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Courts & crime, 1868

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1868 · page 3

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. Cohen, Love, and Dangar Of fourteen prisoners brought before the Court, five were discharged and one was remanded. One person was fined 5s., two 10s. each, and other two…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1868 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrale, with Mr. M. Levey, Mr. S. Dickinson, and Mr. W. Day. Michael, Purtell, for riotous conduct in Cumberlandstreet, was fined 40s., with levy and distress, or seven days…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. (Before his Worship the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Day, M. Levey, and Dickinson.)

Empire · Wednesday 1 January 1868 · page 3

Michael Purtell, a cabman, for riotous behaviour, was fined 40s., and 20s., for obscene language, or imprisonment in default. James Brown appeared on summons, charged with…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Messrs. Cohen, Dangar, Love, and Gordon.)

Empire · Wednesday 1 January 1868 · page 3

John Murphy was charged by senior-constable John Twomey with having stolen £55 from the person of Edward Blygh, at Burwood, on Monday night last. Messrs. Cory and Roberts appeared for the prisoner…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1868 · page 3

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER, Certificates of conformity w[?] granted to Horatio Walpole, Richard Brigden, Edward Fletcher, Alexander M'Corroll, Martin flood, john Armstrong, Owen…

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Sovency Court.—tuesday. (Before his Honor the Chief Commissioner)

Empire · Wednesday 1 January 1868 · page 3

Certificates were granted to Horace Walpole, Richard Bryden, Edward Fletcher, Alexander M'Carroll, Martin Flood, John Armstrong, Owen Moriarty, and Mary Walsh…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1868 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. R. A. Hunt. Joseph Muller was fined 20s., or to be imprisoned [?]ven days and Kate Ring and Elizabeth Phillips were sent to…

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Central Police Court. Thu[?]day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1868 · page 3

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs., Day, Levy, Smithers, [?]irrell, and dangar. Of fourteen prisoners brought before the bench, four were disch[?]rged and other four were remanded…

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Horrible Disclosues in the Sydney Police Court

Empire · Friday 3 January 1868 · page 4

[?] I A man named Frederick Pilkington, while engaged in giving evidence in the Sydney Central Police Court yesterday, was apprehonded on warrant, charged with wife desertion. Great stress was laid…

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The Conviction of the Manchester Fenians for the Murder of Sergeant Brett

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1868 · page 5

THE five prisoners, Gould, Allen, Larkin, Shore, and Maguire, were found guilty of the murder of sergeant Brett, in an attempt to rescue the two Fenians, Deasy and Kelly. The verdict was returned on the 1st…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1868 · page 6

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Pinhey, Campbell, Oatley, G. Hill, Jolly, Hunt, and Dang[?]r. Of nineteen prisoners brought before the Court, five were…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1868 · page 6

BEFORE Mr. G. Hill, Mr. J. Oatley, Mr. W. Day, and the Water Police Magistrate. Thomas Crossen was [?]ned 20s., or to be imprisoned seven days, for drunk[?]nness and disorderly conduct in…

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Water Police Court.—thursday. (Before their Worships H.H. Voss, Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. D. C. Hunt.)

Empire · Saturday 4 January 1868 · page 2

William M'Mahon, for being drunk on the South Head Road, was fined 10s., or three days' gaol. Joseph Muller, for riotous behaviour in William-street was fined 20s., or seven days' gaol; and for…

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Law and Police. Supreme Court

Sydney Mail · Saturday 4 January 1868 · page 2

In the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Friday, the twenty-several day of December, in the year [?] our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 4 January 1868 · page 2

On the summons list were the following cases:—In Daly v. Shadler, a case under the Tenants Art, defendant, who was charged with refusing, after due notice, to give up possession of premises, 151, George-street, was ordered…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 4 January 1868 · page 2

John Murphy was charged with stealing from the person. Constable Toomey deposed that between 6 and 7 o'clock thin morning he apprehended the prisoner at his residence, Longbottom, on a charge of…

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The Murder and Scalping at Moama

Sydney Mail · Saturday 4 January 1868 · page 7

A correspondent of the Melbourne Argus thinks there are three possibilities as to the anther of this deed, which should be examined in limine. They are,—first, that the murderer was insane; second, that he was a white man and…

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Intercolonial News Victoria. the Murder at Keilor

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1868 · page 7

Mr. Candler, the district coroner, yesterday held an inquest at Keilor into the circumstances connected with the death of John Fairweather, whose body was found in a waterhole on…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., Messrs. Day, Levcy, Dangar, Smithers, and Birrell.)

Empire · Saturday 4 January 1868 · page 2

Annie Wakeham was convicted of larcenously appropriating a penknife, for which she was fined 20s., or fourteen days to gaol. The same prisoner was also charged by the same officer, constable Walker, with…

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Insolvency Court. Monday. Before the Chief Commissioner

Sydney Mail · Saturday 4 January 1868 · page 2

The rules nisi in Stubbs v. Brown, and Hardy, Brothers v. Frazer were made absolute. On the motion of Mr. Davis, for the petitioning creditor, the rule nisi in Cruickshank v. Musson was adjourned until the 6th February…

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