Four persons, apprehended in a state of intoxication, were discharged,and one was ordered to pay 5s. Mary Ann Paget, charged by her husband with having…

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Central Police Court.—saturday

Empire · Monday 24 March 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Peden Clara Rose, charged with being drunk and disorderly, in sentenced to fourteen days gaol. William 'Cook, charged with being drunk and…

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Water Police Court.—saturday

Empire · Monday 24 March 1862 · page 5

BEFORE Samuel North, Esq., W.P.M., and T. Spence, Esq., J.P. Michael Smith and Emma Smith, of the Botany-road, for throwing stones in the public streets, were…

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Insolvency Court. Meetings of Creditors

Empire · Monday 24 March 1862 · page 5
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Monday, 24.—James Smith, single, Thomas Bowden, first, Patrick Crow, single, at 1[?]. Raph[?]el Tolano, adjourned examination. John Devine, special for proof of debts and examination. At Bathurst—Lawrence Kearney, third, 11…

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Law. Supreme Court. Business for This Day

Empire · Monday 24 March 1862 · page 5

MASTER'S OFFICE.—Conley and others v. Crisp and others, taxation; re Mackenzie Bowman, report; Australian Joint Stock Bank v. Cunningham, advertisement; re Lawson (infants), receiver's account…

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