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Courts & crime, 1870

4,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 209

Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 3

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. Evans, Josephson, and Hunt. William lewis and Andrew M'Garran were given into custody by James Jessett, landlord of the Naval Brigade…

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Mysterious Murder in Oxfordshire

Empire · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 3

On Saturday evening last a most cruel and heartloss murder was committed in a lone spot between Shillingford and Benson, villages situated about two miles from Wallingford. The name of the…

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Police Courts, This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Hordern and Levey.)

Evening News · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 3

Margaret Smith was sent to gaol for one month for vagrancy. John Knapp, charged with damaging property to the value of £1 belonging to Leopold Morgan, was…

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Water Police Court. (Before Messrs. Kettle, Raphael, E. S. Hill, and Hunt.)

Evening News · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 3

Five drunkards were punished. Samuel Taylor, a seaman on boord the Winifred was committed to take his trial at the next Quarter Sessions for stealing a quantity of wearing apparel…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 3

CA. SA. MOTIONS—Rehearings: Greville v. Alexander, Murdock v. Moss and another. New Trial Motions: Caldwell v. Blow and another; Perry and another v. Jacobson. Causes: Fitzpatrick v. Staunton and wife, Love v. Cutler, Easton v…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Love and Cohen.)

Empire · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 2

John Roilly, a dumb man, was sent to ga[?] for six months, as a vagrant. Stewart M'Williams, charged, with assaulting Cyril C[?]il, was remanded until Tuesday next…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 3

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Mr. Paterson mentioned the motion for the release of the estate of Michael M'Mahon, and, the notice not being within the rule as to time, abandoned the application…

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Water Police Court.—thursday. (Before Messrs. John Evans, M. F. Josephson, and R. A. Hunt.)

Empire · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 2

William Lewis, for being drunk and disorderly in the Naval Brigade Hotel, was fined 20s or seven days gaol. The same man was also charged with committing an aggravated assault on constable Hogan,…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor Mr. District Court Judge SIMPSON. OUERIN V. DWYER. This was on action brought by John Guerin against John Dwyer for non-delivery of a cow. Plaintiff claimed…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 3

TERM LIST.—Crown Cases: The Queen v. Mackinlay and others; the Queen v. Mackinlay; the Queen v. Mercer; the Queen v. Larkin; the Queen v. Carr; the Queen v. Harrison; tho Queen v. Jane Dwyer; the Queen v. Anne Dwyer; the Queen v. Cleary;…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 3

BEFORE their Honors Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice CHEEKE. MOTION TO SET ASIDE A NONSUIT. The argument in this case, which was commenced on…

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

Empire · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 2

Re Michael M'Mahon. Mr. Paterson mentioned the motion to release this estate, but as due notice had not been given, abandoned it. Re John Gray. The first plan of distribution…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings in Banco. (Before their Honors Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice

Empire · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 2

Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Cheeke.) COOPER AND OTHERS V. DOWNWARD—DEMURRER. Mr. Darley for the plaintiff, Mr. Davis for the defendant…

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Supreme Court This Day. Sittings in Banco. (Before their Honors Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Cheeke.)

Evening News · Friday 11 March 1870 · page 3

CROWN CASES. QUEEN V. MACKINLAY AND OTHERS. These cases were, upon the application of the Solicitor-General postponed until Friday next, in…

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Water' Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 4

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. Hill, Kettle, Raphael, and Hunt. Hugh Hughes and Griffiths Owens, seamen belonging to the ship Sattara, were sentenced to paya penalty of 20s…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 4

BEFORE Their worships the Pulice Magistrate, Messrs, Hordern, Levey, E. Campbell, Oatley, G. Hill, Hunt, Evans, and Caraber. Two persons were fined 5s. each for drunkenness…

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Police. Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 14

William Johnson was charged with being an idle and disorderly person. Constable Willmott deposed that a little after midnight on Saturday, he saw prisoner in York-street, his coat off,…

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Roman Catholic Orphan School, Parramatta. a Master Again Charged with Assault

Sydney Mail · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 3

ON Saturday last, James O'Sullivan, a master of the Roman Catholic Orphan School, a case of assault against whom was dismissed on Wednesday last, was brought up a second time, charged with committing a similar offence on…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 14

Claries Williams, a lascar, was brought before the Court by detective Powell, charged with stealing a watch valued at 30s., the property of John Rawson. Prosecutor deposed that he is a clerk in the Paper Company's store in…

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Police Courts, This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Messrs. Palser and St. Julian,.)

Evening News · Saturday 12 March 1870 · page 3

William M'Grath and John Gough, were charged with stealing two meerschaum pipes, of the value of 9s 6d, the property of Edward Butcher. Prisoner M'Grath was bound over in one surety to be of good…

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