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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1871

3,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 199

Central Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Mayor, with Messr[?]. St. Julian and Cunninghame.)

Empire · Monday 3 April 1871 · page 2

George Cape, [?]n, remand, was charged with,, assault, and also with, stealing a purse-containing two £1: notes, He was disaharged. Sarah Manson and Mary Ann Sadler, for being…

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Coroner's Court This Day Death by Drowning at the Circular Quay

Evening News · Monday 3 April 1871 · page 3

AN inquest was held this morning by the city coroner at his office, upon the body of Robert Anderson, who fell into the water at the Circular Quay, yesterday forenoon, and was drowned. Robert Ja[?]son, master…

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Water Police Court.—monday. (Before the "Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Smithers, Tooth, Geyde, and Curran.)

Empire · Tuesday 4 April 1871 · page 3

John Watt, a seaman, for making use of obscene language in Argyle-street, was fined 20s, in default seven days' gaol. John Burns, in addition to being fined for being…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the Mayor, with Messrs, Vickery, Pearce, Spence, Powell, and Smith. Fifteen persons were fined in sums varying from 5s. to 40s., their offences being drunknness, [?] behaviour,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Curran, Foott, Smithers, and Geyde. Sixteen persons were fined for being drunk in the streets. George Wilson, Richard Marsh, Henry James Leake,…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Raphael, Evans, Macintosh, H[?]zlet, and Kippax.)

Evening News · Tuesday 4 April 1871 · page 3

John Foley was charged with stealing a pair of boots of the value of 6s 9d, the property of Edward Crego. He was sent to gaol for three months, with hard labour. James Doyle, for assaulting his wife, Margaret…

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The Supposed Murder Near Bourke

Empire · Tuesday 4 April 1871 · page 4

THE Bourke correspondent of the Dubbo Dispatch writes:—Timothy Keating was again brought to hear the evidence of Edward Rich and James Sellers, the two men who were at the Lake at the time…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Vickery, Powell, Spence, and Pearce.)

Empire · Tuesday 4 April 1871 · page 3

Jessie Fisher, for being drank and disorderly, was fined 40s, or seven days; and Thomas Coekly and Eliza Howard, for similar offences, were fined 10s, or three days…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the CHEIF COMMISSIONER. In the estate the Jab[?]z Buckman, a special meeting. Postponed until Thursday. In re Stubbs and another v. Lewis Gordon, a rule [?]…

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The Nathan Murder in New York. Extraordinary Case of Circumstantial Evidence

Evening News · Tuesday 4 April 1871 · page 3

WE have for some time been aware that the well-known lawyer Count Joannes was engaged in in minute and patient investigation of the evidence respecting the murder of Mr. Nathan, for the…

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Insolvency Court.—monday. (Before Mr. Chief Commissioner Deffell.) Order Nisi

Empire · Tuesday 4 April 1871 · page 3

Re p[?]tion of Stubbs and Bullard v. Lewis Gordon, Adjourned bearing of order nisi granted on 7th March last, was resumed from 30th ultimo. Mr. Pilcher appeared for petitioners, and Mr. Stephen for…

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Water Police Court

Evening News · Wednesday 5 April 1871 · page 3
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[?]the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. St. Julien, Levey, and Eldred.) [?]ral drunkards were fined. Love, for making use of obscene language in…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Dickenson, Cameron, Tooth, and Benwick.)

Empire · Wednesday 5 April 1871 · page 2

Matthew Healy, Thomas Ballard, Thomas Geary, and Ellen Byan, were punished for riotous conduct. Ann Clarke, for wilfully breaking a dinner plate, the property of G. B. Kelly, was fined 20s, or in dofault…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1871 · page 3

BEFORE the Mayor, with Messrs. Evans, Hezlet, Macintosh, and Kippax. Ten persons were fined in sums varying from [?]s. to 20s., for drunkenness and for riotous behaviour. One of the…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Hughes, Raphael, Curran, and Renwick.)

Evening News · Wednesday 5 April 1871 · page 2

[?] for stealing a decanter, and other articles, of the value of 3s, the property of W. Jeffreys, was sent to gaol for fourteen days. Charlotte Fletcher and Mary Melville were charged…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1871 · page 3

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Certi[?] were granted to Thomas Wynne Knight, John William S[?], Alfred Johnson, Gilbert Tom Galpin Parsons, John David Fotheringham, and Robert…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Raphael, Evans, Macintosh, Hezlet, and Kippax.)

Empire · Wednesday 5 April 1871 · page 2

John Foley was charged with stealing a pair of boots of the value of 6s 9d, the property of Edward Crego. He was sent to gaol for three months, with hard labour…

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[?]ner's Court This Day Fatal Accicent

Evening News · Wednesday 5 April 1871 · page 3

[?]LES COWPER, Water Police Magistrate, held [?]t at the city coroner's office, touching the [?] man named John Mayo, who expired in the [?]yesterday. William Waters said, I am…

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Law. Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1871 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. District Judge DOWLING. Mr. W. J. Foster prosecuted for the Crown. SENTENCES. George Williams, having pleaded guilty to the charge of…

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