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Courts & crime, 1877

2,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 124

Insolvency Court. SURRENDER

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 March 1877 · page 9

Thomas Beattie, of Merriwa, sawyer. Cause of seques ration: Losses in contracts. Liabilities, &117 0s 7d; assets, £14 ls; deficiency, £102 193 7d. Assignee, Mr. S. Lyons…

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Bill of Sale. Supreme Court.—monday, March 26. BEFORE his Honor the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice Faucett. Lyons v. COHEN

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1877 · page 401

This action, brought by the official assignee of the insolvent estate of Messrs. Carroll aud Johnson, glovers and hosiers, of Hunter-street, to recover the value of certain goods taken possession of by the defendants, was tried…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1877 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Cunninghame. Twenty-five persons were fined for drunkenness. One of these, Maurice Condon, was convicted also of having made use of obscene language, for which offence he was…

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Confession of Murder Committed 45 Years Ago

Evening News · Monday 2 April 1877 · page 3

William Delahunty, an old man who, on the 17th last month, gave himself into the custody of the police at Liverpool upon confession of the murder of the Richard Kennedy, at Stonecarthy, county…

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Police Courts. This Day. Water Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate, with Lieutenant [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1877 · page 2

Maunsell, Messrs. Lester, and Holborrow.) William Walker and John Donnelly were punished for having bean drunk and disorderly, used obsence language…

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Central Police Court. (Before Messrs. Helaham, Hughes, Perdrian, Bailey.)

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1877 · page 2

Emily Saunders, 40, an idle and disorderly [?] was sent to gaol for six months. Robert Hanna, 30. and Arthur Buchanan, 20, each fined 20s for assaulting constables in the [?]…

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Committal for Murder. (From the Wagga Express.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1877 · page 3

ON the 29th ultimo, at the Police-court, Wagga, Peter Murdick, alias Peter Higgins, on remand, was again before the Court to answer the above charge. John Andrew Gamble deposed he is a fencer, working on…

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Belligerent Juveniles is Court

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1877 · page 2

A curious Case was heard at the Central Police Court this morning, which is another instances of the absurdity of dragging children of tender years into a Court of justice, when a much more summary process…

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News of the Day. District Court

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1877 · page 2

The sittings for this month commence on Thursday the 5th, with a list of 756 cases (No. 796 to No. 1551). Those which are undefended will be disposed of as follows:-Thursday, the 5th, No. 796 will be…

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

Evening News · Tuesday 3 April 1877 · page 2

[?] Robert Turner.- This certificate application [?] called on , and there being no attendance on behalf insolvent, in was struck out of the list…

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Water Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Palmer and Senior.)

Evening News · Wednesday 4 April 1877 · page 3

William Henry and Annie Miller were each fined 10s, or in default four days, for hiving been drunk and disorderly in a public place; and they were similarly dealt with using obscene language. Robt. Morrison…

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Police Courts. This Day. Central Police Court

Evening News · Wednesday 4 April 1877 · page 3

(Before Messrs. Curran, Gorus, Solomon and M Beath.) James Clark, who was charged with unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grevious bodily harm upon one Annie Inerney, was discharged, there being no…

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Water Police Court. Tuesday. Before the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Reading, Lester, Manning, and Lieutenant-Colonel Maunsell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1877 · page 6

Thirteen persons were fined for drunkenness. Michael Allison and Frederick Fillis were fined for having been drunk whilst in charge of their horses and carts. Michael Scott, Timothy Hussey, Edward Ellard, Theresa…

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Serious Assault Case

Evening News · Wednesday 4 April 1877 · page 2

A very serious assault case occurred yesterday morning at the Old hamrock Hotel, corner of Woolloomooloo and Crown streets, the parties in the combat being a man named Henry Innes, a painter, who recently…

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Central Police Court Tuesday. Before Messrs. Helsham, Perdrian, Bailey, and Hughes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1877 · page 6

Thirteen persons were fined for drunkenness. Harriet Pinketh, convicted of being an habitual drunkard, having been thrice convicted within twelve months, was sentenced to be imprisoned three months…

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Assault on a Member of the Chinese Legation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1877 · page 7

A drunken Irishman was incited on January 31 by, according to his own account, a spirit of religious intolerance, to commit an assault on the servant of one of the attaches to the recently arrived Chinese Legation. Chang…

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English and Foreign Extracts. the Ritualists: the Rev. Mr. Tooth in Gaol

Evening News · Wednesday 4 April 1877 · page 3

The Hatcham case, after bringing pain to conscientious Ritualists, annoyance to less pronounced sections of the Church, and diversion to a lawless mob, brings imprisonment to the Rev. Mr…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday. Before the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1877 · page 6

On the application of Mr. Chapman, and with the consent of the official assignee, his Honor extended the time to the 10th instant within which Montagu L. Salamon should file his schedule of assets and liabilities, it being averred…

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Law. Metropolitan Quarter Sessions. Tuesday. Before Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1877 · page 6

Mr. W. J. Foster prosecuted for the Crown. ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT SUICIDE. Henry Trout pleaded guilty to the charge of having attempted to commit suicide on the 24th of February last,…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Curran, Solomon, Gorus, and Hughes. Twenty-six persons were fined for drunkenness. Four persons charged with using indecent language were sentenced as follows:—Eliza Quin and David Ravy,…

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