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Courts & crime, 1884

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Police Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 7

A dilapidated looking woman named Annie Russell, against whom there had been several convictions, was brought before Mr Marsh at the Water Police Court yesterday, for vagrancy, but a…

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Tamworth Circuit Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 5

TAMWORTH, Thursday.--Great indignation has been caused by the receipt of a telegram from Mr Justice Faucett, postponing the opening of the Circuit Court here until the arrival of the mail…

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BALMAIN POLlCE COURT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 5

Mr. Marsh, S.M., presided at the Balmain Police Court on Wednesduy, when the subjoined cases were disposed of:- Percival Dunks was fined 40s. with 4s. 4d. costs for…

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District Court.—friday, 4Th April

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 5

Causes: Blomfield v. Ashworth. Brown v.Buckingham, [?] ders v. Smith. Holmes v. Simmons, Woolven v. Cleary. Procter v. Marshall, West and another v. Saull, Flores v. Wall, Finlay v. Small, Watson v. Melville, Dalveen v. Bennett, Fletcher v…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—friday, April 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 5

Chamber List.—Halfey and another v. Johnston, Storer and others v. The N.C.C. and G.Mining Company, Lee Hing and another v. Newton and others in re John M'Mahon, Edwards v. Barton. M'Dermott and another v. Hyland, Crossin v…

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Insolvency Court.—thursday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 5

In the matter of John Tomkins v. Michael Charters, compulsory sequestration, the meeting was adjourned to the 24th instant. In the matter of Thomas Scanlon and Patrick Minehan,…

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LAW NOTICES.--This Day. Supreme Court. in Equity. (Before his Honor the Primary Judge.) in Chambers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 7

At 11 a.m.: Hood v. Lawlor and another (summers for leave to file statement of defence) ; Rawson and another Y. Robinson and another (for discovery of documents, &c.) IN COURT…

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Law. Report. Supreme Court.—thursday, April 3. In Equity.—(Before his Honor the Primary Judge and a jury of four.) PIPER V. LAING

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1884 · page 5

Mr. C. E. Pilcher and Mr. H. F. Barton, instracted by Mr. G. Murdoch, for the plaintiff:Mr. Edmund Barton, instructcd by Messrs. Robertson, Fisher, and Ralfe, for the defendant…

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Barmaid Charged with Theft

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 39

A YOUNG woman, a barmaid in the employ of Charles William Prouse, licensee of the Pier Hotel, Manly, was charged at the Water police court last Monday, before Mr. J. M. Marah, W.P.M., with…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 9

Mr. Crane, S. M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday, and Mr. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., in the Summons Court. Ellen Mulholland was fined £1 or seven days, for…

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Balmain Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 9

Mr. Marsh. S.M., attended at the Balmain Police Court yesterday, and adjudicated upon the following cases:- George Johnson was charged with being of uneound mind, and was remanded for a week for medical treatment…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 9

Mr. Marah, S. M., disposed of the business yesterday. A number of persons were fined for drunkenness. Albat Clarke, charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Castiereagh—street, was fined 10s., in default 48…

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Redfern Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 9

Mr. T. Kingamill Abbott, S. M., occupied the beneh yesterday. William Alcock was charged with knowingly leaving a tram car without having first paid his fare or delivered a…

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Charge of Burglary

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 637

At the Water Police Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Marsh, S.M., William Cartwright, alias Weskes, was charged with having burglariously entered the dwelling-house of one Jeremiah M'Carthy, at No. 13, Hamer-street, and stolen…

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Penrith Police Court. Tuesday April, 1

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Clceve, J.P. William Sutton, a very old offender, was charged with drunkenness. Pleaded guilty and was lined 20s or 7 days…

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Peculiar Theft and Clever Arrest

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Yesterday Inspector Thorpe and Detective Campain arrested a young girl named Jane Thomas for a singular robbery. Mr Alex. Brown had sent a large sum of money…

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Assault and Robbery. ALBURY

Evening News · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 6

The Albury assizes were opened by Judge Windeyer to-day. Albert Latter, alias Hines, and Joseph Graham, alias Latter, were convicted of having assaulted and robbed John Hickey in a…

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Love, Murder, and Suicide

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 31

A telegram dated February 4, from Racine (Wisconsin), says: Androw Johnson, a young Dane, who was of dissipated habits and was enamoured of a young girl of 15, named Bortha Brassmau, yesterday entered…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 654

An unusually important examination meeting was concluded this week at the Insolvency Court, after having occupied the greater portion of three days. It was that of Charles Henry Edward Chauvel, a squatter,…

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The Murder of Beech in Victoria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1884 · page 666

The Geelong correspondent of the Argus slates that the escaped lunatic Bourke. alias Irwin, alias Captain Irwin, who remained all the 28th ultimo at Mount Moriac in charge of Detectives Ward and Potter, enjoyed his supper and…

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