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Courts & crime, 1884

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Metropolitan Quarter Sessions.—monday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1884 · page 5

Mr. P. J. Healy prosecuted for the Crown. William Cartwright, alias James WEeks, was charged with having, on the 8th March, 1884, feloniously and burglariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of one…

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The Earl of Euston in the Divorce Court. London, April 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1884 · page 7

The Divorce Court has delivered judgment in the ease in which the Earl of Euston, eldest son of the Duke of Grafton, sought to have his marriage with a courtesan named…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—monday, April, 7. [?] Equity.—(Before his Honor the Primary Judge.) Moss and Others V. Moss and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1884 · page 5

Mr. H. F. Barton, instructed by Messrs. Stephen, Laurence, and Jaques, appeared to move for an order for [?]le in this partition suit. Mr. Edmunds, instructed by Mr. T. G. Brown, appeared…

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Police. Central Police Court

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

Mr. T. K. Abbott, S.M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday, and Mr. Crane, S.M., dealt with the business of the Summons Court. Henry Zeplin, who had been arrested under an…

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Water Police Court

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

Mr. Marsh, S.M., disposed of the business at the Water Police Court yesterday. several persons were fined for drunkenness. In consequence of the continued indisposition of Mr…

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Newtown Police Court

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

Mr. George O'Malley Clarke, S.M., presided at the New-town Police Court yesterday, and dealt with the following cases:- Henry Allerton was fined £1, with 4s. 4d. costs, or seven…

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The Pettavel Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Captain Donegan, alias Bourke, the escaped lunatic, was formally charged at the Geelong Court, to-day, with the wilful murder of Francis Beach, at Pettavel, in January…

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Burglars and Sneak Thieves. Burglary at Mr. Golledge’s

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 2

PARRAMATTA has during the last few days been rather startled out of its normal confidence and security by reports of mysterious visits, and “carryings on, ” and “ carryings off ” of some…

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The Pettavel Murder. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 4

Captain Donegan, alias Bourke, the escaped lunatic, was formally charged in the Geelong police court, yesterday, with the wilful murder of Francis Beach, at Pettavel, in January last,…

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Tamworth Circuit Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 5

TAMWORTH, Tuesday.--At the circuit court to-day, Pee Fat, for feloniously wounding, was found guilty. Cowbank and Grammon Jimmy, on a charge of poisoning another aboriginal…

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District Court.—wednesday, 9Th April

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

Ca. Sa. Motions.—Freidman v. Moore, Watson v. Younger, Bogan v. Havland, Hughes v. Elliott, Lloyd v. Shirley, Smail and another v. Evans and another, Martin v. Caddy, Gilmour v. Bawdier, Wyndon v. Mackie, Shorter v. Skinner, Read v…

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Parramatta Police Court. Monday, April 7. (Before Messes. P. Miller, G. T. Hunt, and J. Whitworth, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 2

Two “drunks” were dealt with. Gostavus Leonard, who, a week or so ago, was found near the Western Road suffering apparently from sunstroke, and covered with…

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More Indecency in Sydney an Artilleryman the Offender. He Is Sentenced to a Flogging

Evening News · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 8

At the Water police court on Tuesday afternoon, the young man Wm. Hampson, an ex-artillery bandsman, was brought up on remand charged with having wilfully and obscenely exposed himself in William-st.,…

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Police Court. Saturday, April 5. (Before Messrs. E. Terry, J. E. Manning and D ’Ardier and Dr. Brereton, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 2

T. Callinan was charged with assaulting Andrew Wilson—the case having been adjourned from last Saturday. Mr. Richardson, for defendant, submitted there was nothing…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—wednesday, 9Th April

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

Master's Office.— 11 a.m., Re Eliza Rankin and others (to settle minutes), Re Neil Rankin and others (to settle minutes); Walker and others v. Riley and others (to tax costs); Brogden and another v. Tutcher (to tax plaintiffs' costs; Murphy v…

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Metropolitan District Court.—tuesday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Forbes.) Murphy V. the Borough of St. Leonards

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

This action was one brought by Trancis Murphy to recover £200 damages for wrongful distraint for the recovery of [?]ates, to the amount of £3 is 8d., with costs, alleged to be due by the plaintiff for 1882-3-4. The defendants pleaded (l)…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday. (Before his Honor the Chief Commissioner.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 6

In the matters of William Gibson, Thomas Wallace, and Bertram Phillips, trading is Bertram Phillips and Co., certificate applications were adjourned to the 29th instant…

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

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

In the matters of William Gibson. Thomas Wallace, and Bertram, Phillips, and Co. Certificate applications were adjourned to the 29th instant. In the matter of Ernest Squires. A certificate…

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District Court. Tuesday, April 8. (Before his Honour Mr. District Court Judge Forbes). MURPHY V. the Borough of East St. Leonards

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 April 1884 · page 6

Mr W. J. Foster, instructed by Mr T. M. Williamson, for plaintiff; Dr Sly, instructed by Mr C. B. Pitt, for defendants. This was an action instituted by Francis…

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The District Court Act Amendment Bill. to the Editor of the Herald

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

Sir,—I beg to call attention to District Court Act further Amendment Bill as reported in Sydney Morning Herald, April 5th, particularly to clause 7—Costs allowed where sum sued for does not exceed £10. If the meaning of the…

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