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Courts & crime, 1863

3,545 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 178

Central Police Court.—thursday

Empire · Friday 22 May 1863 · page 8

BEFORE he Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Kemp, Levey, Solomon Cohen, and Smithers. John A. JOhnny pleaded guilty to the charge of wilfully breaking a spirit lamp, the property of George…

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Central Police Court. Thursday. Before the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Kemp, Speer, Smithers, Levey, Pearce, Asher, S. Cohen, Peden, and Sutherland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 May 1863 · page 2

John A. Jermy, charged with having wilfully broken a spirit keg, valued at £4, the property of George Comins, pleaded guilty, and was allowed twenty-four hours within which to pay the amount of damage, or, in default of…

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Banco Court

Empire · Friday 22 May 1863 · page 8

Before his Honor the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Wise. JUDGMENTS. WHYTE V. THE BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Jury Court

Empire · Friday 22 May 1863 · page 8

[?] His Honor Mr. Justice MILFORD and a Jury of four. M.FATT V. R BINSON AND WIFE. Counsel for plaintiff, Mr. Butler. The male…

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Insolvency Court.—thursday

Empire · Friday 22 May 1863 · page 8

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. In the estate of Johh Roper, an adjourned certificate meeting. Mr. Levy applied on behalf of insolvent. Mr. Darley, counsel for a creditor, opposed the application…

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Metropolitan District Court.—thursday

Empire · Friday 22 May 1863 · page 8

BEFORE J. S. [?], Esq. MOORE V. DOWNEY. This was an section for slander. The parties reside in Riley-street, Woolloomooloo. On the evening of the…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 May 1863 · page 5

BANCO COURT.—Mobbs v. Allen, part heard; Newman and another v. Whyte; Vickery v. Burgess; Gilligan v. Frayne; Josephson v. Greer. IN EQUITY.—Before his Honor the Primary Judge, at eleven…

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Insolvency Court. Thursday. Before the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 May 1863 · page 2

In the estate of William Douglass, a special meeting. Five debts were proved. On the motion of Mr. M'Ewan, seconded by Mr. Peters, and unanimously agreed to by the meeting (after hearing the assignees, the insolvent, and…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Special Sitting in Banco. Before the full Court. Judgments. Ex Parte Thame—affiliation Order—prohibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 May 1863 · page 2

Sir Alfred Stephen delivered the following judgment in this case:— This is an application for a Prohibition, under the Justices' Acts of 1850 and 1853; seeking to restrain two of the…

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Metropolitan District Court. Thursday. Before J. S. Dowling, Esq. MOORE V. DOWNEY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 May 1863 · page 2

Plaintiff, the daughter of a grocer in Riley-street, Woolloomooloo, sued the defendant for uttering slanderens words. The defendant pleaded that he was intoxicated at the time, and had since expressed his regret in the office of…

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Jury Court. Before Mr. Justice Milford and a jury of four. MOFFATT V. Robinson and Wife

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 May 1863 · page 2

This was action by Mr. W. P. Moffatt, late an attorney of the Court, against the two dofandants for professional services and for money advanced to them or paid on their account. The plaintiff's claim (admitting various…

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Central Police Court.—friday

Empire · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messars. Cook, Peden, and Solomon Coben. Thomas Tasker pleaded guilty to stealing a box containing seven combs, the property of Frederick…

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Water Police Court.—friday

Empire · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. M. Asher and H. C. Burnell. Robert Killy, seaman, convicted of giving false answers to the Deputy, Shipping master, was ordered to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour daring four…

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Central Police Court. Friday. Before the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Cook, S. Cohen, Sutherland, and Peden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 5

James Thompson was, on Tuesday, brought before the Bench by detective M'Martin, who deposed that, about three o'clock on the previous afternoon, he apprehended the prisoner in Castlereagh-street, as a rogue and vagabond,…

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Murder by a Convict.— Frightful Scene in Court

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 4

Alfred Preedy, a convict, was charged, at the Dorchester assizes, on Wednesday, before Mr Serjeant Shee, with the wilful murder of Charles Evana, a warder in the Portland Prison, on the 8th of September last. On…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 12

Robert Jonkine, 21, a seaman of the ship Ironside, was charged with stealing two bottles of milk. The facts as under mentioned were deposed to in evidence. Cuthbert Vaux, master of the vessel: Returning to the vessel from…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 11

William Roffey, fifteen, given into custody last night by Charles N. Furlong, miller, raiding in Upper Fort-street, for throwing a stone at his door, was admonished and discharged…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 11

George Williams, a boy of thirteen, appeared before the Court charged with having stolen a piece of brass, the properly of Es[?]ber Hughes. The charge failed. The boy's shirt was saturated with blood, and, in reply to a question…

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Central Police Court. Thursday. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 12

John A. Jenny, charged with having willfully broken a spirit keg, valued at £4, the properly of George Comins, pleaded guilty, and was allowed twenty-four hours within which to pay the amount of damage, or, in default of…

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Banco Court

Empire · Saturday 23 May 1863 · page 2

Before Mr. Justice Wise and a jury of four. [?] V. ALLEN. This case, which has occupied the Court since Tuesday last, was brought to a close this evening (Friday). The…

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