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Courts & crime, 1863

3,545 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 178

Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1863 · page 2

BEFORE the Mayor, with Messrs. Caldwell, Shoebart, and [?]rrell. Three or four persons taken off the streets in a state of drunkenness were discharged; and one who was also…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1863 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, Mr. G. Hill, Mr. J. T. Neale. Eliza Jane Hamilton, a woman of ill fame, apprehended by constable Dodds, charged by a Chinaman, who gave the…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 1 January 1863 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. G. Hill, J.T. Neale, and A.G. Shedforth. Eliza Jane[?] Hamilton, 28, a woman of light character was charged by a Chinese who gave the name of Jemmy…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 1 January 1863 · page 5

BEFORE his Worship the Mayor, and Messrs. Armitage and Birrell. DRUNK AND USING ORSCENE LANGUAGE.— W. Key and Sarah Dode, for the first named offence, were discharged…

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Insolvency Court.—tuesday. New Insolvent

Empire · Thursday 1 January 1863 · page 5

Edward Hill, of O'Connell-street, Sydney, printer. Liabilities,£59 [?]s. 6d. Assets £43 18s. 6d. Deflict, £15 2s. Mr. Mackenzie, official assignee…

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Law. Supreme Court—wednesday. in Equity

Empire · Thursday 1 January 1863 · page 5

BEFORE the three Judges. IN THE MATTER OF THE VOLUNTARY ASSIGNMENT OF SAYERS. The Master-in Equity presented his report in this…

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Insolvency Court. Wednesday. Before the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1863 · page 2

The estate of George Smith was, on the motion of [?] Sheppard, and on reading an affidavit and receipt filed, released from sequestration. The application of Robert Murdock for a certificate of…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Special Sitting in Equity. Before the full Court. in the Matter of the Voluntary Assignment of [?]. M. SAYERS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1863 · page 2

This was a case in which there had been an application to remove two trustees who were absent from the colony, and a reference to the Master in Equity to recommend persons to succeed them…

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Law. Supreme Court—wednesday. [?]Ne V. Eales

Empire · Friday 2 January 1863 · page 4

HIS HONOR the Primary Judge gave judgment in this case as follows:— This is a motion for an injunction to restrain execution in an action at law, in which John Eales is plaintiff, and…

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Water Police Court. Friday. Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. B. Burdekin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1863 · page 5

Peter White, found drunk and riotous ia Prince-street, was fined 10s., or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours. James Brewster, gardener, charged with attempting to stab John Darcey, was bound over to keep the peace…

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Water Police Court.—friday

Empire · Saturday 3 January 1863 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. B. Burdekin. Sarah Dade, 45, and William Farrell, 30, apprehended whilst-drunk and incapable in public places were…

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Central Police Court.—friday

Empire · Saturday 3 January 1863 · page 3

BEFOEE his Worship the Mayor, and Messrs. Birrell, G. Hill, and Williams: DRUNK AND DISORDERLY —James Adams, for being drunk, was discharged. Peter Coyle, for teh above…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 3 January 1863 · page 12

George Morgan, a prisoner of the Crown, apprehended as a prisoner of the Crown illegally at large from the district of Scone, for which he held a ticket-leave, was returned to the service of Government…

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Central Police Court. Before the city Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 3 January 1863 · page 12

Several larcenies were summarily dispoaed of:—William Sinclair, for stealing a roaster, valued at 10s., was ordered to pay a penaity of 10s., or to be imprisoned seven days; William Kennelly, for stealing a form, valued at 12s, 6d…

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Law and Police. Supreme Court. Tuesday.—special Siting in Equity. Before the full court. Turner and Another v. Wright and Another

Sydney Mail · Saturday 3 January 1863 · page 12

This was an appeal against a decree by the primary Judge, directing an account of the cattle on certain stations on the 19th January, 1862. The plaintiffs were the purchasers of the cattle and station at a given price, subjects to…

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Central Police Court. Friday. Before the Mayor (Thomas Spence, Esq), with Messrs. Oatley, Williams, and Birrell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1863 · page 5

Three persons, apprehended for drunkenness, were discharged. Two men, convicted of having been riotous, as well as drunk, were fined—one 10s. and the other 20s. Mary Reece, found guilty of having wilfully broken the…

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Law. Supreme Court—friday. in Equity

Empire · Saturday 3 January 1863 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Justice Milford and Mr. Justice Wise. GRAHAM V. GRAHAM. The Court gave judgement in this case. It came before them from the Court belo[?], and the question was whether…

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Insolvency Court. Before the Chief Commissioner

Sydney Mail · Saturday 3 January 1863 · page 12

Mr. Dillon applied for a postponement of the meeting for the examination of James Snowden. Mr. Milford, for insolvent, objected to a postponement. His Honor declined to comply with the application, struck the case of the list…

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Law. Supreme Court.—friday. Special Sitting in Equity. Before Mr. Justice Milford and Mr. Justice Wise. Graham and Other V. Graham and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1863 · page 5

Their Henors gave judgment in this case, which was argued on Wednesday. Certain suits to determine the claim of the litigants to property, had been settled on an arrangement for a particular division of the same. The…

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Water Police Court. Saturday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. B. Burdekin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1863 · page 5

Thomas Dowling, dealer, Crescent-street, who pleaded guilty to having been drunk and riotous, in Kent-street, and who also when before the Court behaved in a disorderly and indecent manner, was fined 40s., or to be imprisoned…

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