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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1871

3,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 199

Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Loxton. Eight drunkards were fined in the usual penally. Sarah A. Jones, charged with having two dresses, one shirt, and other articles in her possession, supposed to be stolen, was…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Friday. (Before his Honor Sir Alfred Stephen.) Stealing Money

Evening News · Monday 24 April 1871 · page 2

John Masterton was indicted for stealing L10, at Merriwa, on the 23rd March last. The prosecutor in this case was one Marsh, a shepherd, who came into Merriwa on the 22nd March…

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Daring Escape From Melbourne Gaol

Empire · Monday 24 April 1871 · page 3

THr[?] prisoners at the Melbaurno gaol, under sentence of three years' imprisonment each, made a bold attempt to escape from the Melbourne gaol at about l o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and one of…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Levey, Murphy, and Vickery.)

Evening News · Monday 24 April 1871 · page 2

Mary Ann Crawfield and Thomas Johnstone, for riotous behaviour, were fined 10s each, or three days. Donald Cameron, in addition to being fined for drunkenness, was fined 10s or three days, for making…

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The Forest Creek Murder

Evening News · Monday 24 April 1871 · page 3

PATRICK MARTIN was indicted for that he, on the 3rd day of January, 1871, at Forest Creek did feloniously, wilfully, and with malice aforethought, kill and murder one Thomas Kane…

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Murder and Mutilation of Mr. Underwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1871 · page 5

By the arrival of the Traveller last night, from Kadavu, we receive the sad intelligence of the murder of Mr. Achilles Underwood last Wednesday or Thursday. It appears that five of his Tanna men bud been away for some time, but…

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Central Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Mayor and Messrs. St. Julian and Cunningh[?]e)

Empire · Monday 24 April 1871 · page 2

John Smith, alias Wilson, on remand, charged with stealing £20, was this morning committed to take his trial at the quarter sessions. Alexander Ross and Laurence Foley, on remand, were…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1871 · page 2

SURRENDER.—John Andrew Edwards, of Woollahra, late of Paddington, gentleman. Liabilities, £83 l5s. l1d. Assets, £44. Mr. Mack[?]nzie, official assignee. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS…

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Insolvency Court. Meetings of Creditors

Evening News · Monday 24 April 1871 · page 2

Tuesday, 25th April, at 11 a.m.—John Lindsay, first or only meeting, at East Maitland. Wednesday, 26th April, at 11.—David Barry, first or only meeting; William Pilfold, third meeting; Ann…

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Later From Fiji. Suicide of Mr. Baillie's Murderer. Murder of Mr. Underwood. Destructive Effects of the Hurricane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1871 · page 5

FROM Levuka we have files to the 1st of April. The Fiji Times of that date contains news of a very gleomy nature, being records of murdors and wholesale destruction of plantations by the late fearful hurricane. We oxtract the…

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Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Learmonth, and Curran)

Evening News · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 3

Eight dipsomaniacs were fined, with the usual penalty. James Malony, Ann Cavanah, and Jane Kennedy, were found guilty of rietous behaviour in George-street…

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Water Police Court.—monday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Gedye, Williams, Foote, and Rattray.)

Empire · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 3

Fifteen persons, for drunkenness, were mulot in various sums, with the usual alternative. Jerome Chicky, a native of Portugal, was sent to gaol for two months under the Vagrant Act, he having…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Murphy, Spence, Vickery, and L[?]v[?]y. Twenty-two persons were fined in penalties varying in amount from 5s to 20s., for drunkenness or for riotous…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Gedy[?], Williams, Rattray, and Foote. Fifteen drunkards were fined in the usual penalty. Jeromes Chiches, a Portuguese, was sent to gaol for two…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Friday. (Before his Honor Sir Alfred Stephen.) Stealing Money

Empire · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 3

John Musterton was indicted for stealing L10, at Merriwa, on the 23rd March last. The prosecutor, in this case was one Marsh, a shopherd, who came into Merriwa on the 22nd March…

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The Forest Greek Murder

Empire · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 3

PATRICK MARTIN was indicted for that he, on the 3rd day of January, 1871, at Forest Creek did feloniously, wilfully, and with malice aforethought, kill and murder one Thomas Kane…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, Captain Scott, Messrs. Macintosh, Kippax, and Evans.)

Evening News · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 3

James J. Hunt was brought up charged with feloniously embezzling the sum of L7 3s, the property of Peter Newling. Remanded until to-morrow…

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Central Police Court.-monday. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Levey, Murphy, and Vickery.)

Empire · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 3

Mary Ann Crawfield and Thomas Johnstone, for riotous behaviour, were fined 10s each, or three days. Donald Cameron, in addition to being fined for drunkenness, was fined 10s, [?] three days, for making…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the estate of George Forrester, a special meeting. William Forrester was examined by Mr. Barker, for the official assignee, and was directed to producw certain papers…

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Law. Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1871 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge SIMPSON. RYAN V. SULLIVAN. This was an action to recover £100 damages for slander. It appeared that plaintiff, twelve or eighteen months ago,…

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