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Courts & crime, 1867

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Metropolitan District Court

Empire · Tuesday 19 February 1867 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

JURY CAUSES.—No. 10[?]6 M'Callum v. Harrison, part head; 858 King v. Manning…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of James Therry's application for a certificate of conformity his HONOR delivered judgment as follows:—…

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District Court. Jury Causes/

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1867 · page 2

1036 M'Callum v. Harrison, part heard. 853 King v. Manning…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1867 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT and a jury of four. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. LIEPOLD. This was an action on the part of the Crown to enforce…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1867 · page 2

JURY COURT.—Attorney-General v. Leipold, part heard; Attorney-General v. Bumley; Polack v. Gowing. Pirie and another v. Fisher. IN EQUITY.—Before his Honor the Primary Judge, at 11…

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Insolvency Court.—monday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

Empire · Tuesday 19 February 1867 · page 8

In the estate of James Starr, adjourned second meeting. Insolvent examined and did not am[?]nd his schedile. One debt proved. Six months' accounts under Rules 22, and 23, to be filed by 18th March next…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Ban[?]o Court. Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) LYONS V. WRIGHT

Empire · Tuesday 19 February 1867 · page 8

This was an notion for the obstruction of a road. The case was postponed until Wednesday next, in order that the examination of one of the witnesses may be taken do bene esse, and that the jury may visit the…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate and Mesera Cohen, Evans, and Hogg.)

Empire · Wednesday 20 February 1867 · page 4

William James, for attempting to steal a gold ring from the person of John While, was sentenced to be imprisoned for two months with hard labour. Charles Joues, for wilfully' breaking four panes of…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1867 · page 5

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Coben, Hogg, Raper, Dangar, and Evans. Of sixteen prisoners brought before the Court, six were discharged and one was remanded…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1867 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. W. Day, Mr. R. A. Hunt, Mr. J Micdona, and Mr. M. Levy. Mary Ann Beer alias Ellen Smith, and Mary Ann Smith, apprehended as common prostitutes wandering about the…

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Thames Police Court. Sea Wages—the Co[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1867 · page 4

CAPTAIN A. Morison, the master of the ship Coulnakyle, lying in the West India Dock, appeared before Mr. Partridge to answer two summonses taken out by Alfred Tyler and Tom Cherir. Mr. Young appeared for for the complainants and Mr. Smith for the…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Water Police Manistrat[?] and Messrs. Lovey, Hunt and Macdona.)

Empire · Wednesday 20 February 1867 · page 5

Mary Ann O'Neill, William Cleary, and James Deery, for drunkenness, were each fined 5s., or twentyfour hours' gaol; and James Shanahan, for riotous behaviour in Woolloomooloo, street, was fined 10s. Ellen…

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Darlinghurst Gaol. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1867 · page 2

SIR,—I have read with much satisfaction the letter appearing in your issue 14th instant on "Hospital Accommodation," signed " Medicus," and also your pertinent remarks on the same in the leader of your journal, same date,…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1867 · page 5

BEFORE the CHI[?] COMMISSIONER. Certificates of conformity were granted to John Hamilton, John Chilvers, and John Tucker. The other applications were, on various grounds,…

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Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1867 · page 5

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice CHEEKE. Auscher C[?]ey was indicted for that he did on the 1st December last obtain from one Alfrod Joseph, by false pre[?]ences, money and valuable securities to the amount of…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1867 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. District Judge Simpson, and a jury of four. M'CULLUM V. HARRISON. This was an action for assault. Damages were laid at £200. The defence was, not guilty, and that the assault…

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Strange Case of Suspected Murder. (From the Telegraph)

Empire · Wednesday 20 February 1867 · page 2

In the Dream of Eugene Aram, Hood makes the guilty usher tell how he bore the body of his victim to a stream and cast it in, and how next morning, when his conscient…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1867 · page 5

JURY COURT.—Dingle v. M'Lean; Norie v. Rouse. BANCO COURT.—Lyo[?]s v. Wright. MASTER'S OFFICE.—At 10.30, Hellyer v. Druitt. Plaintiff to show cause why defendan's should not have carriage of decree,…

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Reception of the New American Minister at the French Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1867 · page 3

THE Moniteur of 24th December says that MajorGeneral Dix presented to the Emperor, on the 23rd, his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States, accompanying…

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