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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1879

3,126 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 157

The Hatfield Bushrangers. Four Men Sentenced to Death

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 14

AT the Deniliquin Assizes on Thursday, April 17, before Sir William Manning (Mr. C. J. Manning being Crown Proseeutor). Thomas Gorman, William Kaye, William Hobbs, and Charles Jones, were charged, for that they, on the 21th day…

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Revision Court

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 8

ON TUESDAY last the Parramatta Bench met for the revision of the electoral lists of Parramatta, and those portions of Central Cumberland within ,the police districts of…

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Coroner's Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 13

The City Coroner held an inquest on Monday at the Labour in Vain public house, Sussex-street, respecting the death of a man named Robert Smith, a dray proprietor, aged 42 years, whose dead body was…

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Insolvency Court. SURRENDERS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 13

George Starr, of White Rock, near Bathurst, farmer. Cause of swquestration: Failure of wheat crop last year and losses as a carrier in 1877. Liabilities, £290 12s. Assets, £30 5s. Mr. W. H. Sempill, official assignee…

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Small Debts Court

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 4

There was not much business in connection with this. In three cases, verdicts were given for plaintiffs for amounts claimed…

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Police Court. Saturday. April 19. (Before Messrs. J. Kidd and P. B. Hurley. J.P’s.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 4

Two drunkards, strangers to the town, were admonished and discharged. BA[?]NES v. LAREINS.—Threatening language. —There being nonappearance of the defendant…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 22Nd, 1879. (Before R. Dicks and W. E. Secke, Esqe., J’s P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 4

William White on remand; was charged by the police with being of unsound mind. After hearing the evidence of Senior-[?] Fit[?] [?] the defendant was discharged…

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Police Court. Saturday, April 19. (Before Messrs. John E. Manning and J. K. Heydon, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 4

The only caso this day was Inspector Sims v. Henry Hay, for Buffering throe horses to stray. Defendant was fined 16s., to include costs…

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Coroner's Court. Death From Apoplexy

Evening News · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 4

The City Coroner held an inquest at his office, respecting the death of a woman named Ellen Hewett, a widow, aged 73 years, who died this morning in the Infirmary. Daniel Gallagher, of…

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Police Court. Tuesday, 22Nd Inst. (Before Dr. Duncan, Messrs, C. E. Erans, and J. K. Cleeve, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 4

William Johnson, J. Nolan, and A. Gassman were each charged with suffering horses to stray in the town of saint Mary’s. Pleaded guilty. Each fined 2s. 6d. and 2s. 6d. costs. Paid…

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Insolvency Court. Friday, April 25. Compulsory Sequestration

Evening News · Saturday 26 April 1879 · page 4

In the petition of John Booth, of Balmain, near Sydney, timber merchant, trading as John Booth and Co., praying that the estate of William Knowles and Alexander Allan, formerly of Balmain, carpenter, may be sequestrated for…

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Death in Darlinghurst Gaol

Evening News · Monday 28 April 1879 · page 2

The city coroner, this afternoon, will held on inquest in Darlinghurst Gaol on the body of a prisoner named Elizabeth Berry, who died at 4 o'clock yesterday morning in the gaol hospital, where she had been…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1879 · page 6

The Bench at the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, on Saturday, consisted of Messrs. Crane, Smart, Arguimbau, Brown, and W. Fowler. William Austin was charged by William Clarke, of the Glebe, hawker, with having on the 15th…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1879 · page 6

Monday, April 23, at 11 a.m.—Before the Chief Commissioner: John Gibson, examination of a witness; George Hill, examination of insolvent; Diederich Lehmkuhl, examination of insolvent and witnesses…

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An Amusing Blunder in Court

Evening News · Monday 28 April 1879 · page 2

This morning, at the Water Police Court, an African native, entered on the sheet as " Martrook," was charged with being drunk. As he did not understand English, a Chinaman in court volunteered to…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—monday, April 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1879 · page 6

Prothonotary's Office.—For taxation: Forster v. Heller, at halfpast 10 o'clock; Johnston v. Graham, at a quarter to 11 o'clock; Shoesmith v. Wicks, at 11 o'clock; in the matter of Ross, &c., at half-past 11 o'clock; Fowler v. Duxbury and others, at 12…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—saturday, April 26. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1879 · page 6

James Gearin, of Wellington, contractor. Causes of insolvency, losses in mining and contracts, through illness of wife, and pressure of a creditor. Liabilities, £132 1s. Assets, £3. Mr. Lyons, official assignee…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Extraordinary Suicide by a Woman

Evening News · Monday 28 April 1879 · page 2

The City Coroner, this mornings, held as inquest at the Brecknock Arms Hotel, respecting the death was Mrs. Marry Baker a laundress, whose dead body was found last Saturday morning in the waters of…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1879 · page 7

At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, yesterday, besides the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, Messrs, Hunt, Harris, R. C. Murray, Butchart, W. Fowler, and Davies took their seats on the Bench. William Austin was charged with…

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Police Proceedings

Evening News · Tuesday 29 April 1879 · page 2

Water Police Court.—Monday.—William Urquhart, 34, was charged before Messrs. Lester, Brown, Gray, and others, with obscenity in William-street., and ordered to forfeit £5, or in default to…

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