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Courts & crime, 1869

3,399 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 170

Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1869 · page 6

BEFORE Captain Cloete, W. P. M. CHARGE OF MURDER. Albert Ross H[?]vell, master of the schooner Young Australian, and two coloured men (natives of Polynesia,…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before Mr. Cloete, W.p.m.) Alleged Murder on the High Seas.—committal of the Prisoners

Empire · Thursday 18 February 1869 · page 4

Albert Ross Hovell, master mariner, late of the Young Australia; Jommy, a Rotumah man; and Rangi, a F[?]jian, were brought before the Court by detective Elliott and constable Turner, charged with…

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Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1869 · page 6

Before his Honor Mr. Justice CHEEKE and a jury of four. DEER AND ANOTHER V. DE GYULAY. The trial of this case, which was commenced on…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1869 · page 6

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the estate of John Hanlan, a single meeting. Insolvent was sworn, and identified himself as the person whose estate was compulsorily sequestrated on the petition of…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1869 · page 6

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge SIMPSON. RAPHAEL AND FLOOD V. LENEHAN. This was an action in trover and detinue for the value of furniture, which the plaintiffs alleged the defendant had…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. W. Day, M. Levey, and Pritchard.)

Empire · Thursday 18 February 1869 · page 4

John Hiatt was charged by constable O'Rielly with having stolen, in the month of August last, a watch and chain, value £4 lOs., the property of Thomas Helmes. It appeared that on the night the presecuter…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1869 · page 6

BEFORE his Honor Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Chief Justice, and a jury of four. MARTIN V. M'CONNELL AND OTHERS. This was a feigned issue, on an order by his Honor Mr…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1869 · page 6

JURY COURT.—Everett v. Commercial Banking Company; Wright and another v. Daniel and others; Hadden v. Aitken; Maddox v. Honeysett. BANCO COURT.—Deer and another v. Gyulay…

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

Empire · Thursday 18 February 1869 · page 4

R[?] John Hanlan: This was a single meeting in this estate, which had been compulsorily sequestrated upon the petition of Thomas Farrell, a judgment creditor. It appeared that his name had been spelt…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice, and a jury of four.) MARTIN V. M'connell and Another

Empire · Thursday 18 February 1869 · page 4

Mr. Butler for the plaintiff; Mr. Salomons and Mr. Monning for the defendants. The plaintiff's case was as follows:—The plaintiff who, at the time the action arose, was a widow named…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1869 · page 3

Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Josephson. Timothy Lane, Patrick Deano, Henry Hill, Charles Gomster, Margaret Jackson, William Butler, and James Johnson were severally fined for drunkenness…

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Central, Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1869 · page 3

BEFORE their Worship the Police Magistrate, Messrs Levey, Birrell, Smithers, Thompson, and Barnard. Only three prisoners were brought before the Bench— two of whom were fined 5s. each, for drunkenness; and the…

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Horrible Murder

Empire · Friday 19 February 1869 · page 4

An inquest was held December 14, at the Maypole public-house, Baddsley-Ensor a village in North Wa[?]kshire, before Mr. Themas Dencs, coroner, to inquire into the circumstances connected with the…

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Murder in Somersetshire

Empire · Friday 19 February 1869 · page 4

At the Somerset Assizes on Dec. l5, Robert Sweet twenty, and William Bisgrove, nineteen, labourers, were charged with the wilful mordor of George Cornish at Wells, on the 3rd of August last. Cornish was a…

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Large Theft of Money and Cheques

Empire · Friday 19 February 1869 · page 4

At the Mansion-house, on December 15, James Drake, a messenger in the employ of the London, Asiatic, and American Company (Limited), was charged with stealing money and cheques to the amount of £8,610, the…

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Attempted Murder at Sheffield

Empire · Friday 19 February 1869 · page 4

A very determined attempt to murder a sweetheart was committed at Sheffield, on Saturday night, (December 12). A young woman, named Mary Ann Barthope, about eighteen years of age, was engaged to…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and M. Levey.)

Empire · Friday 19 February 1869 · page 2

The business of the first court was over in a few minutes, the charge sheet being remarkably light, including only three drunkards, who were summarily dealt with…

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Threatening to Murder Lord Howe

Empire · Friday 19 February 1869 · page 4

At the Leicester Assizes, on December 16, before Mr. Justice Byles, John Hill was charged with sending the following threatning letter to Lord Howe, Gopeall-hall, Warwickshire:—"Leicester November 3…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1869 · page 3

CA. SA. MOTIONS.—New trial motion: Carrolls v. Hanning and others. Interpleader; Morrison v. Graham, CAUSE LIST.—Lockman v. Morhman…

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Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1869 · page 3

Before his Honor Mr. Justice CHEEKE and a jury of four. DEAR AND OTHERS V. DE GYULAY. This was an action for work and labour, &c., the nature…

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