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Courts & crime, 1862

3,190 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 160

The Double Murder on the High Seas

Empire · Tuesday 1 April 1862 · page 3

THE Secretary of State having issued a variant for the apprehen[?]n of Pedro A[?]torga, Pedro M[?]nas, Joseph Jarqui[?], Perfecto Sal[?], Joseph Manuel, John Manuel Ross, John Penja, and Martin Sando, the eight Spanish…

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Central Criminal Court.—monday

Empire · Tuesday 1 April 1862 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. Justice Wise. The criminal sessions commenced this morning at 10 o'clock. MANSLAUGHTER…

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Insolvency Court. Monday. Before the chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1862 · page 3

In the [?]te of Charles H. Roberts, an adjourned examination meeting. Insolvent was examined by Mr. Dick, on behalf the assignee, and the meeting adjourned until Wednesday…

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Law. Supreme Court. Business for This Day

Empire · Tuesday 1 April 1862 · page 5

IN EQUITY—Before his Honor the Primary Judge, at 11 o'clock.—Mo[?]ons and Petitions,—O'Ferrall v. the Attorney-General and others, hearing; Ryan v. M'Guigan, further directions and c[?]ts…

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The Attempted Murder of a Brother at Islington. (From the London Herald, December 20.)

Empire · Tuesday 1 April 1862 · page 6

YESTERDAY morning Mr. Inspector Cotter, of the N division of police, accompanied by Sergeant Parsons, 47 N, attended before Mr. Knox, the sitting magistrate at Clerkenwell…

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Law. Central Criminal Court. Monday. Before Mr. Justice "Wise. MANSLAUGHTER

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1862 · page 3

Joseph Lane was indicted for having at Sydney, on the 11th of March last, feloniously killed [?]e John O'Donnell. The Attorney-General conducted the prosecution. The prisoner was undefended…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. Thursday, March 27. (Abridged from the Goulburn Papers fo Saturday.). BEFORE Sir Alfred Stephen, C.J.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1862 · page 3

Benjamin Allerton was charged with having, a the Wakool Inn, on the 9th of January, assulted David [?]liot and Henry Talbot, and stolen from the person of the former the sum of 4s., and from the latter, one sad[?], two…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. (A bridged from the Goalburn Chronicle.) Wednesday, March 26. BEFORE his Honor Chief Justice Sir Alfred Stephen. RI[?]T

Empire · Tuesday 1 April 1862 · page 8

William Spicer was indicted for having, at Burrangong, on the 30th of June last, together with divers o[?]her evil-disposed persons, to the number of fifty and more, unlawfully, rioutously, and routously assembled…

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Maitland Circuit Court. (Abridged front the Maitland Mercury.) Tuesday, March 25Th, to Friday, March 28Th. Before Mr. Justice Milford and a jury of [?]our. ELFORD V. REYNOLDS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1862 · page 3

This was an action for trespass upon plaintiff's station called Mooki Springs, and for the impounding of plaintiff's sheep by defendant's order. Defendant disputed plaintiff's possessory title to part of the land, and paid £5 into Court…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, Mr. R. Hill, and Mr. T. Cooper

Empire · Wednesday 2 April 1862 · page 5

Mary Devlin, convicted of assaulting Susannah Wilcox, by striking her with a dipper on the side of the head thereby cutting it, in Windmillstreet, on the 29th ultimo, was fined 10s., with 6s. [?] costs of court, in…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. R. Hill. Andrew Mayney, master of the steamer Pelican, pleaded guilty to a charge preferred by Edward Evans, engineer, surveyor, and inspector to the Steam Navigation Board,…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 2 April 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Day and Flood. Thomas Simonds, charged with obtaining the sum of £2 by false pretences from Henry Staily, publican of…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Day, Flood, Lenehan, S. Cohen, Lyons, and Peden. John Anderson, James Partridge, and Michael Smith, taken into custody for riotous conduct in public places,…

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Insolvency Court.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 2 April 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. In the estate of John Henry Holford, a certificate meeting. No objection appearing against the insolvent obtaining his certificate his Honor granted it…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. In the estate of Samuel S. Rogers, an adjourned certificate meeting. Insolvent filed an affidavit explanatory of the circumstances under which he had struck from his affidavit,…

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Law. Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1862 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. Justice Wise. FRAUD. The trial of Henry Baker—for obtaining cattle by falsely pretending that a certain cheque for £111 5d. was good—…

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Law. Central Criminal Court.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 2 April 1862 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. Justice Wise. ALLEGED [?] MONEY BY FRAUDULENT PRETENCES. The trial of Henry Baker, on an indiciment for obtaining 25 oxen from Henry Fullager on false pretences was…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1862 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. W. Day. George Canterbury, a seaman, was fined 10s. for drunken and disorderly conduct on board the Victoria steamer. The summons case, Margaret Egan v. Martha Ford, who…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 3 April 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. Cooper. Six drunkards were each fined 5., or the usual, alter native. Margaret Ward was shorted with stealing a manile,…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1862 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. G. Hill, Caldwell, Cooper, and Peden. Five persons apprehended for drunkenness were ordered to pay 5s. each; if not paid, to be levied by distress upon…

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