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Courts & crime, 1884

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Metropolitan District Court.—tuesday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 5

The business of this Court on Tuesday was unimportant, and of not the least public interest, his Honor being occupied all day in hearing cases in which claims for sums under £10 were sued for…

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Supreme Court. Banco Court. (Before Mr Justice Windeyer.) COGLAN V. THOMPSON

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 6

Mr Lingen, instructed Dy Mr R. B. Smith, appeared for the plaintiff. The defendant appeared in person. This was an action, of ejectment brought to recover possession of a parcel of land…

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The Sentence of the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 2

When the sittings of the Central Criminal Court commenced yesterday, three prisoners remanded for sentence from the previous day, were brought up and dealt with…

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District Court.—wednesday, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 5

Ca. Sa. Summonses.—S[?]ation v. Richards, Preston v. May, Scott v. Hymer, Kinneen v. Allen, [?]incott v. Macauley, Murray and another v. Corvey, Brian v. Rav, Mandelson and another v. Newell, Swain v. Bagot, Cribb v. Davison, Wilson v. Bowrie,…

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Important Increases in the Police Force. Debate in the Assembly

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 5

The matter of the necessity for increased police protection in the colony, more especially with regard to Sydney and the suburbs, was brought under the, notice of Parliament last night through a motion by…

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Insolvency Court.—tuesday. (Before his Honor the Chief Commissioner.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 5

In the matter of Leyser Levin, James Egan, Timothy Toohey, Charles Swan, Frederick Dugan Nixon, William Humphreys. Gervis Parr, and Thomas Bowman Foster, certificate meetings, order was made for the issue of…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—tuesday, March 4. Banco Court.—(Before his Honor Mr. Justice WINDEYER and a jury of four.) COGHLAN V. THOMPSON

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 5

Mr. Lingen, instructed by Mr. R. B. Smith, for plaintiff. Defendant appeared in person. This was an action for trespass, wherein John Coghlan sought to recover from Mary Thompson a certain portion of land situated in…

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Jury Court. (Before Mr Justice Innes.) Ward and Another V. BLOMFIELD

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 6

Mr Heydon, instructed by. Mr Shepherd, appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Ryan, instructed by Mr Brennan, for the defendant. This was an action on a promissory note for £116 4s 4d and…

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Central Criminal Court. Tuesday, March 4. (Before his Honor Sir James Martin, C.j.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 5

The Attorney-General, assisted by Mr. W. J. Foster and Mr. Gibson, presented on behalf of the Crown. SENTENCES. Mary Elizabeth Cooper, who pleaded guilty on the…

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Metropolitan Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, March 4. (Before Mr. District Court Judge FOR[?]ES.) Mr. P. J. Healy prosecuted on behalf of the Crown. Attempted Suicide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1884 · page 5

Alexander M'Lean, a young man, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide. Constable Hall deposed that on the 23rd January last he proceeded to the house No. 166, Castler[?]gh-street, acting on some information he…

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Burglary

Evening News · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 3

At the Central police court this morning, before Mr. O'Maliey larke, S.M., two men of the genus "tramp," named William Roberts and Peter Lawson, were charged with burglariously entering the…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 3

Mr. Clarke, S.M., occupied the Bench in the Charge Court yesterday, and Mr. Abbott dealt with a number of cases in the S[?]mmons Court. Several persons were fined for drunkenness…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mr. Marsh, S.M., sat in the Charge Court yesterday. James Crothers, a cabman, was bound over to keep the peace, having made use of threatening language. Margaret Elmour was fined 40s., Mary Ryan. £5, and…

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Central Police Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 2

Mr G. O'M. Clarke, S.M., sat in the Charge court yesterday. William Faulds (50), boiler-maker, found guilty of wife desertion, was ordered to pay a weekly…

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Redfern Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 3

Yesterday Mr. Crane, S.M., occupied the bench. Michael M'Carty, for throwing stones at Constable Meyer, at 2 a.m. on 21st ultimo, was lined 20s., 2s. 6d. costs, or three days…

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Brutal Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 6

A most aggravated assault appears to have been perpetrated early yesterday, by a husband upon his wife, a young married woman, named Ellen Frazer. who resides with her husband in…

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The Condition Op the Central Police Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 2

Mr Abigail drew the attention of the Minister for Justice yesterday to tho remarks made by Mr Dillon when retiring from the position of stipendiary magistrate. to the unbearable condition of…

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Summons Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 2

Mr F. H. Abbott presided in the Summons Court yesterday. Upon the information of inspector Webber fines of £1 each were imposed upon War Slap and…

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Quarter Sessions Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 2

His Honor Judge Forbes presided over the Quarter Sessions Court yesterday, Mr Healy acting as Crown Prosecutor. NOT GUILTY…

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