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Courts & crime, 1870

4,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 209

Water Police Court. (Before Messrs. Hill. Hordern, and Day.)

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 3

Patrick Riley, a seaman belonging to the ship Wool-loomooloo, was fined 10s., for disorderly conduct on board. The same person was sent to gaol for fourteen days, for wilful disobedience of orders…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before Messrs. Renwick and Pinhey.)

Empire · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 3

Sixteen persons, for being drunk, riotoun, or using obscene language, were fined in sums varying from 20s. to 5s., or the alternative of from seven to two days imprisonment…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before Messrs. Day, Josephson, Raphael, and Evans.)

Empire · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 3

Eliza Spence was fined 1s. for wilfully breaking a glass tumbler, value 1s., the property of Henry Solomons. Isabella Wellson pleaded guilty to stealing a calico…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 3

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the estate of Augustus A. Lackerstein, a second meeting. Six debts were proved. Insolvent desired to amend parts B and D of his schedule, and was allowed until…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. HUMPHERY V. SEDGWICK AND WIFE. In this case plaintiff, as the official assignee of the estate of John Woods, grocer, sued the defendants for £23 6s. 7d…

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Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE. SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO MURDER. James Smith was indicted for that he, at South Creek, on the 11th of January last, did feloniously and wickedly…

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Adjourned Inquest on Margaret Boyce. Verdict of Wilful Murder

Empire · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 2

The adjourned inquest to inquire into the circumstances of the death of Margaret Boyce, whose body was found in Darling Harbour, was held yesterday, at the Observer Tavern, lower George-street…

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

Empire · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 3

Second meeting. In the estate of Augustus A. Lackerstein: The insolvent desired to amend his schedule p arts B and D. Six debts were proved. Single meeting. Adjourned, in the estate of Arthur…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice CHEE[?]E and a jury of four. [?]AVENAGR V. LAW. This was an action for breach of an alleged contract for…

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Coroner's Court, This Day [?]Quest on the Fire at Blackwall Stores

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 3

The inquest adjourned from Monday last, was held a morning at the Belmore Family Hotel. There was only one witness to be examined, whose [?]was as follows :—…

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Central Criminal Court.—wednesday. (Before his Honor sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice.) SENTENCES

Empire · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 3

Edward Alston, an elderly man, who yesterday pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting a female child, under the age of twelve years, was brought up and sentenced to three years' hard labour in Parramatta…

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Supreme Court This Day (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Checks and a jury of four.) MURRAY V. FARKES

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 3

The Solicitor-General and Mr. M. H. Stephen, instructed by Messrs. Holdsworth and Brown, for the plaintiff; Sir James Martin, Q.C, Mr. Darley, and Mr. Windeyer, instructed by Messrs. Norton and…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday Sittings for Trial of Causes. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Checke, and a jury of four.) KAVANAGH V. LAW

Empire · Thursday 17 February 1870 · page 3

Mr. Darley and Mr. DAvis, instructed by Mr. Cape, appeared for the plaintiff; the Solicitor-General and Mr. Butler, instructed by Mr. R. Driver, for teh defendant…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1870 · page 5

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Love, Thompson, Levey, Birrell, Solomon, and Hunt. Eight persons were fined in sums varying from 5s. to 20s. for drunkenness or rioutons behaviour, or using obscene…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1870 · page 5

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. Day, Hordern, and G. Hill. Patrick Riley, a seaman of the ship Woolloomooloo, was given into custody by Captain Anderson, charged with…

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Second Court. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett.) STEALING

Empire · Friday 18 February 1870 · page 3

Samuel Hayman was charged with f[?] stealing, on or about the 2nd January, the sum of £80, the property of William Marryatt. Mr. Forster prosecuted for the Crown…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before Messrs[?] Evans and Birrell

Empire · Friday 18 February 1870 · page 3

BREACH OF BY-LAWS.—Inspector Oram had fortyfive charges on the sheet, and twenty-two defendants were [?] in the varying sums of from 20s to 2s 6d, or from seven days to threedays in gaol. Of the…

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Water Police Court.—thursday. (Before Messrs. Hill, Hordern, and Day.)

Empire · Friday 18 February 1870 · page 3

Patrick Riley, a seaman belonging to the ship Woolloo[?], was fined 10s., for disorderly conduct on board. The same person was sent to gaol for fourteen days, for wilful disobedience of orders…

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Central Criminal Court. Thursday. First Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1870 · page 3

BEFORE His Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE. BANK ROBBERY. Thomas Blain was indicted for that he, on the 9th of September last, at West Maitland, did steal, take, and carry…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1870 · page 3

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. RE JOHN LEWIS CASTNER. An application in person has been made by the above-named insolvent for a certificate of conformity to be issued…

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