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Courts & crime, 1886

5,585 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

Child-Murder, Chloroform, and Attempted Suicide

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 11

A remarkable case of child-murder in Sydney has been investigated by the coroner. Jeremiah O'Sullivan, coachman to Dr. M'Sweeney, of Petersham, married in September the doctor's cook. She…

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Insolvency Court. SURRENDERS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 42

James Kinnaird, of Port Stephen, shipwright. Liabilities, £181 16s; assets, £56 ll 9d. Mr. F. Macnab, official assignee. Andrew Mallon, Cave Creek, near Orange, farmer…

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The Appeal Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 13

Tho adjourned Appeal Court, presided over by the Minister of Lands (Mr. Gornld Spring), was held Wednesday. The Minister paid that in the appeals of Mr. G. M. Pitt against the docision of the local land…

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Coroner's Inquests. the Death From Typhoid in Darlinghurst Gaol

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 9

The City Coroner resumed the inquiry at Darlinghurst gaol yesterday touching the death of a prisoner named George Coleman, who died on the 1st inst. in the gaol hospital from…

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Police Intelligence. Redfern. Friday.—february 5

Globe · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 3

RIOTOUS.—Margaret Rowley, for riotous behaviour in Alderson-street, was fined 10s., or in default two days. STEALING.—William Starr (15) and…

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Parramatta Police Court. Tuesday, February 2. (Before Messrs. C. J. Byrnes, F. S. Ryan, and R. Harper, Js.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 4

DAVID FITZGERALD). whose case had been postponed to enable him to call witnesses for the defence, was again brought up charged with assaulting Constable Wyatt at Rookwood. Mr…

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The Annual Police Report and the Drink Curse

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 8

The annual report of the Inspector-General of Police shews that the number of police stations were increased during the year by 18. Provision was voted for an increase of 76…

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Metropolitan District Court.—friday, February 5. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.) Zions V. MEYER

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 11

In this case Honry Zions, of George-street, sued Oscar William Meyer, licensed victualler, for the recovery of £48, rent of premises in Pitt-street. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for amount claimed…

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Law Report. District Court. Friday, February 5

Globe · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 8

Claim for £12 19s. 3d., goods supplied. The plaintiff was nonsuited. STEVENS V. SLATER. Claim, £9, commission. The plaintiff…

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District Court. Friday, February 5. (Before Judge Dowling.)

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 5

STEVENS V. SLATER.—Mr. W. Borlase Stevens, of Croydon, near Sydney, sued Mr. Slater, of Robinson-street, Windsorville, Croydon, for £9, that being the commission alleged to be due upon the sale of a…

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Law Report. Insolvency COURT.—Friday, FEBRUARY 5. SURRENDERS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 11

John Finlay, of Burwood-road, Burwood, restaurateur. Liabilities, £399 6s. 5d. Assets, £6. Mr. Macnab, official assignee. John Scott, of Balranald, hospital collector. Liabilities,…

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Metropolitan Court of Quarter Sessions. Friday, February 5

Globe · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 8

Alexander Kennedy, a respectable looking young man, was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm upon a Frenchman named Lous Vidot, on December 8…

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Henry Dunbar; Or, Murder Will Out. Chapter Xlii. the Housemaid at Woodbine Cottage. (Continued.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 4

'I can find out at the Rose and Crown whether anybody did go away in a fly,' the detective thought. 'Tell your master I've searched the place, and…

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The Coburg Tragedy. Appearance of the Mother in Court. (From the Melbourne Age.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1886 · page 11

Catherine Hampton, aged 51 years, wife of Mr. Charles E. Hampton, armourer and warder at the ponal establishment at Pentridge, and mother of the unfortunate family with whose names the public have recently been made so…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1886 · page 4

Mr. Morisset, D.S.M., disposed of the business at the CENTRAL POLICE COURT on Saturday. The business was not of an important character. A number of persons were fined for drunkenness and other minor offences. Archibald…

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Police Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1886 · page 3

Thos. Connolly was charged at the Central Police Court on Saturday with maliciously injuring a louvre shutter, two door locks and other articles, to the extent of £2, the property…

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Insolvency Court

Globe · Monday 8 February 1886 · page 5

(Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) In the case of William Howard Clancy Carroll an application was made by Mr. Harris, instructed…

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Conduct of Police Courts

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1886 · page 4

Some magistrates have a peculiar way of conducting the business of their courts. In the summons division of the Water Police Court to-day, on the application of Mr. C. T. Richards, a tenancy case…

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Police Intelligence. Central. Monday, February 8

Globe · Monday 8 February 1886 · page 5

(Before Mr. W. Johnson, D.S.M.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—A large number of persons were charged with the above offences, and in each case his…

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District Court.—monday, February 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1886 · page 4

Causes.—For v. Westbrook, Smith v. Fitxpatrick, Buck v. Mcglen, Karford v. Chugg, mcRac, and another v. Lawson, Cohen v. Cochrane, Lockwood v. Sharkey, Richardson v. Cabb[?]…

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