"Chicken-litters" in Court
Evening News · Wednesday 26 March 1884 · page 5
Before Mr. Addison, S.M., at the Water police court this morning, a gang of the ruffians commonly known as "chicken-lifters," were chanted with stealing 17 canaries, valued at £6, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court.—wednesday, March 26
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1884 · page 7
Ca sa Summon[?]es: Cary v. Delamore, Bishop v. Emerson, Williams and another v. Duffin, Freidman v. Moor[?]. Prince v. M'Keon, Hughes v. Elliott, Wilson v. Hope, Tindall v. Makepeace, Godwin v. Murray…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr District Court Judge Forbes.) BOWEN V. TURNER
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 March 1884 · page 7
In this case plaintiff sued Charles Turner, director of the Montague-Turner English Opera Company, claiming £25 for breach of agreement. The evidence for the plaintiff was published yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Metropolitan District Court.—tuesday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Forbes.) Bowen V. TURNER
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1884 · page 7
The hearing of this case was concluded. John Thomas Bowen, a chorus-singer, sought to recover £25 damages from Charles Turner of the Montague[?]Turner Opera Company, for alleged wrongful dismissal. Mr. O'Connor, instructed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Law Notices. Supreme Court.—wednesday, March 2[?]
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1884 · page 7
Banco Court.—Munford and another v. Lackey, part heard. The jurors who have been attending the Banco Court since Monday morning need not attend to-day, Wednesday. This does not refer to those already empannelled…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Insolvency Court.—tuesday. (Before his Honor the Chief Commissioner.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1884 · page 7
In the matters of Alfred Russell, Stanislaus Modrynski, and Geo. Bale, certificate meetings were held and adjourned to the 24th June. In the matter of Thos. Henry Ford and Albert Emanuel…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Supreme Court. Tuesday, March 25. Sittings at Nisi Prius. Banco Court. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) MUNFORD V. LACKEY
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 March 1884 · page 6
The examination-in-chief of Mr Wood, the virtual defendant in the case, who was road superintendent for the district in which the plaintiff's contract was situated, occupied nearly the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Jury Court. (Before his Honor Mr Justice Innes and a jury of four.) GIBBS V. KENTWELL
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 March 1884 · page 6
This case, which was an action for the seduction of the plaintiff's' siep-daughter, was commenced yesterday and continued to-day. The case for the plaintiff was concluded, and the defendant was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—tuesday, March 25. In Banco.—(Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) Munford and Another V. LACKEY
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1884 · page 7
In this case the evidence for the plaintiffs was closed, and the defendant's evidence was commenced, but not concluded, when the Court rose. Jury Court.—(Before his Honor Mr. Justice INNES and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police. Central Police Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 9
Mr. Clarke, S.M., sat in the Charge Court, and Mr. Abbott, S.M., in the Summons Court yesterday. Joseph Bates was brought up on a charge of having unlawfully assaulted his wife, Caroline Bates. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Redfern Police Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 9
Mr. Crane, S.M., occupied the b[?]nch, yesterday. Thomas Beaty was fined 10s., or 48 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness; and for using obscene language in a Botany [?], in the presence of ladies, was further fined…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Balmain Police Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 9
Mr. Addison, S.M., presided at the Balmain Police Court yesterday, and disposed of the following cases:— Charles Ma[?]on was fined £2, with 6s. [?]d. costs, with the alternative of a month's imprisonment, for using indecent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Water Police Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 9
Mr. Addison, S.M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday. Charles Jones and Jane Day were each fined £10 or three months for indecent exposure in Crown-street…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Pettaval Murder
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- The lunatic Bourke, suspected of the Pettavel murder, while being brought from Mortlake to Geelong, is alleged to have admitted to the detectives that he was in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court.—thursday, March 27
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 9
Causes.—M'Coy v. Bain, Brown v. Brown, Woods and another v. Batson another, Grogan v. Brown, Ward v. Becker, Green v. Owen, Hogg v. Clarke…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Metropolitan District Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Forbes.) Collings V. OWEN
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 9
In this case W. G. Collings and Co., of St. Peters, sued Thomas Owen, of Marrickville, and J. Jones, of Enmore, for £56 19s. 8d., for bricks and bats supplied. Mr. G. H. Reid, instructed by Messrs. Pigott and Trickett, appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →District Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr District Court Judge Forbes.) COLLINS V. Owen and Jones
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 3
This case, which was part heard on Tuesday, occupied the attention of the court daring yesterday. It was an action in which plaintiff sued defendants, as joint partners, for bricks supplied to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Law Notices. Supreme Court.—thursday, March 27
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 9
Banco Court.—Munford and another v. Lackey, part heard; Crawford v. Parnell, Davison v. Commissioner for Railways, Stewart v. Croft. Thompson v. Whitney. Jury Court.—Gibbs v. Kentwell, Dodds v. Hurrell, part heard,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Insolvency Court.—wednesday. (Before his Honor the Chief Commissioner.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 9
In the matters of James Lomax and Thomas Poole, second meetings were held and terminated. In the matters of Samuel Neathway Brown and James Jackson, adjourned single meetings were held and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Supreme Court. Wednesday, March 26. Sittings at Nisi Prius. Banco Court. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) MUMFORD V. LACKEY
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 March 1884 · page 3
This was the fourth day of the hearing of this case. The cross-examination of Mr A. P. Wood was continued by Mr Darley. On being shown a paper…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →