Supposed Assault
An olderly man, named George Sandford, following the avocation of a tailor, was taken to the Sydney Hospital by Constable Porter. His head presented a somewhat battered appearance when…
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Alleged Indecent Assault
A respectably dressed young man named Hy. Davis was charged before Mr. O' Malley Clarke, S.M., this morning with indecently assaulting a girl named Margaret Cavanagh, in Pitt-street, last Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Deputations. Presbyterian Chaplain to Darlinghurst Gaol
A deputation who had been appointed by the Presbytery of Sydney waited upon the Minister for Justice on Wednesday, with a view to obtaining from that gentleman some indication of the reasons why he had declined to…
Continued on Trove, page 317 →Murderous Assault. [By Electric Telegraph.] Nundle
ON Sunday a murderous assault waa committed by a Chinaman named Ah Fat upon a countryman named Ah Fook. The latter, it seems, called upon Ah Fat for some money, which he alleges was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Police Court. Thursday, February 7.(Before Mr. N. G. Bull, J.P.)
John Ryan, Dennis Ryan, and Charles Arm[?]tage were charged with assaulting George and Thomas Arundel. After hearing evidence, Armitage was discharged, and the other…
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HIS Honor Mr. Justice Faucett delivered judgement in the Equity suit of Wentworth v. Humphrey, which was heard last term. The plaintiff sought to obtain specific performance on the port of the defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 318 →Insolyency Court. SURRENDERS
H. G. Stanley, of Wardell, general dealer. Liabilities, £225 9s 5d; assets, £14 11s 6d. Mr. F. Naenab, official assignee. John Corbett, of Menangle, farmer. Liabilities…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Attempted Murder in Victoria. Melbourne, Feb. 8
A man named Henry Graham was brought up to-day at the police court, charged with attempting to marder an old woman named Henry, living alone near Tylden. The evidence showed that prisoner had attacked the…
Continued on Trove, page 303 →Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, February 18.(Before Messrs. N. Stewart and F. B. Ryan, J’s.P.)
ONE inebriate was discharged. Thomas Downey was charged with using abusive language to James Watsford, railway stationmaster at Parramatta, and was fined £5,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deatal Assault by Larrikins. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Maitland
At the East Maitland police court, yesterday, [?]am Lawler, Michael Stapleton, William [?] Henry Hanningan, William Cush, Michael Sharkey, and William Robinson, all of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Assault on a Girl. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane
A GRIRL named Sophia Alty, 14 years of age, the daughter, of a farmer near Lakes Creek, Rock hampton, lett home yesterday morning, and a she did not return to luncbeen search was made…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Supposed Murder. (By Telegraph, From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
AT about 8 a.m. yesterday a man named M'Sweeney, who had been living for several days in an old hut upon Mr. Thomson's Pier Point Estate, near Hamilton, informed Mr. Thomson that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Attempted Murder in Victoria. by Electric Telegraph.] [Melbourne
A MAN named Henry Graham was charged with haying attempted to murder an old woman Hamed Henry, living alone near Tylden. The evidence showed that the prisoner had attacked the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Strange Scene in a Court
The trial of Thomas M'Cawley, Patrick W. Nally, and five other men, on the charge of having been members of a conspiracy in Mayo having for its object the murder of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parramatta Police Court. Friday, February 15. (Before Captain M’Rae, Messrs. R. Harper, and F. S. Ryan, J’s.P
Two drunkards were each fined [?] or 24 hours. W. Johnson, for indecent exposure in Church street, was fined 20s or 48 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Metropolitan District Court.—friday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.) M'closky V. PARRY
The greater part of to-day's sitting of the court was devoted to the hearing of the case of B. M'Closky v. Helena Parry (now Mrs. W. Gannon), a claim for £133 8s. 8d., with respect to certain additions made to Petty's Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Law Notices. Supreme Court.—monday, Friday 18
Term List.—New trial motions: Horwitz v. Horwitz and Solomon; Cook and another v. The Scottish Imperial Insurance Company; Same v. The Victoria Insurance Company; Dawson v. Bank of New Zealand; Clissold v. M'M[?]hon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Mysterious Murder in Hamilton. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
Nothing very important has yet been discovered in regard to the Pierpont Estate murder, near Hamilton. Spider, a black tracker, accompanied by a detective, made a diligent search…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Insolvency Court.—friday. (Before his Honor the Chief Commissioner.)
In the matter of Bertra[?]d Phillip[?]' third meeting, two debts were proved, and the meeting terminated. In the matter of John Slater, single meeting, five debts were proved, and the meeting terminated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Supreme Court. Friday, February 15. in Banco. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Windeyer, and Mr Justice Innea.) Pitt and Others V. Jones and Others
This was an action for commission on the sale of the Doondi station in Queensland. The plaintiffs were Messrs Pitt, Son and Badgery, and the defendants were Mrs Baldwin and the executors of the late…
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