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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1877

2,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 124

Coroner's Court. This Day. Alleged Case of Manslaughter

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1877 · page 7

The City Coroner, this morning, held an inquest at his office, Hyde Park, concerning the death of a woman named Martha HIckey, who died yesterday in the Infirmary from the effects of alleged violence. Thomas…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1877 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Renwick, Gorus, Curran, and M'Lean. Twenty-three persons were fined for drunkenness. Mary Ann O'Brien was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, having neither fixed abode nor lawful…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1877 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Smart, Josephson, Senior, Roseby, M'Beath, and Brown. Five inebriates were each fined 5s., or two days in the lockup. John Cassidy, for being drunk and disorderly in…

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Police Courts. Water Police Court. This Day

Evening News · Thursday 4 January 1877 · page 3

(Before Messrs. Oatley, Murray, Charlton, Murray, Davies, M BEath, and Lieut-Colonel Maunsell.) William Johnson and Charles Kelly were charged with having assaulted and beaten one Giovani Shincott…

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Shocking Murder at Sandhurst

Evening News · Thursday 4 January 1877 · page 3

THE Bendigo Advertiser gives the following particulars of the murder at Sandhurst, reference to which was made in our issue of yesterday:— A dreadful tragedy was enacted in sandhurst on…

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News of the Day. Attempt to Murder

Evening News · Thursday 4 January 1877 · page 2

The Southland Times reports that a horrible Attempt at mutter occurred in High-street, Dunedin, on Christreas night, the victim being a girl three years old. Her mother married a man named Walker about…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrender

Evening News · Thursday 4 January 1877 · page 3

William Hogan, of 3, Eveleigh terrace, Abercrombie-street, draughtsman in the Surveyor-General's office. Cause of sequestration, pressure two judgement creditors. Lia[?], £162 19s 7d; assets, £70. Deficiency, £92 19s 7d…

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Coroner's Court. Verdict of Manslaughter

Evening News · Thursday 4 January 1877 · page 3

The City Coroner, yesterday afternoon, resumed the inquiry at his office concerning the death of Mrs. martha Hickey. the husband of deceased (Thomas Hickey) was before the Court in custody for having caused his…

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Law. Insolvency Court. Wednesday. Petitions and Schedules

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1877 · page 3

Robert Percy Greenwood, of Murrumbateman, near Yass, road contractor. Liabilities, £1203 14s. Assets, £934 10s. Deficiency, £268 14s. Mr. Sandeman, official assignee…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1877 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Oatley, M'Beath, Charlton, Murray, Davies, and Lieutenant-Colonel Maunsell. One inebriate was fined 5s., or two days in the lockup; and Ann Behan, for being drunk in Queen's-place, was…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1877 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Thompson, Murray, and Connell. Eleven persons were fined for drunkenness. William Wright, charged with using obscene language, was sentenced to pay a penalty of 10s., or to be imprisoned…

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Police Courts. This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Messrs. Reading and Murray.)

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1877 · page 2

Seventeen persons were published for drunkenness. Michael Duggan, 43, baker, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a pair of trousers and a vert, value 25s, the, property of Jobs Condon, nod was sentenced to two…

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Tweed Returned to Ludlow-street Gaol. New York, November 23rd

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1877 · page 3

William M. Tweed landed this afternoon at the foot of Grand street, on the North River, was put in a carriage, and taken to Ludlow-street Gaol, where he was admitted through the Rate, and not…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrenders

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1877 · page 2

Frederick William Roper, of Beth[?] storekeeper's assistant. Cause of request[?]tion of effects under a [?] sale in favour of Thomas S. Nixon, [?] deficiency, [?] Mr. S…

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Law. Insolvency Court. Thursday. Petitions and Schedules

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1877 · page 3

Frederick William Roper, of Bathurst, storekeeper. Cause of insolvency; Pressure of creditors. Liabilities, 74 2s. 8d. Assets, 10. Deficiency, 64 2s. 8d. Mr. Lyons, official assignee…

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Coroner's Court. This Dat. Three Deaths from Drowning

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1877 · page 2

The City Coroner this morning, held an inquest at Ashfield, teaching the death of a boy named John Dawson Deering, aged fire years and six months, son of John W. Deering, Government Surrey or at Ashfield…

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Police Courts. Friday. Central Police Court

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 5

Arthur J. Hurford was committed for trail upon three charges of obtaining money by means of false pretences. Benjamin Bourke and Ann Bourke were charged,…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 8

BEFORE Messrs. Reading, M'Lean, Holborow, and R. C. Murray. Seventeen persons were fined for drunkenness. Margaret Dennis, charged with having, in a public place,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 8

BEFORE Messrs. Smart, MacMahon, Charlton, Hunt, and others. Thomas Edwards for disobedience of orders on board the Damascus, and Thomas Harris, for a similar offence on…

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The Frankston Murder

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1877 · page 19

AT the resumed inquest before the coroner of the district into the circumstances attendant upon the murder of rs. Hastings, the children of the accused. William Hastings, testified aa follows. We take the…

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