Police
At the St. Leonards Court yesterday, before Captain Fisher, D.S.M., James M'G[?dey was charged with maliciously breaking a pane of glass, valued at 12s., the property of Edgar…
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Death at the Parramatta Gaol
An inquest was held at the Parramatta Gaol on Wednesday afternoon, before the Parramatta Coroner, Mr. J. E. Bowden, on the body of a prisoner named Sam Jim, alias Malbrock balmain. Deceased was received from the…
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FRIDAY,--At 10 a.m., before the Registrar, George Henry Pritchard, Robert Moody and Mark Aarons, Thomas Caves, first meetings. At 11 a.m., before the Chief Commissioner, Robert Phillips, Thomas William…
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The weekly meeting of the Water Police Division of tile Licensing Court was held yesterday, when the sitting magistrates were Messrs, Marsh and Addison, S.Ms., and Captain Fisher,…
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An occurrence, the circumstances of which, so far as they were known last evening, vividly recalled the fearful Reynolds-tragedy at Newtown, is reported to have taken place at a late…
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IN BANCO.--(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Faucett aud Mr. Justice Innes.) MURPHY v. TOO[?]EY AND ANOTHER…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Metropolitan District Court. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.) Cavanagh V. QUINN
A claim for £25 balance on a contract for building a cottage. Mr. Davies, instructed by Mr. Cahill, appeared for the plaintiff, Charles Cavanagh, of Balmain; Mr. Field, instructed by Messrs. Deane and Deane, for the defendant,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Law Notices. Supreme Court.—friday, February 25
Term List.—Brown Cases: Queen v. Steel, Queen v. Samuel and Michael Locount, Queen v. Harrison, Queen v. Wright, Heaton, and Co., Queen v. Trickett and Jordan, Queen v. Weaner; Jones and another v. Hurray, motion nisi. Motions Generally,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Insolvency Court.—thursday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Compulsory Sequestration
The the Lymington Wallsend Coal Company, Limited, v. Joseph Earl Mitchell, adjourned compulsory sequestration. Dr. Sly appeared for the petitioners and moved that the decree nisi be made absolute. His Honor made the order…
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Lymington Wallsend Coal Company. Limited, V. Joseph Earl Mitchell, adjourned compulsory sequestration. Mr. Sly, attorney for the petitioners, moved for order absolute. No…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Metropolitan Quarter Sessions. Thursday, February 24. (Before Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING.)
The sittings of the Metropolitan Court of Quarter Sessions were commenced at the Darlinghurst Courthouse Mr. P. J. Healy prosecuted on behalf of the Crown. JURORS FINED…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Court. Thursday, February 24. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.) CAVANAGH V. QUINN
This was an action between Charles Cavanagh, of Balmain, and Patrick Quinn, of Leichhardt. Mr. Davies (instructed by Mr. Cahill) for plaintiff, and Mr. E. P. Field…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—thursday, February 25. In Banco.—(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice FAUCETT, and Mr. Justice Innes.) Murphy V. Toohey and Another
Mr. Teece moved for a rule nisi, on behalf of the defendants, calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why a certain portion of the verdict should not be set aside in this case, which was heard before the Chief Justice at the last…
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Mr. G. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., presided in the Charge Division of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday morning. A number of persons were fined for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. James Hobson, charged with deserting…
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James Rope, charged with being drunk on the Great Western Road at St. Mary's, pleaded guilty, fined 5s, or 24 hours lockup…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Balmain Police Court. Monday, Fed. 21. (Before Mr. Marsh, S.M.)
William Caswell, drunk, assessed 10s or three days. Alexander Peters, drunk and disorderly, was mul[?]d in 20s or seven days…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Barrier Island Murder
The Great Barrier Island murderers, Caffrey and Penn, were executed at Auckland on Monday. The condemned men kissed each other on the scaffold. They bore themselves with great composure, and death was…
Continued on Trove, page 440 →Robbery and Murder at Ravenswood
A telegram from Charters Towers reports that a man named Martin Emmerson has been robbed and murdered at Ravenswood Junction. His skull was completely smashed by a heavy crowbar used on the railway…
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