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Courts & crime, 1886

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Friday, February 26

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 7

IN BANCO.-- (Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Faucett and Mr. Justice Iunes.) WELTON V. HARNETT…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—saturday, February 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 10

Term List.—Admission of solicitors…

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Henry Dunbar; Or, Murder Will Out. Chapter Xlv. Giving It Up. (Continued.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 4

MR. Thomas Tibbles was by no means in the best possible temper on this chill early morning. He was slapping his long thin arms across his narrow cheat, and performed a kind of amateur…

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The London Riots. Compensation for Damage. the Police Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 5

London, Thursday.--It is announced that the Home Secretary (Mr. Childers) proposes that shopkeepers and others who suffered by the attack of the mob…

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Insolvency Court. Friday, February 26. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

Evening News · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 6

Re William Walter. Second meeting Insolvent attended and amended his schedule. Three debts were proved and one proof was admitted subject to ulterior action (if any) by the official assignee. The…

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The Appeal to the Irish Police to Abstain Prom Eviction Work

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 18

NO little excitement has been caused in Ireland by the appearance of a circular letter issued in Londonderry as a "Secret Irish Police Manifesto." A correspondent writes:—"Being an…

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The Police Courts. Friday, February 26. CENTRAL. (Before Mr. Morisset. D.S.M.)

Evening News · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 6

DRUNKS.—Seventeen persons, who were disgusted at the "burst up" of the coalition Government, got tight, and were fined. LANGUAGE.—John Hannah. 39. Frank George…

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Insolvency Court. Friday, February 26. (Before his Honor the Chief Commissioner.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 7

In re John Brown, second meeting. The insolvent was sworn and did not amend his schedule, and was ordered to verify and file his statement under rule 20, overdue since January…

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Insolvency Court.—friday, February 26. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Second Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 9

In the matter of John Brown. Insolvent attended. One debt waa proved, and another admitted as a claim, m order to allow the official assigneo to inquire into it. The meeting was adjourned to the 21st April…

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Pacific Islanders' Compensation Court. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 14

The decisions of the Pacific Islanders' Compensation Court in the eleven cases which have been heard were announced to-day. The amounts claimed and awarded respectively are as follows:—Colonial Sugar Company,…

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Metropolitan District Court. Friday, February 26. (Before his Honor Judge Dowling.) VOLK v. MANN

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 7

In this case, which was part heard on Thursday, the verdict given was for the defendant on the first count, and on the second count for the plaintiff for 1s., no costs being allowed…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.— Friday, Feb. 26. In Banco.—(Before their Honors Sir James Martin, C. J., Mr. Justice FAUCETT, and Mr. Justice Innes.) Welton V. HARNETT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1886 · page 9

This was the plaintiff's demurrer to the defendant's plea. The declaration was by the official liquidator of the Oriental Bank to recover the amount of the defendant's overdrawn account. The defendant pleaded on equitable…

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Sydney Gaol Delivery

Globe · Monday 1 March 1886 · page 5

(Before His Honor JUDGE WINDEYER.) The first sittings of the Central Criminal Court for the current year were commenced this morning, at the Court House,…

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Riotous Assault at Races

Evening News · Monday 1 March 1886 · page 3

At the Munster Assizes Michael Carey and John Barry were tried for having formed part of a riotous assembly, who, at Kilrush, Clare, races, endeavored to prevent the horses of Colonel Vandelcur's agent from running. One…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1886 · page 4

Mr. Morisset, D.S.M., disposed of the business at the CENTRAL POLICE COURT on Saturday. A number of persons were fined for drunkenness and other minor offences. Elizabeth Hewitt, 65, for having used obscene language…

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Police Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 March 1886 · page 3

Mr. Morrisset presided at the Central Police Court on Saturday, when Patrick Nugent was fined £1 or 4 days, for bad conduct in Hyde Park, and William Green was mulcted in the…

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Murder by a Youth. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 March 1886 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Patrick Lillis, a youth, aged 17, while quarrelling with his brother-in-law, William Byrne, a railway employee, a resident of Hotham, yesterday,…

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District Court.—monday, March 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1886 · page 4

Undefended cases will be taken at 10 a.m., after which the following cases under £10:— Causes.—Traynor and another v. Lambert, Morris and another v. O'Donovan, Hamilton v. Dyson, Asprey v. Duncan; Murphy v…

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Alleged Wilful Murder. Fatal Result of a Quarrel. Melbourne

Evening News · Monday 1 March 1886 · page 5

A murder has been committed about midnight on Friday in Hotham. It appears that Patrick Millis, a youth, lived with his brother-in-law, W. Byrne, a railway labourer off Villiers-street on the…

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Insolvency Court.—saturday, February 27. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1886 · page 4

Matthew Jumes Moore, of Orange, labourer. Liabilities, £80 16s. 8d. Assets, £2. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. William Warne, of Upper Coldstream, Clarence River,…

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