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Courts & crime, 1865

3,426 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 172

Central Police Court.—monday

Empire · Tuesday 24 January 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Ross, Murphy, Smithers, Cohen, and Beardmore. Four drunkards were discharged. Elizabeth Sheils and Ellen O'Neil, idle and disorderly…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1865 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magishtate, Messrs. Murphy, Cohen, Ross, mid Smithers. The crime sheet contained a list of twenty-five prisoners. One of these was at large on bail, and, not appearh'g, his…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1865 · page 2

BEFORE, the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. J. Williams and Mr. N. D. Stenhouse Five drunkards, and one prisoner in custody for stealing passion-fruit from the grounds ot Mr. R. Towns at Rose…

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Water Police Court.—monday

Empire · Tuesday 24 January 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. J. Williams and N. D. Stenhouse.)…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Pinhey, Raper, Kettle, Murphy, and Hogg.)

Empire · Wednesday 25 January 1865 · page 5

Eight drunkards were discharged. Elizabeth Smith, for riotous conduct in Wattlestreet, was sent to gaol for seven days; and John Sullivan, with Ellen Rice, Patrick Fitzpatrick, Thomas…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1865 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. T. C. Breillat, and Mr. J. Williams. Four drunkards were admonished and discharged; and Hannah Ready, laundress, charged with stealing sundry…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1865 · page 5

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Pinhey, Raper, Murphy, and Hogg. Twenty-six prisoners were brought before the Court. Of these, eleven were discharged, and five were remanded…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. J. Williams, and T. C. Breillat.)

Empire · Wednesday 25 January 1865 · page 5

James Prior, under remand, charged with stealing a coat and portemonnaie, and a sum of £1 3s.; Michael Fogarty, Joseph Murray, and Richard Barry, seamen on board the Royal Saxon, charged with assaulting…

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Mysterious Murder in New York

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1865 · page 51

The head belonging to the trunk and limbs of the body picked up at different places along the shores of the East River and Gravesend Bay within the past three weeks, was picked up on Monday,…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Caldwell, Levey, Jolly, Dangar, and Chapman.)

Empire · Thursday 26 January 1865 · page 3

Four prisoners, for drunkenness and protection, were discharged. John Short was brought before the Court by sergeant Sutton, charged with soliciting aims on the South Head…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. J. Cuthbert and E. Raper.)

Empire · Thursday 26 January 1865 · page 3

Hannah Ready, under remand, was charged with stealing a cap, a sash, tablespoons, cuffs, a jug, a clasp, strap, saw, a towel, and a quantity of ribbon, the property of Edward Mecklethwaite, of North Shore. The…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1865 · page 8

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Caldwell, Chapman, Pinhey, Dangar, and Jolly. Seventeen prisoners were brought before the Court. Of those, eight were discharged and four were remanded…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1865 · page 8

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. E. Raper and Mr. J. Cuthbert. Hannah Ready, laundress, was brought before the Court by constable Naughten, by whom she was apprehended on…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1865 · page 8

THE undermentioned estates were surrendered:- John Anderson, of Erskine-street, Sydney, doctor of medicine. Liabilities (£60 secured), £305 3s. 6d. Assets (£22 17s. available for unsecured creditors), £80 3s. 6d. Mr…

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A Scene in Court

Empire · Thursday 26 January 1865 · page 3

At the Central Police-court on Tuesday, a young woman was brought before his Worship Mr. Pinhey, on a charge of picking the pocket of Mrs. Sullivan, while receiving a letter at the General Post-office. The…

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Richard Cummings Charged with Personating. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1865 · page 4

SIR,—In the report of this case which appeared your issue of Saturday last, some particulars re[?] ing the application for an adjournment, and the [?] given by the Bench for refusing the same, are [?]…

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Insolvency Court.—wednesday. New Insolvents

Empire · Thursday 26 January 1865 · page 3

John Anderson, of Erskine-street, doctor of medicine. Liabilities, £305 3s. 6d. Assets, £80 3s. 6d. (available for unscured creditors, £22 17s.) Deficit, £225. Official assignee, Mr. Humphery…

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The Appointment of a Visiting Justice to the Campbelltown Gaol, or a Further Tax on a Declining Revenue. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 27 January 1865 · page 3

Sir.—I have noticed in a recent number of your paper that Mr. John Bray, J.P., has been gazetted as visiting justice to the Campbelltown gaol. As this office involves an expense of something like £100 per…

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Water Police Court. Friday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. M. Chapman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1865 · page 7

Hugh M'[?]vor, charged with making use of obscene language on the South Head Road; and also charged, together with Ross Walsh, with committing an aggravated assault upon constable Irwin, were further remanded till…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 28 January 1865 · page 3

Hannah Ready, 35, was charged with stealing two jackets, a sheet, six handkerchiefs, two pair of stockings, and sunday other articles, valued at £1, the property of F. Garland Mylrea, in whose service she had been employed…

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