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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1862

3,190 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 160

Child Murder

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 January 1862 · page 2

There must be a few points which strike a student of history with more astonishment and regret than do those records of the social economy of past communities that tell him of the wholesale…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 11 January 1862 · page 8

Mary Harvey, summarily covicted of having stolen a vest, of the value of 5s., was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour six weeks. John Johnson and Thomas Perkins were brought before…

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Water Police Court. Before the water the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 11 January 1862 · page 8

Mine of the fascar crew of the Schah Jehan, named Madin Haji, Kadah, Hasean, Mahomed (1), Ali, Porro, Bukkum, Badin Ali, and Mahomed (2), were found guilty of combining to discovery lawful commands on board, in…

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Police

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1862 · page 3

PIRACY EXTRAORDIANRY— At the Adam's Ale Depot on Wednesday, Messrs. Burdekin and Peden had the pleasure of being introduced to Jack Casey, Esq., a determined looking navigator of the Captain Kyd school,…

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Police Office

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1862 · page 4

SATURDAY, 4th January.—Before Messrs. J. Byrnes, Su[?]r, and F. Oakes. Lawson v. Harris.—This was a case for illegal impounding of cattle from land in the occupation of the defendant, and was in fact brought to test the power under…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1862 · page 6

SURRENDER — George Clayton Welch, of Goulburn, storekeeper. Liabilities, £876 12s. 9d. Assets, £105 8s. 1d. Deficit, £711 4s. 8d. Mr. Morris, official assignee…

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Law. Supreme Court.—friday. in Banco

Empire · Saturday 11 January 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Milford. The COURT delivered judgment in the following cases:— Exporte Parker and Wife v. Brenan, gentleman, one…

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Law. Supreme Court—friday. Special Sitting in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1862 · page 6

BEFORE the full Court. JUDGMENTS. Judgments were given by their Honors in the following cases. These judgments will hereafter be published in…

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Town and Country News. the Late Murder on Board the Ship Shah Jehan. Inquest on the Body

Sydney Mail · Saturday 11 January 1862 · page 2

THE inquest on the body of a lascar seaman, named Syed Ahmed, late serang on board the ship Shah Jehan, commenced at the Observer Tavern, Geroge-street North, on the 2nd instant, was resumed and concluded on Friday, 3rd. The evidence taken in…

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Water Police Court.—saturday

Empire · Monday 13 January 1862 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. John Hill. Two drunkards were each flood 10s., with the option of twenty-four hours' solitary seclusion. John L. Carlo and Walter Hannah, masters of the…

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Central Police Court.—saturday

Empire · Monday 13 January 1862 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. Ronald: Seven persons, charged with drunkenness, were sentenced each to pay a fine at 10s., or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours…

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Central Police Court. Saturday. Before the Police Magristrate and Mr. Ronald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1862 · page 4

Seven drunkards were fined 10s. each, and a woman who, while drunk, had made use of obscene language, was fined 20s. Peter M'Cann was convicted of having, without cause or…

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Law. Supreme Court.—friday. Special Sitting in Banco. Before the full Court. Ex Parte Parker, in the Matter of Brenan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1862 · page 2

Sir Alfred Stephen, C.J., delivered the judgment of the Court in this case as follows:— The rule in this case is against an Attorney, calling on him to answer the affidavits of James Parker and Sarah,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Hill. Richard Solomon, a straggler from H.M.S. Pelorus, was ordered to be sent to Melbourne, per Balclutha. Four boys, who were apprehended for stealing fruit from…

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Water Police Court.—monday

Empire · Tuesday 14 January 1862 · page 8

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate. Three persons, found drunk in the public streets, were each fined 10s. or twenty-four hours. William Linklater, master of the so[?]ooner Eagle;…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs, M. M. Cohen, Kettle, Smithers, and S. Cohen. Fifteen drunkards were ordered to pay 10s. each, or to be imprisoned twenty-four hours; and one, a vagrant, was…

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Central Police Court.—monday

Empire · Tuesday 14 January 1862 · page 8

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Asher, S. Cohen, and Kettle. Sixteen persons, charged with drunkenness, were severally sentenced to pay a fine of 10s.; or, in default, to go…

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Law. Supreme Court.—friday. Special Sittings in Banco

Empire · Tuesday 14 January 1862 · page 8

BEFORE the full Court. EX PARTE PARKER, WIFE, AND SON, IN [?]E BRENAN. The Chief Justice delivered the judgment of the Court in this case…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. T. S. Rountreo. Four persons, found drunk in the streets, were find 10s. each, or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1862 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs, Ronald, Bay, Murphy, and Hogg. Five drunkards were fined 10s. each; and Henry Graham, who was convicted of having, while drunk, assaulted…

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