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Courts & crime, 1872

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court

Evening News · Monday 15 January 1872 · page 2

(Before the Mayor, with Captain Scott and Messrs, Raph[?]ter, Cohen, Spence, Murphy, Powell, and Mer[?]men.) John Sullivan was brought before the bench, charged…

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The Camden Murder and Suicide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1872 · page 5

INQUESTS were held on Saturday, the 6th instant, on the bodies of James Stewart (who was murdered) and of Robert Boyd, the murderer of Stewar, who committed suicide. The inquest was held before Mr. Edward Palmer,…

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Central Police Court.—saturday. (Before Captain Soott, with Messrs. St. Julian anil Cunningham.)

Empire · Monday 15 January 1872 · page 2

Michael Ennis, 67, was brought up charged with being of unsound mind. Me was sent to the lunatic receiving house at Darlinghurst. George Morgan, for riotous behaviour, was fined 10s,…

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Water Police Court.—monday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. S. Goold.)

Empire · Tuesday 16 January 1872 · page 2

Micheal Crawford was fined 5s, in default two days gaol, for throwing stones in the Domain to the danger of persons in the Corporation baths. Henry Parkins, for a similar offence, was fined 10s,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. S. Goold. Twelve persons were fined for being drunk. Michael Crawford, 14, and Henry Perkins, 12, approbended for throwing stones to the danger of persons…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Murphy, Powell, Merriman, Spence, Cohen, Lester, and Raphael. Twenty-two persons were fined for drunkenness…

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Police Courts, This Day Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Renwick, Richardson, S. Goold, Smart, and Loxton.)

Evening News · Tuesday 16 January 1872 · page 2

Six drunkards were punished. James White and Catherine White were, fined 5s, in default two days' gaol, for riotous behaviour in Phillip-street…

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Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Evans, Hezlett, Macintosh, Kippax, and Neale.)

Evening News · Tuesday 16 January 1872 · page 2

James Lawson was chaired with stealing a pair of boots of the value of 7s 6d. Prisoner was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Philip Leaky, described in the charge sheet as a…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before the Mayor, with Captain Scott, and Messrs. Raphael, Lester, Cohen, Spence, Murphy, Powell, and Merriman.)

Empire · Tuesday 16 January 1872 · page 2

John Sullivan was brought before the bench, charged with assaulting one David Barnett. Detective Lyons deposed: I apprehended the prisoner at the late Prince of Wales Hotel, Castlereagh-street, on Saturday night…

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Court of Equity Reform, No. Ii. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1872 · page 2

SIR,—In my former letter on this subject, I ventured on a sort of popular outline of the form which my own views would take with respect to a practical improvement of the Court of Equity. I will now endeavour partially to fill up…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1872 · page 5

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Evans, Hezlet, Macintosh, Kippax, J. H. Neale, and Levy. Eleven persons were fine[?] in sums varying from 5s. to…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1872 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Renwick, Richardson, S. Goold, Loxton, and Smart. Six persons found drunk in the streets were severally fined…

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Police Courts, This Day Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Spence, Josephan, S. S. Goold. and Letter.)

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1872 · page 2

Five persons were fined for being drunk in the public streets. On the summons sheet, there were twenty-two cases. Abas, a man of colour, was fined 5s and costs of court, 5s,…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Renwick, Richardson, S. Goold, Smart, and Loxton.)

Empire · Wednesday 17 January 1872 · page 3

Six drunkards were punished. James White and Catherine White were fined 5s. in default two days' gaol, for riotous behaviour in Phillip-street…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Mayor[?] with Messrs. Evans[?] Hezlett, M[?] intoah, Kippax, and Neale.)

Empire · Wednesday 17 January 1872 · page 3

James Lawson was charged with stealing a pair of boots of the value of 7s [?]d. Prisoner was [?] to three months' imprisonment. Philip Leaky, described, in the charge sheet as a…

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Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Day, Love, Hughes, Curran, Renwick, and Smart)

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1872 · page 2

John Sharkey was brought up charged on [?] of robbing one Patrick Duggan of a silver watch and gold chain, of the value of L15. Prisoner was remanded until next Saturday…

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Coroner's Court This Day Death of a Child Whilst Teething

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1872 · page 2

THE City Coroner held an inquest this morning at the Hand and Heart public-house, Liverpool-street, upon the body of a child aged nine months, the daughter of Samuel Napp, a fishmonger, residing in…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate with Messrs. Spence, Josephson, Evans, Lester, and S. Goold. Five drunkards were fined in sums varying from 5s. to 20s., with the alternative of short terms of imprisonment…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Day, Love, Hughes, Renwick, Curran, and Smart. Nine persons were fined in the usual sums for drunkenness; and a female named Dowling for having, while…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Spence, Josephson, S. S. Goold, and Lester.)

Empire · Thursday 18 January 1872 · page 2

Five persons were fined for being drunk in the public streets. On the summons sheet there were twenty-two cases. Abas, a man of colour, was fined 5s and costs of court, 5s,…

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