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Courts & crime, 1868

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Insolvency Court.—saturday. Schedule Filed

Empire · Monday 30 March 1868 · page 3

Walter Beames, of Leichhardt. Liabilities, £6904 1s. Assets, £11,101 10s…

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Law. Supreme Court.— Saturday. Last Day of First Term, 1863

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Chief Justice, Mr. Justice CHEEKE, and Mr. Justice FAUCETT. ADMISSION OF AN ATTORNEY…

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Murder of the Widow of the Late General M'dougall. (From the Times of India.) Ootacamund, February 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 March 1868 · page 6

YOU wiil have heard, of course, that a little European girl, aged eight, was decoyed away into the jungles and brutally murdered at wellington last week. The deed, I believe, is still wrapped in obscurity,…

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Law. Supreme Court.—saturday. Sittings in Banco. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice, and Judges Cheeke and Faucett.) Admission of Attorney

Empire · Monday 30 March 1868 · page 3

On the application of Mr. Butler their Honors ordered the admission of Mr. George Foot, of the Irish law courts, as an attorney and proctor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1868 · page 3

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. H. H. Voss, J. Williams, Evans, and Stenhouse. Julia Cruikshank appeared before the Court charged with stealing two cabbages, valued 1s. 6d., the property of…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1868 · page 3

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Murphy, Spence, Powell, and Dangar. Forty-six prisoners were brought before the Court, Of these, twelve were discharged, and two were remanded…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before Captain Scott, P M., and Messrs. Daugar and Powell.)

Empire · Tuesday 31 March 1868 · page 3

DRUNKARDS.—Seventeen persons were charged with drunkenness and severally punished. ROBBERY. — William Wade was charged with having stolen a handkerchief from a drunken man named…

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Attempted Murder of [?] Royal [?]Ghness the Duke of Edinburgh. Trial of Henry James O'farrell. Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1868 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice CHEEKE. Henry James O'Farrell who was arranged on Thursday last on an indictment which charged him with having on the 12th March Instant, 1868, at Middle Harbour, in…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1868 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor Judge MACFARLAND. HEAVEY v. M'DERMOTT. Plaintiff sued the defendant for breach of contract and detention of a cab. The damages claimed wore £200…

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Water Police Court.—monday. (Before Mr. H. H. Voss, W.P.M., and Messrs. Williams, and Stenhouse.)

Empire · Tuesday 31 March 1868 · page 3

Francis G. Campbell, for being drunk in Balmain; Henry Cunningham, for being drunk in Macquario-street; James Neill, for being drunk in Camberland-street—were each fined 5s., or twenty-four hours…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1868 · page 3

MASTER'S OFFICE.—At 10.30: Sempill v. Jarvis, minutes; Sempill v. Campbell, adjourned warrath, to settle certificate of proceedings; Hart and others T. Simmons and others, for defendant Simmons to deliver over documents to new trustees. At 11…

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Supreme Court. Business for This Day

Empire · Tuesday 31 March 1868 · page 3

MASTER'S OFFICE — At 10.30: Sompill v. [?] minuts; Sompill v. Campbell, adjourned warrant to settle certificate of proceedings; Hart and others v. Simmons and others, for defendant Simmons to deliver…

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Metropolitan District Court. Monday. (Before his Honor District Judge M'Farland)

Empire · Tuesday 31 March 1868 · page 3

HEAN[?] V. M'DEEMOTT. Defendant was a coach-builder, and agreed to build plaintiff a cab and to have at done within a certain time, and if over the time he was to pay plaintiff £1 per week for every week over…

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Trial of H. J. O'farrell for the Attempted Assaination of the Prince. Central Criminal Court.—monday

Empire · Tuesday 31 March 1868 · page 2

The trial of Henry James O'Farrell, for the attempted assassination of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, postponed upon the application of counsel for the prisoner from Thursday last, was continued at the special…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1868 · page 6

BEFORE their worships Messrs. H. H. Voss, Renwick, and Levey, Joseph Donnelly appeared on summons, charged with detaining several articles belonging to Ellen Webb. The…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 1 April 1868 · page 3

A FRNIAN.— The first case under the Treason Felony Act in Sydney was brought before their Wor-, ships the stipendiary magistrate and Mr. Levey, yesterday, at the Water Police Court.The circumstances…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Messrs.Hunt and Dangar.)

Empire · Wednesday 1 April 1868 · page 3

John O Donnell charged his wife with having threatened to take his life. Complainant who was represented by Mr. Carroll, stated that yesterday he applied to his wife for the children, who were almost…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1868 · page 6

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Certificates were granted to George Shapland Yee, John Baker Harvey, James Lindsay, and Henry Wagner. The issue of a certificate to Thomas Norton was…

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Central Polige Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1868 · page 6

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Armitage, Hogg, Dangar, Day, and Hunt. Of fourteen prisoners brought before the Court, five were discharged and one was remanded…

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Law. Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1868 · page 6

BEFORE his Honor Judge MACFARLAND. COLE v. THE MAYOR OF SYDNEY. This was an action for illegal distraint, and the plaintiff laid his damages at £30. The plaintiff was indebted to the…

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