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Courts & crime, 1866

3,328 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 167

Law. Supreme COURT—Saturday. in Equity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1866 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice FAUCETT. ALLIANCE BANK (LIMITED) V. IRVING. The argument in this case was resumed and concluded…

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Law Supreme Court. Business for This Day

Empire · Monday 19 February 1866 · page 5

BANCO COURT.—Smail v. Lloyd; Hubettle and others v. Hargraves. JURY COURT.—Blatchford v. the Queen. MASTER'S OFFICE.—In re Alfred Bowman, an…

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Water Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Water police Magistrate and Mesers, Dangar and Breillat.)

Empire · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 5

George Thompson was sent to gaol for seven days, for stealing an axe, value 9s., the proporty of the Aus tralian Club. Dennis M'Cool, charged with stealing a cloak and…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Murphy. Love, Cohen, and Sponce.)

Empire · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 5

Joseph Saville, Gaunga Ram, Ann J. Cooke, and Teresa Robinson, were each fined 10s. or forty-eight hours imprisonment, for riotous behaviour in the public steets…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 2

Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. J. Williams and E. Wrench. Adam Lawson, brought up on remand for protection, supposed to be of unsound mind, was sent to Tarban Creek…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 2

Before their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Cohen, Murphy, Spence, and Love. Of twenty-five prisoners brought before the Court, two were remanded and nine were discharged…

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The Ramsgate Murder

Empire · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 2

The trial of Forward, alias Southey, the murderer of his wife and child at Ramsgate and of three children in Holborn, London, was begun at Maidstone on December 20, and lasted two days. The prisoner behaved in a…

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Second Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice HARGRAVE. PERJURY. James Armstrong was charged for that he, on the 8th day of December last, at Liverpool, in the colony of New…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 2

Before the REGISTRAR. In the estate of William W. Buckland, a second meeting. Ten debts were proved. Insolvent amended his schedule. Mr. A. H. J. Bass was elected trade assignee…

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Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor the Chief Justice, and a general jury. RAPE. In the case of Thomas Willis, indicted for rape (to which…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 2

Before Mr. District Judge DOWLING. POLACK V. READ. This was an action of trespass brought by Solomon William Polack against John Cecil Read, Governor of her…

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Insolvency Court.—saturday. Surrender

Empire · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 5

William Brannan, grocer, Sydney, on petition and affidavit. Mr. Sempill, official assignee…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 2

JURY COURT.—Blatchford v. the Queen; Moore v. Atkinson; Caston v. Westlake; Pockley v. Swinfleld; Walford v. Australian Mutual Provident Society; Brown v. H. R. N. Steam Navigation Company…

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Second Court. (Before Mr. Justice Hargrave.) PERJURY

Empire · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 5

James Armstrong, a dairy farmer, residing at Donham Court, near Liverpool, was charged with having, on the 8th day of December, 1865, at the police-court, Liverpool, committed wilful and corrupt perjury…

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Central Criminal Court.—monday. First Court. (Before His Honor Sir Alfred Stephan, Chief Justice, and a general jury.) RAPE

Empire · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 5

Thomas Willis was indicted, and pleaded not guilt, to a oharge of rape. Mr. Isaacs, Solicitor-General, appeared on behalf of the Crown. Mr. Dalley, instructed by Mr. Gannon,…

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MONDAY. (Before the Water Police Magistate and Messrs. Wrench and Williams.)

Empire · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 5

Charles Humphries and Robert M'Lean, charged with combining to impede the progress of the voyage of the ship Duke of Sutherland; and Samuel Thomas, for wilful disobedience on board the same ship, were…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 2

Bbfore his Honor Mr. Justice CHEEKE and a jury of four. SMAIL V. LLOYD. This was on action by Mr. Alexander Smail, of Sydney,…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday. Banco Court. (Before Mr. Justice Cheeke and a Jury of four.) Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Smail V. LLOYD

Empire · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 5

This was an action for brcach of contract. The Attorney-General and Mr. Salomons, instructed by Mr. S. C. Brown, appeared for the plaintiff: Sir William Manning, Q.C., and Mr. Darley, instructed by…

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Metropolitan District Court.—monday. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dowling, and a jury of four.)

Empire · Tuesday 20 February 1866 · page 5

POLACK V. READ.—This was an action for assault brought by plaintiff against defendant who is governor of Darlinghurst gaol. Damages, £200. It appears that plaintiff had been ordered by the bench of magis…

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