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Courts & crime, 1867

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Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. (Before his Honor Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice[?] and a jury of four.) A[?]solon and Wife V. [?]EAD

Empire · Wednesday 22 May 1867 · page 4

This was an action for assault and battery alleged to have been committed by the defendant upon the plaintiff and his wife, from the effects of which the plaintiff was so much injured as to be unable to attend to…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1867 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. W. Day and Mr. B.Burdekin. Four drunkards were fined 5s. or 10s each, in default of payment to be, imprisoned for periods varying from two to…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1867 · page 3

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs Raper, Pinhey, and Dangar. Of seventeen prisoners, six were discharged and one was remanded…

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Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1867 · page 3

Before his Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT and a jury of four. FREEMAN V. ADAMS. This was an action for trespass upon an allotment of…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1867 · page 3

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the estate of Edward Tighe, a third meeting Two debts were proved. In the estate of Michael Meehan, a single meeting. No…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings for the Trial of Casues. Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1867 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Chief Justice. and a jury of four. BRYCE V. THE AUSTRALIAN PAPER COMPANY. This was an action for breach of contract. The plaintiff…

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Law Proceedings.—this Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1867 · page 3

BANCO COURT.—Freeman v. Adams, part heard; Cooper v. Paton. JURY COURT.—Bryce v. Australian Paper Company, part heard; Gale and another v. Maxwell, Levy v. Waller, Allen v. O'Brien,…

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Thunderbolt and the Police. (From the Tamworth Examiner.)

Empire · Thursday 23 May 1867 · page 3

At the police court. Tamworth, on 30th April, before the Police Magistrate and Mr. A. J. Kingsmill, J. P., John Doherty, sergeant of police at Warialda, preferred a charge of neglet of duty against Charles Norris,…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. Jury Court. (Before his Honor Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice, and a jury of four.) BRICE V. Australian Paper Company

Empire · Thursday 23 May 1867 · page 5

This was an action for breach of contract, brought by the plaintiff for special ervices rendered to the Company. The case did not terminate. Sir William Manning, Q.C., and Mr. Wilkinson…

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Banco Court. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett, and a jury of fuor.) FREEMAN V. ADAMS

Empire · Thursday 23 May 1867 · page 5

This was an action for trespass upon land at Kiama. The case lasted all day, without concluding. Mr. Butler appeared for the plaintiff, and the Attorney-General and Mr. Stepben for the defendant…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Day and Burdekin.)

Empire · Friday 24 May 1867 · page 5

Two persons were fined 5s. and two 10s., for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Peter Seare, 31, and William White, 32, were brought up, charged with stealing a purse and £26, on the 21st…

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Central Police Court.-wednesday. (Before his Worship the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Dangar. Pinhey, and Raper.)

Empire · Friday 24 May 1867 · page 5

George Thomas Mills, for carelessly driving a horse and cart in Bourke-street, and endangering the life of Margaret Mansfield, was remanded until Wednesday text, bail allowed…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1867 · page 5

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. Day, Levey, Birrell, and Smithers. Of fifteen prisoners two were remanded, and one (Jamas Donevan, charged with larceny) was found to be of…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1867 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. T. Dangar and Mr. W. Tunks. Jonn M'Quade, the younger, of Paddington, appeared on summons to answer the complaint of John Langstaff, that…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1867 · page 5

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. On motion of Mr. Mackenzie, official assignee, plans of distribution in the undermentioned estates were confirmed: —Ebenezer Doust, Edward C. Fortescue, William…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1867 · page 5

BEFORE his Honor Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Chief Justice, and a jury of four. BRYCE V. THE AUSTRALIAN PAPER COMPANY. This was an action for breach of contract. The plaintiff…

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

Empire · Friday 24 May 1867 · page 5

Plans of distribution were moved and confirmed in the following estates:—Ebenezer Doust, Edward T. Fortescue, William Baldwin, J. B. Bassetti, Charles Buffrey, and William Wightman…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Banco Court. Sittings for the Trial of Causes. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett, and a jury of four.) FREEMAN V. ADAMS

Empire · Friday 24 May 1867 · page 5

This case was resumed but not concluded. It was an action for treapass upon an allotment of land at Kiama. Thedofendant pleaded not guilty; that the land did not belong to the plaintiff,…

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Jury Court. (Before his Honor Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice and a jury of four.) BRYCE V. Australian Paper Company

Empire · Friday 24 May 1867 · page 5

This was an action for breach of contract, in which the plaintiff sued the defendants for special services in the superintending the shipping in England and conveyance to this colony of the company's machinery,…

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Water Police Court

Sydney Mail · Saturday 25 May 1867 · page 4

John M'Quade, the younger, of Paddington, Appeared on summons to answer the complaint of John Langstaff, that he illegally detained certain blacksmith's tools, &c., valued at £4, defendant's property. Plaintiff is proprietor of the…

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