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Courts & crime, 1878

2,994 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 150

Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 April 1878 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Hunt, Greville, Taylor, and Edwards. Five drunkards were each fined 5s., or two days. One was fined 10s, or four day's John Bergin, plumbe,r found guilty of stealing a…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 April 1878 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Smart and Cunninghame. Seven persons were fined for drunkenness. John Christie, charged with using obsence language,…

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Law. Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 April 1878 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge JOSEPHSON. KEEP AND ANOTHER V. LEWIS. An action to recover damages for non-delivery of certain good shipped in the Snowdea, of which the defendant was…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Our Special Telegram. [From Our London Special Correspondent.] the Murder of the Earl of Leitrim. London, April 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 April 1878 · page 5

THE murder of the Earl of Leitrim near Milford, Donegal, was debated in both Houses to-night. A disorderly scene occurred in the House of Commons, in which several Irish…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1878 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Lester, Goodridge, Marks, Raphael, Holborow, and Charlton. Seven persons were each fined 10s., and [?] each 6s. for drunkenness…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1878 · page 3

BEFORE the Po[?] Magistrate, with Messrs. Harris, Davies, Spence, and Hu[?]t. Fifty-six per[?]s were fined for drunkenness: one of whom, John Don [?]an, was further fined 40s. for assaulting…

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News of the Day. Assault and Robbery

Evening News · Tuesday 16 April 1878 · page 2

Al the Central Police Court, yesterday, Matthew Walker and Alexander Colyer were committed to take their trial for Assaulting and fobbing on Sunday morning a man named Thomas Whitehead, a resident…

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New Coroners Court

Evening News · Tuesday 16 April 1878 · page 2

For some time past a number of workmen employed by Mr. Williain Sloddard of l50 Burton-street. contractor for the Government have been actively engaged demolishing the old Coroner's Court, at the rear…

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Insolvency Court. This May

Evening News · Tuesday 16 April 1878 · page 2

SURRENDERS. John Arnold Touzeau, of Molong, chemist. Cause of sequestration; losses in business, &c. Liabilities, £274 6s 3d. Assets, £106 15s [?]d. Assignee, Mr. A. Sanderman…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1878 · page 3

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of Alfred Hope Pollatt, on adjourned second meeting. The following debt was proved: Cohen, Brothers, £67 2s. Insolvent, examined, stated that he…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1878 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge JOSEPH[?]ON. JURY CASES. FRANCIS V. COMMISSIONER FOR RAILWAYS. This was an action to recover damages for injury done to…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 7

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Helsham. Thirty-five persons were fined for drunkenness; and John M'Pherson, convicted of being an habitual drunkard, was sentenced to be imprisoned three months…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Hunt, Smith, Neale, Ridge, and others, Three i[?]briates were each fined 5s., or two days. Charles Kenry, for being drunk in william-street while in charge of a horse and cart, was fined 20s., or seven days…

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Charge of Burglary

Evening News · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 2

Two young men named John Coughlon or Mackay and George Evans, were charged at the Water Police Court this morning, with burglariously breaking and entering the premises of William Bond with intent to…

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Flower Stealing. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 8

SIR,—Many persons here were glad to see, in this morning's issue of your paper, some remarks [?]t the [?] of flowers in our cemeteries on a Sunday, by persons who come up by the visitors' train. Unfortunately…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Certificates of conformity were granted to the undermentioned insolvents:—William James Denny, William Chambers, Thomas Croak, William Robinson, William…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrender

Evening News · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 2

Thomas Hector Johnston, of Piper-street, Woollahra, late of Balmain. Case of sequestration: Pressure of a judgement creslier under a writ of C.I. S.I. Liabilities, £171 os 3d; auscis,£3. Amiguee, Mr. S. Lyons…

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Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday, April 16. in Equity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 7

BEFORE his Honor the PRIMARY JUDGE. JONES AND OTHERS V. SCANLAN AND WIFE. This was a special case to obtain the opinion of the Court on the construction of certain clauses in the will and [?]…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Strange Suicide of a Blindman

Evening News · Wednesday 17 April 1878 · page 2

The City Coroner, to-day, held an inquest at the board-room nf the Sydney Infirmary respecting the death of a blind man named William Bale, aged 60 years, a basket-maker, who had cut his throat…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1878 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Palmer, Edwards, Hunt, Lester, Goodridge, Josephson, and Brown. Several persons were fined for drunkenness and for making use of obseene language in the public streets…

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