Central Criminal Court. YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Justice Hargrave.)
Evening News · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 3
William Burns and John Joseph Mack were convicted of having criminally assaulted, on the 7th April, Charlotte Matthews, a girl of fourteen years of age, at Baldock's-lane, off Kent-street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder and Robbery by Chinese in Nohthern Queensland. (From the Cooktown Herald, May 5.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 6
A DESPERATE murder was committed at Doughboy Creek, six miles from Byerstown, on Sunday night, the 27th April; and from the following evidence taken at the Police-court, Byerstown, before Mr. W. R. O. Hill,.P.M., on the 1st…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Central Criminal Court Tuesday. Before his Honor Mr. Justice HARGRAVE
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 7
The Attorney-General prosecuted for the Crown, assisted hy Mr. Sly. RAPE. William Byrne and John Joseph Mack were charged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday, May 15. Sittings for Causes. Banco Court. Before his Honor Sir William Manning and a jury of four. HALL v. IVORY
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 7
Jury: Messrs. Charles Rudd, James Elliott, George Brown, and John Arthur. Mr. Darloy and Mr. Foster, inslrunled by Mr. G. M. Lawrence for Mr. Barker, for the plaintiff; Mr. Butler,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Supreme Court. This Day. Sittings in Banco. (Before his Honor Sir W. M. Manning and a jury of four.) NEVIL V. HEATH
Evening News · Wednesday 16 May 1877 · page 3
This was an action for trespass. The plaintiff, James Nevil, a squatter in the Maitland district, claimed £1000 for damages for trespass on his run by the stock of the defendant, John Heath, a free selector…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central Police Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 7
BEFORE Messrs. Curran, Guy, Gorus, and Alexander. Twenty-five persons were fined for drunkenness. George Pond, charged with using obscene language, was sentenced to pay a penalty of 10s., or to be imprisoned four…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Water Police Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 7
BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Bull, Palmer, Hunt, Lester, Josephson, Senior, and Underwood. A number of persons found drunk in the streets were severally fined…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coroner's Court. This Day. Committal for Child Murder
Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 3
THE City Coroner, this morning, resumed the inquest at the Benevolent Asylum, Pitt-street South, concerning the death of a newly-born female infant, the offspring of Sophia Hills, who was before the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brutal Murder
Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 4
Santa Pauls Cel March 21.—T. Wallace Moore was brutally murdered last night, about half-past three o'clock, at his ranch, eight miles east of here. The parties first set fire to his barn, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hoaxing the Police
Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 2
Considerable excitement was occasioned on Friday last in the vicinity of Darling Harbour Harbour by the circulation of a report that a child's body had been found in a sewer in May-street. It appears that a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jury Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 7
Before his Honor Mr. JUSTICE FAUCETT and a jury of [?]ur. JOHNSON V. [?]ICKELL. The trial of this action was not concluded when the Court…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coroner's Court
Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 2
The injuries, which as stated in another column, were received by a man named John Ridy in an accident at Rushcutter's Day last evening, resulted in his death this morning. The City Coroner held an inquest on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Insolvency Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 7
BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of Charles John Williams, a third meeting. Debts proved: Keep and Parsons, £452 18s. No directions were given, and the meeting terminated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Metropolitan District Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 7
BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. GIBSON AND ANOTHER V. SUMMER[?]LL. This was an action brought by plaintiffs as shipbrokers to recover commission as follows:—On charter of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Central Criminal Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 7
BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice HARGRAVE. The Attorney-General, assisted by Mr. Rogers, prosecuted for the Crown. MURDER…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday, May 16. Sittings for Causes. Banco Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 7
BEFORE his Honor Sir WILLIAM MANNING and a jury of four. SEVIL V. [?]RATH. Jury: Messrs. Thomas Whitty, Charles Armitt, Richard…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Harbour-street Murder Case—-Man and Wife on Trial
Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 2
At the Central Criminal Court this morning, William and Rose Falls were indicted for having, on the 4th March last, killed and murdered, at Sydney, one Maurice Dunphy. The Attorney General,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Insolvency Court. This Day. Schedules Field
Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 3
David Barnett and David Lawrence Le[?]y. trading as the National Loan and Discount Company. Liabilities, £15,6[?]3s 2d; assets. £[?]3d; [?]enoy, £109[?]s 1ld. The personal property to reined at £111[?] 13s 9d; debts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central Criminal Court. YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Justice Hargrave.)
Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 2
The case against William Falls and wife was continued, and lasted throughout the day. For the defence, evidence was adduced to show that the male prisoner was a quiet, inoffensive man that Dunphy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court, (Before Sir William Manning, and a jury of four.)
Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1877 · page 2
ACTION OVER A RACE-HORSE. The action, brought by George Smith Hall, of Pitt Town against Thomas Ivory, for the price of the racehorse St. Heliers, terminated on Tuesday afternoon in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →