Small Debts Court
James Gough v James M'Gittigan. Claim for £10 for slanderous words, Case postponed for one week, for attendance of witnesses…
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Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, March 3. (Before Messrs. H. Byrnes and E. Ellison,Js,P.)
MEET Scorr pleaded guilty to being drank on the railway station at Granville, and was fined 5s or 24 hours. Police v. Emma Kearns. —Drunk and disorderly and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Strange Story of Murder and Suicide
A man named Francois Paul, the Paris correspondent of the Daily News says, has been condemned at the Assize Court, Finisterre, to perpetual imprisonment for having incited his young wife to commit suicide, and with her…
Continued on Trove, page 488 →Police Court. Saturday, February 27.(Before Messrs. J. E. Manning end H. D’Ardier, Js.P.)
Phillip Hockley and I. Mobbs, jun., were charged with riotous conduct, but the case was dismissed. I. Mobbs, jun., charged with using obscene…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Court. Friday, March 5. (Before the Full Court.)
THE CAMPERDOWN MUNICIPALITY.—In this case it was sought to upset the late election of Mayor for the borough of Camperdown upon the ground that the votes had been wrongly recorded. Mr. Foster…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Union and Non-union Men. Assault at the Recent Stonemasons' Meeting
Thomas Courtney was charged before Mr. Leopold Yates, at the Central Police Court yesterday, with assaulting James Maston. Mr. Roberts sen., appeared for complainant and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Intelligence. Redfern. Friday, March 5
RIOTOUS.—Thomas O'Brien, Edward M'Hugh, and Henry Bates, for riotous conduct in Redfern-street, were each fined 20s., or in default, seven days…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Intelligence. Central. Saturday, March 5
BAD LANGUAGE.—Carolina Clifford, 26, was fined 20s., or seven days, for being drunk in Campbell-street, and for using filthy language on the way to the station,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central Criminal Court. Friday, March 5
THE CAMPERDOWN TRAGEDY.—The hearing of this case was continued after our first edition went to press. Martha Jones deposed that on the night of February 5 she saw Osmond and his wife and son in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Friday, March 5
IN BANCO. -- (Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Faucett and Mr. Justice Innes.) RE THE APPLICATION OF DAVID JONES…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pacific Islanders' Compensation Court. Brisbane, Feb. 26
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,…
Continued on Trove, page 484 →Law Notices. Supreme Court.—saturday, March 6
Prothonotory's Office.—Ogden, 10.30; Commercial Union Insurance Company v. Parkes, 10.30…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Metropolitan District Court.—friday, March 5. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.) Teefy V. Wilkinson and Another
This was an action for trover and detinue, brought by Denis Teefy, of Waverley, against Robert Wilkinson and Son, with respect to certain sashes, casements, sidelights, and fairlights, valued at £32. The plaintiff claimed the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Henry Dunbar Or, Murder Will Out. Chapter Xlvi. Clement's Story.—before the Dawn
'WHEN I was alone, I rendered up my thanks to Heaven for the escape of Joseph Wilmot. I had done nothing to impede the course of justice, though I had known full well that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Insolvency Court. Friday, March 5. (Before the Registrar.)
In re Patrick Kearney Seaville, George Goodman Payne. Henry Francis Bacon, Solly Raphael, John Patterson, Henry Francis Gumming. First meetings were held, and one…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Insolvency Court. Friday, March 5. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)
Be Sam White Jones. Single meeting. Insolvent attended and verified Ms schedule and statement. Nothing farther was done, and the meeting terminated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Police Courts. Friday, March 5. REDFERN. (Before Captain Fisher, D.S.M.)
DRUNKS.—Elizabeth M'Evcy, James Carroll, and Richard Thomas were fined 20s or seven days; and Samuel Barry, 10s or three days. RIOTOUS.—Thomas O'Brien, Henry Bates, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Insolvency Court.—friday, March 5. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Single Meetings
In the matter of Sam White Jones. Insolvent verified his schedule and statement under rule 20. The official assignee read his report; no directions were given, and the meeting terminated…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Metropolitan District Court. Friday, March 5. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.) TEEFY V. WILKINSON
This was a claim for £50 brought by the plaintiff, owner of certain houses at Waverley, for the detention of sashes and casements alleged by the plaintiff to be his property. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Central Criminal Court.—friday, March 5. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice WINDEYER.) Mr. C. G. Heydon appeared for the Crown. SENTENCE
John H. Newman, a seaman, who was found guilty on the previous day upon a charge of having maliciously wounded one Henri Zocher, was sentenced to one month'[?] imprisonment, with hard labour, in Darlinghurst Gaol…
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