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Courts & crime, 1877

2,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 124

Coroner's Court This Day Accidentally Drowned

Evening News · Monday 14 May 1877 · page 3

The City Coroner, this-morning, held inquest at Mrs. Sarah Kearey'b Buruood Hotel, on the Burwood Road, touching the death of a man named John Smith, who was found drowned in Edrop's paddock,…

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Jury Court. [Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four.] THRONE v BARBEYRON

Evening News · Monday 14 May 1877 · page 2

The plaintiff, James Thome, sued Captain Pierre Barbeyron, for £34 l6s for commission on charter party from Newcastle to Chee Foo, estimated at 580 tons at 24s [?] [er centum, Defendant…

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Supreme Court. This Day. Sittings Is Banco. (Before his Honor Sir W. M. Manning and a jury of four). Hall v IVORY

Evening News · Monday 14 May 1877 · page 2

This is an action brought by George Smith Hall the younger, of Pitt Town, racehorse owner, to recover £350 on the purchase money of a racehorse,-the St. Heliers-sold by Hall to Ivory. Defendant has…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Hunt, Palmer, Davies, Harris, and M'Lenn. Of sixty-seven persons charged with having been found drunk in public places, forty-eight were fined in sums…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1877 · page 7

BFFORE Messrs Loster, Gray, Goodridge, Chatfield, MacMahon, and Broadribb. The number of persons apprehended for drunkenness were severally fined…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1877 · page 7

BEFORE tho CHIEF COMMISSIONER On the application of Mr Trickett, on behalf of Christopher Newton and Co., his Honor made absolute an order nisi for tho compulsory sequestration of the estate of T. W…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Mr District Court Judge DOWLING. RIORDAN V. FARRELLY. In this case, in which last month the plaintiff was nonsuited, a now trial was granted. The action was one to…

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Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1877 · page 7

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice HARGRAVE. Mr. W. C. Windeyer (Attorney-General) prosecuted for the Crown. BURGLARY…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday, May 14. Sittings for Causes. Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 May 1877 · page 7

BEFORE his Honor Sir WILLIAM MANNING and a jury of four. HALL V. IVORY. The trial of this action was not concluded when the…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrenders

Evening News · Tuesday 15 May 1877 · page 3

Charles Wyndham, now of Wollong, near Mount Vincent, grasfer; and Guy Wyndham, of Boronga, M'Iut[?]re River, crover, late of Bukkulls, carrying on business as gra[?] as C. and G. Wyndham. Cause of sequestration:…

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Central Criminal Court. YESTERDAY, (Before Mr. Justice Hargrave.)

Evening News · Tuesday 15 May 1877 · page 3

The Attorney-General prosecuted for the Crown. Alfred Steele, alias Alcorn, was charged with having, at Newtown, on the night of the 24th, or the morning of the 25th of February, burglariously broken and…

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Supreme Court. This Day. Sittings in Banco. (Before his Honor Sir W. M. Manning and a jury of four). HALL V. IVORY. The trial of this action for the price of a race-horse was proceeding when we went to press. Jury Court. [Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four.] PRITCHARD V. JENNINGS

Evening News · Tuesday 15 May 1877 · page 3

This was an action on a dishonored promissory note for £465. Plaintiff was selling certain a[?]tments of land near Petersham, when defendant, who is a mason, residing at Surry…

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Water Police Court. Tuesday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Reading, Smith, Bull, Hunt, and Neale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 7

Several drunkards were fined in the usual amounts. Francis Roster, for offending nguinst deconcy, was ordered to pay a fine of 5s., in default to be imprisoned for two days…

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Murder at Cooktown

Evening News · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 2

News has been received in town during the week (says the COOKTOWN CORNIER of the 5th), that a young man names Thomas Green was murdered at Doughboy Creek, six miles from Byerstown, on…

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Central Police Court. Tuesday. Before Messrs. Helsham, Hughes, and Hyam

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 7

Thirteen persons were fined for drunkenness; nnd ten others, who appeared before the Court for the first time, were admonished and discharged. On charges of using obscene languago, William F…

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Coroner's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 7

DEATH BY DROWNING.—Yesterday the City Coroner held an inquest at the Observer Tavern, Lower George-street, respecting the death of William Davidson, who was drownod on Monday morning in the harbour, near George's…

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Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 7

Before his Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT and a jury of four. FRICHARD v. JENNINGS. Jury: Messrs. Joseph Dole, William Wing, Thomas…

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Coroner's Court. Accidentally Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 2

The City Coroner, yesterday, held on inquest at the Obserevr Tavern, Lower George-street, touching the death of a youth named William Davidson. It appeared from the evidence of James Smith, of…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday. Before the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 7

Mr. F. Curtiss applied for the issue of a certificate to Joseph Burns, as one of the partners with J. H. Wilson and J. R. Peebles in the Pine Ridge Gold-mining Company. His Honor said that in several matters insolvent…

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Metropolitan District Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. District Court Judge Dowling. Jeanneret V. A. S. N. CO

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 7

Before, a jury. This was an action to recover damages for negligence. Mr. Pilcher, instructed by Messrs Allen, Bowden, and Allen, for the plaintiff; Mr. Simpson, instructed by Messrs…

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