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Courts & crime, 1870

4,172 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 209

Windsor District Court. [From Our Correspondent.] Thursday. Before Mr. Acting-District Judge WILKINSON. There were sixty cases enterad, of which the following only were of public interest and importance. Cornwell and Others V. SMITH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 April 1870 · page 5

The plaintiffs were trustees of Ham Common, and sued the deftndant for £8 8s., amount due for depasturing seven head of cattle on the Common, at 12s. per head per year, from the 1st of September, 1867, to 1st of September, 1869…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1870 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. St. Julian, Bray, Murphy, and Hunt. Four persons were fined 5s. each for drunkenness. Thomas M'Carty and John Jones, after being fined 10s…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1870 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. Church and Crane. A number of drunkards were fined in various amounts. Arthur Williams, charged with furiously riding a horse in the Domain, to the danger of pedestrians, was fined 40s.;…

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Shocking Murder

Empire · Monday 18 April 1870 · page 3

A horrible, murder was recently committed in Paris, and the following is the assassin's own account, which he gave with great coolness:—"I went into the kitchen and got a large carving-knife…

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Water Police Court.—saturday. (Before Messrs. Crane and Church.)

Evening News · Monday 18 April 1870 · page 2

Seven inebriates were mulcted in different penalties. John Williams, for furiously riding a horse on a public road in the Domain, was fined 40s, in default to go to gaol for a week…

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Water Police Court.—saturday. (Before Messrs[?] Crane and Church.)

Empire · Monday 18 April 1870 · page 2

Seven in[?]riates were mul[?]ted in different penalties. John Williams, for furiously riding a horse on a public road in the Domain, was fined 10s, in default to go to gaol for a week…

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Central Police Court.—saturday. (Before Messrs. C. St. Julian, Hunt, and Bray.)

Empire · Monday 18 April 1870 · page 2
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John Jones was charged with being drunk and disorderly in [?]oulburn-street, for which offence he was fined 10s, or three days in goal. The same prisoner was then charged with assaulting a constable in the…

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Insolvency Court.—saturday. Surrender

Empire · Monday 18 April 1870 · page 2

James Calder Middleton, of Albury, baker and storekeeper. Cause of insolvency: Losses in business. Liabilities, L312 9s. Assets, L276 8s 6d. Deficiency, L66 8s 4d. Official assignee, Mr. J. P. Mackenzie…

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Coroner's Court, This Day

Evening News · Monday 18 April 1870 · page 2

MR. SHIELT, the city coroner, held an inquest this morning at seven o'clock, on the body of Thomas Richards, a waterman, who was drowned on Saturday evening last Caroline richards deposed : Is widow of…

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Insolvency Court. Meetings of Creditors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1870 · page 2

Monday, 18th April.—Holiday. Tuesday, 19th April.—Before the District Commissioners. Henry Cooke, first meeting, at Forbes, at 11 a.m., Frederick Alexander Martyn, special, for proof of debts, at Ferbes, at 11.30…

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Police Courts, This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Captain Scott, P.M. and Mr. Murphy.)

Evening News · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 3

Ann Simpson was charged with making use of obscene language in Castlereagh-street, and Margaret Mitchell, for a similar offence, were each fined 20s, or seven days' imprisonment…

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Water Police Court. (Before Messrs. Smithers and Cameron.) Disturbance at Clontarf

Evening News · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 3

John Ringwood, aged 23, blacksmith, was brought before the court in custody, charged with assaulting constable Forster, while in the execution of his duty. Mr. R. B. Smith opened the case on behalf of the…

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Coroner's Court, This Day

Evening News · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 3

AN inquest was held by the city coroner, this morning, at the Lighthouse Hotel. Bathurst-street, on the body of a child named Henry Riley, aged five years, who was found drowned yesterday afternoon, at Wearne's…

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Insolvency Court. Meetings of Creditors

Empire · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 3

Tuesday, 19th April,—Henry Cooke, first meeting, at Forbes, at 11 a.m.,; Frederick Alexander Martyn, special, for proof of debts, at Forbes, at 11.30 a.m.; James Augustus Parker, special, for proof of debts,…

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A Queer Case in the Divorce Court

Evening News · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 3

IN the divorce court, on the 11th and 13th February, the petition of a Mr. Jones against his wife and four correspondents was heard. The petitioner, Gilbert Pickering Rudkin Jones, is a captain in a militia…

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District Court, This Day. (Before his Honor Judge Simpson.)

Evening News · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 3

HAYES v. RILEY.—This was an action in which damages were claimed for alleged injuries to the plaintiff's land, caused through the cutting of a drain by the defendant. The property of the defendant,…

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Parramatta District Court. [From Our Correspondent.] Saturday, 16Th April

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 April 1870 · page 6

BEFORE Acting District Court Judge WILKINSON. M'CROHAN v. GRAY. In this case the plaintiff sued the defendant for £3 5s., for his services as a musician…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday

Empire · Wednesday 20 April 1870 · page 2

(Before Captain Scott, P.M. and Mr. Murphy.) Ann Simpson was charged with making use of obscene language in Castlereagh-street, and Margaret Mitchell, for a similar offence, were each fined 20s, or seven days…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 April 1870 · page 9

BEFORE their Worships Messrs. Smithers, Cameron, and Levy. Eight drunkards were fined in various amounts. Joseph McGuire and George Birrell were charged with…

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