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Courts & crime, 1882

3,586 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 180

Attempt to Murder

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1882 · page 3

About midnight on Friday night a young man named Emanuel Dew, aged 22 years, residing at Onion Point, Parramatta River, was standing on the opposite side of the road from his house, when…

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The Fatal Assault in Abercrombie-street

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1882 · page 3

On Saturday morning the City Coroner commenced an inquest at the Commercial Hotel, Elizabeth-street south, on the body of the woman Catherine Elizabeth Buckley, who died at 34…

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Alleged Attempted Murder Arrest of the Assailant

Evening News · Monday 13 March 1882 · page 3

IN our Saturday's issue, we gave some particulars of the alleged attempted murder, necessarily brief, from the fact that the information only came to hand at a late hour, that the occurrence took place at…

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District Court.—monday, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1882 · page 3

Causes.—Roberts v. Moore, Sisly v. Baker, Hinton v. Milham, Furness v. Grogan, Viner and others v. Deacon and others, Gannon v. Ross, same v. Moylan. Fisher v. Nelson, Nicholson v. Porcal, Hyam v. Proudfoot, O'Hara v. Lawrence, Bray v…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—monday, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1882 · page 3

Banco Court.—Jones v. M'Cann (part heard), Buckland v. Harnett O'Brien v. Robinson and another, Crispin v. Rodgate. Jury Court.—O'Brien v. Commissioner for Railways; Menchaca v. Nipper and another; A. J. S. Bank v. Davies and another;…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—saturday, March 11. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1882 · page 3

Joshua Starr, of Thuddimgera, near Young, publican. Liabilities. £627 2s. 2d. Assets, £238 15s. 6d. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. Anton Bernhard Peterson, of New Lambton, labourer…

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Insolvency Court. Monday, March 13. (Before the Acting Chief Commissioner.)

Evening News · Monday 13 March 1882 · page 3

In the matter of William Tanner the younger. This was special examination of insolvent and witnesses. Mr. Rodgers, instructed by Dawson and Son, appeared for the official assignee, and examined…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 7

Mr. Dillon, S.M., sat in the Crime Court yesterday. Twenty-one persons were brought before the Court, apprehended for drunkenness on Saturday, and two more before 2 a.m. of Sunday…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 7

Mr. Marsh, S.M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday, and Mr. Buchanan, S.M., disposed of the business of the Summons Court. In the latter court inspector Oram proceeded against a number of persons for plying for hire…

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Newtown Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 7

Yesterday, before Mr. Crane, S.M., four cases under the Police Acts and seven under the Drunkards Acts were dealt with. William Prentice, for obscene language of the vilest kind, was fined £5, with 4s. 10d costs, or two…

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Terrible Child Murder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 10

On the 2nd March a brutal child-murder was discovered on Flagstaff-hill. About 6 o'clock that morning, Constable Stuart, of No. 4 Police Station, found the dead body of a fine boy, apparently about three years of age, in the reserve…

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The Fatal Assault Abercrombie-street

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 2

Yesterday morning, the City Coroner, Mr. H. Shiell, continued the inquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of Catherine Elizabeth Buckley, late of Abercrombie-street, who died on…

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Water Police

Evening News · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 2

At the water [?] this morning, the charges were only of a trivial description. Margaret Douglas, for having no visible lawful means of support, was sent to gaol for three months. William Williams, seaman…

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The Alleged Attempted Murder

Evening News · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 2

On inquiry at the Infirmary to-day we learn that the young man Dew is slightly better. The bullet, however, has not yet been extracted, and the patient is hardly in e fit condition to undergo an operation at…

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A Police Pest

Evening News · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 2

George Tarbuck was "in It" last night, apparently He was at all events brought up at the Central this morning charged with molesting and resisting the police while in the execution of their duty, with…

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District Court.—tuesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 7

Causes.—M'Rae v. Allen, Boughton v. Josephs, hayes v. Clemens, Jamesdon v. barnes, Furness v/ Doodson, Erwin V. Allen, same v. Gillham, Cooper and another v. Pinkerton, Hanwin v. Neill, Systrum v. Brenan and another, Murphy v. Horan (trustee),…

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Metropolitan District Court.—monday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge COHEN.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 7

The cases set down for hearing to-day were unimportant. each being for the recovery of £10, or a sum under that amount. William Chuter, of Blue's Point, sued George Solomon, of…

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The Attempt to Murder at Ryde. Parramatta

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 3

The man Christic was indicted at the Ryde Police Court on Saturday for shooting at the youth Dew with intent to murder him. The prisoner, who was severely cut about the head and face, said…

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District Court. -- Monday, March 13. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Cohen.)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 4

This nay mere was a large number of cases on the list, but the amount sued for, in each instance was under the sum of £10. No features of public interest presented themselves, and the actions were…

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Jury Court. -- Monday, March 13

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 4

(Before the Chief Justice and a Jury of Four.) O'BRIEN V. COMMISSIONER FOR RAILWAYS. -- This was an action to recover £5000 damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff through the…

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