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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1877

2,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 124

Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 April 1877 · page 8

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Palmer, Senior, and Goodridge. Two persons were fined for drunkenness. Frederick Godfrey, Robert Steel, Elizabeth Howie, William Skelsey,…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON. ROSEBY V. C. AND R. R. S. N. CO. Planitiff, sculptor and monumental mason, carrying on businees in George-street South, near the railway bridge,…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of Joseph Clegg, a third meeting. No debts were proved, no directions given, and the meeting terminated…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Polic Magistrate and LieutenantColonel Maunsell and Messrs, Joseph and Bird. Six persons were fined for drunkenness. Andrew Waters, Peter Hay, and James Scott wee fined…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Waugh, Connell, Alexander, and Murray. Ten persons were fined, for drunkenness. James Murray, Margaret Cleary, Mary Ann Mills, John Whittle, and Thomas Patmore were convicted of using…

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Shocking Murder at Wallaroo

Evening News · Friday 27 April 1877 · page 2

A shocking case of stabbing occurred at Wallaroe at 1 o'clock on Thursday morning last. Robert Woodhead, an assistant bailiff, was stabbed by Charles Streatman whilst in the execution of his duty on the…

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Coroner's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 April 1877 · page 7

FATAL ACCIDENT.—Yesterday the City Coroner held, at his office, in Hyde Park, an inquest touching the cause of death of John Neill, who expired in the Sydney Infirmary from injuries received, it is believed, from falling down a…

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A Revolver in Court

Evening News · Friday 27 April 1877 · page 2

Some consternation was occasioned among the Magistrates at the Water Police Court this morning through the very off handed style in which one of their number was examining a revolver alleged to be loaded…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON. DAWSON AND ANOTHER V. RUSSELL. Action for £14 19s., work and labour alleged to be due on contract and extras for painting premises at Snail's Bay for…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matters of P. H. Grundy, Daniel James Fitzpatrick, and Jeremiah Jenkins, his Houor ratified directions for the allowance of furniture and wearing apparel…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Found Dead in Bed

Evening News · Friday 27 April 1877 · page 2

The City Coroner to-day held an inquest at the Half-way Home Hotel, on the Botany-road, Botany, concerning the death of a man named Bennett Ball, who was found dead in his bed. James Coward, of the…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Jolly, Reading, Pinhey, and Guy. Fourteen persons were fined for drunkennes, and an equal number were discharged with an admonition. Mary Connolly, charged with being on idle and…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Lester, Manning, Goodridge, Smart and MacMahon. Two persons were fined for drunkenness. Alexander Stephenson, charged with having travelled in…

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Police Courts. This Day. Water Police Court. (Before Messrs. Taylor and Greville.)

Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 5

James Montgomery having used threatening language towards Bridget M'Caffery, was ordered to find sureties to the peace, or in default, one months' gaol. Jessie Miller, convicted of vagrancy, was sentenced to…

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The Suspected Murder at Binneguy

Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 5

We gather from a statement in the Tamworth News, of Tuesday, that the evidence as to the death of the girl Emma Quinn, is by no means satisfactory; indeed there are some grounds for supposing that the girl…

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Central Police Court. This Day. (Before Messrs. Smart, Cunningham, M'Lean, and Guy.)

Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 5

Mary Ann Sherlock, alias Mary Ann Copman, 33 charged with disobeying a summons for using obscone language in Goulburn-street, was fined 20s, with 7s 4d costs, or 7 days gaol…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of Lauchlan Norman Kennedy, a third meeting. No debts were proved, no directions were given, and the meeting terminated…

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Insolvency Court. SURRENDERS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 9

Arthur O'Connor, of South Grafton, general storekeeper.Cause of sequestration: Pressure of a creditor. Liabilities, £643 5s 10d: assets, £195 10s 3d: deficiency £447 15s 7d. Assignee, Mr. R H. Sempill…

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[?]N District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON. A ca. sa: motion was disposed of in the usual way. In Riordan v. Farrelly, in which the plaintiff was nonsuited, a new trial was granted, on the motion of Mr…

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Supreme Court—Civil Sittings

Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1877 · page 4

The following are the causes set down for trial at the Civil Sittings of the Supreme Court, Sydney, which commences on Monday, 30th April:—Jury Court: Nunn v. the Mayor of Sydney and others, Mahoney v…

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