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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1863

3,545 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 178

Water Police Court. Tuesday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. M. Asher and J. Birrell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1863 · page 2

Mary Johnston, a married woman, was charged with being drunk on the Queen's Wharf, and using obscene language. Prisoner having, on the previous day, been brought before the Court for drunkenness, and discharged…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 10 June 1863 · page 5

BEFORE The Mayer, with the Police Magistrate, and Mr. Marphy. Elisabeth Smith, for being drunk and disorderly in a public place, was fined 20., or in default forty-eight…

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Wate Police Court.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 10 June 1863 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs.J. Birrell and M. Asher. Samuel Sustenance, master of the schooner Cheetah, end Gaarge Carphin, matter of the brig Dart, were each…

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Central Police Court. Tuesday. Before the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Chapman, Murphy, and Peden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1863 · page 2

Three drunkards were discharged, two others were fined 10s. and 20s. respectively (or in default of payment to be imprisoned forty-eight hours), for riotous and disorderly conduct…

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Metropolitan District Court.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 10 June 1863 · page 5

BEFORE Alfred Cheeke, Esq. WEEDON v. G. UGH. This was an action for £16 10., for rent of certain premises sitaste at the Waterloo Estate, Redfern. The…

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Insolvency Court. Meetings of Creditors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1863 · page 2

Thursday, June 11.—At Bathurst: James Mackey, single. Friday, 12.—At Maitland: John Bridgman, single. At Grafton: Horby smith, single. At Armidale: Bernard Naughton, third. At Tamworth: David Silver, third…

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West Maitland District Court. (Abridged from the Mercury.) Saturday, June 6Th. 1863

Empire · Wednesday 10 June 1863 · page 8

BEFORE his Honour District Court Judge Pursefcy, and a jury of four, [?] OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE—BROWETT V. ARREN. This was an action brought by Mrs. Mary Ann Ellen…

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Law. Metropolitan District Court. Tuesday. Before A. Cheeke, Esq. HARNETT V. HILL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1863 · page 2

This was an action to recover remuneration by way of commission for the plaintiff's services in procuring a purchaser for plaintiff's orangery at Lane Cove, whom he did nos accept. The case was commenced on Monday, and…

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Breach of Promise of Marriage. West Maitland District Court. Saturday, June 6. (From the Maitland Mercury.) BEFORE his Honor District Court Judge Purefoy and a jury of four. BROWETT V. ARREN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1863 · page 8

This was an action brought by Mrs. Mary Ann Ellen Browett, a widow, against Willinm Arren, of this town, for breach of promise of marriage. Damages were laid at £200…

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Water Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. R. Ronald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 June 1863 · page 5

Elizabeth Ronald, 52, apprehended whilst lying drunk in Miller-street, St. Leonards; James Courteney, 63, apprehended about one o'clock this morning inside the enclosure in front of Petty's Hotel, on suspicion that he was…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 11 June 1863 · page 2

BEFOR the Police Megistrate. Joseph Woods, John Sullivan, Bichard Arnold, George Hi[?]choock, and John Brown, brought up for drunk[?] were discharged…

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Central Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Caldwell, Armitage, Asher, and Chapman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 June 1863 · page 5

Five drunkards were discharged, and one, who was also riotous, was ordered to pay 10s., or to be imprisoned fortyeight hours. James Casey, found guilty of having wilfully broken a…

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Water Police Court.— Wednesday. Before the Water' Police Megistrate and. Mr. R. Ronald

Empire · Thursday 11 June 1863 · page 2

Elizabeth Robingen, found drunk in Miller.street, St. Leonards, was discharged. Margaret Doyle, locked up, last evening for protection, was discharged, with an admonition…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 June 1863 · page 5

THE following estates were surrendered:— John Thomas Forwood, of Nelligen, farmer. Liabilities, £106 19s. 9d. Assets, £63 19s. 6d. Deficit, £43 Os. 3d. Mr. Mackenzie, official assignee,…

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Metropolitan District Court.—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 11 June 1863 · page 2

BEFORE Alfred Cheeke, Esq. HARNET V. HILL. This was a case which had been Leard on Tuesday efford time to look into the reserved by his honor, to…

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Metropolitan District Court. Wednesday. Before A. Cheeke, Esq. HARNETT V. HILL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 June 1863 · page 5

This case was commenced on Tuesday, and concluded on Wednesday, when judgment was reserved. Plaintiff claimed one per cent. on £7500, the price at which defendant had disposed of his orangery which was originally…

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The Murder at Chatham. (From the Daily News, March 19)

Empire · Friday 12 June 1863 · page 3

THE case of the lad Robert Alexander Burton, who was convicted at Maldstone, on Wednesday, of murder under very peculiar circumstances, appears to create a great deal of public interest, but no steps have yet been taken…

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Central Police Court.—friday

Empire · Saturday 13 June 1863 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Mr. Ronald. William Webb, James Forrester, and Henry Hare, on remand, charged with having on the 19th of May, stopped and robbed her Majesty's mail between Bungendore and…

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Water Police Court.—friday

Empire · Saturday 13 June 1863 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. G. Rattray. Joseph Woodraff, master of the ship Bankside, pleaded guilty of neglecting to keep a watch in charge of the deck…

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Central Police Court. Friday. Before the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Day, Cullen, and Ronald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 June 1863 · page 7

Mary Dunbar wag brought before the Court by sergean Lawler, who deposed that between nine and ten o'clock last night he saw her with a drunken man in Druitt-street; she is a noted thief, and he watched her; she soon began to…

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