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Courts & crime, 1870

4,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 209

Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1870 · page 6

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Macintosh, Murphy, and Hunt. Eleven persons were fined, in sums varying from 5s. to 20s., for drunkenness, and for using obscene language…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1870 · page 6

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. Learmonth, Oatley, Day, and Pemell. Philip M'Mahon, James Wall, and Thomas Walker were locked up for riotous behaviour in the public streets. The…

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

Empire · Wednesday 30 March 1870 · page 2

Denis Donohoe was charged with illegally pawning a coat of the value of 15s, the property of Thomas Bates, Prosecutor lent prisoner the coat to go to a funeral, and he, instead of returning it to its owner, sent it by a…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Messrs. Learmonth Day, and Powell.)

Empire · Wednesday 30 March 1870 · page 2

James Wall and Thomas Walker, for riotous behaviour in George-street, were each fined 20s, with the alternative of seven days imprisonment. Philip M'Mahon, for riotous behaviour in…

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Police Courts, This Day Water Police Court. (Before Messrs. Evans, Josephson. Hill, Hale, Kettle, and Caraher.)

Evening News · Wednesday 30 March 1870 · page 3

Several drunkards were punished. Griffiths Owens, John Pritchard, and Hugh Hughes, three seamen, who had absented themselves from their ship, the Sattard, without going through the formality…

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Central Police Court. (Before Captain Scott, P.M. and Messrs. Cohen, Spence and Hughes.)

Evening News · Wednesday 30 March 1870 · page 3

Job Williams and Henry Sampson, charged with being drunk and disorderly in G. B. Kelly's public house, were each fined 20s, or seven days to gaol Williams was also fined 5s.. for wilfully breaking a pane…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1870 · page 6

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. A certificate of discharge was granted to Michael Richard Finance. In re Charles George Murray (second insolvency) an…

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Confession of Murder Committed in Australia many Years ago

Evening News · Wednesday 30 March 1870 · page 3

At Bow-street Police-court, January 10th, George Dyer, residing at Hilliford-street, Islington, was brought up before Mr. Vaughan, on his own confession, charged with causing the death of George…

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A Mysterious Murder Discovered. Extraordinary Case of Circumstantial Evidence. (From the Toronto (Canada) Leader.)

Empire · Wednesday 30 March 1870 · page 4

THE trial of one of the most remarkable cases in the annals of crime has just been brought to a close at St. John, Now Brunswick. The crime itself was the greatest and gravest of all social offences, the…

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Insolvency Court.—tuesday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Certificate Meetings

Empire · Wednesday 30 March 1870 · page 2

A certificate was granted to Michael Richard Finucane. Re Charles G. Murray. As it appeared that insolvent had not complied with the requirements and…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1870 · page 3

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Chapman, Renwick, Cohen, Hughes, Hunt, and Spence. Three persons were fined [?]s. each, two were fined 10s. rich, for drunkenness; and two were fined 20s. each…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1870 · page 3

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. Evans, Hale, E. Hill, Caraher, Kettle. John Bellinger appeared beffre the Court in custody, charged with assaulting Julia Fortune. It appears that…

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Police Courts, This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Love, Thomson, Cohen, and Hughes.)

Evening News · Thursday 31 March 1870 · page 2

Henry Lees, charged with waiting use of threatening language, was remanded until Thursday next. Francis Small was ordered to pay 10s. per week, for twelve months, for the support of his wife…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before Messrs. Evans, Josephson, Hill, Hale, Kettle, and Caraher.)

Empire · Thursday 31 March 1870 · page 2

Several drunkards were punished. Grif[?] Owens, John Pritchard, and Hugh Hughes, three seamen, who had absented themselves from their ship, the Sattard, without going through the formality…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1870 · page 3

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In ro Alfred Dale and Alfred Cullen, the second meeting was advertised in error for to-day it did not, therefore, take place…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs, Cohen, Spence, and Hughes.)

Empire · Thursday 31 March 1870 · page 2

Job Williams and Henry Sampson, charged with being drunk and disorderly in G. B. Kelly's public house, were each fined 20s, or seven days to gaol. Williams was also fined 5s., for wilfully breaking a pane…

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Water Police Court. (Before Messrs. Macfarlane, Levy G. Hill, Tucker, and Oatley.) Several drunkards were punished

Evening News · Thursday 31 March 1870 · page 2

Mary Walsh, a girl under the age of sixteen years, was charged with living in a house of ill-fame. She was arrested at a house in Liverpool-street, Surry Hills, kept by a woman known as "Bathurst Loo."…

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Confession of Murder Committed in Australia Many Years Ago

Empire · Thursday 31 March 1870 · page 4

At Bow-street Police-court, January 10th, George Dyer, residing at Hilliford-street, Islington, was brought up before Mr. Vaughan, on his own confession, charged with causing the death of George…

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

Empire · Thursday 31 March 1870 · page 2

In the estate of John Callaghan. Four debts were proved. Furniture, bedding, and apparel were allowed, subject to payment of costs of sequestration. In the estate of Ann Lewis. One debt was proved…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1870 · page 6

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. G. Hill, Oatley, Mao[?]rlane, Levy, and Tucker. Mary Ann Gooch appeared before the Court on summons. charged will assaultong Louisa Rea, for which offence she…

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