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Courts & crime, 1869

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1869 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. His HONOR delivered judgments in the following applications for certificates of contormity:- BE [?] AND CO. EX PARTE JOHN CAMPRELLDI[?] AND…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1869 · page 2

TERM LIST—Crown Cases: The Queen v Greville, the Queen v. Sun merell (Criminal special cases). Motions generally, Motions, &c.; Exparte Morris, prohibition, Demurrers and Special Cases: Boyce v Mitchell, Stoman and another v. Eldred, Lynch v…

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

Empire · Friday 12 March 1869 · page 3

In re Dibbs and Co., ex parle J. [?]. Dibbs and [?]. Dibbs. The former insolvent's certificate was suspended until the 22nd June, 1869, and the insolvent. G. R. Dibbs', certificate was refused…

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Law. Supreme Court—thursday, Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1869 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, C. J., Mr. JUSTICE HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice CHEEKE. MOTIONS FOR REDUCTION OF DAMAGES. CHIPPETT V. THOMSON…

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"Mercurius's" Leiter on Police Magistrates. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1869 · page 6

SIR,—Not having time to go into the question of why some towns have Police Magistrates and others not, or to shew that, while in certain sparsely-populated districts, where Police Magistrates attend several…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Cheeke.) CHIPPETT v. THOMSON

Empire · Friday 12 March 1869 · page 3

The plaintiff had been committed to gaol on the warrant of defendant, who is the coroner for the Maitland district, on a verdict of arson returned against him. He was released upon bail, and upon…

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Water Police Court.—friday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. Kettle,J.P)

Empire · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 5

Several drunkards were punished. James Milson was charged with allowing offensive…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 4

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Oatley, Campbell, Hordern, G. Hill, Hunt, and Cohen. Of twelve prisoners who were brought before the Bench, three were discharged…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Kettle. James Maloney, Margaret Herbert, Theresa Fitzp[?]trick, and Charies Taylor, locked up for drunkenness, were variously fined…

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Police. Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 14

Henry Walker was charged with assault and [?] William Burghard, seaman, deposed that between 11 and 12 o'clock on Monday night he went into a public-house in York-street; prisoner was there both when he went in [?]…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 15

George Ward pleaded guilty to stealing a coat valued at [?] from the shop door of Louis Bornstein, where it was [?]posed for sale, and, electing to be summarily dealt with, was ordered to be imprisoned for one month with hard…

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The Murderous Assault on Mr. Manning

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 11

ON Monday and Tuesday, 2nd instant, Frank Sydney Bowerman was tried before the Chief Justice of Queensland, for having, on November 24, 1868, feloniously and unlawfully wounded Arthur Wilcox Manning, with intent to kill…

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Murder on the High Seas

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 4

AT the City Court on the 3rd instant, before Mr. Sturt, P.M.; Alderman Cohen, and Messrs. Hurst and Cohen. Hugh Levinger was again brought up charged with the murder of three natives of Tanna, an island in the Pacific,…

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Victoria. Murder on the High Seas

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 10

At the City Court on Wednesday, before Mr Sturt, P.M., Alderman Cohen, and Messrs. Hurst and Cohen, Hugo Levinger was again brought before the Court charged with the…

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Foreign Intelligence. Great Britain. an Innocent Man Sentenced to Death

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 4

We on Friday mentioned briefly a report which was in circulation in Taunton to the effect that Bisgrove, one of the two men lying under sentence of death in the…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 4

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the estate of James Riley, a single meeting. Inisolvent was examined, and the meeting was adjourned unitl the 31st March…

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America. the Murder of Mr. D'arcy M'gee

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 4

The "Toronto Globe" of the 23rd Nov. gives a lengthy description, from its "own reporter," of the removal of Whelan from Ottawa, where he was tried and condemned,…

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Suppression Op Horse, Cattle, and Sheep Stealing. To the Editor of the Sydney Mail

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 6

SIR,—As the Horse and Cattle Directories are now completed, every owner where his brand has been altered, or where, there being other brands than his on an Mutual, his does sot according to the Act show that it…

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Execution of a Woman for the Murder of her Husband

Empire · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 3

Yesterday Priscilla Biggadyke, sentenced to death at the late Lincoln Assizes for the murder of her husband, Richard B'ggadyke, at Stickney, near Boston, underwent the extreme penalty of the law at…

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

Empire · Saturday 13 March 1869 · page 5

A single meeting was held in the estate of James Riley. Insolvent was sworn and examined, did not amend his schedule, and the meeting was adjourned until the 3lst instant…

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