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Courts & crime, 1876

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1876 · page 3

BFFORE Messrs. Hunt and Taylor. Three drunkards were fined 5s. each. ROSTER.—Monday: Messrs. Lester, Williams, Curran, [?] Hale, m'Mahon, and Marks. Tuesday:…

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Quarter Sessions. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Wilson). Assaulting and Stealing

Evening News · Monday 7 February 1876 · page 3

"William Rea and Emily Palmer were charged with having assaulted John Wright on the 18th January lost, and robbing him of a silver hunting watch and chain. Wright, on the date mentioned, met…

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Police Courts This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Patmer, Spence, Hunt. Davies. Goldring, and Harris.)

Evening News · Monday 7 February 1876 · page 3

Over seventy persons were dealt with on charges of drunkenness, disorderly conduct, riotous behaviour, vagrancy, using improper language, &c. Nearly the whole of them pleaded guilty. A few who were not known to have offended…

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Insolvency Court. Saturday. Surrender

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1876 · page 3

Joseph Graham O'Connor, of Regent-street, Sydney, printer, on petition and affidavit. Schedule and statement to be filed on or before the 15th February. Mr. Sempill, official assignee…

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Law. Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1876 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson. Mr. W. J. Foster prosecuting for the Crown. CHILD DESERTION. Samuel Tighe was charged with having, on the 2nd of…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. the Late Boat Accident

Evening News · Monday 7 February 1876 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest this morning at the Observed Tavern, Lower George-street, on the body of William Taylor, who was drowned yesterday afternoon off Lady Macquarie's Chair. Reuben Taylor, brother of deceased, deposed…

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District Court. This Day. (Before Mr. District Judge Dowling.)

Evening News · Monday 7 February 1876 · page 3

The defended cause list commenced" this morning with a list of 40 oases under £5 each. In Tolham v. Fitzpatrick plaintiff was non-suited. In Mahoney and another v. Lonergan, a slander action, in which it was alledgcd that defendant had…

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Jury Court. (Before His Honor Mr. Jastice faucett and a jury of four.) [?]

Evening News · Monday 7 February 1876 · page 3

This is an action brought by Charles Parbury and Alfred Lamb, of Messrs. Parbury, Lamb and Co., against John Purdy, to recover £300 under a bill of lading, for non-delivery, &c., of goods shipped in the vessel Commodore. Defendant…

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Supreme Court. . This Day. Sittings in Banco. (Before His Honor Mr. [?] flargrave and of four.) Goodlet and Another V. [?]

Evening News · Monday 7 February 1876 · page 3

This is an issue from the Equity Court, to try whether defendant's brick kilns are an infringement, of the letters patent granted to one Hoffman mid assigned to plaintiffs. Also, to assess, should the issue be determined in plaintiffs' favour,…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1876 · page 3

BEFORE the Mayor, with Messrs. Spence, Hunt, Harris, and Davies. Of sixty-three persons apprehended for drunkenness, or for disorderly conduct arising thereout, forty were fined in…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1876 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Currar, Lester, Holborow, Marks, and Flood. Twelve persons were fined for drunkenness. William Jerrell, for having been drunk and disorderly in…

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Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1876 · page 3

Before his Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT. PARBURY AND ANOTHER V. PURDY. In this action, Messrs. Parbury, Lamb, and Co., of this city, were the plaintiffs, and John Purdy, master of the…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1876 · page 3

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Cn the applicatien of Mr. Humphery, the official liquidator, the hearing of the matter of Charles Lewis Quartz Crushing Company, adjourned from 9th December, was…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1876 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. TOTHAM V. FITZPATRICK. Plaintiff was nonsuited. MAHONEY AND ANOTHER V. LONERGAN…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday, February 7. Sittings for Causes. Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1876 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE. The cases set down for hearing in this Court were postponed until to-day…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Disease of the Heart

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1876 · page 2

The City Coroner held an inquest this morning, at the Willow The Inn in Liverpool-street, on the body of John Sloan, lying dead at 137. Liverpool-street John Griffiths, of [?], Briabane-street, a plasterer, deposed that deceased was…

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Coroner's Court. Fatal Boat Accident in the Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1876 · page 3

THE City Coroner held an inquest yesterday morning at the Observer Tavern, touching the death of one William Taylor. After the body had been viewed, the following depositions…

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Central Police Court Business

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1876 · page 2

There were a large number of cases upon the charge sheet this morning et the Central Police Court. Messrs. Curran, Jolly, Gorns, Renwick, and Solomon adjudicated. James Smith was sent to gaol for a month…

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