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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

3,586 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 180

Metropolitan Court of Quarter Sessions. Monday, February 23. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Cohen.)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 February 1882 · page 3

The Court or Quarter Sessions was opened yesterday, Mr. P. J. Healey prosecuting for the Crown. PLEADED GUILTY.—Thomas Brown, for larceny;…

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Insolvency Court. Monday, February 27. Schedule Fixed

Evening News · Tuesday 28 February 1882 · page 3

Sydney Augustus Black, of Sydney, gentleman Liabilities, £785 1s 2d ; assets, £5. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28. (Before the Acting Chief Commissioners…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—tuesday, February 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1882 · page 7

Chamber List.—Collins v. Ashton, in re Joseph Graham, &c., Cooke v. Robertson and other, M'Mahon v. The Australian Joint Stock Bank. Banco Court.—Bode v. O'Brien, Fraser and others v. Cutter,…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—monday, Feb. 27

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 February 1882 · page 3

The March sittings commenced this morning at the Supreme Court, in the Banco Court, in which His Honor Sir George Innes presided. JURY COURT…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1882 · page 7

In the matter of Samuel Solomou, Mr. M'Carthy appeared for the official assignee and examined insolvent who deposed that he had heard from Mr. Brady, the bill of sale holder; he had not yet returned to Sydney; he managed…

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Supreme Court. in Re a Firm of Solicitors

Evening News · Tuesday 28 February 1882 · page 3

IN our issue of Feburary 6 there appeared under the above, heading a report of a case in which Messrs. Abbott and O'Connor, solicitors, Sydney, Ware called upon to answer…

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Banco Court.—monday, February 27. (Before Sir George Innes.)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 February 1882 · page 3

LAMB V. CASTLE.—Mr. C. J. Manning appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. J. U. Want for defendant. Mr. Want applied for a postponement of the application, owing to the illness of the solicitor…

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Insolvency Court.—monday, February 27. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 February 1882 · page 3

In the matter of Samuel Johnson.—An adjourned examination. Insolvent attended, and was examined, as also were two witnesses, and the meeting terminated…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—monday, February 27. Sittings for Causes. Jury Court.—(Before his Honor Mr. Justice WINDEYER and a jury of four.) STEPHEN V. SMITHYMAN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1882 · page 7

Jury; Messrs. Charles Fisher Lamb, Perey Douglas, Robert Marsh, and Walter Eyles. Mr. Want, instrueted by Messrs. Shorter, Fitzgerald, and Asher, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. C. J. Manning,…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 7

Messrs. Dillon and Crane, S.Ms., were the sitting justices yesterday. John Hanrahan, convicted of drunkenness, was also found guilty of having wilfully and maliciously, when in…

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Redfern Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 7

Yesterday, before Mr. Addison, S.M., the following cases were disposed of:—In David Hill v. Joseph Rushton, a proceeding under the Tenants Act, a warrant of possession was ordered to issue; to lie in the office for seven days;…

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Stealing

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 3

Alfred James, alias John M'Ginty, alias John Watson, was charged at the Water Police Court yesterday with stealing a bale of drapery value £5 10s, the property of S. Standen, of 28, York-street. The…

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Wilful Murder

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon the City Coroner concluded the inquest on the body of James Buckley, who died at the Hospital on Sunday from the effects of injuries received in a fight on Saturday evening…

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Attempted Murder

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 6

EARLY on Saturday morning, the Melbourne "Evening Mail" reports, a publican named M'Carthy, keeper of the Boundary Hotel, Sandridge, was arrested on a charge of shooting his wife. From the…

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He Wouldn't Go to Gaol

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 3

Considerable excitement was occasioned in Bourke-street, Surry Hills, the other evening, consequent upon a captive strenuously objecting to being marched off to durance vile. The man straggled…

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Murder Trial "Reform"—1900

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 8

THE nine hundred and ninety-ninth witness in the great spin-it-out-as-long-as-we-can case took the stand, and the lawyers proceeded to torture him with the assistance of the prisoner at the bar…

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Attempted Murder at Sand- Ridge

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 3

How a woman's tongue can destroy the pence and happiness of a household was exemplified late on Friday night at Sandridge, says the Melbourne Herald, when a most determined attempt by…

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Cable Messages. Atrocious Agrarian Murder

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 4

LONDON, February 28.—Another atrocious agrarian murder has been committed in Ireland. A farmer and his sons in County Clare were attacked by a gang of…

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Alleged Police Misconduct

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 5

A bloodthirsty-looking "neddy" was produced in court yesterday morning at the Central. A man named Margett was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and the apprehending constable stated…

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Assaulting the Police

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 5

This kind of entertainment is becoming almost alarmingly frequent. A powerful young fellow named John Brett or John Jackson was in the dock at the Water Police Court this morning, charged…

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