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Courts & crime, 1877

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Police Court. This Day, Central Police Court. Before Messrs. Thompson, Waugh, and Murray

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1877 · page 3

Joseph Farrell was charged with having stolen a [?] albert chain, a locket, and five gold studs value 14, the property of William Hartley, steward of the seamer Edina. It seemed that prosecutor sent prisoner…

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Extraordinary Charge of Murder

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1877 · page 3

ON November 13, Jane Favel, aged fifty-five, Catherine Samuels aged twenty-one, and George Favel, aged twenty-two, were brought up at the police court, Leighton Buzzard, before Sir Richard…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1877 · page 7

William Walden, of Dubbo, coach-driver. Causes of insolvency: Losses in business as a carrier and pressure of creditors. Liabilities, £142 7s. 7d. Assets, £35 5s, Deficiency, £107 2s.7d. Mr. R. H. Sempill, official assignee…

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Water Police Court. Thursday. Before the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Gray. Senior, and others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1877 · page 12

Six inebriates were each fined 5s., or two days in the lockup, and one 10s., or four days. Mary Ann Weeks, charged with stealing a handkerchief, knife, aud about 15s. in coin from the person of William…

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Stealing from the Person

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1877 · page 2

At the last sittings of the Quarter Sessions, the presiding judge remarked upon the large increase of crime in the city, acd especially of offences in the way of stealing from the person; and said that it became a…

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Central Police Court. Thursday. Before Messrs. Thompson, Waugh, and R. Murray

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1877 · page 12

Nine persons were fined for drunkenness. Charles Pearson and Mary Ann Mills after having been fined for drunkenness, were charged with having made use of obscene language, in regard to which they said they had…

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Women in Court

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1877 · page 2

On Thursday, the Water Police Court was quite field-day for the women who appear to have quarrelled with redoubled vigour during the past season of pence, and who, having had to remain quiet for a few days,…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. [?]

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1877 · page 2

Edward George Towns, of 194, Kent-street, late of 456, George-street, draper. Cause of sequestration Losses in trade and dullness of business. Insolvent swears by affidavit "that about 16 weeks" ago he…

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Law. Supreme Court. Laing and Others V. Rain and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1877 · page 11

The following were the reasons given by the Chief Justice for his judgment in this case, and they are now put into writing by him for the purpose of the appeal to the Privy Council…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1877 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Jolly and Reading. Thirteen persons were fined for drunkenness. James Thompson was charged by Mary Ann Thompson, his wife, with having put her in bodily fear by th[?]eatening…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1877 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Most [?] S. Smart. Hunt, Manning, and Charlton. One inebriate was fined 5s., or two days in the [?]ckup. In the wages case of Frank Walker v. Thoms [?] Chester[?]…

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Insolvency Court. SURRENDERS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1877 · page 9

Frederick William Roper, of Bathurst, storekeeper's assistant. Cause of sequestration: Sale of effects under a bill of sale in favour of Thomas S. Nixon. Liabilities, £74 2s 8d; assets, £10; deficlency, £64 2s 8d. Assignee, Mr. S…

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

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 January 1877 · page 27

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 gate, and not…

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The New Appellate Court

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1877 · page 55

Tuesday, November 21, will be memorable in the history of the House of Lords and in the judicial annals of England as well. On that day the Upper House sat as a Court of Appellate Jurisdiction, for the first time, since its…

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Insolvency Court. Meetings of Creditors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1877 · page 3

saturday, Jannary is.—Holiday. Monday, January 15.—Holiday. Monday, January 15, at 11 a.m.—Before the District Commissioner: William Conn, first, at Mudgee…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Accidentally Killed

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1877 · page 5

THE City Coroner the morning held tn inquest at Henry Drew Martyn's public-house, called the Sydney Arma, in Castlerough-street, touching the death of a boy named Arthur William Chabot, aged two years and…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1877 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Smart, Cunninghame, and Aaron. Thirteen persons were fined for drunkenness. O[?] of them, Moses Bendon, was also charged with ha[?] assaulted the constable (Stanley) who had apprehended…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 January 1877 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Hunt and Taylor. Two inebriates were each fined 5s., or two days in the lockup. James M'Guire and Henry Moore, found guilty of…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Gray, Davies, and others. Nine inebri[?]tes were each fined 5s., or two days in the lockup, and four 10s., or four days in the lockup…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Pearce, Harris, Spence, Watkins, and Davies. Forty-eight persons were charged with drunkenness. Thirty-eight were fined and ten admonished…

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