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Courts & crime, 1875

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Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday, March 9. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 5

BEFORE Sir JAMES MARTIN(Chief Justice), Mr. Justice [?], and Mr. Justice FAUCETT. NEWTON AND OTHERS V.CLUN[?]. is this action, which was tried before Mr. Justice…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. Chief Commissioner Deffell.) Certificate Meetings

Evening News · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 3

Certificates were ordered to be issued to the following:—William Dillion after payment of expenses due to the estate; George Peers Wainwright; Patrick M'Cann. after payment of costs,…

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Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Oatley, and Solomon.)

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 3

Several drunkards were summarily dealt with. Janus Quigley was fined 5s, in default two days gaol, for baring cruelly illtreated a horse. Marry Chaney, coal trimmer of the Whampos,…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 6

BRPORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Love, Solomon, Chapman, Guy, Curran, and Renwick. Eighteen persons were lined in sums varying from 5s, to 20s. for drunkenness, or for riotous behaviour in publie;…

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Water Police Court. Wednesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 6

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs Richardson, Levey, Senior, Smart, and Josephson. Six persons were fined for drunkenness. Robert Pert, for indecent conduot in Darlinghurst Road…

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Police Courts This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Thompson and Waugh.)

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 3

Of nineteen, persona brought up for drunkenness, nine were admonished and discharged; the remainder were either fined or imprisoned. Henry Weatherall, for being drunk and…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 6

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. In the estate of Maurice Hiaton. Mr. Oliver, who appeared for insolvent, stated that his client had obtained a…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 6

BEFORE Mr, District Court Judge DOWLING. JBRRELL V. POWELL. Plaintiff sued for £7 13s., the balance of an account for goods sold and delivered. The plaintiff in her evidence…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrender

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 3

Joseph Crocker, of the Australian Inn, Gundaroo, licensed victualler. Cause of sequestration : Losses in business through the shutting up of a road facing insolvent's hotel. Liabilities. £236 12s 5d; assets, £76 19s 10d ;…

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Coroner's Court. This day. Fatal Accident at Waterloo

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 3

THE city coroner held an inquest this morning at the Beehive Hotel, Waterloo, on the body of a young woman named Sarah Connor, who had on the previous day died about two hours after being…

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Law. Supreme Court.-wednesday, Maroh 10. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 5

BEFORE Sir JAMES MARTIN (Chief Justice), Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice FAUCETT. EX PARTE SEMPILL-PROHIBITION. Mr. Butler, Q.C.and Mr. Davis, instructed by Messrs…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday. Sitting in Banco. {Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Sir James Martin, Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Faucett.) PROHIBITION

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 3

RE R. H. SEMPILL (OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE) AND THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF INSOLVENT ESTATES. This was a motion on rule nisi for a writ of prohition to be directed to Mr. George Hibbert…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 8

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Thompson, Waugh, Hunt, Smithers, and Smart. Seven persons, convicted of having been found drunk in public places, were fined in sums varying from 1s. to 2[?]s…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 8

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs, Oatley, Chariten, and Solomon. Three persons were fined for drunkenness. Fr[?]ick Brodin was fined 10s., with the alternative of…

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Impudent Theft

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 2

We learn that a theft, characterised by no small degree of impudence, was committed yesterdAy evening, at the residence of a lady residing in College-street. A girl presented herself as a candidate for…

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Police Courts. This day. Water Police Court. (Before Mr. Marsh. Water Police Magistrats, and Mr. Charlton.)

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 3

Six persons were fined or imprisoned for drunkenness. Charles M. Carthy was charged with assaulting and beating. Robert Waddell, and pleaded not…

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Central Police Court. (Before Captain, Scott, P.M., with Messrs. Jolly,)

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 3

Reading, Levey, Hill, Pinhey, and Oatley. Thomas White appeared before he Court, charged with disobeying a summons for obscene language; prisoner surrendered himself at Globe…

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Coroner's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 8

An inquest was held yesterday forenoon, at the Beehive Hotel, Waterloo, touching the death of Sarah Connor, who died on Wednesday last. The evidence went to show that deceased left her house about noon on Wednesday, and…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 8

BEFORE the Chief COMMISSIONER. COURT BUSINESS. In the matter of the p[?]on of Taylor and Waugh against Hall and Ferbos, trading as the American and…

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Coroner's Court. Fatal Accident

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 3

AN inquest was held at the Coroner's Office yesterday, on the body of an old woman named Mary Goodall, who had on the previous day died from injuries received through a fall from an upper…

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