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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

3,586 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 180

Newtown Police Court

Evening News · Wednesday 26 April 1882 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the Newtown Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Crane, S.M., John Smith was fined 10s, or the alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly. The same person for…

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Redfern Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1882 · page 7

At this Court yesterday, before Mr. Addison, S. M., William Forster was bound over to keep the peace towards his wife for the space of six months, in the sum of £30, and to find two [?]tion in £15 each, or suffer three months'…

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Alleged Murder of a Fisher Boy

Evening News · Wednesday 26 April 1882 · page 3

At the Hull Police Court, March 10, Osmond Otto Brand, late master of the smack Rising Sun was charged with the wilful murder of William Pepper, boy on board the smack. The court was densely…

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Insolvency Court Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1882 · page 7

Wednesday.—John William Bathford, third meeting: Thomas [?]r Li[?]cluld, Morris Her[?]r, Martin Payton, William Scott, single; Thomas Fox, [?]s C[?]n Dodwell…

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Metropolitan District Court.—tuesday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge JOS[?]HSON and a jury of four.) C[?]ONIN V. YOUNG

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1882 · page 7

Plaintiff, a general servant, sued defendant, a married woman and wife of the proprietor of the Three Crowns Hotel, Charlotte-place, to recover £200 damages, for slanden The circumstances, according to the evidence of plaintiff and…

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Law Intelligence. Insolvency COURT.--Monday, April 25. (Before Mr. Commissioner Deffell.)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 April 1882 · page 3

CERTIFICATE MEETINGS.--Certificates were ordered to issue to W. J. Todd, J. Leacy, N. Johns, J. Cussow, jun., E. M'Naugh, and James Kelly. Four applications, from T. P. Grant, W. L. Higgins,…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—tuesday, April 25. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Certificate Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1882 · page 7

His HONOR directed that certificates of confirmity should be issued to the following insolvents on the payment of Count charges and expenses, namely:—John Leacy, William John Todd, John, Casson, Junior, James Kelly,…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 3

Mr. Dillon, S.M., occupied the Bench on the Critniual side, and Mr. Clarke on the Summons side of the Court, yesterday. Mary Ann Richards, charges with being a common…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 3

Messrs. Buchanan and Addison, S.Ms., occupied the bench in the Charge Court yesterday; and Mr. Marsh, S.M., sat in the Summons Court, and "disposed of a number of small debt cases…

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Newtown Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 3

Yesterday, before Mr. Crane, S.M., James Mitchell and William Goodin, two boys, charged with breaking into and entering the house of Bessie Marshall, and stealing jewellery to the value of £15, were both committed for trial…

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Court Scobeloff

Evening News · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 2

LONDON, April 26.-Count Scobeloff is suffering from a violent attack of inflammation of the longs…

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District Court.—thursday, April 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 3

Jury Causes.—Cox and another v. Ryan, Lee v. Phillips, Pelvie v. Phillips…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—thursday, April 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 3

Prothonotary.—Taxation List.—Upton v. Commissioner for Railways, at 11; Hunt v. Smith, at 12…

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Metropolitan District Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge JOSEPHSON and a jury of four.) REDGATE V. Church Wood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 3

This was an action brought to recover the value of certain goods given into the possession of defendant by plaintiff in 1878. Plaintiff was formerly a member of the firm of John Redgate and Son, consisting of John Redgate (the elder) and…

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Law Intelligence. Insolvency Court.—wednesday, April 26 (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 3

THIRD MEETING.--a third meeting was held in the matter of J. W. Eashford, one debt was proved, and the meeting was then adjourned to the 19th of May…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—wednesday, April 26. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Third Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 3

In the matter of John William Bashford one debt was proved, and the official assignee having read his report, the meeting was adjourned to the 19th May next. SINGLE MEETINGS…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1882 · page 3

Mr. Dillon, S.M., sat yesterday, on the Criminal side of the Court; and Mr. Clarke, S.M., on the Summons side. John Murphy was convicted on his own confession of having stolen a side of mutton, valued at 8s. 6d., the…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1882 · page 3

Mr. Marsh, S.M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday, and Mr. Buchanan, S.M., disposed of the business of the Summons Court. Lorendo Jarrett, a young man, was brought up on…

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Our Police Court. Friday, April 31st

Nepean Times · Friday 28 April 1882 · page 3

BEFORE C.D. Single, Esq., and Dr. Bond. William Carpenter on remand was charged with riotous conduct at St. Mary's on the 12th instant. The case had been adjourned…

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