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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1887

4,317 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 216

Central Criminal Court. Wednesday, March 23. (Before his Honor Mr. Acting Judge STEPHEN.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1887 · page 9

Mr. Pring and Mr. Murray appeared on behalf, of the Crown. ALLEGED ARSON. The case against Henry Ham Britten, minister of the…

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Central Criminal Court. Wednesday, March 23. (Before his Honor Mr. Acting Judge M. H. Stephen.) the Ryde Arson Case

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1887 · page 3

The case of Henry H Britten, minister of the Church of England and incumbent of St. Anne's Church, Ryde, charged with wilfully setting fire to St. Anne's Parsonage on…

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An Aboriginal Charged with Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--An aboriginal named Boomark Tommy was charged at Mannum to-day with the murder of the man Regan, found in the Murray near Mannum. He was…

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Assault by a Woman

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 7

At the Water Police Court yesterday Mary Ann Brown or Chapman, a woman of 30 years of age, was charged with having maliciously wounded Senior Sergeant Robinson while in…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mr. Johnson, S. M., dealt with the Charge business in the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday morning. Ada Solomen, 14, who had been found living with disreputable characters was sent to Biloela. Elizabeth M'Connell 16,…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 7

The usual weekly meeting of the Water Police Division of the Licensing Court was held yesterday, when the sitting magistrates were Messrs. Marsh and Addison, S.M.'s…

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Law. Supreme Court. Thursday, March 24. BANCO COURT.--(Before his Honor the Chief Justice and juries of four.) BRAY V. M'COURT

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 3

Mr. Salomons. Q.U., and Mr. Goroon (instructed by Messrs. Cope and King) appeared for the plaintiff, James Bray, and Mr. Pitcher (instructed by Mr. John Davidson, of…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—thursday, March 24. Banco Court.—(Before his Honor the Chief Justice and juries of four.) BRAY V. M'COURT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 4

This was an action brought by James Bray against Wiliam M'Court for the recovery of £1500 damages for branch of an agreement to purchase an estate in the Tumut district…

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Metropolitan District Court.—thursday. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.) Gardener and Another V. TUPPER

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 4

This was on action brought by J. Gardener and F. Shaw, carrying on business together an joiners in Paddington to recover from A. Tupper, builder, £20 12s. 6d., alleged to be the balance due on a contract and the cost of extra work…

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Insolvency Court.—thursday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) General Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 4

Re A. J. S. Bank v. W. Buxton compulsory sequestration. Mr. Nathan appeared foR the petitioning creditors and moved that the order nisi made on the 26th February, last be made absolute. No objections lodged. The order…

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Insolvency Court. Thursday, March 24. (Before the chief Commissioner.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 3

In the matter of the A.J.S. Bank v. Wm. Buxton. Compulsory sequestration. Mr. Nathan, attorney for petitioner, moved for order absolute. No objections being lodged,…

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Central Criminal Court.—thursday. (Before his Honor Mr. Acting Judge STEPHEN.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 4

Mr. Elles conducted the prosecutions on behalf of the Crown. WOUNDING WITH INTENT TO MURDER. Alick Lee, a confinee at the Trial Bay prison, was…

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District Court. Thursday, March 24. (Before his Honor Judge Dowling.) Gardner and Shaw V. A. TUPPER

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 3

In this action plaintiffs, who are joiners residing at Sutherland-lane, paddington. sought to recover from defendant, a builder, of Abercrombie-place, Blackfriars Estate, the sum of…

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Central Criminal Court. Thursday, March 24. (Before his Honor Mr. Acting Judge M. H. Stephen.) Stabbing a Warder

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 3

Alick Lee, a prisoner serving a sentence at the Trial Bay penal establishment, was arraigned on a charge for that he, on January 16 last, did, at Trial Bay, feloniously wound Ousley…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mr. Johnson, S.M., dealt with the charge cases at the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday morning. Mary Ann Mills, 60, a woman of no occupation, was fined £6, in default there months' imprisonment, for having used…

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Penrith Police Court. TUESDAY. Before Dr. Bond, J.P.

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 4

James McDonald was charged with being drunk, and was fined 2s 6d, or 24 hours. George Walker, charged with having allowed a horse to stray, on the Great…

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Murder Will Out

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 31

Although the principal scenes in this tale happened in Australia, it will be necessary to introduce my readers to the city of London, somewhere about the year 18—. Owing to a…

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Balmain Police Court. Monday, May 21. (Before Mr. Addison, S.M.)

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 2

Horace Pritchard, drunk and disorderly, was fined 40s or 7 days. Bernard McCue for inebriation was fined 5s or until the rising of the court, and on…

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