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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1871

3,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 199

Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Levey, Hezlet, Macintosh, Evans, and M[?] One person was fined 5s., and two were fined 10s. each, for drunkenness…

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"Bishop Bailey" Committed for Trial. Water Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Loxton.)

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1871 · page 3

William Francis Xavier Bailey was on the summons sheet, charged by E. G. Ward, Registrar-General, with breach of the Marriage Act, Mr. R. Driver appeared for the defence; Mr. Innes was engaged for the prosecution…

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Murderous Assault

Empire · Wednesday 11 January 1871 · page 3

A FEROCIOUS and murderous assault was made on Mr. J. Bourke, of the Hen and Chickens Hotel, Vale-road, yesterday eveniner, at about 6 o'clock. It appears that a man named James Gleeson and…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before Messrs. Day and Hughes.)

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1871 · page 3

Mary Cooke and [?] committing an aggravated assault upon Catherine Ford. The assault complained of was said to have been committed in a dancing pavilion near the Albert Ground,…

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Centhal Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Messrs. Hezlet and Levey.)

Empire · Wednesday 11 January 1871 · page 2

William Henderson was chnrsed with deserting his illegitimate female child. No prosecutor. Discharged. Frank Albury was brought up under warrant,…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1871 · page 2

[?].—Thomas Williams, Parramatta, carpenter. Liabilities, £197 19s. 4d. Assets, £40 [?] 6d. Mr. Mackenzie, official assignee. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS…

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Coroner's Court This Day the Domestic Tragedy in Riley-street. Adjourned Inquest

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1871 · page 2

THE city coroner this morning resumed the inquest on the body of the unfortunate woman, Mary Barlow, who died in the Sydney Infirmary on Monday morning last under cir cumstances disclosed in our report of…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Mesars. Josephson, and Levey.)

Empire · Thursday 12 January 1871 · page 3

John Smith, for stealing a pair of boots, valued at 6s 6d, the property of J. Hicking, was sent to gaol for one month. John Barns wan convicted of stealing a counterpane…

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Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. [?] Day. St. Julian, and Raphael.)

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1871 · page 3

Thomas Law, for an indecent exposure of [?] on South Head-road, was fined 10s, in default two days' goal. A number of persons were punished for…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Josephson, Richardson, and Levey. Twelve persons were fined for durnkenness. Elizabeth Steward, a vagrant, was sent to gaol for three…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the Mayor, the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Day, Renwick, Hughes, and Curran. One person was fined 5s., and four were fined 10s each. Susan Wright and Frances Marshall, vagrants, were…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before Messrs. Thompson, Love, and G. Hill.)

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1871 · page 2

Elizabeth M'Clusky, an idle and disorderly character, was sent to gaol for one month. James Brett was fined 20s, in default seven days' gaol, for using obscene language in Devonshire-street…

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Central Police Court. —Wednesday. (Before Messrs. Day and Hughes.)

Empire · Thursday 12 January 1871 · page 3

Mary Cook and Celestia Onerhul were charged with committing an aggravated assault upon Catherine Ford. The assault complained of was said to have been committed in a daneing pavilion near the Albert Ground,…

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Insolvency Court. Surrenders

Empire · Thursday 12 January 1871 · page 3

William Langford, of Macquarie-street, carrier. Liabilities, L229 14s 9d. Assets, L124 11s 5d. Deficiency, L105 3s 4d. Causes of insolvency: Losses in business. Mr. Robert Hamilton Sempill, official…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1871 · page 2

THE following estates were surrendere:- William Langford, of Macquarie-street South Sydney, carrier. Liabilities. £229 14s. 9d., of which £69 is secured. Assets, £124 11s. 5d. Mr. Sempill, official…

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The Assault at the Albert Pavilion. Wednesday. (Before Messrs. Day and Hughes.)

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1871 · page 2

The following is a report of the case referred to in our issue of yesterday. We publish it in full because the fine has elicited a large degree of public comment. Mary Cook and Celestia Overhill, aggravated assault…

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Police Courts, This Day Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Stewart, Spence, and Curran.)

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1871 · page 2

A few persons were punished for drunkenness. Thomas Stevens and Michael Faggens were sent to gaol for one month, for being absent from their ship, the Glenyan, without leave…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Evans, Raphael, Day, and St. Julian. several drunkards were fined in the usual penall[?] Thomas Law was fined 5s., or two days imprisonment for…

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Water Police Court.—thursday

Empire · Friday 13 January 1871 · page 2

(Before the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Evans, Day, St. Julian, and Raphael.) Thomas Law, for an indecent exposure of his person on South Head-road, was fined 10s, in default two…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Messrs, Love, Thompson, G. Hill, Smithers, and Murphy. Six persons were fined in [?]ums varying from 5s. to 20s. on conviction of having been found drunk or drunk and…

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