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Courts & crime, 1866

3,328 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 167

Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1866 · page 5

MASTER'S OFFICE.—Brown v. Thorn, to consider proceedings; Sempill v. Campbell, state facts; Shepherd and others v. Goodey and other, examination. In Insolvent Court Room after 11 o'clock a.m…

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Law. Supreme Court. Business for This Day

Empire · Thursday 3 May 1866 · page 3

MASTER'S OFFICE.—Brown v. Thorn, to consider proceedings; Sempill v. Campbell, state of facts; Shepherd and others v. Goodey and another, examination in Insolvent Court-room, after 11 o'clock a.m…

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Water-police Court.—thursday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. S. H. Peare.)

Empire · Friday 4 May 1866 · page 3

John Connors, for being drunk and using obsene anguage in Essex-lane was fi[?] 10s. Job Williams and David Ingram, alias the Stranger, charged with being engaged in a prize fight on Mullet…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Murphy, Day, Birrell, and Smithers.)

Empire · Friday 4 May 1866 · page 3

Five drunkards were discharged. Catherine Nilson, John Nowlands, and Philip Fitzpatrick, were each fined 20s. or seven days to gaol, for making use of indecent language in the public streets…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 May 1866 · page 5

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Smithers, Birrell, Murphy, and Day. Twenty-one prisoners were brought before the Court; of these seven were discharged and three were remanded…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 May 1866 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. District Judge MACFARLAND. JAMES V. NAPTHALIE. Plaintiff recovered a judgment for £6 5s. in the District Court against the defendant in the month of April, 1860,…

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Insolvent Court—thursday. (Before the Registrar.)

Empire · Friday 4 May 1866 · page 3

In the insolvent estate of Stephen Richardson; special. Three debts were proved. In the insolvent estate of F. J. Manton; adjourned second. Insolvent attended. Three debts were proved…

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Metropolitan District Court. Thursday. (Before Mr. District Judge M. Farland.)

Empire · Friday 4 May 1866 · page 3

BROWN V. HOUSTON. Plaintiff, a sheriff's officer, sued to recover certain fees [?] bailliff, for levying on goods belonging to a person named Harris. Plaintiff avorred that he was called upon by the defendant, on…

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Law. Wagga Wagga, Circuit Court. Civil Sittings. Thursday, April 26

Empire · Friday 4 May 1866 · page 3

In the case of Lockhart v. Lynch, for malicious issue of execution. Damages claimed, £1000. The Solicitor-General stated that the case had been referred to arbitration, and when he mentioned the name of the…

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Water Police Court.—friday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Mr. Armitage, and Mr. A. Dangar.)

Empire · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 3

Joseph Jacobs was fined 20s. for a breach of docoilcy on Flags aff Hill. There were a couple of other cases, which were heard and disposed of…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 7

BEFORE the Walter Police Magistrate, with Mr. S. H. Pearce, and Mr. T. Dangar. John Connors, for drunkenness and using obscence language in Essex-lane, was fined 10s., or to be imprisoned…

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Central Police Court

Sydney Mail · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 9

James Booth and William Willis alias Dunkley, charged with having on the 16th April stopped and robbed the Singleton mail, were brought np pursuant to remand. James M'Manus, of Betty's Creek, Singleton, farmer, deposed…

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Central Police Court.—friday. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. G. Hill, Oatley, Chapman, Dangar, and E. Campbell.)

Empire · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 3

Julia Gibson, Maryann Kerr, and Annie Law, were each fined 10s. or forty-eightihours imprisonment, for riotous behaviour in the streets. Charlie, a man of colour, was fined 40s. or one…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 11

Albert Seal, 37, was found guilty of stealing about 20 lbs. of mutton, value 7s., from the shop of James Conway, butcher, Darling-street, Balmain. Prisoner stated, in defence, that the mutton was given to him by a man named…

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Central Police Court. Friday. the Barwon Gold Robbery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Day and Pinhey. Detective Elliott asked for a further remand, and called Mr. Marsh, one of the owners of the Barwon, into the witness box, who deposed that two persons (naming them,…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates. Friday, 27Th April. the Barwon Gold Robbery

Sydney Mail · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 11

William Smith, Margaret Daniels, and Charles Nixon, charged with having stolen 1000 ounces of gold during the late passage of the Barwon from Mew Zealand to Sydney, were brought before their Worships pursuant to remand…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Certificates were granted to Edwin Owen Nicholas and Thomas Stewart L. Vogan. In the matter of the application of Patrick Buckley,…

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Wagga Circuit Court

Empire · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 3

The first Circuit Court, held in Wagga Wagga, was openedly by Mr. Justice Faucett on Monday, the 23rd. UNLAWFULLY WOUNDING…

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Law. Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 7

BEFORE Mr. District Judge MACFARLAND. CA. SA. MOTIONS. A number of ca. sa. motions were heard and disposed of. NEW TRIAL MOTIONS…

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Insolvent Court—friday. (Before the Registrar.)

Empire · Saturday 5 May 1866 · page 3

In the insolvent esate of Alfred; Holden, adjourned special. Meeting was further adjourned to the 25th instant. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)…

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