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Courts & crime, 1867

3,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 165

Metropolitan Court of General Sessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. District Judge SIMPSON, Mr. Butler prosecuting. Emma Williams stood charged for that she on the 25th of December, 1866, at Sydney, did steal sixty yards of…

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Insolvency Court. Thursday. Before the Chief Commissioner

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 9

The rules nisi for cumpulsory sequ[?]stration in Gordon v. Brown and Elworthy v. Blake were were made absolute on motions by Mr. Davis. Schedules to be filed on or before the 28th February…

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Law and Police. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Before his Honor Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice, and a jury of four. CHATER V. SHALVEY

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 9

The trial of this case, which had already lasted two days, was resumed and concluded. It was an action by an architect against the proprietor of a public-house and two private houses, at the corner of…

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Insolvency Court. Monday. Before the Chief Commissioner. Re Samuel Mathews

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 11

His HONOR delivered judgment as follows:—This was an application for a certificate of conformity, which was opposed by two creditors on objections respectively field the 30th October and 1st November last by their…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 5

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice CHEEKE and a jury of five. ZUCCANI V. ARMIT. The trial of this case, which commenced on Thursday,…

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Law and Police. Supreme Court.—monday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Before his Honor Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice, and a jury of four. Gardiner and Another v. WHITFIELD

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 11

This was an action for breach of covenant, arising out of a family dispute. In consequence of its being of this character, his Honor suggested that some arrangement ought to be come to. The trial was thereupon postponed…

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Vice-admiralty Court. in the Matter of the Ship Anglo-indian

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 5

The following is a Judgment pronounced by the CHIEF JUSTICE yesterday, in his capacity as Judge of the ViceAdmiralty Court, in sundry suits for wages by the master and sailors, instituted against the ship Anglo-Indian,…

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Metropolitan Court of General Sessions. Thursday. Before District Judge SIMPSON, Mr. Butler, prosecuting

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 9

Edward Davis stood charged for that he on the [?] of November, 1866, at Sydney, did feloniously steal thirty pieces of leather, the property of one Samuel Kerr, value £2 8s. It appeared from the evidence in this case, that the…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. (Before His Honor Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice.) CHATER V. SHALVEY

Empire · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 3

The trial of this case was resumed and concluded. It was an action for breach of contract. The plaintiff was Mr. Thomas Dixon Chater, architect, and the defendant was Mr. Michael Shalvey, publican,…

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Central Police Court.—saturday. (Before his Worship the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Dangar, Macdona, and Bray.)

Empire · Monday 11 February 1867 · page 5

Eizabeth Jenkins, for being drunk, was fined 5s., or to be imprisoned two days; Maria Brond and John King, for being drunk and disorderly were fined 10s., or to be imprisoned for three days; Margaret Sullivan…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs, Macdona, and Danger. Twenty-seven prisoners were brought before the Court, of whom eight were discharged and four were remanded…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1867 · page 2

BEFOER Mr. W. Dav, and Mr G. R. Elliott. Patrick Gillman, 38, of Palmer-street, was charged with violently assaulting Margaret Giltman, his wife, who stated that on Friday morning a dispute arose concerning what…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1867 · page 2

The sittings of this Court for the present month commence this morning; the undefended cases will, if possible, be disposed of to-day and to-morrow. For the convenience of suitors the cases will be disposed of as follows:—No. 101 will not be called before…

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Law. Supreme Court.—friday. Vice-admiralty Court

Empire · Monday 11 February 1867 · page 5

His HONOR the Chief Justice, as Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court, delivered judgment in the undermentioned suits for wages, instituted against the ship Anglo-Indian, recently sold by order of the Court:—…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1867 · page 2

THE undermentioned estates were surrendered:- John Phillips, of Bathurst, labourer. Liabilities, £67 [?] Assets, £35s. Mr. Humphery, official assignee. Daniel Healey, Milla Murra, near Bathurst, farmer[?]…

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Law Proceedings, This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1867 · page 2

BASCO COURT.—Gardner v. Whitfield. MASTER'S OFFICE.—At half-past 10 o'clock.—Lunn v. Brown, state of facts; Higham v. Hellyer, report of lease; re Brennan's costs, ex parte, Hungerford, adjourned taxation; Frazer v…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1867 · page 3

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Pearce, Dangar, Hunt, Murphy, Evans, Love, and Chapman. Forty prisoners were brought before the Court; of these,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1867 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. G. R. Elliott, and Mr. J. B. Smithers. John Cunningham was brought up by constable Fraser, under warrant, charged with violently assaulting Catherine Cunningham, his wife. She stated that they lived in…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before his Worship the Police Magistrate with Messrs. (Danger Pearce. Hunt, Love and Chapman.)

Empire · Tuesday 12 February 1867 · page 4

George Olarko, Patrick, Jfoley,.William Lee. John Cottam,.Edward'Burns'., and "Ann O'Brien', drunkard Woro each flned SJ., or to bo imprisoned two days. Ann Wado, James Clarke, Daniol XInycl,, Patriot…

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Water Police Court.—monday. (Before Messrs. Elliott and Smithers.)

Empire · Tuesday 12 February 1867 · page 4

John Parkhouse, for being of unsound mind, was sent to Tarban Creek. Patrick Jones, for being of an idle and disorderly character, was sentenced to be imprisoned for three…

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