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Courts & crime, 1877

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Windsor District Court.—wednesday. [From Our Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 8

BEFORE Mr. District Judge Wilkinson. The following was the only defended case:- PRICE V. COBCROFT. This was an action brought to recover £10 for waste and…

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A Free Love Murder—a Husband Avenges His Wife's Seduction. Chicago, March 15,1877

Evening News · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 5

A man named William C. Pike, spiritualist and phrenologist, came to the Central Station this afternoon at a little after two o'clock, and said he had just shot S. S. Jones, editor of the…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Smart and Cunninghame. Seven persons were fined for drunkenness, and six were [?]monished and discharged. John Jones was summarily convicted of having stolen a…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Hunt, Taylor, and Greville. Two persons were fined for drunkenness. Mary Ann Burton, Thomas Byrnes, Thomas Otway, and John Simpson were fined for having been drunk and…

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Police Courts. Watkr Police Court. This Day. (Before the police Magistrate and Mr.Lester John Malone 25, besides being fined for drunken

Evening News · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 3

[?] was fined 10s for using indecent language in Bourke-street,and 20s for assaulting Constable Maxwell in the execution of his duty.j James Brown [?] butcher, was fined 10s for riotus…

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Police protection

Evening News · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 3

On Saturday night last, shortly after ten o'clock two gentleman were crossing Elizabeth-street from Park-street and on nearing the Park. perceived, under the shadow of the wall, a man lying apparently drunk…

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The Bondietti Murder Case

Evening News · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 2

It will be romem[?]cred that when Boudielti [?] sentenced to [?] at Melbourne, says the [?] for the murder of his [?]ste Comisto, a charbal burner, at Sunday Greek, a few months back, [?]enous [?]…

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Lord Marcus Beresford Committed for Trial for Assault. (From the Weekly Messenger.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 3

AT the Marlborough-street Police Court on Wednesday, March 14, Lord Marcus Beresford was summoned before Mr. Newton, for assaulting Mr: Tidy, solicitor, of Sackville-street…

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Insolvency Court. THIS day. [?] AND [?]

Evening News · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 3

DAVID LAWENCE LEVY, of 107, Macquarie-at [?] north splicitor.-The [?] sequestre [?] by insolvent to be following:-"I [?] the cause of my insol[?] in [?]…

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Law. Insolvency Court. Saturday. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 3

Patrick Kennedy, of South Grafton, storekeeper. Liabilities, £2203 10s., of which £2000 is secured. Assets, £5774. Mr. Sempill, official assignee. Nicholas Stiepewich, of Onybigamba, near Newcastle,…

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Coroner's Court. This day Accidentally Drowned

Evening News · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 3

The City Corner this morning held an inquest at the White Bay Hotel near [?] Rock Balmain touching the death of a little boy named William Alsten Hutchinson, aged 2 years, who was yesterday…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Lester, Myers, Holborrow, and Goodridge. A number of persons were severally fined for drunkenness…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Hunt, Palmer, Davies, Harris, Spence, Watkins, and M'Lean. Of fifty-four persons apprehended for drunkenness, ten were taken into custody between 6 a.m. of Sunday and the…

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Stealing from a Dwelling

Evening News · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 2

At the Central Police Court, to-day, before Messrs Helman, Bailey, and Hayman, James Curran was brought up on a warrant charging him with having, on the 16th April, stolen a clock of the value…

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Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 7

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice FAUGETT and a jury of four. CHESTER AND ANOTHER V. HESELTON. Jury: Messrs. James Pashley, William Kerr, Samuel…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. The matter of Joseph George,Carroll—an adjourned examination—not being prosecuted was struck out of the list…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. STEVENS V. GRFFNEY. This was an action to recover £3 2s. for rent. Verdict was given for defendant, who pleaded his insolvency as a…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday, May 7. Sittings for Causes. Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 7

BEFORE his Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE and a jury of four. O'BRIEN AND ANOTHER V. HEWTSON. Jury: Messrs. Christopher Bennett, Dawson Davis,…

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Supreme Court. This Day. Sittings in Banco for Trial of Causes. Hewison v. O'brien and Others

Evening News · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 3

This was an action made to recover certain advances made by plaintiff to defendants, as proprietors of the Alnwick Colliery, about 14 miles from Newcastle. The material facts of the case appear in the subjoined…

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Jury Court.-this Day. Before His Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and a Jury of Four. Davies V Perrot

Evening News · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 3

This is an action for slander, brought by Thomas Austin Danes against Thomas Perrott. Plaintiff declered that defendant falsely and malicioiusly spoke and published of him the following…

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