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Courts & crime, 1877

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Water Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrates, and Messrs. Manning, Marks, Halborrow, and Gray.)

Evening News · Monday 5 March 1877 · page 3

Is a case against Charlotte Brown, for keeping an ill[?]vened and disorderly house, an adjournment till to-morrow was granted. William Hoyles, charged with obtaining property…

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Police Courts. This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Messrs. Hunt, Davies, Harris and Speace.)

Evening News · Monday 5 March 1877 · page 3

Of 63 persons brought up for drunkenness 48 were punished, the remainder cautioned and discharged. Several persons were also punished for using improper language, riotous behaviour, &c…

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Central Police Court Saturday. Before Messrs. Smart and Cunninghame

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1877 · page 6

Ten persons were fined for drunkenness. Albert Seymour and Alexander Wilson, lads of about 14 to 16 years of age, found bathing in Darling Harbour yesterday afternoon, were sentenced to pay 5s. each, or to…

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Water Police Court. Saturday. Before Messrs. Hunt, Taylor, and Greville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1877 · page 6

Nine persons were fined for drunkenness. Michael Talbot, Catherine Miller, and Francis Drew were fined for having been drunk and disorderly. George Rogers and Emily Forsyth were fined 20s., or…

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The Paris Murder—the Woman Cup in Two

Evening News · Monday 5 March 1877 · page 3

The great Paris murder, known as "the woman cut in two," which has been the talk of the town for so many weeks past, has at last been thoroughly cleared up. Billoir, the man arrested…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Death from Fall Downstairs

Evening News · Monday 5 March 1877 · page 3

The City Coroner this morning held so inquest at his office on the body of a man, name unknown, Who died in the Infirmary from fracture of the skull by accidentally falling downstairs Saturday morning. Edward…

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Law. Supreme Court.—march 3. Extended Sittings for Causes. Jury Court. Before his Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT and a jury of four. STUMBLES V. LYSAGHT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1877 · page 6

Jury: Messrs. R. A. Cape, M. Harrison, James Pringle, and T. H. Brown. Mr. Simpson and Mr. Rogers, instructed by Messrs. Holdsworth and Brown, as agents for Mr. Owen, of…

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Supreme Court. This Day. Remarkable Disputed Will Case. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave and a special jury of twelve.) Ar Will of Robert Hancock, Deceased

Evening News · Monday 5 March 1877 · page 2

The meaning of [?] remarkable will case commenced last Friday, at the Darlinghurst Court-house, and was adjourned until to-day, when it was resumed in the Banco Court, King-street. His Honour the Primary Judge, on the 12th of April…

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Central Police-court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Hunt, Harris, Davies, and Spence. Forty persons were apprehended for drunknness on Saturday and twenty-three on Sunday. Of these fortythree were fined, and thhe remainder were admonished…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Curran, Holborow, Gray, Manning, and Marks. Several persons were fined for [?]nknness. Thomas Cohen, cabman, was fined 10s., or four days'…

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Burglary at Newtown. - Fortunate Arrest

Evening News · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 2

On the night of the 24th, or morning of the 25th, February, the premise! of Mr Mathew Connolly, pawnbroker, Newtown-road, Newtown, were entered and several articles and tome money,…

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The Barque Sydney Assault Case

Evening News · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 3

The charge of assault preferred against Captain Woodhouse, of the barque Sydney, by he steward of that vessel, named Isaac Bennis, was further heard at the Water Police Court this morning before the Police…

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Assault with a Lighted Dandle

Evening News · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 2

Mrs. Wright, landlady of the Golden Fleec Hotel, Castlereagh-street, was charged on summons a the Central Police court this morning, with assaulting Ann Christy, her domestic servant, by'…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. a Man and his Wife Committed for Murder

Evening News · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 3

The City Coroner (tar. Henry SMell) rammed the inquiry at his office this morning, from yesterday afternoon, touching the death of Maurice Dunphy, who died in the Infirmary last Sunday. A respectable…

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Murder at Meteor Downs

Evening News · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 2

As yet the public are only in receipt of the bare fact that a man named William Schoening, a German carpenter, was found outside his hat dead with his head nearly fevered from his body. We leant from a…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 3

BEFORE tna CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of David Lesoberg, a special meeting. Insolvent being examined by Mr. S. C. Brown, on b[?]half of the official assignee, deposed that he was a watchmarker, and…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Distict Court Judge DOWLING. The trial of minor causes was continued this morning. In Williamson v. Hamblin, action for money lent, a verdict was given for plaintiff, £9. Whitley and wife v. Evans,…

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Coroner's Court. Death by Falling Down Stairs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 3

MR. Shiell (the City Coroner) held on inquiry yesterday morning, at his office, Hyde Parte, respecting the death of a man, whose name is unknown, who died in the Infirmary on Saturday afternoon from injuries received by a fall…

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The Murder of Mary Ann M'gregor. (From the Coonabarabran Correspondent of the Namo[?] Independent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 3

THE awful crime which has been perpetrated in our midst has thrown the town and district into a state of gloomy indignation, and intense excitement such as was, never known since the first white man settled here. The family,…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. (Before His Honor Me. Commissioner Daffell.) Certificate Meetings

Evening News · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 3

Richard Alexander Stretten, and Richard John [?] Foreman. Insolvents did not appear and the were struck out of the list. Joseph Sandy, Robert Nicholson, and William Thomas…

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