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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

3,129 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 157

Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. In the matter of Archibald Chisholm, an amended third account current with second plan of distribution, showing a first dividend of 4?d. in the £ for concurrent oreditors…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING CAHILL V. [?]LETCHER. In this case, which was heard on Wednesday, his Honor gave a verdict for plaintiff for £30, the amount claimed…

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Law. Supreme Court, Thursday. May 20. Sittings for Causes. Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Sir JAMHS MARTIN (Chiof Justice) and a jury of four. W. [?]OACHIM V. O'SHANASSY. The trial of this action was resumed, but had not…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. (Before Mr. Chief Commissioner Deffell.)

Evening News · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 3

Patrick Freebill, a second meeting. Insolvent was sworn and did not amend his schedule. He was directed to file his statement under rule 20, within four days. George Wilson proved for £3,…

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Supreme Court. This Day. Jury Court. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice, Sir James Martin, and a jury of four.)

Evening News · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 3

JOACHIM V. O'SHANASSY. This case was resumed, but will probably not terminate till next Wednesday…

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Police Court Cases

Evening News · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 4

Mr. Jolly, J.P., objected at the Central Police-court, yesterday, to any private bearing of a case in which a person is charged with drankene[?] in the Police Magistrate's room. On the list of persons…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Spence, Lester, M'Beath, Hunt, and Charlton. Four persons were fined for drunkenness. John Wilson, a negro, was brought up on suspicion of…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. Jolly, Reading, and Levy. Eleven persons were fined for drunkenness; and seven others—apprehended for like misconduct, bat who were not recognised as having been previously charged under…

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Police Courts. This Day. Central Police Court

Evening News · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 4

(Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. Smart and [?] for having [?] indecent language in Elizabeth-street, was fined [?] or in default to be imprisoned for…

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Shocking Murder

Evening News · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 3
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

An atrocious murder was committed in Louth on March 7. For some years a man named Blanshard has paid his addresses to the second daughter of Mr. J. Hodgson, agricultural…

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Trial for Murder

Evening News · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 3
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

On March [?] at the Chelmsford Assize, the trail. was concluded, before the Lord Chief Justice, of Richard Coates, a soldier of the Royal Artillery, who was charged with the murder, at Pa[?], of a little girl named Alice Baughan, under six years…

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Murder in Western Australia

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 659

NUNGDAMARRA, an aboriginal belonging to the Murchison district, was charged at Perth, in April last, with having on the 5th October, 1865, feloniously, wilfully, and with malice aforethought, killed and murdered a little…

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Strange Murder at Dungannon

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 649

The members of the Home Rule party residing between Portsdown and Dungannon who had attended the demonstration in the latter town on Wednesday, returned home to their different districts by the train leaving at twenty…

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Divorce Court

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 663

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice HARGRAVE and a jury of four BOURNE V. BOURNE. Petitioner in this case, John Bourne, formerly of Port…

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Supreme Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 9

THE following cases have been heard: by their Honors the Cbief Justice and Mr. Justice Fauoett, during the week':— In Waudby and wife v. Lees; an action to recover…

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Coroner's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 8

AN inquest was initiated on Tuesday morning last by the City Coroner at his office, Hyde Park, on the body of a coloured man. After the body had been viewed, the following evidence was taken:—John Sayle deposed that he is…

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Jury Court

Evening News · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 4

(Before his Honor Mr. Justice faucett, and juries of four.) CONOLLY V. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES. The plaintiff, who is a gold buyer on the gold-field at Parkes in September last year, made up three packages of…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide Near Birmingham

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1875 · page 649

At Harborne, near Birmingham, on Monday night, a young man named Davis made a desperate and partially successful attempt to out his sweetheartr's and throat, and then committed suicide. It appears that Davis, who was…

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