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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1871

3,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 199

Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1871 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Oatley, Josephton, St. Julian, and Foote. Six drunkards were ordered to pay various penalties. William Davis was charged with attempting to rob the…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1871 · page 3

BEFORE the Mayor, with Messrs. Love, Thompson, Penfold, Birrell, Smithers, Macintosh, and Kippax. Thirteen persons were fined in sums varying from 5s. to 40s., for drunkenness or for riotous behaviour, or for using…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before Messrs. A. Thompson, Love, and Penfold.) Assault on M[?] Buchanan, M P.—the Dependant Committed for Trial

Empire · Friday 5 May 1871 · page 2

William F. Kennedy was charged with haring, on Wednesday, the 3rd May, assaulted, at Sydney, David Buchanan, Esq.. M.P. As an evidence of the interest excited at the hearing[?]…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1871 · page 3

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Plans of distribution were confirmed in the estates of William J. Coull, John Evans, James Tucker, and Youdale and Ponty. The consideration of the plan filed…

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The Murder of Mr. Baillie. (From the Argus.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1871 · page 7

WE have received from Mr. W. H. Brewer full minutes of the proceedings taken in reference to the murder of Mr. Baillie at Fiji, and as the evidence gives a complete view of the facts on which the jury arrived at their verdict, we…

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Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Pinhey, Caraber Hezlet. G. Hill. Oatley. and E. Campbell.) I

Evening News · Friday 5 May 1871 · page 2

James Miller was charged with having a turkey is his possession, which he could not satisfactorily account for, and supposed to be stolen. He wu fined 10s, or three days…

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Law. Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1871 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. BOURKE V. WARD. This was an action brought by plaintiff against the defendant for slander. Plaintiff, Mary Eden Bourke, claimed…

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Insolvency Court.—thursday. (Before Mr. Chief Commissioner De[?]ll.) Court Business

Empire · Friday 5 May 1871 · page 2

The first plan in the estate of William Joseph Cou[?] the first account in that of John Evans, the first plan in that of James Tucker, the first plan in that of Youdale and Poutey, were confirmed…

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Law. Supreme Court. Business for This Day

Empire · Friday 5 May 1871 · page 2

IN EQUIRY.—Before his Honer the Primary Judge.— At 11 o'clock: Motions and petitions. Pierce[?] Se[?] injunction motion, by order; Campbell v. the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney,…

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District Court.—thursday. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dowling.)

Empire · Friday 5 May 1871 · page 2

BOURKE V. WARD.—The plaintiff in this case [?]ued the defendant for having made use of the following slanderous expressions: "Go away you old murdering wretch; you murdered your daughter-in-law, and [?]…

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District Court, This Day (Before his Honor Mr. Jostice Dowling.)

Evening News · Friday 5 May 1871 · page 2

There were nine ca. [?] applications, all of ? were unimportant In the case of Campbell v. Johnson, the hearing [?] postponed till next Monday…

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Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Breiliat.) Daring Burglary on South Head Road. Clever Capture of the Burglar

Evening News · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 2

William Porter, 19, an incorrigible gaol bird, was brought before the court by detective a ca[?]phin and Elliott, charged with burglariously breaking and entering the premises of Henry French, and stealing…

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Water Police Court.—friday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Kettle, and Josephson.)

Empire · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 3

Richard Coleman and Michael Madden were charged with having two geese in their possession, supposed to be stelen. About 1 o'clock yesterday morning, constable Abercrombie saw four men on Queen's Wharf, two of…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Kettle, and Josephson. Five persons were fined for drunkenness. [?]braham Mahomed was sent to gaol for four weeks for…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 5

BEFORE the Mayor, with Messrs. Pinhey, Hezlet, Oatley, G. Hill, Caraher, E. Campbell, and Kettle. Two persons were fined 5s. each, one was fined 10s., and another 20s., for drunkenness…

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Cattle Stealing

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 294

A CORRESPONDENT, who writes to us from a part of the interior which shall be nameless, asks us if the Cattle Stealing Prevention Society is still in existence," for," be goes on," if it is, I can give its members a good many wrinkles…

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Water Police Court. BEFORE the Water Police and other Magistrates

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 303

Samuel De Lissa appeared on summons to answer an information for that he did, on the 8th day of December, in an affidavit sworn by him before Alfred John Cape, a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales for…

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Central Police Court. BEFORE the City Magistrates

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 302

George foster was charged by william Mansheld with having on the 24th April, with a view to extort money, threatened to accuse him of having committed an indecent assault. William Mansfield, of Elizabeth-street, dealer…

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Daring Burglary on the South Head-road

Evening News · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 2

A DARING burglary was perpetrated early on Friday morning, on the premises of Mr. French, draper, South Head-road. On inquiry we learned that the first intimation Mr. French had of the robbery was on the…

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Law and Police. Insolvency Court. BEFORE the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1871 · page 302

In the estate of Dansey J. Dansey, a special meeting. One witness was examined by a creditor. The adjourned single meeting in the same estate was called on, and was terminated…

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