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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1879

3,126 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 157

Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 6

Tuesday, Aprill 8, at 11 a.m.—Before the Chief Commissiner: Certificate applications—Edward Butcher, Samuel Hollis, Martin George Minter, Martin Systrum, James Dixon Little, William Scully, Peter Roilly. Before the District Commissioner:…

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Supposed Murder at Maryborough. BRISBANE

Evening News · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 2

The watchman at Ramsay'e sawmill, Mary-borough, reports that on Saturday morning be heard screams of murder, and struggling, in one of the covered wharves. A awn named Aitken,…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 6

The sittings of the Metropolitan District Court were continued to-day, Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson presiding. The cases heard were all for amounts under £10 and involving no particular principle of law. It is expected…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. GOULBURN

Evening News · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 2

Denis Daly, aged 17, was found guilty, with a recommendation to mercy on account of his youth, for stealing a set of harness aud a side saddle from the premises of Mr. Thomas Gordon,…

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Metropolitan District Court.—tuesday, April 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 6

Hemingham V. Mappin, Warby v. Inglis Flight v. Can[?]ipen, Warburton v. Bubb. Shying v. Carroll Wood v. Patterson Love v. Swan, Jarrett and Co. v. Alexander, [?]same v. Hoarc and others same v. Hop Hing and Co., Jarrett and Co. v. Smith…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—tuesday 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 6

Prothonotary's Office: for Taxation.—Borough v. Evans, at half-past 10 o'clock; M'Mullen v. Roberts at 1[?]); Driscoll v. Houison, at a quarter-past 11; M'Mullen v. Parker, at halfpast 11; AV Wilson and another v. Muscio, at 12; Bame v. same;…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—monday, April 7. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 6

In the matter of Francis Kirby, an examination meeting. Belinda Hatton, beings examined by Mr. Pigott on behalf of the official assignee, deposed that she lived at Liverpool; she know insolvent; she was landlady of the house…

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Quarter Sessions. Monday, APRIL 7. [Before His Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.] Mr.F. E. Rogers prosecuted for the Crown. LARCENY

Evening News · Tuesday 8 April 1879 · page 3

J. T. Henning wan convicted of stealing some harness, the property of J. Kailey, and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. FORGERY…

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Death in the Gaol

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 3

A prisoner named James Faraday Smith died about a quarter-past 9 a.m., this morning, in Darlinghurst Gaol Hospital, where he had been under medical treatment. An inquest will be held this afternoon, at…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 6

At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, yesterday, the following Justices (besides the Police Magistrate) took their seats on the Bench in the Charge Court:—Messrs. W. Fowler, V. Brown,—Brown, Calvert, Fremlin, and Cunninghamo…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 6

Wednesday, April 9, at 11 a.m.—Before the Chief Commissioner: Truth Butts, third; Jumes Wilson, same; Charles William Burke, first and only; Archibald Murray, same; Ernest Percival Dawbarn, same; Alexander Cameron, same; Thomas…

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Police Proceedings. Tuesday April 8

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 2

WATER POLICE COURT.—Before Messrs. Hunt, Redding, and Smith J's.P. James Reid, hairdresser, for assaulting Alice Stevenson at her dwelling, 21, George-street, Sydney, and using obscene language,…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. GOULBURN

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 2

The Court resumed its sittings this morning at 10 o'clock. James Martin, charged with a criminal assault upon Mrs. Caroline Hartley, at Laggan, in May, pleaded not guilty. He was defended by Mr…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. GOULBURN

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 2

Charles Cunningham, a confines in Berrima gaol, was found guilty of indicting grievous bodily harm on Mr. Small, governor of, that gaol, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment in…

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Metropolitan District Court.—wednesday, April 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 6

Warby v. Inglis, Flight v. Campen, Warburton v. Bubb, Shying v. Carroll, Wood v. Patterson, Love v. Swan, Jarrett and Co. v. Alexander, same v. Hoare and others, same v. Hop Hing and Co., Jarrett and Co. v. Smith and Co., Fleetwood v…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—wednesday, April 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 6

Prothonotary's Office.—Texation of Costs: Wragge v. Whiteman, 10.30 o'clock; Saywell v. Orchard, 11 o'clock; in re Bernard Fox, prohibition, 12 noon; Robey v. Oriental Bank, 12.30 p.m.; L. C. Bank v. J. T. Thompson, 2.30 p.m.; M'Dermott v. Myers,…

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Quarter Sessions. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.) BIGAMY

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 2

The case of George Bowling, charged with blgamy, was resumed and concluded. Prisoner did cut deny being twice married, but affirmed that he was not aware that his first wife was alive at the time when he…

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Insolvency Court Tuesday, March 8. (Before Mr. Chief Commissioner Deffell.) Certificate Meetings

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 2

[?]ward Butcher. Mr. King app[?]ted for insolvent certificate and after consideration of the proceeding were considered, the certificate was granted. Samuel Hollis. Same as last…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—tuesday, April 8. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Certificate Applications

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1879 · page 6

Certificates were granted on the usual conditions to Edward Butcher, Samuel Hollis, and Martin George Mintor. In the matter of Martin systrum, the application was…

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Police Court

Evening News · Thursday 10 April 1879 · page 2

At the Central Police Court, this morning, before Messrs. Penfold, Waugh. Pearce, Hunt, Davis, I Butchard, and Murray, J's.P., William Rice, Sylvester Barnett, and George Fitzimmons, for stealing a…

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