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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1883

3,097 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 155

Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 9

Mr. Dillon, S. M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday. Sixteen cases of drunkenness were dealt with, and also a number of minor cases of offence…

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Newtown Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 9

Yesterday, before Mr. Crane, S.M., a series of cases of violent assault were dealt with. Ann Bradford, for asaulting George Edwards, was fined 40s., with 5s. 10d. costs, or one month's imprisonment. George Ph[?]llis, for…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 9

Mr. Marsh, S.M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday, and Mr. Buchanan, S.M., assisted by Mr. Addison, S. M., disposed of the business of the Summons Court. Alfred Green, a boy who had been wandering about the…

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Penrith Police Court. Friday, January 5Th

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. J. K. Lethbridge, and J. D. Single, Js.P. James Doran charged with using obscene language was fined 10s with 5s 6d costs…

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Strange Confession of Murder

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 23

At West Ham police conrt, on November 13, Timothy DeVine, 35, the fourth engineer of the British India Steamship Company's steamer Manora, now lying in the Royal Albert Docks…

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Alleged Murder in Auckland

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 35

Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Miriam Hamilton and Thomas Priestley, a Presbyterian student, charging them with the wilful murder of the former's husband, Hugh Aitken Hamilton, who was supposed to have met…

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Second Edition. Cable Messages. The Bernays Murder

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 3

BRUSSELS, Friday.—The trial of the brothers Armand and Leon Peltier for the murder of M. Bernays, an Antwerp lawyer, which caused great excitement some time since throughout Belgium,…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court. Surrenders

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 31

Reuben Greentree, of Talbragar River, near Dubbo, carpenter. Liabilities, £122 18s. Assets, £10. Mr. E. M. Stephen, Robert Rutledge Dunlop and alfred Golledge, of Lithgow,…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—friday, January [?] Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 9

Charles John Mason, of 140. Dowling-street, Woolloo mooloo, labourer. Liabilities, £211. Assets, £13 9s. Mr. E. M. Stephen, official assignee. Thomas Hedges and James Robinson, of Ashfield,…

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A Naval Officer in the Divorce Court

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 3

In the Probate and Divorce Division of the High Court of Justice on Nov. 8 the suit of Ponsonby v. Ponsonby came before Sir James Hannen. It was a petition presented by the wife, Elizabeth…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.--friday, January in Chambers. (Before Mr. Justice Faucett.) M'donald and Another, V. Mulholland and Another

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1883 · page 7

Mr. Nash for the plaintiffs, Mr. Fitzhardinge for the execution creditor. This was an interpleader cause. The sheriff had seized certain goods by virtue of a judgment, and plaintiffs held a bill of sale over…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1883 · page 5

Mr. Dillon, S.M., presided on the bench in the char[?] Court on Saturday morning. Fourteen cases of drunkenness and a number of oth[?] minor offences were dealt with…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1883 · page 5

Mr. Buchanan, S.M., disposed of the business of [?] Court on Saturday. Henry Robinson, for as[?]ulting Michael Dower, whartinger, was fined £2, with the alternative of [?]…

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Cable Messages. The Bernays Murder

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1883 · page 2

BRUSSELS, Friday.—The trial of the brothers Armand and Leon Peltzer for the murder of M. Bernays, an Antwerp lawyer, which caused great excitement some time since throughout Belgium,…

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The Antwerp Murder Trial. Brussels, January 5

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1883 · page 3

The trial of the brothers Armand and Leon Pelzer, for the murder of M. Rernays, the Antwerp lawyer, which caused great excitement some time since throughout Belgium,…

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Resignation of the Dublin Police Commissioner. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 January 1883 · page 7

The Commissioner of Police for the city of Dublin has resigned his appointment…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1883 · page 5

Mr. Crane, S.M., presided on the bench in the Central Police Court yesterday. Sixteen cases of drunkenness were dealt with, and also a number of minor offences…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1883 · page 5

Mr. Marsh, S. M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday; and Mr. Addision, S. M., occupied the bench in the Summons Court. Thomas Reyan was charged with having played at an…

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Insolvency Court. Surrenders. Tuesday, January 9

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1883 · page 2

George Clarke, of Albion Park, Tullimbar, horse dealer. Liabilities, £207 18s 7d; assets, £15. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. Stephen Bailey, of Marengo, commission agent…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1883 · page 9

Mr. Crane, S.M., presided in this Court on Monday Alfred W. Castle, solicitor, pleaded guilty to a charge of having been drunk in George-street on the 8th instant. He was fined, or, in default, was ordered…

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