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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1878

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Police Proceedings. a Woman Thrown Out of a Window

Evening News · Thursday 27 June 1878 · page 3

Sarah Emily Stevenson was charged at the Central Police Court this morning, before Messrs. Crane and Murray, by constable Quinn with having unlawfully and maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm upon…

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Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday, June 25. Second Term. in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 June 1878 · page 3

BEFORE their Honors the CHIEF JUSTICE, Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice FAUCETT. RUCKNELL v. VICKERY. This was an application, on behalf of the plaintiff, for an…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 June 1878 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Catley, Chartton, Bird, M'Beath, Davies, Brown, and Raphael. Nine inebriates were each fined 5s. or two days, and three 10s. or four days…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 June 1878 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Murrey. Twenty-four persons were fined for drunknness; one, Eliza Long, convicted of being habitual drunkard, was sentenced to be imprisoned one month, and another…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 June 1878 · page 3

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Several applications for compulsory sequestration were adjourned. In the matter of Patrick Moran v. Patrick Kean, Mr…

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Police Proceedings. a Garotter Convicted

Evening News · Friday 28 June 1878 · page 3

Another serous carotting case was this morning brought before the Water Police court. A noto[?] character named William Copeman, alias Todenhom and Thompson was charged with garotting…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 June 1878 · page 3

BEFORE His Honor Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. WATKINS V. MARONEY. The plaintiff sued to recover £30 damages for injuries sustained through the bite of a dog. The plaintiff…

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District Court.—(business This Day.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 June 1878 · page 3

For Judgment: Price v. Fisher. Ca. Sa. Motions: Wilshire v. Carter, O'Grady v. Cooper, Bate v. Bradford, Quick v. Fleming, Turton T. Degelo, Drysdale and another v. Wedderburn, Cameron v. Levy, Clark v. Sims. Interpleaders: Marks v…

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Solvency Court. Meeting of Creditors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 June 1878 · page 3

Friday, June 26, at 11 a.m.—Before the Chief Commissioner: John Douglas Osborne, third; David Bell, same: Charles Han, sell, same; Willam Henry Wicks, first and only; Joan Bell, same; Elizabeth Harris, same; Edward Boys, same; Christian…

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Supreme Court. the Great Insurance Case

Evening News · Friday 28 June 1878 · page 3

The Full Court yesterday afternoon granted a rule [?]in for the new trial of the action—The New Zealand Insurance comapny v. The south Australian Insurance Company. The action was on an open policy…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—(business This Day.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 June 1878 · page 3

Term List.—Motions generally: Sandernan v. Cohen, new trial motion, part heard. Motions, &c., Johnson and others v. Ei[?]tchford and others, appeal; in re M. J. Peden, mandamus; in re Real Property Act, 2[?] Vic., No. 9, special case: in re…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday, June 27. Second Term. in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 June 1878 · page 3

BEFORE their Honors the CHIEF JUSTICE, Mr. Justics HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice FAUCETT. IN RE THE ARBITRATION BETWEEN ROBERT JACKSON AND BRODIE, BROTHERS…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 June 1878 · page 7

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Reading. Fourteen persons were fined for drunkenness, one of whom, Dennis Bennett, was further sentenced to pay 40s., or to be imprisoned fourteen days, for assaulting the offices…

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Watfr Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 June 1878 · page 7

BEFORE Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Fowler, Lester Raphael, Charlton, and Hunt. Two inebriates were each fined 5s., or two days, one of them named Joseph Walworth, a porter, being also fined…

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The Police Magistrate of Moruya and Sergeant Cornett

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 29 June 1878 · page 7

The report of the inquiry into the matters having reference to the proceedings in the Supreme Court in the libel case of Caswell v. the Rev. J. G. Love has been printed. The…

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Strange Assault

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1878 · page 935

AT the Water Police Court on Saturday Herbert Brown, master of the Chimborazo, was charged with assaulting John Duggan, a fireman of the same vessel. The prosecutor said that about midnight on the 17th instant,…

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Gaol Lectures

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 June 1878 · page 14

IT is not hard to understand to what influence the lectures at Darlington Gaol are due, and what end they are intended to serve. We did think there was such…

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Police Court. MONDAY, June 24th, 1878, (Before Mr. John Golledge, J.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1878 · page 3

DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Timothy Kinsela, charged with having been drunk in Church-street, pleaded guilty…

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Coroner's Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 June 1878 · page 13

The City Coroner held an inquest last Monday at the Sydney Infirmary concerning the death of a youth named Leonard Luker, who died from the effects of injuries accidentally received through falling from…

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Supreme Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 June 1878 · page 11

Last Friday the Full Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Hargrave, Mr. Justice Fauoett, and Mr. Justice Manning, upheld the conviction in the case Regina v. G. E. Griffin. The prisoner, G. E. Griffin,…

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