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Courts & crime, 1870

4,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 209

Central Police Court

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

BEFORE their Worships the Police Mngistrate, Messrs. Love Solomon, Thomp[?]on, Cohen, Hughes, Birrell, and Smithere. Three perrons were fined 5s. each for drunkenness…

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

Evening News · Friday 1 April 1870 · page 3

Mary Ann Allen was sent to gaol for one month, for vagrancy. Jessie Brimlow, for assaulting constable Wilmott, was fined 40s. or in default to go to gaol for seven…

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Water Police Court. (Before Messrs. Day, E. S. Hill, Josephson, and Chapman.)

Evening News · Friday 1 April 1870 · page 3

Two or three drunkards were punished. John Nugent, a seaman of the Hawkesbury, for disorderly conduct on board, and wilful disobedience of orders, was sentenced for the latter offence to…

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Water Police Court.—thursday. (Before Messrs. Macfarlane, Levy, G. Hill, Tuekor, and Oatley.)

Empire · Friday 1 April 1870 · page 2

Several drunkards were punished. 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…

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Murder and Determined Suicide at Gilberton

Evening News · Friday 1 April 1870 · page 3

EARLY on the morning of the 22nd January, a sensation was created by the report on the above gold-field that a Chinaman had hung himself in the lock-up. On inquiry the correspondent of the…

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

Empire · Friday 1 April 1870 · page 2

Henry Lees, charged with making 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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Law. Insolvency Court

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

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the estate of Alfred Warren, an adjourned ce[?]e meeting. The proceedings and evidence and and report and the further report of the offcial assince were considered. His…

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

Empire · Friday 1 April 1870 · page 2

Re Alfred Warren. The proceedings, evidence, report, and further report of the official assignee have been considered, and, without evidence being adduced as to the contraction of a debt in August last with…

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Ceniral Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 5

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Pinhey, Oatley, G. Hill, R. Campbell, Hordern, and Levey. Four persons were fined 5s each, and one was fined 10s.,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 5

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. Day, Josephson, Chapman, and E. Hill. Mary Murphy appeared before the Court on summons, charged with assaulting Annie Trockmann. Prosecutrix…

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Police. Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 14

Thomas Thompson, apprehended on suspicion of having stolen eighteen sovereigns, the money of Auguste F. Theodore, was called up, pursuant to remand. Detective Abbott deposed that this morning he opened the carpet…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 14

John Murray was summoned by Sarah Meithe, charged with deserting his illegitimate female child, of which she is the mother. The Bench made an order for the payment of 5s. per week for twelve months…

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Police Courts, This Day. Water Police Court. (Before Messrs. W. Day and R. E. Hunt.)

Evening News · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 3

Five drunkards were fined; three in the amount of its each, or three days; and two 5s. each, or two days to gaol. Alfred Williams, a seaman on board the Geelong,…

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Central Police Court. (Before Messrs. Love, St. Julian, and Murphy.) [?]

Evening News · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 3

Thomas Teaken, charged with deserting his wife, was demanded until Monday. James M'Kenzie pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of wellington boots, the property of H. Fletcher, and was…

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Police Varieties

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 3

At the CENTRAL, and AQUATIC Police "dispansaries," during the week, on average number of "patients" have been prescribed for, the complaints generally, being rumatism and tooth-ache, for which the usual "infallible…

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Shocking Murder in Adelaide

Evening News · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 3

A MARRIED woman named Mary Legge was murdered in Hindley-street, Adelaide, on the 20th March, by her husband, under the following circumstances, detailed at the inquest. George…

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Insolvency Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 5

James Loughnane, of Victoria, labourer. Cause of insolvency: Want of employment. Liabilities, L73 4s 10d; assets, L3 10s, Defioienoy L69 14s lOd. Offioial assignee, Mr. R. H. Sempill…

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Water Police Court.—friday. (Before Messrs. Day, E. S. Hill, Josephson, and Chapman.)

Empire · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 2

John Nugent, a seaman of the Hawkesbury, for disorderly conduct on board, and wilful disobedience of orders, was sentenced for the latter offence to fourteen days' hard labour in gaol, and for the former…

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Central Police Court.—friday. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Hordern and Levoy.)

Empire · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 2

Mary Ann Allen was sent to gaol for one month, for vagrancy. Jessie Brimlow, for assaulting constable Wilmott, was fined 40s. or in default to go to gaol for seven…

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Country News. Horrible Murder by the Blacks

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 April 1870 · page 10

On Wednesday morning says the Macleay Herald, at daylight a party of blacks, said to be from the Macleay, fell upon a number of blacks encamped at Maclean's Falls, and shot one in…

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