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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

3,586 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 180

Murder and Suicide. Result of Unrequited Love. Young Lady 19 Years of Age Shot [By Electric Telegraph.] Morpeth

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 February 1882 · page 11

ABOUT 3 o'clock this morning a man named Grimley effected an entrance into the residence of Mr. Pettit, of this town, who, unfortunately, was away from home,…

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Law Intelligence. Banco Court.--friday, February 17. (Before the Chief Justice and Sir George Innes.)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 February 1882 · page 5

IN re CHARMLEY--PROHIBITION.--This was an application to make absolute a rule nisi, calling upon certain magistrates, (Messrs. Reading, Hunt, Hales, and M'Lean) to hear a determination an…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1882 · page 3

Mr. Dillon, S.M., and Mr. Clarke, S.M., were the sitting magistrates on Saturday. John Whalen was fined 20s. for assaulting a constable when in custody on a charge of drunkenness…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1882 · page 3

Mr. Buchanan, S.M., sat at the Water Police Court on Saturday. James Quirk a well known thief was sent to gaolifor six months forstexling a silver watch and gold chain, the…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide. ADELAIDE

Evening News · Monday 20 February 1882 · page 2

Frederick Wagner, a storeman, after a quarrel with his wife, on Saturday morning early, jumped out of bed, and getting a razor, made a gash, in her throat, and then one in his own. Neither of…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court—saturday, February 18. Surrender

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 February 1882 · page 3

Richard James Craggs, of Wellington-street, Waterloo, hear Sydney, plumber. Liabilities, £109 4s. 3d. Assets, £10. Mr. Stephen, official assignee…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

Mr. Dillon, S.M., occupied the bench yesterday on the Criminal side of the Court Mr. Clarke, S.M., presided in the Small Debts Court. The beneficial operation of the new Licensing Act, so far…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

Messrs. Marsh and Buchanan S.M., presided yesterday. Two respectable looking youths, named Duggan and Sullivan, were charged with fighting in the Domain yesterday. The evidence was that the boys had been listening to…

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Redfern Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

Yesterday, before Mr. Addison, S.M., Ung Sling (Chinese), for stealing two Chinese silk jumpers, valued at 40s., received 14 days' imprisonment. Henry Makin, for cruelly ill-treating a horse, was fined 40s., or one month in…

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Newtown Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

Yesterday, before Mr. Crane, S.M., Timothy Feeney, for wilfully breaking a window at the Macdonaldtown railway ticket office, value 2s. 6d., was ordered to forfeit 2s. 6d., or 24 hours in gaol. The same person, for using indecent…

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Banco Court

Evening News · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 2

We have been requested to state that there will be no sittings by the judges in the Banco Court to-morrow (Wednesday). This is in consequence of the Chief Justice being engaged in the Milburn Greek…

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District Court.—tuesday, February 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

Causes.—White v. the Commissioner for Railways, part heard; Gubbay v. same, M'Inerey v. Cable, Moss v. Hill; Supreme Court issue, Poole v. Rickards, Kendall v. Gaston, Gainborg v. Artiett, Page v. Belgrave…

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Divorce Court.—tuesday, February 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

Norton v. Norton (part heard), Hawdon v. Hawdon (to make decree nisi absolute), Bulley v. Bulley (for hearing)…

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Insolvency Court. Monday, February 20. SURRENDERS

Evening News · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 2

Edward Hughes, of Bathurst, dealer. Liabilities, £88 8a 8d; assets, £18. Mr. A. Sandeman, official assignee. William Scott of Elizabeth-street, Sydney, grocer…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—tuesday, February 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

Term List.—Motions generally—Motions, &c.: Brown v. Ritchie, new trial motion; Christie v. Hoskins, review; Longworth v. Campbell; ex parte Peoples, prohibition; in re Mount Kembla Coal and Oil Company and Eddy, to set aside award; same and…

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Insolvency Court.—monday. (Before the Deputy Chief Commissioner.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

In the matter of George Fox. Examination of witnesses. Insolvent was examined as to his estate, and evidence was also given by Mr. Frank Deacon, manager of the Bank of New South Wales, Goulburn…

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Metropolitan District Court. Monday, February 20. (Before Mr, District Court Judge Dowling.) O'CONNOR v. PARKINSON.--In this matter the

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 4

plaintiff sued for the value of goods sold and delivered. The defendant pleaded that she was a married woman, living apart from her husband, and His Honor reserved judgment, in order to…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court,--ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. Monday, February 20. (Before Sir William Manning.)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 4

The will cause of Rumpf v. Hicks occupied the attention of the Court all day, and several witnesses were examined. The evidence was not concluded when the Court rose…

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Central Criminal Court.—monday. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice.) Conspiring to Defraud

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

E[?]el Alexander Baker, late Minister for Mines; George Walker Waldell, manager of the Australian Joint Stock Bank at Orange; and Charles Mathieson, millowner at Eugowra and Shepherd's Creek, joint trustees for…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—monday, February 20. Ecc[?]tical Jurisdiction.—(Before his Honor Sir W. Manning.) Rumpf V. HICKS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

The hearing of this e[?]astical suit was continued to-day. Dr. Donovan and Mr. Reid, instructed by Mr. R. B. Smith, appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. C. J. Manning and…

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