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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

3,129 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 157

Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1875 · page 6

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Josephson, Meyer, Brown, Roseby, and Charlton James Johnston and Norah Maloney were each fined 5s. for drunkenness…

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Police Courts. This Day. Central Police Court ,(Before Messrs. Thompson and Waugh.)

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1875 · page 2

James Mason was fined 20s, in default of payment to be imprisoned for seven days, for having been druak while in charge of a horse and dray. A rensand was granted till next Thursday in the…

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Coroner's Court

Empire · Thursday 21 January 1875 · page 2

THE City Coroner held an inquest at the Receiving House for Lunatics, at Darlinghurst, yesterday, on the body of an inmate named Joseph Harrison, there lying dead. Frederick Fowler deposed: I…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the P.M., and Messra. Loya and Solomon.)

Empire · Thursday 21 January 1875 · page 2

Fourteen persons were brought up for drunkenness, thirteen of whom were punished. Harriett Munrow, for using obscene language in York-street, was fined 20s, or seven days'…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the W.P.M., with Mesers. Josephson and Smart.)

Empire · Thursday 21 January 1875 · page 2

Several drunkards were fined. Peter Wright was sent to gaol for fourteen days, for having an old copper coin in his possession for which he could not satisfactorily account…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1875 · page 6

The following estates were surrendered:— Charles Morley, of Newcastle, labourer. Liabilities, £40 7s. 6½d. Assets, £11. Mr. Mackenzie, official assignee…

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Insolvency Court.—wednesday. Surrenders

Empire · Thursday 21 January 1875 · page 2

John Munro, now of Boramble Creek, Quirindi, labourer. Cause of sequestration [?] Pressure of judgement creditor. Liabilities, £105 9s [?]d. Assets, £55 5s. Deficiency[?] £5[?] 4s 8d. Official assignee, Mr. F.T. Humphrey…

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Police Courts. This Day. Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Paxton and M'Mahon.)

Evening News · Friday 22 January 1875 · page 2

Robert Parcel], brewer, was brought before the court for begging, and was admonished and discharged. In the case of Elien Adlam, for wilfully…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Thompson, Waugh, Smithers, and Smart. Eight persons were fined for drunkenness. Catherine M'Crae was found drunk in Druitt-street, and…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Oatley, Hale, Solomon, Charlton, Browne, and Bird. Three persons were fined for drunkenness. Ali Hassan and Thomas Romaine were each fined 10s.,…

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Brutal Assault

Evening News · Friday 22 January 1875 · page 2

A brutal assault took place at the Queen's : Theatre shortly after 8 o'clock last night. A man Darned Daniel Sheridan, an omnibus driver, living at : Waterloo, went into the theatre, and as he was…

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Murder Near Goulburn

Evening News · Friday 22 January 1875 · page 3

John M'GAW, on remand, charged with the murder of Stephen Phillips, st. Fullerton, on the 6th October,1874, was again brought up before the police magistrate and Mr. Shepherd, at Goulburn,…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 January 1875 · page 2

THE following estates were surrendered:— John Aitkens Manton, of Pawley-street, Sydney, mining agent. Liabilities, £1047 16s. 8d. Assets, £12. Mr. Sandeman, official assignee…

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Coroners Court. Poisoned by eating Thom-Apple

Evening News · Friday 22 January 1875 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon, the City Coroner held an inquest at the Lord Clyde. Hotel, Pyrmont, concerning the death of at boy named Archibald Wilson, aged two years and four months, who…

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Water Police Court.—friday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Paxton and M'Mahon.)

Empire · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 2

Robert Burgell, [?] was brought before the court for begging, and was admonished and discharged. In the case of Ellen Adlam, for wilfully…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Paxton and Macmahon. Three persons were fined for drunkenness. SUMMONS CASES.—Paul Modeste and James King were…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Finhey, Jolly, Reading, G. Hill, Holborow, and Josephson. Sixteen persons were fined in sums varying from 5s. to 20s. for drurkenness, or for riotous behaviour…

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Horrible Murder

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 27

One of the most unnatural cases of murder on record is being investigated in Brooklyn. The victim was Miss Hamill. She was originally a nun of the Order of the Good Shepherd, the…

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A Double Murder

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 27

A crim[?]al of a particularly deep dye has just been sentenced to death for a double murder, by the Court of Assizes of the Allier. The accused was named Hyppolite Caillot, and he is described…

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More About the Tocal Murder

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 34

OUR readers will remember that two men, named Culbert—father and son—were committed for trial for the murder of a man at the Paterson. It appears the person murdered was supposed to be…

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