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Courts & crime, 1867

3,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 165

Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. T. Dangar. William Pilgrim, a seaman of the ship Maid of Judah, was sent to gaol for three weeks for being absent without…

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Murder on Board Ship

Empire · Wednesday 8 May 1867 · page 3

The China Express of the 26th January contains the following accouut of a murder on board the Raby Castle:—The Cape, mail brings intelligence that the ship Raby Castle, Captain Harris, from Penang for…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1867 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Judge MACFARLAND. WOLFF V. GIBBES. This was an action to rocover money lent; and also rents received by the defendant on account of one Mrs…

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Law Proceedings, This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1867 · page 2

MASTER'S OFFICE.—At 10.30 o'clock.—Mackochnie re M. Bowman, a person, &c., to settle minutes of two orders; Dawson Edwards v. Lennon, to settle report. BANCO COURT.—Humphrey v. Roberts (part heard); Webb v…

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Metropolitan District Court.—tuesday (Before Mr. District Judge M'Farland.)

Empire · Wednesday 8 May 1867 · page 5

WOLFF v. GIBBES. — This wass a claim for £3. money lent and rent. Verdict for plaintiff, for whom Mr. Do Liss appeared. CANNON BROTHERS v. GIBBES.— Verdict for plaintiff,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1867 · page 2

BEFORE Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT and a jury of four. FORSTER V. LANE AND ANOTHER This was an action by an attorney for services on behalf…

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Law. Supreme Court. — Tuesday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett.) FORSTER v. Lane and Another

Empire · Wednesday 8 May 1867 · page 5

The plaintiff, Mr. Robert Forster, sn attorney of the Supreme Court, sued the defendants for the sum of £2819s. 7d. for professional services rendered in a suit in the Supreme Court. The defendants had pleaded…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Dangar, Armitage Raper, Champman, and Murphy.)

Empire · Thursday 9 May 1867 · page 3

Two persons were fined 5s, one 10s., and two 20s., for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. John M'Donnell, for assaulting a constable in the performance of his duty, was fined 20s., or one week's…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 May 1867 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Chapman, Raper, Dangar, Armitage, and Murphy. Of eighteen prisoners, four were discharged and four were remanded…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 May 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. W. Day, Mr. B. Bur[?] and Mr. M. Levey. George [?] 40, bootmaker, was brought up for protection, supposed to be of unsound mind. Constable…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before his Worship the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Day. Evans, and B. Burdekin)

Empire · Thursday 9 May 1867 · page 3

One person was fined 5s., one 10s., and two 20,., for being durnk in public places. William Scholtz, for making use of obscene language, was fined 20s., costs 6s 6d., or seven days gaol…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 May 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the estate of Francis E. [?] a third meeting. Adjourned to Maitland, to be held there on Friday, the 17th May…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 May 1867 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Judge MACFARLAND. [?] V. [?] Plaintiff [?] to recover £23 [?] the amount of seven weeks' rent alleged to be due under a lease. Mr. S…

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Law Proceedings, This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 May 1867 · page 2

BANCO COURT.—Humphery v. Roberts, part [?]eard; AttorneyGeneral v. [?] Webb v. Wilton an[?] another, C[?] v. [?] and another, Campbell v. Far[?]uharson, assessment. MASTER'S OFFICE.—At 10 a.m.: [?] and others v…

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

Empire · Thursday 9 May 1867 · page 3

In the estate of F. E. Davis, third meeting. No attendance. As insolvent and creditors reside at Maitland the meeting was adjourned, to be held there on the 17th instant…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 May 1867 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice [?] and a jury of four. HUM[?] OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE, &c., [?] ROBERTS. The trial of this case was [?] and occupied the…

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Metropolitan District Court.— Wednesday. (Before Mr. District Judge M'Farland.)

Empire · Thursday 9 May 1867 · page 3

BERGEN V. LENEMAN.—This was a claim for seven weeks' rent on a lease. Mr. S. C. Brown for the plaintiff; Mr. Davis, instructed by Mr. R. Forster, appeared for the defendant. It appeared that the…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four.) HUMPHERY V. ROBERTS

Empire · Thursday 9 May 1867 · page 3

This case was resumed, and ocucpied the whole of the day without being concluded…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Love, Levey, Hunt, Day, and Birrell.)

Empire · Friday 10 May 1867 · page 3

One person was fined 5s., two 10s., and two 20s., for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Mamvell, a native of Portugal, for wilfully breaking a pane of glass, was ordered to pay the damage…

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